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Handbook of research on developments in e-health and telemedicine technological and social perspectives
Title:
Handbook of research on developments in e-health and telemedicine technological and social perspectives
Author:
Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela, 1964-
ISBN:
9781615206711
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2010.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (2 v. (lxi, 1257, 52 p.) : ill.) : digital files.
Contents:
1. Intrabody communications (IBC) as an alternative proposal for biomedical wearable systems / M. Estudillo, David Naranjo, Laura Roa, Javier Reina-Tosina -- 2. Microsystems for wireless sensor networks with biomedical applications / J. Carmo, N. Dias, J. Correia -- 3. Hierarchical wireless networks of body sensor networks for healthcare applications / José Afonso, Pedro Macedo, Luis Rocha, José Correia -- 4. Patient tracking in critical scenarios / Gianluca Cornetta, David Santos -- 5. Semi-automatic vertebra segmentation / Mohammed Benjelloun, Saïd Mahmoudi -- 6. Quantum computation perspectives in medical image processing / Pedro Soares Rodrigues, Manuel Ferreira, João Monteiro -- 7. Technical perspective for the e-health care management of adaptive collaboration based on authentication roaming between different certificate authorities / Masakazu Ohashi, Mayumi Hori -- 8. Designing a microcontroller-based portable MMC/SD card recorder / Ahmet Akbas, Yavuz Kalkan -- 9. Processing and communication techniques for applications in Parkinson disease treatment / Álvaro Orozco-Gutiérrez, Edilson Delgado-Trejos, Hans Carmona-Villada, Germán Castellanos-Domínguez -- 10. Electrocardiographic signal processing applications in telemedicine / Adrian Brezulianu, Iulian Ciocoiu, Monica Fira -- 11. Multi-agent systems for the application and employing of e-health services / Federico Bergenti, Agostino Poggi --

12. Mobile communication tools using for disaster recovery model / Irfan Macit -- 13. Health care virtual communities / Christo El Morr -- 14. Website accessibility for the blind / Jonathan Frank -- 15. The human centred approach to bionanotechnology in telemedicine / Gonçalo Morais da Costa, Miguel Araújo da Silva Nuno, Sotero Alves da Silva Nuno -- 16. Online communication and healthcare / Paola Falcone -- 17. A client perspective on e-health / Dijkum van, Laura Vegter -- 18. Empirical evidence of resistance to the implementation of electronic prescription in Brazil / Luiz Joia, Carlos Magalhães -- 19. A view of health information exchange / Ger van den Broek -- 20. Organizational implementation of healthcare information systems / G. Charissis, C. Melas, V. Moustakis, L. Zampetakis -- 21. E-health strategic planning / Sara Carrasqueiro, Maria Monteiro -- 22. Medical informatics / Elif Übeyli -- 23. Knowledge management in healthcare / Christo El Morr, Julien Subercaze -- 24. Information system for management of organisation and its activity / Lorenzo McDonnell, Salvador Salazar -- 25. Remote wheelchair selection / Kyoung-Yun Kim, Yun Kim, Mark Schmeler -- 26. Rhetoric of private healthcare offers presented to SMEs over the Internet / Jerzy Kisielnicki, Tomasz Ochinowski, Yu Fang -- 27. An interoperable cross-context architecture to manage distributed personal e-health information / Mina Deng, Cock De, Bart Preneel --

28. A proposed scalable environment for medical data processing and evaluation / Csaba Horváth, Gábor Fodor, Ferenc Kovács, Gábor Hosszú -- 29. Virtual reality for supporting surgical planning / Sandra Leal, Cristina Suarez, J. Framinan, Carlos Parra, Tomás Gómez -- 30. Nutritional monitoring and advising information system for healthcare support / Vitor Fernandes, João Varajão -- 31. Associations between driving forces to adopt ICT and benefits derived from that adoption in medical practices in Australia / R. MacGregor, P. Hyland, C. Harvie -- 32. Improving access to oncology care for individuals and families through telehealth / Johanna den Duyf, Lars Apland, Valerie Ashworth, Arminee Kazanjian, Margarita Loyola, Sarah Robertson -- 33. An evidence-based e-health agenda / Maddalena Cross, Daniel Carbone, Helen Haines, Alison Koschel, Debbie Skinner-Louis -- 34. Opportunities and challenges of integrating mHealth applications into rural health initiatives in Africa / Patricia Mechael -- 35. Web-based learning environment for medical education / Josep Monguet, João Costa, Pedro Gaspar, Rogério Costa -- 36. Conservation of Information (COI) / Max Stachura, Elena Astapova, Hui-Lien Tung, Donald Sofge, James Grayson, Margo Bergman, Joseph Wood -- 37. ICTs and family physicians human capital upgrading / Aurora Teixeira, Teresa Dieguez -- 38. Hotline for exposure to occupational hazards / Ken Bleakley -- 39. MIMO / Almudena Tocino, Ana Calvo Alcalde, Juan Andrés Gutiérrez, Iván Álvarez Navia, Francisco García Peñalvo, Esteban Castrejón --

40. Governing medication information / Reetta Raitoharju, Eeva Aarnio, Reima Suomi -- 41. Internet use and health decision making by breast cancer patients in Malaysia / Gerald Guan Gan, Khor Lim -- 42. E-therapy / Catarina Reis, Carla Freire, Josep Monguet -- 43. GuiMarket / M. Cruz-Cunha, António Tavares, Isabel Miranda -- 44. Exploring personal healthcare with the help of two large European framework programs for healthcare / Harald Reiter, Joerg Habetha -- 45. Neonatal monitoring / Wei Chen, Sidarto Oetomo, Loe Feijs -- 46. Analyzing and tracking the evolution of rehabilitation treatment for patients with locomotory deficiencies / Dorin Carstoiu, Alexandra Cernian -- 47. Current state of critical patient monitoring and outstanding challenges / A. Otero, P. Félix, S. Barro -- 48. Adoption of wearable systems in modern patient telemonitoring systems / Antoniadou Eleni, Ilias Maglogiannis -- 49. Healthcare process development with BPMN / Elvira Rolón, Félix García, Francisco Ruíz, Mario Piattini, Luis Calahorra -- 50. Individual and group cognitive-based therapy support / Luís Carriço, Sá de -- 51. Augmentative and alternative communication technologies / Gondy Leroy, Leo De -- 52. E-health applications in ophthalmic diseases / Jose Andonegui, Luis Serrano, Aitor Eguzkiza -- 53. Online advice, guidance and counseling for problem gamblers / Mark Griffiths -- 54. Capturing distributed contributions to an informal work process / Cláudio Sapateiro, Sérgio Grosso.
Abstract:
This book addresses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends related to the cutting-edge fields of online health and medical study. This compilation disseminates the latest findings in this growing area of research in order to transform, both socially and technologically, the way we live and deliver services--Provided by publisher.
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