Technology Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth: Principles and Practice (Healthcare Delivery in the Information Age)

Annotation Rapid progress in health research has led to generation of new knowledge and innovative practices in management of illness. This has resulted in a significant challenge for health professionals: if today we discovered a new therapy through research, when will this discovery be regularly prescribed or utilized to treat all patients suffering from this condition? Knowledge translation is the non-linear and often complicated process of translating knowledge into routine health practices. Technology enabled knowledge translation (TEKT) is the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to accelerate knowledge translation. With the ubiquity of the internet, the proliferation of different approaches in communication and social networking, and the continuously improving technologies from netbooks to smartphones, there are rich opportunities for TEKT in health education, service delivery, and research Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Case for an Innovations Framework for Technology-Enabled Learning Environments and Knowledge Translation....Pages 3-20 Integrating Electronic Health Records into Medical Education: Considerations, Challenges, and Future Directions....Pages 21-32 Evaluating Electronic Health Record Competencies: New Trends and Approaches Involving Simulations....Pages 33-46 Harnessing Innovation to Support Medical Residents in Education and Practice: An Exploration of Need and Preference....Pages 47-58 Online Infection Control Training: Perceived Barriers and Enablers to Training and Practice....Pages 59-71 Front Matter....Pages 73-73 Practical Considerations in Building an Electronic Community of Practice for Health Care: Lessons from the Literature....Pages 75-90 Evidence 2 Excellence: An Emergency Medicine Quality Improvement Model Utilizing Technology-Enabled Interprofessional Collaboration in British Columbia....Pages 91-116 Orthopaedic Educators’ Electronic Community of Practice: Development of a Supportive Online Learning Environment for Academic Orthopedic Surgeons....Pages 117-131 Engaging People and Strengthening Partnerships Through an eCoP: The Western Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative Experience....Pages 133-152 Leveraging Community for mHealth Research and Development....Pages 153-174 Front Matter....Pages 175-175 Public Engagement in eHealth: Toward Improving Equity in Health Evidence and Health System Renewal....Pages 177-188 Perceptions of Electronic Personal Health Records and the Connection to Self-Care: Considerations for Design and Implementation Within a Multicultural Population....Pages 189-206 Ktunaxa Community Learning Centres (KCLC): A Model of Community Engagement in Health, Education, and Training....Pages 207-224 Developing a Culturally Relevant eMentoring Program for Aboriginal Youth....Pages 225-243 Front Matter....Pages 245-245 Online and Paper-Based: A Mixed-Method Approach to Conducting a Needs Assessment Survey of Physicians....Pages 247-259 Free, Open, and Collaborative: An Illustrative Toolkit for Qualitative Research Using Social Media....Pages 261-287 CliniPEARLS: A Technical Framework for Disseminating Clinical Practice Guidelines from Different Providers on PDA and Smartphone Devices....Pages 289-307 The Use of Bioinformatics in Care Map Analysis....Pages 309-321 Front Matter....Pages 323-323 Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation and Our Environment....Pages 325-337 How Global Is ‘e-Health’ and ‘Knowledge Translation’?....Pages 339-357 Front Matter....Pages 359-359 eHealth Projects in México: The Contribution of Tecnológico de Monterrey....Pages 361-378 Development and Implementation of a Statewide Telemedicine/Telehealth System in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil....Pages 379-400 Low-Cost Health Care: Improving Care to Rural Chinese Communities Through the Innovations of Integrated Diagnostic Terminals and Cloud Computing Platforms....Pages 401-412 Back Matter....Pages 413-440 Better health for the world's people is a moral imperative. Digital innovation linking the globe is a growing reality. Intersecting these critical phenomena, Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation (TEKT) is opening up numerous arenas for improving access to care, upgrading quality of care, advancing health education, and reducing health inequities worldwide. Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth surveys in depth the current status of major TEKT projects and its potential to contribute to future widespread health care refinements. In applications as varied as bioinformatics, youth e-mentoring programs, and electronic communities of practice, TEKT is shown as evolving toward larger humanitarian goals, addressing environmental concerns, and--in keeping with one of the earliest premises of the Internet--answering the salient question, "How global is e-health?" Contributors set out a well-rounded picture of TEKT use across health delivery platforms as the book: Updates technological concepts in training, recordkeeping, and quality control. Provides extended examples of virtual collaboration between colleagues. Explores TEKT as a means of improving health outcomes in disadvantaged populations. Demonstrates applications of social media in qualitative research. Reports on TEKT projects from Mexico, China, and Brazil. Applies TEKT practice at the policy level. Health care administrators as well as researchers in health care management, policy, and services will find Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth a leading-edge resource that stimulates action as well as interest