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Mr. Alan J. Card

Alan Card
PhD Research Student

  • Master of Public Health (MPH) in Global Communicable Disease, University of South Florida
  • BA in Social Science/History, Thomas Edison State College
  • Certified in Public Health, National Board of Public Health Examiners
  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Quality Certification Board

Before starting his PhD, Alan worked as a public health emergency management consultant and small business owner in the United States. He has also served as an instructor and dissertation advisor for the University of Liverpool's online Master of Public Health (MPH) program.

Research Groups

Research Interests

  • Risk management and quality improvement in healthcare and public health
  • Prospective hazard analysis
  • Health systems design
  • Healthcare decision support
  • Healthcare and public health workforce issues
  • Public health emergency management / healthcare emergency management
 

Selected Publications

  • Journal Publications
  • Car J, Ng C, Atun R, Card A. SMS text message healthcare appointment reminders in England. 'J Ambul Care Manage. 2008 Jul-Sep;31(3):216-9. PMID: 18574379 '
  • Ingrid Mulder, Yvonne Schikhof, Martijn Vastenburg, Alan Card, Tory Dunn, Andreas Komninos, Marilyn McGee-Lennon, Mark Santcroos, Gabriele Tiotto, Mieke van Gils, Jan-Willem van 't Klooster, Annelies Veys, Mohammed Zarifi Eslami, "Designing with Care: The Future of Pervasive Healthcare," IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 85-88, Oct.-Dec. 2009, doi:10.1109/MPRV.2009.71
  • Conference Presentations
  • Zaenger D, Koutnik F, Efrat N, Sanders K, Card A. Shelter-in-Place vs. Evacuation Decision Criteria. 2009 Integrated Medical Public Health Preparedness and Response Training Summit. Dallas, TX. April 4-8, 2009.
  • Card AJ, Riek LD. First, do no harm: Providing safe and effective chronic disease management during a flu pandemic. Workshop on Designing With Care at the 3rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (Pervasive Health 09), London, UK, March 31, 2009.
Full Publications List

Contact Information

The University of Cambridge,
Department of Engineering,
Trumpington Street,
Cambridge,
CB2 1PZ
UNITED KINGDOM

Phone: +44 1223 748245

Fax: +44 1223 332662


Email: ajc279@cam.ac.uk

 

Personal Home Page

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