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SBM 2012 Workshop:Going Digital: Building eHealth and mHealth Interventions by Mark Begale on Prezi. Research in Preventive Medicine : Department of Preventive Medicine: Feinberg School of Medicine: Northwestern University. Research within the Department of Preventive Medicine is department initiated as well as in collaboration with other departments and centers.

Research in Preventive Medicine : Department of Preventive Medicine: Feinberg School of Medicine: Northwestern University

Faculty members regularly contribute their expertise throughout the university system. Current Studies Discover the various programs currently in progressCenter for Behavioral Intervention Technologies Learn about our department’s relationship the university’s center dedicated to developing behavioral intervention theories and strategiesClinicFind information on our facility in which many of our investigators conduct their researchPast Studies Learn about past work done through our department. About CommonGround - PDA. CommonGround is a web-based application that helps people prepare to meet with psychiatrists or treatment teams and arrive at the best decisions for treatment and recovery.

About CommonGround - PDA

The Challenge When we go for a medication appointment with the psychiatrist, there are many issues that need to be discussed. However, the appointment is short, often only 15-20 minutes. Self help webpages for students. MyPage. Recommendations are based on how you answer questions presented in Self-checks.

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When you register you create a pain profile, and then content that appears here will be more relevant to you. If you have not registered, this content will not change. Recommended for Me As a registered user you can customize this page and receive recommended lessons, articles and tools that match your pain profile. and start self-managing your pain We'd love for you to have this guide. Register now and get these addedbenefits of PainAction.com Recommended Content Tracking Tools Your Guide to Pain Management Download Your Guide to Pain Management These are the pages that people are visiting most on painACTION. Most Popular Back spasms: What they are, what to doThis article explains the important role of your muscles, which function as the ropes helping to suspend your spine, and why a muscle may spasm.

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TalkToYourDoc. What is self management support. Self-management support is the help given to people with long term conditions to enable them to manage their health on a day-to-day basis.

What is self management support

All people with long term conditions make decisions, take actions and manage a broad range of factors that contribute to their health on a day-to-day basis. It is therefore common sense – supported by health policy and evidence of positive outcomes – that health professionals and teams should support people to manage their health as effectively as possible. Self-management support means moving away from patients as passive recipients of care to a collaborative relationship where patients are active partners in their own health. To do this, patients need to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed decisions and adapt their health-related behaviours. How this might work from the perspective of a GP practice (or other service)

Localized Prostate Cancer. For most men with clinically localized prostate cancer, there is time to think about your options.

Localized Prostate Cancer

Some men have low-risk cancer that does not pose an immediate threat to their health. If you are one of these men, you may be able to watch your cancer for the rest of your life without ever needing treatment. Whether you need immediate treatment depends on the characteristics of your cancer and information about your personal health and history. Talk with your doctor about what options are available to you. In the following screens, you will learn about what your options are if you have clinically localized prostate cancer, including details about treatment options.

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Health Information News March 2011. Published Mon, 2011-03-21 11:37; updated 1 year ago.

Health Information News March 2011

This newsletter is intended for staff who provide health information to the public across the West Midlands to keep informed of latest news and resources available in the Health Information field. If you would like to submit a news item – email sarah.greening@westmidlands.nhs.uk Focus on… Mental Health Five ways to Well being - Based on the latest scientific evidence, nef has created a set of five simple actions which can improve well-being in everyday life.It also illustrates the evidence behind the five ways.

Mental Well-being Checklist- The nmhdu has developed and published a mental well-being checklist. Time to Change 2011 social marketing campaign- The next stage of the ‘Time to Change’ mental health awareness campaign will start on 21 March 2011. Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) - The National Mental Health Development Unithas published 'Guidance for health professionals on medically unexplained symptoms'. News Act F.A.S.T. Recent changes - Ehealthwiki. eHealthwiki. IBR-Center for e-Health Research and Disease Management.

CeHRes Roadmap - Ehealthwiki. From Ehealthwiki Please click on a box in the roadmap to find more information Purpose The CeHRes Roadmap, depicted above, can be used to help plan, coordinate and execute the participatory development process of eHealth [1].

CeHRes Roadmap - Ehealthwiki

It entails a holistic research and development approach and consists of five main phases. Contextual Inquiry: In this phase, the design team must get an understanding of prospective users and their context, and analyze the strong and weak points of the current provision of care. Furthermore, the products created in each phase should be the subject of Formative Evaluation, aimed at gathering input for improving the product. The CeHRes roadmap is created for developers (e.g., technicians, designers, healthcare professionals), researchers, policy-makers, and for educational purposes (e.g., students, healthcare providers). By clicking on one of the phases, one is provided with a short introduction to the phase and the instruments one can apply during this phase.

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