The deadline for abstract submission for Med-e-Tel 2011, April 6-8, 2011, Luxembourg is extended till January 10, 2011. The European Commission awards grants to the three best abstracts from developing countries submitted to the Med-e-Tel 2011. Details here.
Three items readers might want to scan: E-Health: Healing Under the Digital Umbrella: a broad look at telehealth, in Hospital Management.net Telehealth rethink for doctors: Service in New Zealand service favours cheaper alternative over little-used Cisco videoconferencing Telehealth system to… Read moreTelehealth: from the general to the specific
It is surely a sign of the times when councillors in a town (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK) are so worried that there are so many older people who do not have friends or family who could check on them if a… Read moreSign of the times
Why is Telecare Aware featuring one particular service’s annual report? Well, if we gave awards for communications about telecare, the Fife Telecare Development Programme Annual Report 2010 (PDF to download) would surely be there with the winners. Four pages of… Read moreFife Telecare Development Programme Annual Report 2010
The Chicago-based Institute of Medicine announced last week a year-long study of medical errors related to EMRs and other electronic patient data that will eventually lead to recommendations for improving EMR safety. According to the New York Times, EMRs eventually… Read moreYear-long study of EMR data errors announced; 'meaningful use' more distant? (US)
This study interestingly surveying physicians in the US and Taiwan (153 total) doesn’t have great surprises but plenty of theoretical background, charts and graphs on how they came to these conclusions: attitude toward using a smartphone and smartphone self-efficacy had… Read moreUS/Taiwan study of physician smartphone usage
Another take on Dr. Joseph Kvedar’s (Center for Connected Health) ’emotional automation’ [TA 30 Oct] and solving the problem of ‘enough healthcare’ through technology devices and robots. Do we really think of tech as an extension of ourselves? Can we learn from the… Read moreRobots, avatars, video games–and healthcare
This may be a Telecare Aware first–mHealth in the Czech Republic. iPLATO, which is part of the BS Framework and has been providing text messaging and other mobile services for the NHS for some time, is partnering with T-Mobile and with local… Read moreiPLATO and T-Mobile in Czech Republic
Since Friday is Christmas Eve, and both of your editors will be either traveled or traveling (and one hopes you’ll be in festive mode), your weekly forecast is from Pyramid Research, joining the mHealth research bandwagon. Their projections: the current 200 million mHealth applications in use today will…
Telecare systems were introduced into assisted living facilities to improve resident safety starting about 5-6 years ago. Acceptance has taken some time–and the systems have evolved. This article from McKnights Assisted Living reviews how one of the room sensor based pioneers–GE QuietCare–is being used by staff… Read moreTelecare in assisted living communities (US)
