Vision

ARMENIAN ASSOCIATION OF DIGITAL HEALTH (AADH) is a non-governmental, non-profit professional organization founded in December 2008 by a group of physicians and ICT specialists in Yerevan, Armenia, interested in exploring and developing Digital Health in Armenia and worldwide.

 

Armenian Association of Digital Health is visioning to lead the quality and accessibility of health care in Armenia via the exploration, establishment and development of Digital Health services in the local health care system.

Mission

The mission of the Armenian Association of Digital Health is to promote the development of Digital Health in Armenia, concurrently participating and contributing to further advancements in the field worldwide.

 

Objectives:

  • In-depth investigation of the field and market of Digital Health and disclosure of major medical, social and economic benefits for Armenia. Scientific and economic assessment of the field, determination of collaboration opportunities, including multilaterally beneficial cooperation with major local and international players in ICT;
  • Centralized coordination and support for Digital Health (DH) programs, applications, services and other activities in Armenia;
  • Establishment and development of a National Digital Health Network: providing the local population of Armenia with access to advanced health care services, facilities and specialists outside the country; establishment of RESO institution – Remote Expert Second Opinion; providing the population of rural, remote and underserved areas with access to leading health care facilities within and out of the country;
  • Deploying a National Public Health (Health Information) portal providing information to citizens for health education, safety at work and disease prevention;
  • Organization of Educational and Training Courses on Digital Health and eHealth for the medical community and other interested parties and professional organizations with the involvement of necessary medical, ICT and other specialists;
  • Cooperation between various local stakeholders (institutions, organizations, regulatory bodies, companies, service providers and other structures) in the field;
  • Cooperation with major international associations, institutions, agencies and industry groups working in the field;
  • Consultations and assistance for development in the legislative area relevant to the field;
  • Support and boost investments in Digital Health; support for research and development in combining technological and organizational innovations; facilitate synergies between international programs and national policies;
  • Development of Roadmaps, Recommendations and Guidelines for broad implementation of Digital Health; introduction of legal, ethical and regulatory measures for Digital Health; dissemination of best practices by international collaborations;
  • Expansion and further development of the Association.

 

AATM plans to manage the delivery of Digital Health services, to support both basic and advanced healthcare in Armenia . Monitoring developments will also enable the Association to address changes in health care delivery systems in the future, which developments in Digital Health will bring about.

Leadership

Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, PhD (Surgery)

Founding President

Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, PhD (Surgery)

Founding President

Professor of Digital Health, Global & International Health Care
Program Head, Master of Digital Health (MDH) Deggendorf Institute of Technology, European Campus Rottal-Inn (DIT-ECRI), Pfarrkirchen/Deggendorf, Germany, and Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, Yerevan, Armenia

+374 (0)93 911-110
+49 (0)174 1939660
gchaltikyan@armdigihealth.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gchaltikyan/

Lernik Essayei, MD, MPA, CPPS

Executive Vice President

Lernik Essayei, MD, MPA, CPPS

Executive Vice President

Associate Director of Digital Patient Safety
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
New York, USA

+1 (413) 402 0880
lessayei@armdigihealth.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lernik-essayei/

Armen Avoyan, MD, PhD (Urology)

Founding Board Member

Armen Avoyan, MD, PhD (Urology)

Founding Board Member

Medical Deputy Director and Head of Urology Department,
Astghik Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia

+374 (0)91 411-382
aavoyan@armdigihealth.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/armen-avoyan-md-phd-8287b91b/

Ruben Hovhannisyan, MD, PhD (Urology)

Founding Board Member

Ruben Hovhannisyan, MD, PhD (Urology)

Founding Board Member

President of Armenian Association of Urology (AAU)
Head of the Department of Laser, Laparoscopic and
Oncological Urology, "Nairi" Medical Centre, Yerevan, Armenia

+374 (0)91 419-490
rhovhannisyan@armdigihealth.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD-ruben-hovhannisyan-md-urology-bba68950/

Aleksandr Haroyan, MD (Surgery)

Board Member

Aleksandr Haroyan, MD (Surgery)

Board Member

Consultant Surgeon, Elite-Med Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia

+374 (0)93 248-773
aharoyan@armdigihealth.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandr-haroyan-90b05827/

Tatul Saghatelyan, MD, PhD (Oncology)

Board Member

Tatul Saghatelyan, MD, PhD (Oncology)

Board Member

Head of Radiation Oncology Department,
National Center of Oncology,
Yerevan, Armenia

+374 (0)91 421-928
tsaghatelyan@armdigihealth.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatul-saghatelyan-md-phd-a2467810/

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