Handbook of Research on Distributed Medical Informatics and eHealth

Call for Chapters!
Editors: Athina A. Lazakidou, Ph.D and Konstantinos M. Siassiakos, Ph.D, University of Piraeus, Greece

Individuals interested in submitting chapters (5,000-7,500 words) should submit via e-mail a 2-3 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter by March 31, 2007.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Information and Communication Technologies related to Health
  • New Developments in Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems
  • Electronic or Mobile Health Systems, Applications and Services
  • Wireless Telemedicine and Communications Technologies in Healthcare
  • Mobile Health Applications and new Home Care Telecare Systems
  • Wireless LANs and Data Communications for Health Care Networks
  • Distributed/Interactive/Virtual Learning Environments in Health (for Patient Education,
  • Medical Students or Healthcare Professionals)
  • Distributed Problem-Solving Environments
  • Distributed, Collaborative Science Applications
  • E-Health Communication Systems Architecture
  • Hospital Information Systems & E-Health Cards
  • Standardization Aspects in E-Health related Communications
  • Socio/Ethical & Economic Advantages of the new M-Health Applications
  • Ethical Issues in E-Health and M-Health
  • Evaluation of E-Health Communication Systems
  • Security Issues of Telemedicine
  • Distributed Health Telematics Applications
  • Space Telemedicine and Satellite Applications
  • Any Other Distributed Medical Applications

Please forward your e-mail of interest including your name, affiliation and a list of topics (5-7) on which you are interested in writing a chapter to Dr. Athina A. Lazakidou, editor, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., no later than February 28, 2007. You will be notified about the status of your proposed topics as soon as possible.

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