Maged N Kamel Boulos

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• MBBCh, MSc, PhD, FHEA, SMIEEE
• Professor (Full) @SYSU at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, and Invited Visting Professor (Full) @ULisboa at University of Lisbon

Purpose: This paper describes proposed health care services innovations, provided by a system called CAALYX (Complete Ambient Assisted Living eXperiment). CAALYX aimed to provide healthcare innovation by extending the state-of-the-art in tele-healthcare, by focusing on increasing the confidence of elderly people living autonomously, by building on...

This paper examines the state of the art in mobile clinical and health-related apps. A 2012 estimate puts the number of health-related apps at no fewer than 40,000, as healthcare professionals and consumers continue to express concerns about the quality of many apps, calling for some form of app regulatory control or certification to be put in plac...

About 1.2 million people in Europe have Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD patients often suffer from social exclusion and depression due to progressive lack of control over the disease. Eventually, most require constant care, leading to huge socioeconomic burdens. To partially tackle this issue, 7 partners in 7 countries participated in LiveWell (EU-fun...

Automated food and drink recognition methods connect to cloud-based lookup databases (e.g., food item barcodes, previously identified food images, or previously classified NIR (Near Infrared) spectra of food and drink items databases) to match and identify a scanned food or drink item, and report the results back to the user. However, these methods...

A digital twin is a virtual model of a physical entity, with dynamic, bi-directional links between the physical entity and its corresponding twin in the digital domain. Digital twins are increasingly used today in different industry sectors. Applied to medicine and public health, digital twin technology can drive a much-needed radical transformatio...

In an era of rapid technological advancements, generative artificial intelligence and foundation models are reshaping industries and offering new advanced solutions in a wide range of scientific areas, particularly in public and environmental health. However, foundation models have previously mostly focused on understanding and generating text, whi...

Generative AI is rapidly establishing itself as a key member of the GeoAI battery of methods, models and tools in use today in various health applications. This paper is the first in an Int J Health Geogr two-article series (2025) on the ‘Generative Revolution’. It is meant to serve as a brief introduction to the second article entitled ‘The Genera...

Objective: To map how social, commercial, political and digital determinants of health have changed or emerged during the recent digital transformation of the society and to identify priority areas for policy action. Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase and Web of Science on 24 September 2023, to identify eligible reviews published 2...

Journal of the Academy of Public Health (RealClearJournals). 2025 Jan 30;1(1). Abstract: This article describes research carried out during 2023 and the first quarter of 2024 under an International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)-funded project to develop and disseminate a metadata catalogue of Earth observation data sources/p...

Intelligent digital twins (IDTs) are virtual models of physical objects, integrating data, knowledge and artificial intelligence algorithms and maintaining bidirectional links with their corresponding physical entities. IDTs carry an immense potential in realising the full vision of precision (and accuracy) medicine and public health. From the ‘sma...

The widespread adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools in higher education has necessitated the development of appropriate and ethical usage guidelines. This study aims to explore and assess publicly available guidelines covering the use of GenAI tools in universities, following a predefined checklist. We searched and downloade...

The rapid development of specific-purpose Large Language Models (LLMs), such as Med-PaLM, MEDITRON-70B, and Med-Gemini, has significantly impacted healthcare, offering unprecedented capabilities in clinical decision support, diagnostics, and personalized health monitoring. This paper reviews the advancements in medicine-specific LLMs, the integrati...

The widespread adoption of generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools in higher education has necessitated the development of appropriate and ethical usage guidelines. This study aims to explore and assess publicly available guidelines covering the use of GenAI tools in universities, following a predefined checklist. We searched and downloade...

eHealth literacy (eHL) is directly linked to disease prevention, health promotion, and improved healthcare outcomes. The objectives of this study are to assess undergraduate university students’ knowledge and perceived skills of finding, appraising, and applying electronic health information to health-related problems, as well as to assess the asso...

Note: This paper (https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202409.0311/v2/download ) is meant as an incremental update to our original 2023 review (doi:10.3390/fi15090286 - https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/15/9/286 ). As such, many of the applications, application examples, and issues discussed in the previous review will not be repeated here. For a more...

This paper demonstrates a new, promising method using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to augment the educational value of electronic textbooks and research papers (locally stored on user’s machine) and maximize their potential for self-study, in a way that goes beyond the standard electronic search and indexing that is already available in...

(1) Aims and Objectives: Mobile health (mHealth) is increasingly becoming a favourite healthcare delivery solution in underserved areas around the globe. This study aims to identify the influence of technology-organization-environment (TOE) factors on mHealth adoption and to assess the influence of mHealth on the reduction of health disparities in...

This article describes research carried out during 2023 under an International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)-funded project to develop and disseminate a metadata catalogue of Earth observation data sources/products and types that are relevant to human health research in exposomics, as a free service to interested researchers...

Health digital twins (HDTs) are virtual representations of real individuals that can be used to simulate human physiology, disease, and drug effects. HDTs can be used to improve drug discovery and development by providing a data-driven approach to inform target selection, drug delivery, and design of clinical trials. HDTs also offer new application...

This study was conducted with objectives to measure and validate the unified theory of the acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model as well as to identify the predictors of mobile health (mHealth) technology adoption among healthcare professionals in limited-resource settings. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the six public and priva...

Invited Keynote within Panel Session: From Classic to Digital / Advances and Digital Innovations in Healthcare ΙΙ, Aimilios Riadis Hall, Thessaloniki Concert Hall Building M2, 7 October 2023, 18:30 – 20:30. In Proceedings of Aristotle Medical Forum 2023 (AMF2023): 2nd International Conference of Hellenic Medical Diaspora, Thessaloniki, Greece, 6-8...

In this International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)-funded project under ISPRS Scientific Initiatives 2023 (SI2023 Awards), we are proof concepting and disseminating a much-needed metadata catalogue of Earth observation data sources/products and types that are relevant to human health research. The searchable catalogue is in...

Generative AI (artificial intelligence) refers to algorithms and models, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, that can be prompted to generate various types of content. In this narrative review, we present a selection of representative examples of generative AI applications in medicine and healthcare. We then briefly discuss some associated issues, such as tr...

ChatGPT has recently been shown to pass the USLME exam. We tested ChatGPT (Feb 13, 2023 version - standalone, available via OpenAI) using a rather typical clinical toxicology case of acute organophosphate poisoning. ChatGPT fared well in answering all our queries regarding it. Date Accepted: Mar 3, 2023. PMID: 36867743.

UNSTRUCTURED ChatGPT has recently been shown to pass the USLME exam. We tested ChatGPT (Feb 13, 2023 version - standalone, available via OpenAI) using a rather typical clinical toxicology case of acute organophosphate poisoning. ChatGPT fared well in answering all our queries regarding it.

This article begins by briefly examining the multitude of ways in which climate and climate change affect human health and wellbeing. It then proceeds to present a quick overview of how geospatial data, methods and tools are playing key roles in the measurement, analysis and modelling of climate change and its effects on human health. Geospatial te...

(1) Background: Health literacy (HL) is one of the key determinants of health and healthcare outcomes. The objectives of this study are to measure and validate Sørensen et al.'s integrated model of health literacy (IMHL) in a developing country's youth population, as well as to assess the impact of family affluence and social and family support on...

This article offers a brief overview of 'privacy-by-design (or data-protection-by-design) research environments', namely Trusted Research Environments (TREs, most commonly used in the United Kingdom) and Personal Health Trains (PHTs, most commonly used in mainland Europe). These secure environments are designed to enable the safe analysis of multip...

Background: Often combined with other traditional and non-traditional types of data, geospatial sensing data have a crucial role in public health studies. We conducted a systematic narrative review to broaden our understanding of the usage of big geospatial sensing, ancillary data, and related spatial data infrastructures in public health studies....

In this paper, we describe a fuzzy logic demonstrator that uses heart rate and skin impedance values as inputs to predict a hypoglycaemia index. The demonstrator was created using JFS v2.00 fuzzy logic freeware and is freely available on the author’s Web site at http://healthcybermap.org/FL/index.htm. We investigate the effects of varying the numbe...

This article provides a state-of-the-art summary of location privacy issues and geoprivacy-preserving methods in public health interventions and health research involving disaggregate geographic data about individuals. Synthetic data generation (from real data using machine learning) is discussed in detail as a promising privacy-preserving approach...

Invited presentation at the AAG (American Association of Geographers) GEOEthics webinar entitled 'Ethical Issues of Using Geospatial Data in Health Research or Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond' on Thursday, December 2, 2021 9:00 am - 11:00 am U.S. Eastern Time. Co-organised by the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science at...

Cite as: Kamel Boulos MN. Digital Twins in Healthcare. Invited talk at the 2nd Annual EPICUR FORUM (Online), session on 'Health Technological Innovations' (24 November 2021, 11.30 am-13:30 pm), organised by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 24–26 November 2021, via Zoom. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21220502 - URLs: https://epicur.education...

Low digital health literacy affects large percentages of populations around the world and is a direct contributor to the spread of COVID-19-related online misinformation (together with bots). The ease and ‘viral’ nature of social media sharing further complicate the situation. This paper provides a quick overview of the magnitude of the problem of...

It is hard to be objective and to remain so at all times. All systems of peer review and fact-checking are inherently flawed to some extent and prone to subjectivity and influence by conflicting interests and agendas, including political ones. Having information spread or published by a reputable academic, a prestigious-scientific-award winner, or...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe global pandemic that has claimed millions of lives and continues to overwhelm public health systems in many countries. The spread of COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the human mobility patterns such as daily transportation-related behavior of the public. There is a requirement to understa...

Companion blog article published in BMC On Health blog on 11 March 2021. See also Linked Research below.

Int J Health Geogr. 2021;20(1):12 - Abstract: The public health burden caused by overweight, obesity (OO) and type-2 diabetes (T2D) is very significant and continues to rise worldwide. The causation of OO and T2D is complex and highly multifactorial rather than a mere energy intake (food) and expenditure (exercise) imbalance. But previous research...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe global pandemic that has claimed millions of lives and continues to overwhelm public health systems in many countries. The spread of COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the human mobility patterns such as daily transportation-related behavior of the public. There is a requirement to understa...

mHealth (ISSN: 2306-9740). 2021;7:13 (20 January 2021) - URL: http://mhealth.amegroups.com/article/view/38687 - Abstract: Consistent and enjoyable physical activity can be a crucial component to improving or maintaining one’s overall health status. Using advanced features on smartphones (GPS, Bluetooth, motion sensing, etc.) coupled with an app or...

mHealth (ISSN: 2306-9740). 2021;7:12 (20 January 2021) - URL: http://mhealth.amegroups.com/article/view/42472 - Abstract: Up to a fifth of patients who suffer a stroke had undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF). About 30% of AF patients are asymptomatic and remain undiagnosed, so there are no obvious (to the patient) forewarnings. Opportunistic scree...

div>COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. At the time of writing, more than 2.8 million people have tested positive. Infections have been growing exponentially and tremendous efforts are being made to fight the disease. In this paper, we attempt...

IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Aug. 2020, pp. 85-103, URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9184922 --- COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. By mid-August 2020, more than 21 million people have tested posi...

div>COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. At the time of writing, more than 2.8 million people have tested positive. Infections have been growing exponentially and tremendous efforts are being made to fight the disease. In this paper, we attempt...

div>COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. At the time of writing, more than 2.8 million people have tested positive. Infections have been growing exponentially and tremendous efforts are being made to fight the disease. In this paper, we attempt...

This is a Technical Report. Cite as: Siddique Latif, Muhammad Usman, Sanaullah Manzoor, Waleed Iqbal, Junaid Qadir, Gareth Tyson, Ignacio Castro, Adeel Razi, Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Adrian Weller and Jon Crowcroft. Leveraging Data Science To Combat COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review (2020). Companion site: https://github.com/Data-Science-and-COVID-19/...

In December 2019, a new virus (initially called 'Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV' and later renamed to SARS-CoV-2) causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (coronavirus disease COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and rapidly spread to other parts of China and other countries around the world, despite China's massive efforts to contain t...

Readers may be familiar with blockchain as the technology powering bitcoin cryptocurrency. But blockchain's potential goes far beyond this, with healthcare being just one of the industries set to be revolutionized. This chapter focuses on the healthcare use cases and applications of blockchain, as well as on the challenges facing the technology, wh...

2019 International Geoinformatics Week, Annual meeting of Geoinformatics in Sustainable Ecosystem and Society (GSES), Session 1: Spatial Data Applications for Socio-Economic Sustainable Development, Date/Time: November 23, 2019, 08:50 AM - 09:10 AM, Session Chairs: Zhou, Suhong (Zhongshan University); Kong, Yunfeng (Henan University), Location: Con...

Up to a fifth of patients who suffer a stroke had undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF). About 30% of AF patients are asymptomatic and remain undiagnosed, so there are no obvious (to the patient) forewarnings. Opportunistic screening for AF applied to the above clinical situation can save lives, since the strokes that occur as a result of AF are oft...

Companion blog article published in BMC On Health blog on 9 May 2019. See also Linked Research below.

International Journal of Health Geographics. 2019; 18:7. Abstract: The moulding together of artificial intelligence (AI) and the geographic/GIS (geographic information systems) dimension creates GeoAI. There is an emerging role for GeoAI in health and healthcare, as location is an integral part of both population and individual health. This articl...

European Journal for Biomedical Informatics. 2019; 15(1):12-28. https://www.ejbi.org/abstract/serious-games-for-healthcare-professional-training-a-systematic-review-5136.html - Abstract - Objectives: This review aims to evaluate the performance of serious games as a training tool compared to other methods of continued professional development (CPD...

We propose a new framework to improve the engagement of medical practitioners in a planned e-training platform for the successful identification and effective management of presumptive cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan. Our work is aligned with the World Health Organization’s TB-DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course) strategy for prom...

Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, Vol 10, No 2 (August/September 2018), e215 at http://ojphi.org/ [[Introduction:]] Research examining the effective uses of social media (SM) in public health and medicine, especially in the form of systematic reviews (SRs), has grown considerably in the past decade. To our knowledge, no comprehensive sy...

Published in J (ISSN 2571-8800) - http://www.mdpi.com/2571-8800/1/1/8/htm - ABSTRACT: Growth hormone (GH) deficiency affects up to one in 4000 children and is usually treated with daily injections of GH whilst the child is still growing. With children typically diagnosed at around five years old, this can mean over 10 years of therapy, which can pl...

As submitted to MDPI J www.mdpi.com/journal/J for peer review. Abstract: Growth hormone (GH) deficiency affects up to 1 in 4,000 children and is usually treated with daily injections of GH whilst the child is still growing. With children typically diagnosed around 5 years old, this can mean over 10 years of therapy, which can place a considerable b...

[[Background]] Increasingly, healthcare organizations are using technology for the efficient management of data. The aim of this study was to compare the data quality of digital records with the quality of the corresponding paper-based records by using data quality assessment framework. [[Methodology]] We conducted a desk review of paper-based and...

(Invited talk within the Invited Session on 'Digital technologies and the impact in biometry', Chair: R Assunção, Discussant: A Charpentie, Presenters: MN Kamel Boulos, J Mills Flemming, G Câmara) Available at https://www.slideshare.net/sl.medic/vrgis-and-big-data-for-smarter-healthier-cities/ [[Abstract:]] The latest generation of virtual and mi...

A PubMed query run in June 2018 using the keyword ‘blockchain’ retrieved 40 indexed papers, a reflection of the growing interest in blockchain among the medical and healthcare research and practice communities. Blockchain’s foundations of decentralisation, cryptographic security and immutability make it a strong contender in reshaping the healthcar...

JMIR Serious Games. 2018 Jul 6;6(3):e14 [Background:] eHealth interventions are becoming increasingly used in public health, with virtual reality (VR) being one of the most exciting recent developments. VR consists of a three-dimensional, computer-generated environment viewed through a head-mounted display. This medium has provided new possibiliti...

Background Increasingly, healthcare organizations are using technology for the efficient management of data. The aim of this study was to compare the data quality of digital records with the quality of the corresponding paper-based records by using data quality assessment framework. Methodology We conducted a desk review of paper-based and digital...

Objective The objective of this review is to identify enabling and inhibiting factors for mHealth adoption in low resource settings, by giving emphasis on the stakeholders representing the caregiving side. Another objective of this study is to support implementation agencies (governmental and non-governmental) in designing scalable mHealth interven...

Background-- Data quality is core theme of programme’s performance assessment and many organizations do not have any data quality improvement strategy, wherein data quality dimensions and data quality assessment framework are important constituents. As there is limited published research about the data quality specifics that are relevant to the con...

See https://iii.hm/es4 and http://healthyiot.org/2017/show/keynotes - Slides at https://www.slideshare.net/sl.medic/how-the-internet-of-things-and-people-can-help-improve-our-health-wellbeing-and-quality-of-life

See http://www.i3s.up.pt/geomed2017/Geomed%202017_BOOK.pdf - p.159: Parallel Session 9 Social Networks And Spatial Epidemiology: Tools, Opportunities And Challenges - Invited Speaker. SlideShare PPT: https://www.slideshare.net/sl.medic/on-the-promises-challenges-and-risks-of-pokmon-go-and-similar-geosocial-locationbased-exergames

This report describes and analyses the social media space and the opportunities it presents for programmes to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) among youth across Europe. It aims to gather evidence for the production of a handbook to guide public health programme managers seeking to capitalise on these opportunities. Part...

This publication serves as a handbook on ways of utilising social media for HIV/STI prevention programmes among young people. The target audience for this handbook includes public health programme managers working on STI/HIV prevention programmes for young people aged 15–24 years in EU/EEA countries.

Invited presentation at the eHealth week - Track 3 panel debate for 12 May 2017 (09:30-10:30): '#SocialMediaInHealthcare: Y it matters 4U!', Conference Room: Cettina de Cesare 3, Intercontinental Hotel, St Julian's, Malta. See slides at https://www.slideshare.net/sl.medic/games-geosocial-apps-social-media-ads-and-dashboards-for-sexual-health-promot...

About 1.2 million people in Europe have Parkinson's disease (PD). PD patients often suffer from social exclusion and depression due to progressive lack of control over the disease. Eventually, most require constant care, leading to huge socioeconomic burdens. To partially tackle this issue, 7 partners in 7 countries participated in LiveWell (EU-fun...

The latest generation of virtual and mixed reality hardware has rekindled interest in virtual reality GIS (VRGIS) and augmented reality GIS (ARGIS) applications in health, and opened up new and exciting opportunities and possibilities for using these technologies in the personal and public health arenas. From smart urban planning and emergency trai...

In «Журнал телемедицины и электронного здравоохранения» (ISSN 2542-2413) - Journal of Telemedicine and Electronic Health (in Russian), Vol. 2017, Issue No. 1. See pp.42-47 in the full issue at http://jtelemed.ru/sites/default/files/magazine/nomer1_2017_1.pdf ----- Abstract (in Russian)----- Технологии цифрового здоровья и интернет могут сделать зна...

Instagram and WhatsApp are two social media and networking services introduced in 2010. They are currently subsidiaries of Facebook, Inc., California, USA. Using evidence from the published literature and case reports indexed in PubMed and other sources, we present an overview of the various applications of Instagram and WhatsApp in health and heal...

URL: http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783319275789 Due July 2016 ABSTRACT Advancements in medical technology and the rise of the information age have revolutionized the way that health care providers (HCPs) deliver services to patients, leading to better diagnoses and improved quality of life. Despite this progress, disparities are still apparent i...

Advancements in medical technology and the rise of the information age have revolutionized the way that healthcare providers (HCPs) deliver services to patients, leading to better diagnoses and improved quality of life. Despite this progress, disparities are still apparent in medical treatment, particularly for vulnerable individuals who experience...

Oral session IV – Patient safety tools, Thursday 19 May 2016, 15:45-16:45, Hotel Puijonsarvi, Kuopio In printed proceedings: Nykanen I (ed.). The 4th Nordic Conference on Research in Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare. Kuopio, Finland, May 18-20, 2016. Program and Abstracts. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Report and Studie...

http://www.igi-global.com/book/encyclopedia-health-telemedicine/141916

http://www.medetel.eu/ - Full Paper (Print): 14th Med-e-Tel Proceedings 2016, Vol. 9, pp.71-78 (ISSN 1998-5509) Full Paper (CD-ROM): Med-e-Tel Electronic Proceedings 2016, pp.560-567 (ISSN 1818-9334) Abstract only: JISfTeH - Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISSN 2308-0310) 2016;4:eS1 - http://journals.ukzn.ac.za/i...

The editor of International Journal of Health Geographics would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 14 (2015). {List of reviewers' names}

Our health depends on where we currently live, as well as on where we have lived in the past and for how long in each place. An individual’s place history is particularly relevant in conditions with long latency between exposures and clinical manifestations, as is the case in many types of cancer and chronic conditions. A patient’s geographic histo...

Abstract for part by MN Kamel Boulos: This presentation will discuss the main ingredients for a successful implementation of game mechanics (gamification) in e-health interventions intended for health-related behaviour and lifestyle modifications (e.g., in obesity [diet and exercise] or for smoking cessation), drawing on the best current research e...

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Digital games are an important class of eHealth interventions in diabetes, made possible by the Internet and a good range of affordable mobile devices (eg, mobile phones and tablets) available to consumers these days. Gamifying disease management can help children, adolescents, and adults with diabetes to better cope with their lifelong condition....

Contributing reviewers The editor of International Journal of Health Geographics would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 13 (2014).

This paper provides a brief overview of, and elaborates on, some of the presentations, discussions and conclusions from Day 4 of the ‘WHO EURO 2014 International Healthy Cities Conference: Health and the City - Urban Living in the 21st Century’, held in Athens, Greece on 25 October 2014. The Internet of Things (IoT) is made of sensors and other com...

Mobile health (mHealth) apps are popular on all mobile device platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows) and form factors (smartphones, tablets, and even the latest wearable fitness gadgets such as FitBit, Nike+ FuelBand, Google Glass, and smartwatches). With nearly 100,000 available health and fitness-related apps, only a small percentage (15%) of the...

Mobile health (mHealth) apps are popular on all mobile device platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows) and form factors (smartphones, tablets, and even the latest wearable fitness gadgets such as FitBit, Nike+ FuelBand, Google Glass, and smartwatches). With nearly 100,000 available health and fitness-related apps, only a small percentage (15%) of the...

Kamel Boulos MN. Creating self-aware and smart healthy cities. Invited plenary keynote address followed by sub-plenary round table at: WHO 2014 International Healthy Cities Conference, Athens, Greece, 25 October 2014. Conference programme: http://www.webcitation.org/6TWLyluxK - Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/sl.medic/creating-selfaware-and...

About 1.2 million people in Europe have Parkinson's disease (PD). Its main symptoms include tremor and stiffness, which affect daily activities. PD patients often suffer from social exclusion and depression due to the progressive lack of control over their condition. Eventually, most of them require constant care, leading to huge socioeconomic burd...

Full text freely available at http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/257513/Smart-governance-for-health-and-well-being-the-evidence.pdf

Multi-centre cardiovascular clinical trials have become mainstream. However, achieving the degree of interactive communication between geographically separate cardiac centres required to select, develop and design high quality research remains a challenge. Keywords: Learning aids, Arrhythmias, Clinical trials, Computer communication networks, El...

This article gives a brief overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) for cities, offering examples of IoT-powered 21st century smart cities, including the experience of the Spanish city of Barcelona in implementing its own IoT-driven services to improve the quality of life of its people through measures that promote an eco-friendly, sustainable envi...

This article offers a brief overview of most current and potential uses and applications of robotics in health/care and social care, whether commercially ready and available on the market or still at the various stages of research and prototyping. We provide carefully hand-picked examples and pointers to on-going research for each set of identified...

Kamel Boulos MN. Telehealthcare for older people: barriers to large-scale roll-outs (Round table: Use of technologies to promote healthy aging and improve disability). In: Proceedings of the 1st Barcelona Conference on Healthy Aging (University of Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain, 14-15 November 2013 (invited presentation). URL: http://www.healthyagein...

Maged N Kamel Boulos reviews the growth of public participation in health geography and the tools that are helping to turn theory into practice. Full-text URL: http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/publication_pdfs/uk-v11i5-article-towards-citizen.pdf (http://www.webcitation.org/6JNwH9MtL ) - Companion PowerPoint: http://tinyurl.com/MNKB-Geomed2013

Presented within multispeaker session on 'New Ideas for Pervasive Exergaming', Thursday, 27 June 2013, 1:30pm - 2:20pm, Room D: Freedom Room, Back Bay Events Center, Boston - conference URL: http://gamesforhealth.org/conferences/conf-2013/

See: Chapter 13, under Part B: Taking action to create and strengthen health literacy-friendly settings- In: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/190655/e96854.pdf (unabridged version as submitted: http://ow.ly/kpn43 )