Healthcare Disparities and Digital Health Working Group

ISfTeH Working Groups

The Healthcare Disparities and Digital Health (HDDH) Working Group provides a forum and platform to disseminate information on the application of digital health tools, best practices in telemedicine and strategies for eliminating healthcare disparities in African, African- American and Caribbean populations and healthcare disparities globally.

Planned activities

  • Offer webinars focusing on the unique challenges of underserved communities and populations globally, highlighted during the pandemic , and how digital health has been and can be used to close the healthcare gap.
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  • Create a working group chat for ongoing engagement of members to share experiences, ask for advice and serve as a source of support.
  • Identify stakeholders in respective regions to address and eradicate barriers to adoption of telemedicine/digital health.
  • Identify sponsors and interested parties willing to collaborate on digital health initiatives to Improve access to high quality care for historically disadvantaged communities.

Our aims

Board of the WG

Chair

Vice - Chair

Publications, reports,
webinars and more

Research / Knowledge Sharing

Digital Health Divides:

Telehealth Equity in a Global Context—A Narrative Review with an Israeli Case Study

Addressing the Silent Epidemic:

A Narrative Review and Evidence Synthesis of Digital Health and Telehealth Interventions for Loneliness in Older Adults

Nurse-Led Telephone Triage in Contemporary Healthcare:

Bridging the Gap Between Patient Need and Resource Allocation

Telehealth Usage Disparities in Israel in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic:

Retrospective Cohort Study of Intersectional Sociodemographic Patterns and Health Equity Implications

Member Highlights

Dr. Emmanuel Abara

Featured Member: Dr. Emmanuel Abara
Date: September 17, 2026

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If you would like to join the HDDH Working Group and are already a member, please first  log in and send a message expressing your interest to info@isfteh.org

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