Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Please note this schedule is based on the local time zone; Beersheva, Israel
12:00 - 14:00 IDT
5:00 - 7:00 EST USA
Please note this schedule is based on the local time zone; Beersheva, Israel
12:00 - 14:00 IDT
5:00 - 7:00 EST USA
Towards a Healthier More Mobile Livability – An Israeli Perspective.
In this interdisciplinary session, three distinguished Israeli researchers provide three diverse talks linking transport and health from a perspective of integrated public policy and improvements in livability. The session brings different concepts and methodologies together to connect equity, resilience and literacy as keystones of a healthier more mobile society. The first talk focuses on equitable placemaking, the second on resilience of road infrastructure to stressful driving, and the third on improving accessibility of older travelers to digital public transport services.
In this interdisciplinary session, three distinguished Israeli researchers provide three diverse talks linking transport and health from a perspective of integrated public policy and improvements in livability. The session brings different concepts and methodologies together to connect equity, resilience and literacy as keystones of a healthier more mobile society. The first talk focuses on equitable placemaking, the second on resilience of road infrastructure to stressful driving, and the third on improving accessibility of older travelers to digital public transport services.
- Transportation, Equity and Health from a Healthy Placemaking Approach, Nadav Davidovitch, Ben-Gurion University
- Adding Resilience to the Transport Infrastructure - The Module of Highway Users’ Behavior Under Stress, Tal Oron-Gilad, Ben-Gurion University
- Public Transport Literacy – A New Concept for a Healthier and Mobile Golden Age, Svetlana Daichman, Shamoon College of Engineering
- Vision Zero: Advancing Public Health, Equity and Road Safety, Paul Barach, Sigmund Freud University and Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health
This session will be moderated by Eran Ben-Elia. Eran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Development, head of the Game-Based models (GAMES) Lab and head of the Center for Intelligent Transportation & Innovation (CITI) at Ben-Gurion University. Eran's research expertise is Travel Behavior and Transportation Planning and his interests lie in understanding applications of Information & Communication Technologies and other emerging technologies (Autonomous Vehicles) on promoting more sustainable and healthier urban mobilities.
Distinguished Speakers
Transportation, Equity and Health from a Healthy Placemaking Approach
Prof. Nadav Davidovitch is an epidemiologist and public health physician and Director of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s School of Public Health. In addition, Prof. Davidovitch is the official Israel representative on the Executive Committee of the European Public Health Association, a member of various committees of the Israeli Ministry of Health including the cabinet of the “Magen Israel” program (a national program for fighting the coronavirus), and a member of various international committees including the Task Force on the Coronavirus of the European Association of the School of Public Health. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Israel, he has been involved in research and the formulation of health policy and has advised various agencies in Israel and abroad on the need to make structural changes in the health system, with an emphasis on social and environmental issues and addressing health gaps.
Prof. Nadav Davidovitch is an epidemiologist and public health physician and Director of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s School of Public Health. In addition, Prof. Davidovitch is the official Israel representative on the Executive Committee of the European Public Health Association, a member of various committees of the Israeli Ministry of Health including the cabinet of the “Magen Israel” program (a national program for fighting the coronavirus), and a member of various international committees including the Task Force on the Coronavirus of the European Association of the School of Public Health. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Israel, he has been involved in research and the formulation of health policy and has advised various agencies in Israel and abroad on the need to make structural changes in the health system, with an emphasis on social and environmental issues and addressing health gaps.
Adding Resilience to the Transport Infrastructure - The Module of Highway Users’ Behavior Under Stress
Tal Oron-Gilad is a full professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben-Gurion University, Vice-Dean of Research at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, and the George Shrut Chair of Human Performance. Tal's research expertise in human factors engineering, interaction with complex systems, decision support systems, and human-robot interaction was applied in the operational, transportation, and eldercare domains, where the challenge of designing the interaction increases, and understanding, shared communication, and collaboration are must. She is a member of several EU projects and initiatives (SOCRATES, MEDIATOR, and RESIST).
Tal Oron-Gilad is a full professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben-Gurion University, Vice-Dean of Research at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, and the George Shrut Chair of Human Performance. Tal's research expertise in human factors engineering, interaction with complex systems, decision support systems, and human-robot interaction was applied in the operational, transportation, and eldercare domains, where the challenge of designing the interaction increases, and understanding, shared communication, and collaboration are must. She is a member of several EU projects and initiatives (SOCRATES, MEDIATOR, and RESIST).
Public Transport Literacy – A New Concept for a Healthier and Mobile Golden Age
Svetlana Daichman is a senior lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Sami Shamoon College of Engineering in Be’er-Sheva, Israel. Her primary research interests focuses on adaptation of the transportation system to the needs of the senior population and implementation of digital literacy skills to improve the mobility of the elderly. In addition, Dr. Daichman investigates implementation of operation research tools in health policy, in particular in decision-making processes under budget constraints in the healthcare system.
Svetlana Daichman is a senior lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Sami Shamoon College of Engineering in Be’er-Sheva, Israel. Her primary research interests focuses on adaptation of the transportation system to the needs of the senior population and implementation of digital literacy skills to improve the mobility of the elderly. In addition, Dr. Daichman investigates implementation of operation research tools in health policy, in particular in decision-making processes under budget constraints in the healthcare system.
Vision Zero: Advancing Public Health, Equity and Road Safety
Professor Paul Barach is a double boarded anaesthesiologist and critical care physician-scientist, and public health expert trained at Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Hebrew University, and the University of Chicago. Paul is an elected member of the lead international honorary society the Association of University Anesthesiologists.
Paul holds numerous US and international academic part time positions as Professor at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna, Austria; Lecturer and senior advisor to Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health; Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham, UK; Visiting Professor Milan Polytechnic, Italy; Visiting Professor and Honorary Professor at the National Cancer Center in Seoul, Korea, and Visiting Professor, Riphah University, Pakistan, and at MUHAS, Tanzania. Paul is a highly sought out lecturer and has given over 600 invited talks. He has given courses in Digital Health, Team Leadership in Disaster Management; Leadership during Crisis; Preparation of Health Systems for Crisis, Patient Safety and Human Factors. He has published more than two hundred papers in scientific journals, 5 books, and has presented his work on 5 continents.
Professor Paul Barach is a double boarded anaesthesiologist and critical care physician-scientist, and public health expert trained at Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Hebrew University, and the University of Chicago. Paul is an elected member of the lead international honorary society the Association of University Anesthesiologists.
Paul holds numerous US and international academic part time positions as Professor at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna, Austria; Lecturer and senior advisor to Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health; Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham, UK; Visiting Professor Milan Polytechnic, Italy; Visiting Professor and Honorary Professor at the National Cancer Center in Seoul, Korea, and Visiting Professor, Riphah University, Pakistan, and at MUHAS, Tanzania. Paul is a highly sought out lecturer and has given over 600 invited talks. He has given courses in Digital Health, Team Leadership in Disaster Management; Leadership during Crisis; Preparation of Health Systems for Crisis, Patient Safety and Human Factors. He has published more than two hundred papers in scientific journals, 5 books, and has presented his work on 5 continents.