ICT has the ability enable new approaches and amplify efforts. Towards that end, educated adult children are in a unique position to influence their parents' use of ICT in healthcare given their inherent ICT familiarity, learned subject matter expertise and family ...
Healthcare as currently practiced and supported is increasingly unaffordable and incapable of dealing with emerging population dynamics in virtually every country in the world. Sustained behaviour change, within which ICT will likely play a prominent role, is required to meet the needs of the future....
The event, which takes place in the Norwegian town of Tromsø on May 23 and 24, 2005, is part of the eHealth action plan, a policy priority in the Commission’s programme to promote Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Europe. Speakers include health professionals, computer spe...
Information technology (IT) is increasingly applied in the health sector. Applications of information and communication technologies (ICT) to the health sector include Electronic Patient Records, Health Information Systems (HIS), the setup of Intranets and secure Extranets via the Internet...
The health of their people and the delivery of better health servicesHealth services are core development goals for all Pacific Island countries (PICs). Information and Communication Technology has a critical role to play in this sector, and e-health is
risk of many health conditions compared to those living in other regions, while having the most limited access to health innovations30,33. Africa has the greatest healthcare challenges in the world: life expectancy is 60 years, substantially lower than the global average of 72 years; maternal mo...
The delivery of health care has always been influenced by technological developments and innovations. This is particularly true in modern health care professionals where they are obsessed with technology and rush to apply them. One of the most recent applications of ICT – Information and computer te...
Moral obligations in formal and informal care provision in the light of ICT-based home care. Health Care Anal 21:171–188 Article Google Scholar Pols J (2010) The heart of the matter. About good nursing and telecare. Health Care Anal 18:374–388 Article Google Scholar Pols J (2012) ...
Institute for ICT AdvancementM Korpela MSc (Engineering)Institute for ICT AdvancementSouth African Family PracticeMostert-Phipps, N., Pottas, D., & Korpela, M. (2012). Improving continuity of care through the use of electronic records: a South African perspective. South African Family Practice, ...
With the recognition of the need for research capacity strengthening for advancing health and development, this research capacity article explores the use of technology enhanced learning in the delivery of a collaborative postgraduate blended Master’s degree in Malawi. Two research questions are addresse...