Active Learning for Digital Transformation in Healthcare Education, Training and Research (Next Generation Technology Driven Personalized Medicine And Smart Healthcare) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Miltiadis D. Lytras is an expert in advanced computer science and management, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. He is a Research Professor at Deree College―The American College of Greece and a Distinguished Scientist at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Lytras specializes in cognitive computing, information systems, technology-enabled innovation, social networks, and knowledge management. He has coedited over 110 high-impact special issues in ISI/Scopus-indexed journals and authored more than 80 books with international publishers. Additionally, he has published over 120 high-impact papers in top-tier journals such as IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering and the Journal of Business Research. With 25 years of experience in Research and Development projects, Dr. Lytras has been involved in more than 70 R&D projects globally. He holds senior editorial positions in prestigious journals and is the Founding Editor and Editor in Chief of the International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems.

Cristina Vaz de Almeida is a PhD Researcher, expert on health literacy. Director of Post-Graduate studies in Health Literacy (ISPA). Coordinator and author of several books, chapters, articles in health literacy, health communication, social marketing, health marketing. Invited professor at several universities in Portugal, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in coordination a teaching advanced training in health literacy in several health organizations and academia since 2011. In 2022, she was nominated member of the standard committee for the International Health Literacy Association (IHLA) as the only Portuguese-speaker researcher in the committee.

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Active Learning for Digital Transformation in Healthcare Education, Training and Research discusses the potential of advanced training of health professionals as a contributing factor to improve treatment outcomes. By reading this book, professionals who deal with patients with low health literacy will be prepared to promote better access to digital tools, understand the habits of users of health services and empower them to engage on their treatment. It contains a set of techniques and instruments associated with health literacy, communication skills and personal development that will enable their application in good daily practices and assist healthcare professionals to promote digital transformation to patients.

It is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students and healthcare professionals who are interested in learning more about how they can be an effective agent of change in healthcare.