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Global Health Informatics: How Information Technology Can Change Our Lives in a Globalized World discusses the critical role of information and communication technologies in health practice, health systems management and research in increasingly interconnected societies. In a global interconnected world the old standalone institutional information systems have proved to be inadequate for patient-centered care provided by multiple providers, for the early detection and response to emerging and re-emerging diseases, and to guide population-oriented public health interventions. The book reviews pertinent aspects and successful current experiences related to standards for health information systems; digital systems as a support for decision making, diagnosis and therapy; professional and client education and training; health systems operation; and intergovernmental collaboration. - Discusses how standalone systems can compromise health care in globalized world - Provides information on how information and communication technologies (ICT) can support diagnose, treatment, and prevention of emerging and re-emerging diseases - Presents case studies about integrated information and how and why to share data can facilitate governance and strategies to improve life conditions

The wave equation and its solutions. Impedance, power, and reflection. Acoustical properties of biological tissues. Transducers, beam patterns, and resolution. Diagnostic imaging configurations. Doppler and other ultrasonic flowmeters. The safety and measurement of ultrasound.

Recognize market opportunities, master the design process, and develop business acumen with this 'how-to' guide to medical technology innovation. Outlining a systematic, proven approach for innovation - identify, invent, implement - and integrating medical, engineering, and business challenges with real-world case studies, this book provides a practical guide for students and professionals.

Contains more than 700 listings of health-related resources found on the Internet (in 1996) including tutorials, search tools, indexes of resources, directories, and instruction from health-related agencies, associations, hospitals, institutes, libraries, medical centers, medical schools, nursing schools, societies, and mailing lists. Subject areas include Allied Health, Dentistry, Diseases and Conditions, Education, Health Promotion, Medicine, Mental Health, Nursing, Public Health and more.