Author: asasmed
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Forthcoming Book on E-Health Communities
“E-Health Communities and Online Self-Help Groups: Applications and Usage” is the name of the book expected to be launched by IGI Global in October 2011. It is edited by me, and it is concerned with self-help groups and health issues of many different kinds, presented by authors from around the world. It covers self-help groups…
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mHealth Summit 2010
Earlier this month, a conference on mHealth was held in Washington DC (Nov 8-10). Policy makers, company representatives, technical people, health professionals and people from the academia came together for presentations, expert panels, networking and sharing of experiences. Different mHealth services and products were introduced, and trends in mobility and mobile applications were discussed.…
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IADIS e-Health 2010 Conference July 29 – 31, 2010
In late July, I participated in the IADIS conference on e-Health (a part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems). The conference was held in Freiburg, Germany, located close to the borders to Switzerland and France. At the conference, I presented a paper written together with Hélène Sandmark. The title of…
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Accepted paper "Multiple Help Online: An Integrated E-Health System for Stress Management"
Hélène Sandmark at the School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, and I have got a conference paper accepted at IADIS e-Health 2010. The conference is to be held in Freiburg, Germany, in late July. The paper is entitled “Multiple Help Online: An Integrated E-Health System for Stress Management”. Please see the paper abstract…
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Microsoft Research Event – Enabling Innovation through Research
On the 5th of May, 2010, I visited Microsoft research lab in Cambridge, outside London, for their event on Enabling Innovation through Research. Microsoft Research Cambridge is one of six Microsoft research labs in the world. The event was introduced by a keynote speech given by Andrew Herbert, the managing director of the lab. It…
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Accepted Paper "Stress Management 2.0 – A Holistic Approach to Self-management Online"
Hélène Sandmark and I have recently got a conference paper accepted at the International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, within the conference theme Bio-Medical Informatics. The conference is to be held 6-9 April, in Orlando, Florida, USA. We are…
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Research project proposal – Stress Management 2.0
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The interdisciplinary research group at DSV working with stress management and e-health communities has submitted a research project proposal to FAS – Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv och socialvetenskap/ Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research – in February this year. The project aims at developing a web based platform that will help working people with…
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Book Project – E-Health Communities and Online Self-Help Groups: Applications and Usage
Hi, I am in the process of editing a book entitled “E-Health Communities and Online Self-Help Groups: Applications and Usage” to be published by IGI Global (www.igi-global.com) scheduled for release in 2011. If you have ideas for a book chapter in this area, I would very much like you to contribute to the book. Or,…