scholarly journals Integrating Digital Health into the Curriculum—Considerations on the Current Landscape and Future Developments

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 238212051990127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Dy Aungst ◽  
Ravi Patel
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Educational Pathways ◽  
Areas Of Concern

The intercession of widespread Internet access and use of mobile devices and wearables has increased the attention to the field of digital health as a novel means of providing patient care. Although substantial advancements have been made toward the development of novel technologies and identification of therapeutic areas of impact, the issue remains of how to educate future health professionals to work in an era of digital tools. This perspective piece seeks to highlight areas of concern related to subset areas of the digital health environment and provide potential educational pathways to prepare students.

The Revolution of Education Accelerated as a Consequence of the Pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 210-229
Author(s):  
Alejandra Cantú Corona ◽  
Dulce María López Sotomayor ◽  
Irma Elisa Erana-Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Virtual Simulation ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Future Health ◽  
The Government ◽  
Goals And Objectives

Medical education has changed dramatically since its inception, from informal medical education without defined objectives or techniques to a formal medical education regulated by the government and academic groups. Now, a structured curriculum with well-defined goals and objectives, appropriate educational strategies, and the incorporation of digital tools will efficiently contribute to future health professionals facing their challenges in their practice. Surely the technological advancement that occurred due to the pandemic is here to stay. Although there are still challenges to be solved, the first steps are for them to be acknowledged and documented. This chapter's objective is to show how to structure an online theoretical course and its curriculum and discuss the implementation of hybrid models of education and virtual simulation in health programs.

Security issues in Mobile Computing

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Kartik Khurana ◽  
Harpreet Kaur ◽  
Ritu Chauhan ◽  
Shalu Chauhan ◽  
Shaveta Bhatia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Computing ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Communication ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Mobile Security ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
Security Issues

Now a day’s mobile communication has become a serious business tool for the users. Mobile devices are mainly used for the applications like banking, e-commerce, internet access, entertainment, etc. for communication. This has become common for the user to exchange and transfer the data. However people are still facing problems to use mobile devices because of its security issue. This paper deals with various security issues in mobile computing. It also covers all the basic points which are useful in mobile security issues such as categorisation of security issues, methods or tactics for success in security issues in mobile computing, security frameworks.

scholarly journals Willingness to treat drug dependence and depression: comparisons of future health professionals

2011 ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Anthony ◽  
Brian Ahmedani ◽  
Maureen Mickus ◽  
Sheryl Kubiak ◽  
Carlos Rios
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Future Health

scholarly journals El duelo en medicina desde la visión y piel del profesional sanitario

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Erik Gabriel Díaz Avila ◽  
Marcela Fernández-Carrera Muchova ◽  
Teresa Sánchez Villanueva ◽  
Vega Sánchez Calvo ◽  
Jesús Francisco Mesonero Robles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Salud Mental

El duelo es un proceso natural que han de pasar las personas tras la pérdida de un ser querido. Durante la actual pandemia COVID-19 los profesionales sanitarios han sido víctimas, pues se han tenido que enfrentar a una situación sin precedentes en la que se ha puesto en juego su propia salud mental. El objetivo principal del estudio ha sido analizar el duelo en los profesionales sanitarios durante la actual pandemia COVID-19. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura, no sistemática, en las diferentes bases de datos científicas para analizar el duelo en el ámbito de la medicina ligado al duelo vivido por los profesionales sanitarios, centrado en la situación actual de crisis sanitaria, así como los problemas que añadió la pandemia COVID-19. La pandemia COVID-19 ha puesto de manifiesto la importancia del duelo y la despedida justa, la cual no se pudo dar en la mayoría de los casos. Es imperiosa la preparación que han de recibir los profesionales sanitarios para enfrentar dicho proceso e incluso, los futuros profesionales sanitarios. Queda de manifiesto la importancia de la capacitación y cuidado de la salud mental, tanto en pacientes, familiares, personal sanitario y futuros profesionales de la salud. A la vez que, se ha de garantizar la resiliencia enfocada a los aspectos relacionados con el duelo. Grief is a natural process that people go through after the loss of a loved one. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals have been victims, as they have had to face an unprecedented situation in which their own mental health has been put at stake. The main objective of the study has been to analyze the grief in health professionals during the current COVID-19 pandemic. A literatura review, non-systematic was carried out in the different scientific databases to analyze the grief in the field of medicine linked to the grief experienced by health professionals, focused on the current situation of health crisis, as well as the problems added by the COVID-pandemic. 19. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mourning and a fair farewell, which could not be given in most cases. The preparation that health professionals must receive to face this process and even future health professionals is imperative. The importance of training and mental health care is evident, both in patients, relatives, health personnel and future health professionals. At the same time, resilience focused on aspects related to grief must be guaranteed.

Using practice analytics to understand variation and support re-flective practice: A protocol for a comprehensive digital health re-search program (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Janssen ◽  
Stella Talic ◽  
Dragan Gasevic ◽  
Tim Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Electronic Data

BACKGROUND There is an increasing quantity of electronic data sitting within the health system. This data has untapped potential to improve clinical practice if extracted efficiently and harnessed to change the behavior of health professionals. Furthermore, there is an in-creasing expectation by government and peak bodies that both individual health pro-fessionals and healthcare organisations will be utilising electronic data for licensing and accreditation. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to understand how digital technology for harnessing elec-tronic health data can be used effectively by health professionals to support practice reflection. METHODS A multidisciplinary approach was used to connect academic experts from core disci-plines of Health and Medicine, Education and Learning Sciences, and Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICT) with government and health services partners to identify key problems preventing the healthcare industry from using elec-tronic data to support health professional learning. The approach was used to design a large-scale research program to solve this problem. The program will be delivered by doctoral candidates undertaking research projects with discrete aims that run in paral-lel to achieve the program’s overarching objectives. RESULTS The research program commenced in March 2020. Since this time four PhD Candidates have commenced their research projects. Preliminary findings are expected from indi-vidual projects in late 2021. CONCLUSIONS The approach used in this research program has potential to successfully unpack elec-tronic data siloed within clinical sites and enable health professionals to use it to reflect on their practice and deliver high quality care. Key outputs of the program will include fostering stronger connections between industry and academia, interlinking doctoral research projects to solve complex problems, the creation of new knowledge for clinical sites on how data can be used to understand performance and strengthening profes-sional development programs to align them with clinical practice. Key contributions of this paper include presenting a description of Practice Analytics, and describing the foundational academic disciplines that contribute to it. It will also present a method for designing a Practice Analytics research program.

Equity in the Classroom and the Clinic: Understanding the Role of Sociology in Health Professional Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 0092055X2110533
Author(s):  
Ann Taylor ◽  
Caragh Brosnan ◽  
Gwendalyn Webb
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Future Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Conversation Piece ◽  
Reflective Skills

Sociology teachers often encounter students studying to be future health professionals; sociology content can assist students to increase their understanding of patients, the social context of health and illness, and the social determinants of health. Engaging these students in sociological thinking can be challenging because of their diverse social locations and their identification with their future profession, which may emphasize clinical competence over broader reflective skills. In this conversation piece, we encourage critical reflection on the assumptions that underpin the teaching of sociology to aspiring health professionals. Through case studies of nursing, medicine, and speech-language pathology, we consider differences in the social locations of students and how sociological ideas are received by these professions. We argue that sociology teachers can assist health professions students to gain more from sociology by understanding these student cohorts and by reflexively considering power relations between teachers and students and between disciplines and professions.

Humor, Well-Being, and Health Literacy

2022 ◽  
pp. 256-272
Author(s):  
Patrícia Rodrigues ◽  
Manuela Soares Rodrigues ◽  
Diana Pinheiro ◽  
Cecília Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Difficult Situations

Health influences general well-being, and well-being affects future health. Oral health professionals report a decreased well-being and a higher burnout. This chapter measures and evaluates the perception of the health professional and the patient about factors of stress and well-being. It evaluates the strategies used to overcome the anxiety and stress that involve the meeting. Two surveys applied by questionnaire, with face-to-face and online dissemination, the first to patients and second to dentists, were done. Of the 245 patients, 46% consider themselves to be anxious. The instruments used in a clinical environment cause discomfort, and their noise is the predominant cause for this fear. Of the 306 dentists, 80% show the ability to face difficult situations. Finally, 90% have an awareness that contributes to the well-being of others. Oral health professionals should prepare themselves with techniques to develop a therapeutic relationship that is more positive, calm, and less stressful.

How to improve adherence to medication and lifestyle measures

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Ana Abreu ◽  
Miguel Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Adherence To Medication ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
Lifestyle Measures ◽  
Theories Of Change

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological adherence are essential for reducing cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity; however, non-adherence is a major issue. Correct medication intake is complex, in particular for certain groups of patients. Modification of habits and changing to a healthier lifestyle may be even more difficult. Nevertheless, factors influencing non-adherence and adherence facilitators have been identified, and specific strategies to overcome multiple barriers to both types of adherence are available. In this context, adequate health education and communication are fundamental. Models and theories of change and adherence and theories of behavioural change are presented in this chapter. New technologies, such as digital health tools, which assist patients and health professionals to maintain therapeutic goals, may be helpful. Participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and secondary prevention programmes with a multifaceted approach can also improve adherence.

Principle-driven virtual care practice to ensure quality and accessibility

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Kendell Ho ◽  
Ken Harris ◽  
Toni Leamon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Care ◽  
The Right

COVID-19 has accelerated the use of telehealth or virtual care (VC) as an alternative form of health care delivery. Clearly, VC provides unprecedented convenience and timeliness for patients seeking care from their health professionals. As a result, a substantial increase in telehealth providers is occurring, and the Canadian government is investing millions to support digital health care treatments and telehealth services. However, it is vital that the health professional community carefully examine the quality of care being delivered digitally and determine when it is appropriate to use VC as an alternative to face-to-face care. This article highlights some principles for health policymakers, health professionals, and health consumers to consider to ensure that VC is used appropriately and ethically for the right health conditions and in the right contexts.

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