[AISWorld] Call for Contributions: Connected Health: Health Informatics & Telematics for the Intelligence Age

[Michael Dohan]

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

CONNECTED HEALTH: HEALTH INFORMATICS & TELEMATICS FOR THE INTELLIGENCE AGE

Editors:

Joseph Tan, PhD
Professor of e-Health Informatics/e-Business Innovation
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Canada
tanjosep at mcmaster.ca

Olla Phillip, PhD
Professor, Director Center for Research Madonna University.
Senior Research Fellow – University of Windsor
editor at phillipolla.com

International Advisory Board
James Carter, Harvard Medical School, United States
Wendy Currie, Audencia Nantes School of Management, France
Payam Hanafizadeh, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Guy Pare, HEC Montreal, Canada
David Parry, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Ken Redekop, Erasmus Medical Center, Netherlands
Daniel Sands, Harvard Medical School, United States
Joseph Wen, California State University, Dominguez Hills, United States

Editorial Review Board
Mohamed Abouzahra, McMaster University, Canada
Daniel Amyot, University of Ottawa, Canada
Qiang (Shawn) Cheng, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, United States
Michael Dohan, Lakehead University, Canada
Chengqi Guo, James Madison University, United States
Patrick Hung, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
Jiban Khuntia, University of Colorado Denver, United States
Hai Nguyen, University of Turku, Finland
Nicole O'Brien, McMaster University, Canada
Calvin Or, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Aman Singh, Lovely Professional University, India
Steven Walczak, University of South Florida, United States

In this CALL, we seek relevant contributions to launching “Health
Information Technology – Informatics & Telematics (HIT-IT)” in 2017/2018

   - Abstract Due: January 20thst 2017
   - Abstract Approval Deadline: Feb 10th 2017
   - Full Papers Due: March 31st 2017
   - Acceptance / Rejection Response : May 1st 2017

Connected health is an umbrella term used to capture the complexities of
technology enabled care which encompasses topics such as telecare,
telehealth, telemedicine, mHealth, digital health and eHealth services.
Connected health entails the convergence of health information technology,
health informatics, digital media, mobile devices and sensors.

Connected Health is going to be an integral part of the solution to many of
the challenges facing the health, social care and wellness sectors,
especially in enabling more effective integration of care. There is a
growing emphasis on wellness facilitated by technology, wearables,
Smartphone, and programmatic healthy lifestyle changes. These
e-technologies are being used at an increasing rate to encourage patients
to adopt a healthy lifestyle, including regular exercise, monitored diets
and weight management, as well as improved self-management of their chronic
diseases and overall wellness.

Healthcare systems around the world are facing challenges in containing
costs of the growing demands on the health systems, which is impacted
generally by a growing population, thereby affecting the future
sustainability and the quality of care that healthcare systems have been
designed, and will be able, to deliver. The challenges include constrained
budget, health professional expertise and other resources aside from the
increased costs of advanced medical treatments and pharmaceuticals. The
world’s aging population is also creating increased complexities while
adding to the costs for timely and quality care delivery. As patients
become better informed and more engaged, they are demanding higher quality,
patient-centric and integrated healthcare services.

The promise of technology-assisted connected health is extremely
galvanizing. Today, innovative connected medical devices and remote sensors
can support quality healthcare, and such care delivery can also be further
enhanced through the combined and intelligent applications of big data
analytics, social media, the Internet of things (IoTs) coupled with
relevant software and hardware, for example, electronic health portals and
authenticated medical websites, various applications of patient health
information records, computerized physician order entry and other e-health
systems, including artificial intelligence, surgical robotics, mobile
diagnostics, remote monitoring devices and wearables.

Overview of HIT-IT Modules:

Health Information Technology – Informatics & Telematics is a
multidisciplinary publication intended for all healthcare students,
practitioners and researchers who want to keep pace with new developments
and advances in the connected health trend encompassing the field of Health
IT (HIT) – Informatics & Telematics (IT). The work is envisioned to be a
completely restructured, expanded, and unique compilation of materials in
the form of learning modules with specialized themes integrating new
contributions, special sections, and streamlined discussions of more
established as well as current hot topics. Each themed module includes
motivating scenarios, real-world examples, press releases, stimulating
cases, exhibits, illustrative graphics, tables, module-specific questions
and data analytics tutorial exercises.

Significant updates of emerging Health IT applications will be highlighted
throughout the work. The modules included in this work will also feature
interactive practical hands-on exercises that allow the students / learners
to complete exercises using the state of the SAS healthcare data analytics
platform. Students / learners will also participate in Data Visualization
hands on exercises and assignments using the Tableau Business intelligence
platform.

Key modules planned with rooms to expand include:

A. HIT Taxonomy & Basic Concepts Module - Focusing on Definitions & Scoping
of Topics: Evolution of Digital Health Systems; Theoretical Focus of Health
Informatics & Telematics; Taxonomy of HIT-IT systems; HIT-IT Drivers &
Challenges; Human & Technology interface

CASE I: Evidence-based research in practice

B. HIT Management & Planning Module - Focusing on Organization Behavioral
Perspective: Workflow Quality Management; Selecting and Designing Health IT
Systems; Vendor Management & Procurement; EMR/EHR & Meaningful Use; Health
IT Integration & interoperability

CASE II: Linking Health Informatics Competencies to Innovations in
Paramedicine

C. Big Data Analytics Module - Focusing on Data Analysis Techniques &
Interpretation: Cognitive information science; Data mining as a research
tool & decision support; Predictive Analytics to generate foresight;

CASE III: Data visualization

D. Digital Health Value Systems Module - Focusing on Systems Re-Design:
Consumer focused solutions (Patient Engagement); Population Health systems;
Professional & specialty clinical systems;

CASE IV: HIT-IT Implementation Challenges in Hong Kong Nursing Homes

E. IOTs & Intelligence (AI) Module - Focusing on Innovations in Healthcare
Delivery: Connected devices; Artificial intelligence & Machine learning;
Cyborg
generation: sensors, implants and wearables;

CASE V: IBM Watson Health

F. Standards, Privacy & Governance Module - Focusing on Policy, Ethics &
Research: Genetics; HIT-IT Governance; Privacy & Confidentiality in
Healthcare; Ethics, Fraud & abuse;

CASE VI: Cyber-Security

G. Advanced / Emerging topics: 3D printing in healthcare; Precision
Management; Innovation Adoption in Healthcare;

CASE VII: Telematics & Telemedicine Systems

Contributions:

Contributors are welcome to submit unpublished papers and chapter proposals
on topics relating to the aforementioned themed modules introduced by
Health Information Technology – Informatics & Telematics (HIT-IT) and their
implications for allied health professionals, learning experiences in
real-world contexts and lessons learned from programs, courses and
educational interventions aimed at enhancing healthcare professionals’
informatics and telematics competencies for the digital age of
organizational transformation. Evidence-based research and evaluation of
interventions that address the different themed modules are also welcome.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:

   - Health IT best practices and their implications for health
   professionals;
   - Original research and digital health IT projects on enhancing patient
   care and monitoring, especially for chronic diseases;
   - The evolving nature of the patient-clinician relationships and shared
   decision making models;
   - Advancing data analytics and HIT-IT applications on medical (and other
   health professional) education for the information age;
   - Clinicians’ education on confidentiality, privacy and ethical issues
   in the digital age;
   - Cases in cyber-security: learning communities, telemedicine and
   simulation-based interventions;
   - Training allied health and paramedical professionals in informatics at
   all levels including undergraduate, double degree, and certificate
   programs; board certification; and continuing education

Proposal submission instructions:

The submitted proposals/abstracts are each expected to be between 350 - 550
words, comprising title, author name(s), official affiliation; summary of
content outline and layout, key sources/references and contact information
(phone and email) for the corresponding author(s). All submissions will be
peer reviewed and selected contributors will be invited and guided to
collaborate on part of the complete work. All contributions should be
original, unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere for publication
consideration during the review period.

All participating authors should also provide short biographies on single
pages separated from the proposals/abstracts. Multiple contribution
proposals/abstracts are welcome.

Kindly submit all proposals/abstracts by January 31st, 2016 to
tanjosep at mcmaster.ca OR chealthbook at gmail.com

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