Project ECHO: Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Dr. Christian Dameff, our esteemed speaker, is the Medical Director of Cyber Security and Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego. Beyond his roles in emergency medicine and informatics, he is a seasoned hacker dispelling stereotypes. Dr. Dameff emphasizes the integration of cybersecurity with healthcare, assuring its significance in education and operational considerations. Dr. Dameff stresses the necessity of detailed department-specific plans for telemedicine in the face of cyber disasters. He underscores the importance of involving clinicians in the planning process and highlights the need for contingency plans, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration to identify and address potential gaps in cyber disaster plans.