Telemanagement of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39871
Raymond K. Cross, Andrew R. Watson, editors.
(1st ed.)
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Springer
, c2016.
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This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of inflammatory bowel disease and its management through the use of telemedicine applications. The book reviews barriers to successful outcomes in patients with IBD and offers a rationale for how self-management and telemedicine approaches can improve care in chronic illnesses such as IBD. This volume also includes a summary of the burden of telephone encounters in patients with IBD, characteristics of frequent callers to the office,…
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- Cross, Raymond K
- Watson, Andrew R
- Responsibility
- Raymond K. Cross, Andrew R. Watson, editors
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 194 p. : 31 illus., 23 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319222851
- 9783319222844 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Telemedicine - methods
- Treatment Outcome
- Abstract
- This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of inflammatory bowel disease and its management through the use of telemedicine applications. The book reviews barriers to successful outcomes in patients with IBD and offers a rationale for how self-management and telemedicine approaches can improve care in chronic illnesses such as IBD. This volume also includes a summary of the burden of telephone encounters in patients with IBD, characteristics of frequent callers to the office, outcomes associated with high telephone use, and strategies to provide education via telephone to patients with IBD. Prior literature on implementation of teleconsultation in research and clinical practice, as well as mobile applications used to track symptoms, quality of life, diet, and medication use in IBD are also explored in the book. Written by experts in the field, Telemanagement of Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, surgeons, and other clinicians dealing with, and interested in, this novel adjunct to routine care for inflammatory bowel disease.
- Contents
- 1. Barriers to Successful Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases -- 2. Experience with Telemedicine Systems in Chronic Illness: What Can We Learn -- 3. Telephone Encounters in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Care: Burden, Risk Factors, and Opportunities for Intervention -- 4. Teleconsultation in the Care of Patients with IBD -- 5. Self-Management Techniques in IBD -- 6. Mobile Applications for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- 7. Telemonitoring and Self-Care in Patients with IBD -- 8. Teleconferences to Facilitate Multidisciplinary Care and Education in IBD -- 9. System Requirements for Delivery of Telemedicine Services -- 10. Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues in the Use of Telemedicine -- 11. Future Directions in Telemedicine Applications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
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- e-Book
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Safe at Home with Assistive Technology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41443
Ingrid Kollak, editor.
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Springer
, 2017.
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This book describes how assistive technology can help handicapped, elderly and acutely sick people to manage their daily lives better and stay safe in the home. It discusses how safety is understood from an ethical, technical and social perspective, and offers examples of the problems that users, their helpers and professional carers have with assistive technology in everyday situations. The book provides insights from user-centred research and uses photographs to illustrate the main topic: how…
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- Kollak, Ingrid
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- Ingrid Kollak, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : 48 illus., 29 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319428901
- 9783319428895 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidents, Home - prevention & control
- Quality of Life
- Safety Management
- Self-Help Devices
- Abstract
- This book describes how assistive technology can help handicapped, elderly and acutely sick people to manage their daily lives better and stay safe in the home. It discusses how safety is understood from an ethical, technical and social perspective, and offers examples of the problems that users, their helpers and professional carers have with assistive technology in everyday situations. The book provides insights from user-centred research and uses photographs to illustrate the main topic: how users and technology can work together to ensure safety. User-focused and combining experience with research, the book will interest users of these kinds of technology, health professionals who might introduce and/or prescribe them, engineers who develop and sell assistive technological gadgets, and architects who build safe homes – as well as researchers and students who work in these fields. It provides an overview of the existing technology, examines ways to test its effectiveness from the point of view of users, health professionals and researchers from different fields (architecture, education, engineering, facility management, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, rehabilitative medicine, physiotherapy, social science and speech therapy), and lists useful addresses, websites and literature
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- 1. Prerequisites: Assistive Technologies Between User Centered Assistance and ‘Technicalization’ -- 2. Living Safely and Actively in and Around the Home: Four Applied Examples from Avatars and Ambient Cubes to Active Walkers -- 3. Using Gaze Control for Communication and Environment Control: How to Find a Good Position and Start Working -- 4. Caring TV—for Older People with Multimorbidity Living Alone: Positive Feedback from Users in Berlin and Rural Mecklenburg-West Pomerania -- 5. Arm Rehabilitation at Home for People with Stroke: Staying Safe: Encouraging Results from the Co-designed LifeCIT Programme -- 6. Telemonitoring in Home Care: Creating the Potential for a Safer Life at Home -- 7. Empowering the Elderly and Promoting Active Ageing Through the Internet: The Benefit of e-inclusion Programmes -- 8. Use and Development of New Technologies in Public Welfare Services: A User-Centred Approach Using Step by Step Communication for Problem Solving -- 9. Parents’ Experiences of Caring for a Ventilator-Dependent Child: A Review of the Literature -- 10. Evaluation and Outcomes of Assistive Technologies in an Outpatient Setting: A Technical-Nursing Science Approach -- 11. Assistive Technology for People with Dementia: Ethical Considerations.
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- e-Book
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- Online
A DIY Guide to Telemedicine for Clinicians
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41997
S.B. Bhattacharyya.
--Singapore:
Springer
, 2017.
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This book is a do-it-yourself guide for clinicians who wish to set up and run a telemedicine facility of their own. The contents are largely based on the understanding and experience gained by the author as a practising physician, management post-graduate (capstone thesis was on telemedicine) and as a business architect for digital health systems over more than thirty years. Full of management techniques, tricks and tips written in an easy-to-follow manner, this book provides sufficient informa…
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- Bhattacharyya, S.B.
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- S.B. Bhattacharyya
- Alternate Title
- Do-it-yourself guide to telemedicine for clinicians
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 124 pages) : 10 illus., 7 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811053054
- 9789811053047 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Telemedicine
- Abstract
- This book is a do-it-yourself guide for clinicians who wish to set up and run a telemedicine facility of their own. The contents are largely based on the understanding and experience gained by the author as a practising physician, management post-graduate (capstone thesis was on telemedicine) and as a business architect for digital health systems over more than thirty years. Full of management techniques, tricks and tips written in an easy-to-follow manner, this book provides sufficient information to clinicians looking to leverage telemedicine to augment their range of service offerings that would lead to increased levels of patient satisfaction. Various aspects related to definitions, technology, infrastructure, methodologies and legal issues for setting up and running telemedicine services have been dealt with to sufficient depths for the readers to help grasp the issues involved. Sections on privacy, confidentiality and data integrity have been provided to help allay the many concerns the readers might have in those regards. Additionally, financial evaluations based on realistic-enough figures have been used to demonstrate that telemedicine is a viable option financially. Although meant primarily for medical doctors, any care provider including institutional will be able to use the contents to plan, design, set up and run telemedicine services that they feel would benefit those who receive their care.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Telemedicine -- Telemedicine Services -- Infrastructural Requirements -- Technological Requirements -- Overview and General Principles -- Teleconsultation -- Telemonitoring -- Remote Care -- Management Aspects -- Legal Aspects -- Conclusion -- Telemedicine Practice Home Truths -- Some Dos and Don’ts -- Glossary.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Multidisciplinary Teleconsultation in Developing Countries
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42879
Michelangelo Bartolo, Fabio Ferrari, editors.
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Springer
, c2018.
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This book presents a replicable model of multidisciplinary teleconsultation, designed and set up by Global Health Telemedicine, that offers very significant health benefits in remote and rural areas of developing countries. The model is based on experiences gained in sub-Saharan Africa while training and cooperating with local health professionals within the DREAM program, managed by the Community of Sant'Egidio. This program has to date treated almost 300,000 patients across many countries and…
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- Bartolo, Michelangelo
- Ferrari, Fabio
- Responsibility
- Michelangelo Bartolo, Fabio Ferrari, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 134 p.) : 69 illus., 68 illus. in color
- Series Title
- TELe-Health
- ISBN
- 9783319727639
- 9783319727622 (print ed.)
- 9783319727646 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2198-6037
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Developing Countries
- Health Services Accessibility
- Telemedicine
- Other Subjects
- DREAM (Project)
- Other Subjects
- Africa South of the Sahara
- Specialty
- Global Health
- Telemedicine
- Abstract
- This book presents a replicable model of multidisciplinary teleconsultation, designed and set up by Global Health Telemedicine, that offers very significant health benefits in remote and rural areas of developing countries. The model is based on experiences gained in sub-Saharan Africa while training and cooperating with local health professionals within the DREAM program, managed by the Community of Sant'Egidio. This program has to date treated almost 300,000 patients across many countries and has provided health education and disease prevention training to tens of millions. It originated in the context of the fight against AIDS but has been extended to encompass other pathologies and to exploit the capabilities of new telemedicine technologies that allow multispecialist teleconsultation (hence the acronym now represents "Disease Relief through Excellent and Advanced Means"). In addition to thorough description of the program, readers will find reflections and analysis on logistical, technical, sociological, and epidemiological issues. The book is divided into thematic chapters with easy-to-understand graphics. It will be a readily accessible source of information for professionals in international cooperation and global health students and professionals.
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- Part 1. Africa Today -- 1. Health in Sub Saharan Africa; HIV, TB and Malaria Epidemiology -- 2. Chronic-degenerative diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part 2. DREAM 2.0 -- 3. From DREAM to DREAM 2.0: An African Model -- 4. The DREAM Management Software -- 5. DREAM Centre Remote Telemonitoring -- 6. DREAM Data Activity -- 7. DREAM 2.0 a Replicable Model -- 8. The Challenge of Sustainability: The Impact of Dream Programme on the Social, Economic and Working Conditions of Patients With HIV/AIDS -- Part 3. GHT, Remote Healthcare -- 9. Multispecialist Teleconsultation -- 10. From on the field training to E-learning -- 11. GHT Activity Data -- 12. BS Innova Platform: Introduction, Framework and Technology -- Part 4. The Technology in Africa -- 13. The Digital Divide -- 14. Plant for Africa and Renewable Energy.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Handbook of Diabetes Technology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44114
Yves Reznik, editor.
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Springer
, 2019.
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This book covers the main fields of diabetes management through applied technologies. The different chapters include insulin therapy through basic insulin injection therapy, external and implantable insulin pumps and the more recent approaches such as sensor augmented pumps and close-loop systems. Islet transplantation is also described through its technical aspects and clinical evaluation. Glucose measurement through blood glucose meters and continuous glucose monitoring systems are comprehens…
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- Reznik, Yves
- Responsibility
- Yves Reznik, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 117 p.) : 33 illus., 31 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319981192
- 9783319981185 (Print ed.)
- 9783319981208 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biomedical Technology
- Diabetes Mellitus - therapy
- Insulin Infusion Systems
- Specialty
- Biomedical Technology
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Abstract
- This book covers the main fields of diabetes management through applied technologies. The different chapters include insulin therapy through basic insulin injection therapy, external and implantable insulin pumps and the more recent approaches such as sensor augmented pumps and close-loop systems. Islet transplantation is also described through its technical aspects and clinical evaluation. Glucose measurement through blood glucose meters and continuous glucose monitoring systems are comprehensively explained. Educational tools including videogames and software dedicated to diabetes management are depicted. Lastly, Telemedicine systems devoted to data transmission, telemonitoring and decision support systems are described and their use for supporting health systems are summarized. This book will help professionals involved in diabetes management understanding the contribution of diabetes technologies for promoting the optimization of glucose control and monitoring. This volume will be helpful in current clinical practice for diabetes management and also beneficial to students.
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- 1. Introduction to Diabetes Technologies -- 2. Insulin Injection and Blood Glucose Meter Systems -- 3. Subcutaneous Insulin Pumps -- 4. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems -- 5. The Implantable Insulin Pump -- 6. Closed-Loop Systems -- 7. Islet Transplantation -- 8. Software in Diabetes -- 9. Telemedicine and Diabetes -- 10. Videogames in Diabetes.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Fundamentals of Clinical Data Science
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44198
Pieter Kubben, Michel Dumontier, Andre Dekker, editors.
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SpringerOpen
, 2019.
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- Open access
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This open access book comprehensively covers the fundamentals of clinical data science, focusing on data collection, modelling and clinical applications. Topics covered in the first section on data collection include: data sources, data at scale (big data), data stewardship (FAIR data) and related privacy concerns. Aspects of predictive modelling using techniques such as classification, regression or clustering, and prediction model validation will be covered in the second section. The third se…
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- Kubben, Pieter
- Dumontier, Michel
- Dekker, Andre
- Responsibility
- Pieter Kubben, Michel Dumontier, Andre Dekker, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 219 p.) : 45 illus., 35 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319997131
- 9783319997124 (Print ed.)
- 9783319997148 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Medical Informatics
- Abstract
- This open access book comprehensively covers the fundamentals of clinical data science, focusing on data collection, modelling and clinical applications. Topics covered in the first section on data collection include: data sources, data at scale (big data), data stewardship (FAIR data) and related privacy concerns. Aspects of predictive modelling using techniques such as classification, regression or clustering, and prediction model validation will be covered in the second section. The third section covers aspects of (mobile) clinical decision support systems, operational excellence and value-based healthcare. Fundamentals of Clinical Data Science is an essential resource for healthcare professionals and IT consultants intending to develop and refine their skills in personalized medicine, using solutions based on large datasets from electronic health records or telemonitoring programmes. The book’s promise is “no math, no code”and will explain the topics in a style that is optimized for a healthcare audience.
- Contents
- Part I. Data Collection -- 1. Data Sources -- 2. Data at Scale -- 3. Standards in Healthcare Data -- 4. Research Data Stewardship for Healthcare Professionals -- 5. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in a Research Context -- Part II. From Data to Model -- 6. Preparing Data for Predictive Modelling -- 7. Extracting Features from Time Series -- 8. Prediction Modeling Methodology -- 9. Diving Deeper into Models -- 10. Reporting Standards and Critical Appraisal of Prediction Models -- Part III. From Model to Application -- 11. Clinical Decision Support Systems -- 12. Mobile Apps -- 13. Optimizing Care Processes with Operational Excellence & Process Mining -- 14. Value-Based Health Care Supported by Data Science.
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- Open access
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44952
George S. Stergiou, Gianfranco Parati, Giuseppe Mancia, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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Hypertension remains a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Self-monitoring of blood pressure by patients at home is currently recommended as a valuable tool for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Unfortunately, in clinical practice, home blood pressure monitoring is often inadequately implemented, mostly due to the use of inaccurate devices and inappropriate methodologies. Thus, the potential of the method to improve the management of hypertension and cardiovascular dise…
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- Stergiou, George S.
- Parati, Gianfranco
- Mancia, Giuseppe
- Other Authors
- European Society of Hypertension
- Responsibility
- George S. Stergiou, Gianfranco Parati, Giuseppe Mancia, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 174 p.) : 25 illus., 9 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030230654
- 9783030230647 (Print ed.)
- 9783030230661 (Print ed.)
- 9783030230678 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2366-4606
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Blood Pressure Determination - methods
- Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
- Hypertension - prevention & control
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Monitoring, Physiologic
- Abstract
- Hypertension remains a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Self-monitoring of blood pressure by patients at home is currently recommended as a valuable tool for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Unfortunately, in clinical practice, home blood pressure monitoring is often inadequately implemented, mostly due to the use of inaccurate devices and inappropriate methodologies. Thus, the potential of the method to improve the management of hypertension and cardiovascular disease prevention has not yet been exhausted. This volume presents the available evidence on home blood pressure monitoring, discusses its strengths and limitations, and presents strategies for its optimal implementation in clinical practice. Written by distinguished international experts, it offers a complete source of information and guide for practitioners and researchers dealing with the management of hypertension.
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- 1. Devices for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring -- 2. Cuff Design for Home Blood Pressure Monitors -- 3. Home Blood Pressure and Preclinical Organ Damage -- 4. Home Blood Pressure as Predictor of Adverse Health Outcomes -- 5. Diagnostic Value of Home Blood Pressure -- 6. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Schedule -- 7. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Treatment Titration -- 8. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring, Treatment Adherence and Hypertension Control -- 9. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Cost-Effectiveness, Patients’ Preference and Barriers for Clinical Use -- 10. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Research -- 11. Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring: Conventional Approach and Perspectives from Mobile Health Technology -- 12. Nocturnal Home Blood Pressure Monitoring -- 13. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children, Pregnancy, and Chronic Kidney Disease -- 14. Home Blood Pressure Variability -- 15. Home Versus Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring -- 16. Guidelines for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring.
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- e-Book
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- Online
