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Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Elizabeth Borycki and Andre Kushniruk have co-authored a new research article entitled Health technology, quality and safety in a learning health system. The article was published in Healthcare Management Forum. Abstract: Health technology quality and safety is an important issue for health informatics (i.e. digital health) professionals. Health technologies have …
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Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Josh W. Giles has co-authored a research article entitled Development of a Portable Upper Limb Muscle Dynamometer for Assessment of Neuromuscular Injury Patients. Collaborating authors include Colin Day, Erik Bedard, Yassine El Alaoui, Mark Hwang, and Michael Berger. The article was published in EPiC Series in Health Sciences. An abstract …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Helen Monkman, Elizabeth Borycki, Karen Courtney and Andre Kushniruk have co-authored a scoping review entitled Updating professional competencies in health informatics: A scoping review and consultation with subject matter experts with Samiha Mir and Jason Bond. The review was published in International Journal of Medical Informatics. Abstract: Introduction: The discipline …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Jean Buckler has co-authored a new research article entitled Do Individual Characteristics and Social Support Increase Children’s Use of an MHealth Intervention? Findings from the Evaluation of a Behavior Change MHealth App, Aim2Be. Collaborating authors include Alysha L. Deslippe, Olivia De-Jongh González, Geoff D.C. Ball, Josephine Ho, Annick Bucholz, Katherine …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Hosna Jabbari has co-authored a new research article entitled A QUBO model of the RNA folding problem optimized by variational hybrid quantum annealing. Collaborating authors include Tristan Zaborniak, Januan Giraldo, Hausi Müller, and Ulrike Stege. The article was published in IEEE Xplore. Abstract: RNAs self-interact through hydrogen-bond base-pairing between nucleotides …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Stephanie Willerth has co-authored a new research article entitled Using nanomaterials to address SARS-CoV-2 variants through development of vaccines and therapeutics. Collaborating authors include Maria Victoria Hangad, Sarah Keshvani, Niya Kelpin, Jonathan Walters-Shumka, McKayla Hood, Cameo Volk and Danika Pal. The article was published in Frontiers in Materials. Abstract: Nanomaterials …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Andre Kushniruk and Elizabeth Borycki have written a new research article entitled Human Factors in Healthcare IT: Management Considerations and Trends. The article was published in Healthcare Management Forum. Abstract: A range of human factors issues are recognized as critical to the success of projects involving Health Information Technology (HIT). …
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Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Elizabeth Borycki and Andre Kushniruk have collaborated with Kerstin Denecke to write a new research article entitled What Can We Learn from Quality Requirements in ISO/TS 82304-2 for Evaluating Conversational Agents in Healthcare? The article was published in Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Abstract: Evaluating conversational agents (CA) that …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Sam Liu has co-authored a new research article entitled Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Family-Based Virtual Childhood Obesity Management Program Delivered During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Prospective Study. Collaborating authors include Kayla Nuss, Rebecca Coulter, Bianca DeSilva, Jeann Buenafe, Ronak Sheikhi and Patti-Jean Naylor. The article was published …
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellows Elizabeth Borycki and Andre Kushniruk wrote a book chapter entitled The Human Factors of Artificial Intelligence – Where Are We Now and Where Are We Headed? Lessons Learned From AI in Healthcare. The chapter was published in AI and Society. Abstract: In this chapter, we consider artificial intelligence (AI) within …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Karen Courtney and Ryan Rhodes have co-authored a research article entitled Patients’ Evaluations of Mobile Text Messaging Studies for Type 2 Diabetes Management: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Synthesis with colleagues Cigdem Sahin and PJ Naylor. The article was published in Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. Abstract: Mobile text …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Elizabeth Borycki and Andre Kushniruk wrote a book chapter entitled Artificial Intelligence and Safety in Healthcare. The chapter was published in AI and Society. Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve patient safety as well as introduce new types of safety issues. As society begins the process of identifying relevant technologies …
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Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Helen Monkman has collaborated with Deirdra Kelly, Blake Lesselroth, Andrew Liew, Antonio Loper, Ryan Palmer, Liz Kollaja, Shannon Ijams, Kristin Rodriguez, Juell Homco, Anna Wickham, John Laurent, Frances Wen to create A Telepsychiatry Simulation for Suicide Assessment: Increasing Virtual Mental Health Competency in Health Professional Students. The article was published …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Josh W. Giles has co-authored a new research article entitled Treating posteriorly eroded glenoids with augmented baseplate or bony increased-offset reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a finite element comparison. Other authors include Asees Kaur, Carson Studders, Delaney Haugan and Dr. David J. Saliken. The article was published in Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES. …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow and co-lead of IALH’s Digital Health cluster, Karen Courtney wrote a research article entitled Digital health systems—let’s talk about sex (and gender) which was published in Healthcare Management Forum. Abstract: Historically, within digital health information systems, sex and gender have been conflated as a single concept and often have been …
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Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Brandon Haworth has co-authored a research article entitled Impact of Manikin Display on Perception of Spatial Planning which was presented at the SAP ’22: ACM Symposium on Applied Perception 2022. Other authors include Matthew Schwartz, Muhammad Usman, Petros Faloutsos, and Mubbasir Kapadia. Abstract: The visualization of spaces, both virtual and …
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Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellows Sam Liu and Ryan Rhodes have co-authored a research article with IALH Student Affiliates Henry La and Amanda Willms. The article is entitled A “No-Code” App Design Platform for Mobile Health Research: Development and Usability Study and was published in JMIR Formative Research. Abstract: Background: A challenge facing researchers conducting …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Helen Monkman has co-authored a conference paper entitled Pre-and Post-Redesign Usability Assessment of a Telemedicine Interface Based on Subjective Metrics with Jessica Lynn Campbell. The paper was presented at 18th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics Conference: One World, One Health – Global Partnership for Digital Innovation, MEDINFO 2021. …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Helen Monkman has co-authored a conference paper entitled Hidden in Plain Sight: Overlooked Results and Other Errors in Evaluating Online Laboratory Results. Other authors include Leah MacDonald, Christian Nøhr, James W. Tanaka, and Blake J. Lesselroth. The article was published in Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Abstract: People are …
IALH Research Fellow Elizabeth Borycki has co-authored a conference paper entitled Business Intelligence Dashboards for Patient Safety and Quality: A Narrative Literature Review with Davy Amirav. The paper was presented at 18th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics Conference: One World, One Health – Global Partnership for Digital Innovation. It has since been published in …
IALH Research Fellows Elizabeth Borycki and Andre Kushniruk have co-authored a conference paper entitled Using Publicly Available Recall and Safety Alert Reports for Learning from Technology-Induced Error. The paper was presented at the 18th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics Conference: One World, One Health – Global Partnership for Digital Innovation, and has since …
IALH Research Fellow Sowmya Somanath has co-authored a conference paper entitled Towards Designing Audio Interactions with Autonomous Vehicles: A Hearing-Enhanced Pedestrian Story. Other authors include Ashratuz Zavin Asha, Owen Brierley, Patrick Finn, and Ehud Sharlin. The paper was presented at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022), New Orleans, LA, USA, …
The authors of the Integrated Science: Multidisciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity in Health were asked how you would see the future of your field 30 years later. This chapter presents the authors’ views on this subject in 2050. IALH Research Fellows Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk and Helen Monkman were among contributing authors. To read the full chapter and all contributing authors, see https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-96814-4_30
Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellows Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk and Helen Monkman have written a new research article entitled Toward an Integrative and Holistic Approach to the Discipline of Health Informatics. The article was published in Multidisciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity in Health. Summary: Health care is being transformed by the increased use of information technology at …
Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Helen Monkman and Andre Kushniruk have co-authored a new research article with student Amanda Joseph entitled An Evaluation Guide and Decision Support Tool for Journey Maps in Healthcare and Beyond. The article was published in Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Abstract: The journey map concept evolved out of the …