I possess academic excellence and practical expertise, with doctoral studies in Health Information Management and a Master's degree in Health Information Technology from Iran University of Medical Sciences. My dedication in developing a mobile application for cancer patients demonstrates my commitment to improving patient outcomes. Additionally, my experience as a Teaching and Research Assistant has allowed me to actively contribute to academia, specializing in areas such as Healthcare IT, Health Information Management, Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, Mobile Health, and Patient-centered care.
I have had the privilege of being a keynote speaker at prestigious international conferences, where I share my knowledge and insights on critical topics within the field. Additionally, I have authored books on Digital Health available on Amazon. Furthermore, I have contributed to the academic community by serving as a reviewer for esteemed journals such as Springer Nature, Frontiers, JMIR, Taylor & Francis, Hindawi, and PLOS One. I have also had the privilege of reviewing submissions for renowned conferences like HIMSS 2023, 2024, and 2025 Global Health Conference and Exhibition and Digital Health Hub and Awards, HLTH 2023 AND 2024 in the USA and MEDINFO 2023 conference in Australia. To further contribute to the advancement of the field, I hold the position of research topic coordinator for Frontiers in Digital Health Journal and serve as an editor for Frontiers Journal.
My contributions and dedication have been recognized through several prestigious awards from renowned institutions. I have been honored by the National Elites Foundation and the Gifted and Talented Student Centre for my achievements in Health Information Technology. In addition, I was the winner of the YTH (YOUTH + TECH + HEALTH) Live Global 2021 Scholarship Contest, sponsored by UNESCO, competing against talented young professionals from around the world. I am proud to be ranked among the Exponential Health Tech professionals in 2023 and 2024, and to be recognized as one of the Top 25 digital health influencers in 2023. Furthermore, I have been selected as one of the Top 10 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on 'HealthTech' and 'Health & Wellness' in 2024 by Thinker 360. In 2024, I also won the Women Changing the World MENA Awards, securing 1st Place for Changemaker of the Year, 2nd Place for Leader of the Year, and 3rd Place for Global Impact.
In my role as an Expert of the Technical Advisory Group at the World Health Organization (WHO), a member of the Telehealth Committee and Global Proposal Review Task Force for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and also a member of the Education, Training, and Research (ETR) pillar in the International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA), I am committed to driving innovation and advancing healthcare. Through my unwavering dedication as a keynote speaker, influential contributions, and recognition for my achievements and awards, I continue to make a meaningful impact in Health Information Management and Digital Health.
PhD in Health Information Management
School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Academic email: salmani.h@iums.ac.ir
University website: iums.ac.ir
School website: shmis.iums.ac.ir
MSc of Health Information Technology
School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Thesis Fields: Mobile Health, Self-management, and Cancer
Academic email: salmani.h@iums.ac.ir
University website: iums.ac.ir
School website: shmis.iums.ac.ir
BSc of Health Information Technology
School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran
University website: iums.ac.ir
School website: shmis.iums.ac.ir
Winner at the Women Changing the World MENA Awards 2024. 1st Place for Changemaker of the Year, 2nd Place for Leader of the Year, and 3rd Place for Global Impact. https://wcwawards.com/winners-MENA
Selected as a Finalist for the Women Changing the World Global Summit and Awards in the "Innovation" category, May 2024, London, United Kingdom, https://wcwawards.com/finalists/
Top 27 Generative AI Industry Thought Leaders, contributing to the Global AI & Tech 2027 Forecast, December 2023, Issued by KEENFOLKS, Barcelona, Spain, https://www.thekeenfolks.com/ai-trends/hosna-salmani
Final nominee for the Zenith Health Global Award in the "Advancing Health with Technology / Innovation" category, 2023 and 2024, London, United Kingdom, https://zenithglobalhealth.com/
Top Voices EMEA 2023 and Top 10 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on "HealthTech" and "Health & Wellness" in 2023, Issued by Thinkers 360, https://www.thinkers360.com/tl/hosnasalmani
Top 25 digital health Influencers in 2023. Issued by Digital Salutem, https://digitalsalutem.com/25-digital-health-influencers-to-follow-in-2023
Top 150 Exponential Health Tech professionals in 2022 and 2023, Issued by Exponential Healthtech, https://www.exponentialhealthtech.com/top-150-healthtech-exponentialist-linkedin/
YTHLive Global 2021 (Youth + Tech + Health) Scholarship Contest Winner by UNESCO, Oakland, California, USA, https://yth.org/
Winner of Ahadi scholarship for the PhD program from National Elite Foundation, 2020
Top student at Iran University of Medical Sciences (MSc)- 2017-2021
Top student at Iran University of Medical Sciences (BSc)-2013-2017
Gifted and Talented Student Centre (BSc, MSc)-2013-2021
The 3rd place team in the Startup prop ISC- 2017
Keynote speaker at the 10th International Malang Annual Coder Convention (IMACC) "Improving The Quality of Electronic Medical Record Data In Health Services", October 2024, Indonesia
Keynote speaker at Happy Life Academy "The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Medicine", September 2024, Tehran, Iran https://happylifeac.com/
Guest Speaker at the New World Foundation (TNWF) podcast, August 2024, Texas, United States https://thenewworld.foundation/
Keynote speaker at the International Woman Dentistry Congress & Awards, "Empowering dental care with Blockchain-based AI-Driven Diagnosis Innovations", June 22-23, 2024, Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey https://wowcongress.com/dentistry/
Keynote speaker at the Telehealth T-Time: A Community for Telehealth, "Empowering Patient-centred Care Through Digital Health Innovation", May 16, 2024, Ingenium Digital Health Advisors (Ingenium Symposium), Maryland, USA
Keynote speaker at the Virtual Blockchain in Healthcare Symposium, February 29, 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Invited speaker at the Meta Shapers Global Summit, February 21-22, 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, website: https://meta-shapers.com/
Keynote speaker at KEENFOLKS "Pharma Marketing in the AI Age: Trends, Strategies, and Success Stories", October 2023, Barcelona, Spain https://thekeenfolks.com/
Keynote speaker at the 2023 International Guest Lecture on Health Information Management (IG-HIM) of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), October 2023, Indonesia https://ugm.ac.id/
Keynote speaker at DPD PORMIKI Jawa Barat, "Applying of Big Data to Improve the Quality of Healthcare: Health Workforce Are Ready?", West Java, Indonesia, July 2023, website: https://pormikijabar.or.id/site/
Keynote speaker at Department of Healthcare Management, Chitkara University," Digital Transformation in Health Information Management", April 2023, Punjab, India, website: www.chitkara.edu.in
Keynote speaker at Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), COMSATS’ International Webinar on Health for All through Digitally enabled efficient Health systems Middle East and Central Asia, April 2023, website: https://comsats.org/
Keynote speaker at Med-Tech Eurasia 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, website: https://med-tech.world/the-roadshow/
Speaker at the Med-Tech World conference, November 2022, Malta, Europe, website: www.med-tech.world
Panelist at the Bionabu Speed Summer Summit (Chapter Telehealth), July 2022, London, United Kingdom, website: https://www.bionabu.com/
Keynote speaker at the 2nd International Seminar of Health Information Management (ISoHIM)-"Medical Record Data Management for Decision Making During the Covid-19 Pandemic", March 2022, Indonesia, website: https://fikes.udb.ac.id
Keynote speaker at the Global Students Nest, February 2022, India, website: globalstudentsnest.com
Keynote speaker at the 7th International Annual Coder Convention, "ICD 11 For Medical Record Development Innovations Towards the 5.0 Era", December 2021, Indonesia
Keynote speaker at the 5th International Annual Coder Convention "Exploring innovation and modern advancement in health information management", December 2019, Indonesia
Keynote speaker at the Australian Institute of Digital Health "From the Frontlines: Emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic", June 2020, Melbourne, Australia. AIDH, website: https://digitalhealth.org.au
Keynote speaker at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Department of IT, SRM University, July 2020, India, website: https://www.srmist.edu.in/
Keynote speaker at Asia ehealth Information Network (AeHIN), October 2020, Asia-Pacific, AeHIN, website asiaehealthinformationnetwork.org
Keynote speaker at Medformatics "The Impact of Health Information Technology on Hospital Data", December 2020, Nigeria, Africa.
Keynote speaker at International Conference on Smart Technologies in Data Science And Communication (Smart DSC-2021), February 18-19, 2021, Organized by KL Deemed to be University, India, website: https://aiscrl.in/eve.html
Akangbe R, Salmani H. eHealth Technology: Concepts, Strategy, Exchange and Security: Amazon; 2021.
Available from: https://amazon.com/Health-Technology-Concepts-Strategy-Exchange/dp/1716391768
Akangbe R, Salmani H. Current Trends in Health Information Management: Amazon; 2018.
Available from: https://www.amazon.com/Current-Trends-Health-InformationManagement
Abhari S, Afshari Y, Fatehi F, Salmani H*, Garavand A, Chumachenko D, Zakerabasali S, Morita PP. Exploring ChatGPT in clinical inquiry: a scoping review of characteristics, applications, challenges, and evaluation. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2024. [Accepted]
Available from: https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/abstract/9900/exploring_chatgpt_in_clinical_inquiry__a_scoping.2361.aspx
Salmani H, Nasiri S, Alemrajabi M, Ahmadi M. Advancing patient-centered cancer care: a systematic review of electronic patient-reported outcome measures. Front Rehabil Sci. 2024 Sep 25;5:1427712
Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/articles/10.3389/fresc.2024.1427712/full
Salmani H, Nasiri S, Ahmadi M. The advantages, disadvantages, threats, and opportunities of electronic patient-reported outcome systems in cancer: A systematic review. Digital Health. 2024;10. Available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076241257146
Salmani H, Sharafi S, Almanie A, et al. Designing a comprehensive minimum dataset for patients with COVID-19 in Iranian hospital information systems. Health Information Management Journal. 2023;0(0). Available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/18333583231199879
Shahrokhi, Seyedeh Nafiseh; Salmani, Hosna; Ahmadi, Maryam. The Role of Electronic Health Tools in Unwanted Pregnancy Prevention, Abortion and Post-Abortion Follow-Up: A Systematic Review. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. 2023. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/jnmr/
Salmani H, Nahvijou A, Sheikhtaheri A. Smartphone-based application for self-management of patients with colorectal cancer: development and usability evaluation. Supportive Care in Cancer Journal. 2022. Available from: link.springer.com/10.1007
Islam M, Poly T, Salmani H, et al. Clinical Characteristics and Neonatal Outcomes of Pregnant Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review. Journal of Frontiers in Medicine. 2020.
Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org
Salmani H, Ahmadi M, Shahrokhi N. The Impact of Mobile Health on Cancer Screening: a Systematic Review. Cancer informatics Journal. 2020; 19.
Available from: https://journals.sagepub.com
Ahmadi M, Taheri a, Yousefianzadeh O, Salmani H, Seifi Z. Surveying the level of the research anxiety and identifying its related factors in PhD students at Iran University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Modern Medical Information Sciences. 2020;5 (2):21-30.
Available from: http://jmis.hums.ac.ir/
Kazemi A, Salmani H*, Shakibafard A, Fatehi F. New and Emerging Mobile Technologies for Healthcare (mHealth): A Horizon Scanning Study. Frontiers in Health Informatics Journal. 2019;8.
Available from: http://ijmi.ir/
Zaheer S, Butt S, Anatolyevna G, Salmani H. Do Mobile Technology in the Classroom Really Improve Learning Outcomes? International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE). 2018;7.
Available from: http://ijere.iaescore.c-om/
Patient Reported Outcomes systems for treatment and diagnosis in cancer A systematic review, Iran University of Medical Science, January 2024 http://research.iums.ac.ir/
Development of a mobile-based application for self-management of colorectal cancer, Iran University of Medical Science, July 2020, http://research.iums.ac.ir/ 4. Patient Reported Outcomes systems for treatment and diagnosis in cancer A systematic review, Iran University of Medical Science, January 2024 http://research.iums.ac.ir/
Survey of medical university students' perspectives nationwide on online exams during the COVID-19 outbreak in 1399 (2020).
https://ris.abadanums.ac.ir/
Design and feasibility study of remote emergency system implementation in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, January 2021
http://research.iums.ac.ir/
A comparative study of the Minimum Data Set of patients with coronavirus based on WHO and CDC data and providing a model for Iranian Hospital Information Systems, March 2020.
https://ris.abadanums.ac.ir/
National Elite Foundation project, December 2018
https://en.bmn.ir/
Surveying effective factors on research anxiety in PhD students in Iran University of Medical Science
http://research.iums.ac.ir/
A survey on students view about using learning management system in Iran University of medical sciences
http://research.iums.ac.ir/
Oral Presentation, Salmani H, Sharafi S, Almanie A, et al. Designing a comprehensive minimum dataset for patients with COVID-19 in Iranian hospital information systems, International Federation of Health Information Management Associations Congress (IFHIMA), 29 October-2 November 2023, Brisbane, Australia
https://ifhimacongress2023.com.au/
Oral Presentation, Salmani H*, Development of an integrated cloud-based platform for laboratory services, International Federation of Health Information Management Associations Congress (IFHIMA), 29 October-2 November 2023, Brisbane, Australia
https://ifhimacongress2023.com.au/
Alipoor, Z.M., Salmani, H*, The Necessity of Using the Registry Systems for Primary Ovarian Insufficiency. In: Ezziyyani, M., Kacprzyk, J., Balas, V.E. (eds) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2023). AI2SD 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 905, 2024, Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52385-4_5
Poster Presentation, Salmani H, Kazemi A, Shakibafard A, Fatehi F. New and Emerging Mobile Technologies for Healthcare (mHealth): A Horizon Scanning Review. 17th International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-17), Brisbane, Australia, 30-31 October 2017
https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/
Oral Presentation, Salmani H, The necessity of mobile technologies in medical education, 19th IFHIMA International Congress, 17-21 November, 2019, Dubai
Oral Presentation, Salmani H, The use of virtual reality in healthcare, 19th IFHIMA International Congress, 17-21 November, 2019, Dubai
Oral Presentation, Frequency of common aeroallergen in allergic rhinitis patients of Gorgan in 2016, 14th International Congress of Immunology and Allergy, April 2018
Organization email: h.salmani@behdasht.gov.ir
https://behdasht.gov.ir
Cancer Registration and Evaluation Expert
cancer.health.gov.ir
Teaching Assistant
iums.ac.ir
Research Assistant
https://iums.ac.ir/
Digital Health Researcher
http://salam-group.ir/
Smart Health Researcher
http://iotiran.com/
Virtual Education
https://vec.iums.ac.ir/
Learning Management System (Administrative Access)
https://lms.iums.ac.ir/
E-learning
Education Development
https://edc.iums.ac.ir/
Researcher
https://shmis.iums.ac.ir/
Technical Advisory Group Expert, World Health Organization (WHO), February 2024- Present
MENA Ambassador for the Women Changing The World Awards, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia from 19-29 October 2024
https://www.stellawomenaroundtheworld.com/events/women-changing-the-world-summit
Member of HIMSS Telehealth Committee, January 2023-2025, USA
https://www.himss.org/membership-participation/telehealth-committee-emea
Member of HIMSS Global Proposal Review Task Force, November 2024-Present, USA
Member of the Education, Training, and Research (ETR) pillar in the International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA), May 2024- Present
Secretary of Student Research and Technology Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran - October 2023-2024
Judge for The Digital Health Hub Foundation and Digital Health Awards, HLTH, Aug 2023 and 2024, USA
Reviewer at MEDINFO23- The 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics- Australasian Institute of Digital Health, 8-12 July, Sydney, Australia
International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA) Membership, October 2024- January 2028
IFHIMA is a non-profit organization affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a non-governmental organization (NGO). The Federation sends representatives to WHO meetings and works closely with WHO on specific projects of particular concern or interest to WHO in the field of health records and information systems.
Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) Membership, January 2022-December 2023
Reviewer at HIMSS 2023-2025, Global Health Conference and Exhibition, USA
Editor, Coordinator and Reviewer for Frontiers journals, 2022-Present
Research Topic Coordinator for Frontiers in Digital Health journal, 2022
Reviewer for Springer Nature, Frontiers, BMC, JMIR, Taylor & Francis, Hindawi and PLOS One journals-2022-Present
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Membership - October 2021 - Present
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is an American not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care in quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and access through the best use of information technology and management systems.
Head of Research Committee of Iranian Student Health Information Technology Association - February 2020, December 2020
AMEE Translator (Persian Translations), An International Association for Medical Education, The AMEE Guides 105 "Mobile technologies in medical education"
Translator, Coursera Course Certificates - April 2016
Certificate of attendance at DHIS2 Symposium- 19-22 October 2022, Norway
Certificate of attendance at HIMSS22- Global Health Conference and Exhibition, March 14–18, 2022, Orlando, USA.
Certificate of attendance at 3rd MENA Telehealth and 26th ISfTeH conferences 2022, 7-8 March 2022, Dubai.
Certificate of attendance at Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare Forum, HIMSS Event, 14–15 December 2021.
Certificate of attendance at Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, HIMSS Event, 6–7 December 2021.
Certificate of attendance at HIMSS21 Middle East Conference, 21–23 November 2021, Saudi Arabia
Certificate of attendance at eHealth Workforce Development Conference (eHWDC 2021), mwanevents, 7-8 November 2021, Dubai
Certificate of attendance at the HIMSS21, APAC Health Conference and Exhibition, October 2021, Singapore
Certificate of attendance at the HIMSS21- Global Health Conference and Exhibition- Las Vegas-USA.
Certificate of attendance at the Australian Digital Health Institute "From the Frontlines: Emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic" in June 2020, Melbourne, Australia.
Certificate of poster presentation from Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2017, SFT17, Brisbane, Australia
Certificate of poster presentation from Shiraz second International Congress on m-Health in February 2017
Certificate of oral presentations from 19th IFHIMA International Congress, 17-21 November, 2019, Dubai.
Certificate of activation in E-learning Center, IRAN University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Certificate of participation in the 8th national conference of E-learning in medical Education in February 2016, Tehran, Iran.
Certificate of participation in the 9th national conference of E-learning in medical Education in February 2018, Mashhad, Iran
Certificate of poster presentation from E-learning in medical Education Conference in Feb 2018, Mashhad, Iran.
Certificate of participation in the Startup prop in 2017, Tehran, Iran.
Certificate of activation in student committee, Tehran, Iran.
Certificate of the Story line, Camtasia, Video Scribe, Creating Educational contents, writing an article, writing proposal, EndNote, Evaluation of Mobile Health, Data mining.
Android Developer in September 2017
Certificate of activation in responsibility for research workshops.
English diploma from Kish institute in April 2017
FCE (First Certificate in English) from Kish institute in November 2017
English Advance (CAE) from Kish institute in March 2018
English Proficiency (CPE) from Kish institute in December 2020
Health Information Management (HIM)
Health Information Technology (HIT)
Mobile Health (mHealth)
Internet of Things (IoT)
Digital Health and eHealth
New innovations in Healthcare
Patient-centered care
Medical Informatics, Health Informatics
Patient Registry
Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality in Healthcare
E-journal Club, E-learning, Create Educational Content, Story Line, Camtasia, Video Scribe
Microsoft Office, Translation, English, Research