2nd CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Handbook of Research on Developments in e-Health and Telemedicine:
Technological and Social Perspectives
A book edited by M. Manuela Cunha, Antonio Tavares and Ricardo Simoes
Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal
Proposals submission deadline: July 10, 2008
http://ehealth_and_telemedicine.ipca.pt
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the "Handbook of Research on
Developments in e-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social
Perspectives" within your field of expertise related to the handbook topics.
*** The mission and overall objectives of this book:
The mission of the proposed book is to discuss the main issues,
challenges, opportunities and trends related to this new field of knowledge
able to transform the way we live and deliver services, from the social and
technological dimensions, in a very comprehensive way, and to disseminate
current developments and practical solutions and applications.
We intend to highlight with this proposed handbook of research that
e-health encompasses more than mere technological development.
The overall objectives are:
- To discuss the importance of e-Health and the emerging technological
developments and practical solutions.
- To introduce the state-of-the-art supporting technology.
- To introduce and discuss the challenges associated with e-Health
developments, from the social, organizational and technological
perspectives.
- To introduce recent technological developments and associated human
/ social implications.
- To introduce relevant and recent developments and solutions
(academic and industrial) addressing the several dimensions and issues of
the handbook of research.
The book is intended to support the academic audience (teachers,
researchers and students, mainly of post-graduated studies), healthcare
professionals (health specialists, medical doctors, sociologists and
administrators), and IT professionals (system developers and IT specialists)
and policy makers.
*** Recommended topics:
The book intends to collect the most recent contributions on the social
and technological dimensions of the largely multidisciplinary field of
e-Health. It is intended to cover the following aspects:
1.- The technological dimension that enables and supports teleservices,
telemedicine, teleoperation and telemonitoring. The technological dimension
includes:
- Information systems and technologies
- Communication technologies
- Monitoring technologies
- Information and systems integration
- Electronic medical records
- Electronic devices
2.- The social and human dimensions, which explores motivations, benefits
and emergent effects of e-Health project implementations, and which include,
for example:
- Increased quality of life
- Increased life expectancy
- Trust and privacy issues
- Ethical aspects
- Legal aspects
- Training
3.- Organizational aspects and management of e-health services
4.- Business and entrepreneurial perspective focusing on the added value of
specific applications
5.- Impact, implications and challenges (social and technological) of
e-Health
- On individuals, families and communities
- On organizations and business
- On scientific knowledge and on research
6.- Ongoing developments, applications and case studies
- Emerging solutions
- Relevant R&D projects
- Integration between applications and solutions
- Current development trends
7.- Integration with other disciplines:
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Gerontology
- Distributed technologies and systems
- Knowledge management
*** Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July
10, 2008, a 1-2 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of the proposed chapter.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July 20, 2008 about
the status of their proposals and will be sent chapter organization
guidelines. Upon acceptance of your proposal, you will have until October
15, 2008, to prepare your chapter of 8,000-10,000 words and 7-10 related
terms and their appropriate definitions. Guidelines for preparing your
paper and terms and definitions will be sent to you upon acceptance of your
proposal. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review
basis.
The book is scheduled to be published in 2010 by IGI Global,
http://www.igi-global.com, publisher of Information Science Reference
(formerly Idea Group Reference), and Medical Information Science Reference
imprints.
*** Submissions should be forwarded electronically (Word document as
attachment) to [log in to unmask] LaTex files cannot be
accepted.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact the editors.
For more detailed information, please visit the project website
http://ehealth_and_telemedicine.ipca.pt
We appreciate your consideration of this invitation and hope to hear
from you soon!
Kind regards,
Maria Manuela Cunha, Antonio Tavares & Ricardo Simoes [log in to unmask],
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Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave
School of Technology
Urbanizacao Quinta da Formiga
4750 Barcelos
Portugal
Tel.: +351-253-802 260
Fax: +351-253-812 461
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