Digitalized health workforce education: an elicitation of research gaps and selection of case studies

Digitalized health workforce education: an elicitation of research gaps and selection of case studies
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2023-10-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240072713

The availability of technological learning tools has experienced exponential growth, significantly altering the traditional way health workers have been educated and how they deliver health services. The benefits and limitations of using digital tools and platforms to supplement traditional methods of educating health workers have been highlighted in several studies to date. Findings show that the effectiveness of using digital technology to educate and train health workers varies according to training objectives, digital modality, context, teaching and assessment methods, study population and specialty of practice. This brief examines and summarizes current evidence to map the education and training of health workers using digital technology. It outlines a non-exhaustive, non-prioritized list of 63 research questions to help improve understanding and inform policy- and decision-making in establishing and operationalizing digital health workforce education across various settings.

Requirements Engineering for Digital Health

Requirements Engineering for Digital Health
Author: Samuel A. Fricker
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014-11-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319097989

Healthcare and well-being have captured the attention of established software companies, start-ups, and investors. Software is starting to play a central role for addressing the problems of the aging society and the escalating cost of healthcare services. Enablers of such digital health are a growing number of sensors for sensing the human body and communication infrastructure for remote meetings, data sharing, and messaging. The challenge that lies in front of us is how to effectively make use of these capabilities, for example to empower patients and to free the scarce resources of medical personnel. Requirements engineering is the process by which the capabilities of a software product are aligned with stakeholder needs and a shared understanding between the stakeholders and development team established. This book provides guide for what to look for and do when inquiring and specifying software that targets healthcare and well-being, helping readers avoid the pitfalls of the highly regulated and sensible healthcare domain are and how they can be overcome. This book brings together the knowledge of 22 researchers, engineers, lawyers, and CEOs that have experience in the development of digital health solutions. It represents a unique line-up of best practices and recommendations of how to engineer requirements for digital health. In particular the book presents: · The area of digital health, e-health, and m-health · Best practice for requirements engineering based on evidence from a large number of projects · Practical step-by-step guidelines, examples, and lessons-learned for working with laws, regulations, ethical issues, interoperability, user experience, security, and privacy · How to put these many concerns together for engineering the requirements of a digital health solution and for scaling a digital health product For anybody who intends to develop software for digital health, this book is an introduction and reference with a wealth of actionable insights. For students interested in understanding how to apply software to healthcare, the text introduces key topics and guides further studies with references to important literature.

Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility

Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility
Author: Miriam J. Metzger
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0262562324

The difficulties in determining the quality of information on the Internet--in particular, the implications of wide access and questionable credibility for youth and learning. Today we have access to an almost inconceivably vast amount of information, from sources that are increasingly portable, accessible, and interactive. The Internet and the explosion of digital media content have made more information available from more sources to more people than at any other time in human history. This brings an infinite number of opportunities for learning, social connection, and entertainment. But at the same time, the origin of information, its quality, and its veracity are often difficult to assess. This volume addresses the issue of credibility--the objective and subjective components that make information believable--in the contemporary media environment. The contributors look particularly at youth audiences and experiences, considering the implications of wide access and the questionable credibility of information for youth and learning. They discuss such topics as the credibility of health information online, how to teach credibility assessment, and public policy solutions. Much research has been done on credibility and new media, but little of it focuses on users younger than college students. Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility fills this gap in the literature. Contributors Matthew S. Eastin, Gunther Eysenbach, Brian Hilligoss, Frances Jacobson Harris, R. David Lankes, Soo Young Rieh, S. Shyam Sundar, Fred W. Weingarten

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology
Author: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour
Publisher: IGI Global Snippet
Total Pages: 4292
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781605660264

"This set of books represents a detailed compendium of authoritative, research-based entries that define the contemporary state of knowledge on technology"--Provided by publisher.

Nursing and Computers

Nursing and Computers
Author: Virginia K. Saba
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461236223

Intended for nurses who would like to know more about the development of the computerized information systems on which they have become so dependent, Nursing and Computers: An Anthology is a wide-range introduction to the literature of this field. The editors have selected historical and contemporary papers to show both the systems at their inception and examples of how they have evolved. Of interest to both the generalist and the specialist, these articles examine the partnership between nurses and computers in the areas of administration, practice, research, and education.

Engineering and Managing Software Requirements

Engineering and Managing Software Requirements
Author: Aybüke Aurum
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2005-07-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783540250432

Following an introductory chapter that provides an exploration of key issues in requirements engineering, this book is organized in three parts. It presents surveys of requirements engineering process research along with critical assessments of existing models, frameworks and techniques. It also addresses key areas in requirements engineering.

eHealth Research, Theory and Development

eHealth Research, Theory and Development
Author: Hanneke Kip
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2018-05-23
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1315385880

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the social and technological context from which eHealth applications have arisen, the psychological principles on which they are based, and the key development and evaluation issues relevant to their successful intervention. Integrating how eHealth applications can be used for both mental and physical health issues, it presents a complete guide to what eHealth means in theory, as well as how it can be used in practice. Inspired by the principles and structure of the CeHRes Roadmap, a multidisciplinary framework that combines and uses aspects from approaches such as human-centred design, persuasive technology and business modelling, the book first examines the theoretical foundations of eHealth and then assesses its practical application and assessment. Including case studies, a glossary of key terms, and end of chapter summaries, this ground-breaking book provides a holistic overview of one of the most important recent developments in healthcare. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and professionals across the fields of health psychology, public health and design technology.

Evaluation of Human Work, 2nd Edition

Evaluation of Human Work, 2nd Edition
Author: E. N. Corlett
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1152
Release: 1995-10-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780748400836

Comprising a compendium of ergonomics methods and techniques, this text covers every aspect of human work. This edition provides a reworking of existing chapters on the framework and context of methodology, the observation of performance, task analysis, experimental and study design, data collection, product assessment, environmental assessments, measurement of work and the evaluation of work systems. New chapters cover topics including: the human-computer interface; computer-aided design; work stress; psychophysiological function; risk evaluation; fieldwork; and participatory work design.

Visual Methods in Social Research

Visual Methods in Social Research
Author: Marcus Banks
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2001-05-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780761963646

There has been an explosion of interest in visual culture - coming largely from work in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies and while there are a number of practical and technical manuals available for film, photographic and other visual media, there is a dearth of writing that combines both the practical and the technical. This book redresses this with a balanced approach that is written primarily for students in the social sciences who wish to use visual materials in the course of empirical, qualitative field research. It should also be of interest to experienced researchers who wish to expand their methodological approaches.

Ethics of Digital Well-Being

Ethics of Digital Well-Being
Author: Christopher Burr
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020-08-19
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3030505855

This book brings together international experts from a wide variety of disciplines, in order to understand the impact that digital technologies have had on our well-being as well as our understanding of what it means to live a life that is good for us. The multidisciplinary perspective that this collection offers demonstrates the breadth and importance of these discussions, and represents a pivotal and state-of-the-art contribution to the ongoing discussion concerning digital well-being. Furthermore, this is the first book that captures the complex set of issues that are implicated by the ongoing development of digital technologies, impacting our well-being either directly or indirectly. By helping to clarify some of the most pertinent issues, this collection clarifies the risks and opportunities associated with deploying digital technologies in various social domains. Chapter 2 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.