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Volume 8 (2018)
Issue 1
Article 1
Feasibility of Hospital-at-Home for Older Patients With an Acute Medical Illness (pages 1-22)
Anette Tanderup (OPEN (Odense Patient-Data Explorative Network), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark), Jesper Ryg (Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark), Anne Lee (Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark), Annmarie Touborg Lassen (Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark), Karina Birkmose Mejer (Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark), Gitte Lyngholm Soerensen (Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark), Birthe Dinesen (SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark), Torben Larsen (Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark), Tahir Masud (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK), Jens-Ulrik Rosholm (Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark)
Article 2
Early Intervention and Health Promotion in the Management of Chronic Liver Disease (pages 23-39)
Shaila Hussain (King's College, London, UK)
Article 3
A Case of Spontaneous Esophageo-Pleural Fistula (pages 40-45)
Mudasir Mir (SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, India), Aadil Beigh (SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, India), Arshad Bachh (SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, India), Mohsin Mushtaq (Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan), Kunal Bhaskar (SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, India)
Article 4
Issue 2
Article 1
Online Communities. Benefits and Risks: A Literature Review (pages 1-13)
Elena Graziani (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy), Fausto Petrini (Università degli Studi di Firenze Dipartimento di Psicologia, Florence, Italy)
Article 2
A Review of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D): To Assist Patients' and Carers' Understanding of This Condition (pages 14-45)
Eileen O'Donnell (Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Liam O'Donnell (Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
Article 3
A Study on Lifetime Enhancement and Reliability in Wearable Wireless Body Area Networks (pages 46-59)
Saranya Vasanthamani (Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India)
Volume 7 (2017)
Issue 1
Editorial Preface
Ashok Kumar Biswas (The Ministry of Health-Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia)
Article 1
Parent-Child Relationship: A Qualitative Interview Report of a Dutch Older Adult (pages 1-12)
Ashok Kumar Biswas (The Ministry of Health-Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia), Edward P.A. Gebuis (MCH, The Hague, Netherlands), Petrica Irimia (Henri Coanda, Alba Iulia, Romania)
Article 2
Understanding Strategies for Implementing Integrated Information Systems for Rabies Surveillance (pages 13-26)
Anna Geofrey (Centre for ICT, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania), Maulilio J. Kipanyula (Department of Anatomy, Histology and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary and Medical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania), Kadeghe Fue (Centre for ICT, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania), Camilius Sanga (Department of Informatics, Solomon Mahlangu College of Science and Education, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania)
Article 3
Health Consensus: A Digital Adapted Delphi for Healthcare (pages 27-43)
J.M. Monguet (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain), A. Trejo (Onsanity Solutions, Barcelona, Spain), T. Martí (Excelnets, Barcelona, Spain), J. Escarrabill (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
Article 4
Homo Neuroeconomicus: A Review of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Game Trials on Economic Choice (pages 44-56)
Torben Larsen (Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark)
Issue 2
Article 1
Estimating Key Performance Indicators of a New Emergency Department Model (pages 1-16)
Soraia Oueida (American University of Middle East, Kuwait, Kuwait), Seifedine Kadry (Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Sciences, Tarik AlJadida, Lebanon), Sorin Ionescu (Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania)
Article 2
Uncertainty in Clinical Knowledge: A Critical Dimension of Quality Evaluation (pages 17-28)
Vahé A. Kazandjian (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA)
Article 3
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) and Thyroid Function in Chhattisgarh (pages 29-41)
Mukund Tiwari (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India), Dr. Sarita Agrawal (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India), Subarna Mitra (Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, India)
Article 4
Survival Fight of a Teen With Polytrauma, Severe Head Injury, Gr-V Liver Injury Followed By ARDS, Managed in a Rural Hospital of Andaman, India: Perseverance Gives Possibilities Even With Limited Resources (pages 42-45)
Sidharth Bhasin (Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India), Anil Kumar Narayan (Andaman and Nicobar Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India), Janardhan AL (Andaman and Nicobar Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India)
Volume 6 (2016)
Issue 1
Editorial Preface
Ashok Kumar Biswas (The Ministry of Health-Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia)
Article 2
Health Ballistics: Multiple Reference Point Informed Probability Theory (pages 5-56)
Paul Jordan Washburn (Health Medical Institute (HMI), Cheyenne, WY, USA & Restore Medical Fitness, Williamsville, NY, USA)
Article 3
Patient Satisfaction Regarding Health Education and Practice Environment Using the PPAESS Survey (pages 57-64)
Paul Jordan Washburn (University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, USA)
Article 4
An Architectural Solution for Health Information Exchange (pages 65-103)
Timoteus B. Ziminski (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA), Steven A. Demurjian (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA), Eugene Sanzi (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA), Mohammed Baihan (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA), Thomas Agresta (Department of Family Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA)
Old India and Its Older Adults: Still in Misery!
Invited Commentary
Ashok Kumar Biswas (The Ministry of Health-Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia), Santosh K. Yatnatti (Healthy Ageing Expert, Derellakatte, India)
Issue 2
Editorial Preface
Ashok Kumar Biswas (The Ministry of Health-Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia)
Article 1
Communication AssessmenT Checklist in Health: Assessment and Comparison of Web-Based Health Resources (pages 1-20)
Juliana Genova (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada), Jackie Bender (University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada)
Article 2
RFID in Health Care-Building Smart Hospitals for Quality Healthcare (pages 21-45)
Amir Manzoor (Bahria University, Karachi, Pakistan)
Article 3
Missing Link of the Health Information Exchange Loop: Engaging Patients (pages 46-55)
Alice M. Noblin (Department of Health Management & Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA), Kendall Cortelyou-Ward (Department of Health Management & Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA)
Article 4
Specialty Health Care in Rural Areas of West Bengal (India): A Policy Document (pages 56-62)
Ashok Kumar Biswas (The Ministry of Health-Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia), Edward Gebuis (MCH Den Haag, Leiden, Netherlands), Petrica Irimia (Henri Coanda, Alba Iulia, Romania)
Volume 5 (2015)
Issue 1
Article 1
The Role of Average Health Status - Health Inequalities Matrix for Assessing Impacts on Population Health in Health in All Policies (pages 1-15)
Jordan Panayotov (Independent Centre for Analysis and Research of Economies (ICARE), Balwyn, Australia)
Article 2
Primary Care Clinic Visit Efficiency (pages 16-29)
Kambiz Farahmand (NDSU, Fargo, ND, USA), Satpal Singh Wadhwa (NDSU, Fargo, ND, USA), Mahmoud Mostafa (NDSU, Fargo, ND, USA), Vahid H Khiabani (MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN, USA), Sudhi Upadhyaya (NDSU, Fargo, ND, USA)
Article 3
Coping and Transition in Young People with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – Maintaining Best Practice: Paediatric Nephrology (pages 30-46)
Shahid Muhammad (The Renal Patient Support Group (RPSG), Bristol, UK)
Article 4
Medical Ethics and Undergraduate Training: The Ground Reality and Remedial Action (pages 47-54)
Ayesha Ahmad (Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India), Pareesa Rabbani (Era's Medical College, Lucknow, India), Shipra Kanwar (Era's Medical College, Lucknow, India), Ranoji Vijaysingh Shinde (KKU, Abha, Saudi Arabia), Tamkin Khan (Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College-AMU College, Aligarh, India)
Article 5
Toward an Informed-Patient Approach to E-Health Services (pages 55-67)
Keren Mazuz (Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem, Israel), Seema Biswas (Medical School for International Health, Be'er Sheva, Israel), Rui Amaral Mendes (Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cleveland, OH, USA)
Article 6
The Role of Health Inequalities and Assessing Impacts on Population Health: Exploring Health in All (HiAP) Policies (pages 68-74)
Shahid Muhammad (The Renal Patient Support Group (RPSG), Bristol, UK)
Issue 2
Article 1
Introducing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) and Gender Identity Issues in a Medical Humanities Module (pages 1-11)
P. Ravi Shankar (Xavier University School of Medicine, Oranjestad, Aruba), Christopher Rose (Xavier University School of Medicine, Oranjestad, Aruba)
Article 2
Travel for Treatment: Patients Perspective on Medical Tourism (pages 12-25)
Bhawna Sharma (Amity University, Noida, India & India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India), J K Sharma (Amity University, Noida, India & India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India), Sudir Padroo (Amity University, Noida, India & India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India)
Article 3
Data Mining for Predicting Pre-diabetes: Comparing Two Approaches (pages 26-46)
Kambiz Farahmand (NDSU, Fargo, ND, USA), Guangjing You (NDSU, Fargo, ND, USA), Jing Shi (UC, Oakland, CA, USA), Satpal Singh Wadhwa (NDSU, Fargo, ND, USA)
What Matters in Medicine: Lessons from a Life in Primary Care
Book Review
P. Ravi Shankar (Xavier University School of Medicine, Oranjestad, Aruba)
Volume 4 (2014)
Issue 1
Health Informatics Applications in Diverse Settings: Beyond the Horizon
Guest Editorial Preface
Riddhi Doshi (Parkview Research Center, Fort Wayne, IN, USA), Santosh Sapkota (Dignity Health, Hamilton, OH, USA)
Special Issue on Theory Driven Interventions: Are We Looking at Social and Organizational Aspects of Health Care Technology in the Field of Medical Informatics?
Guest Editorial Preface
Saptarshi Purkayastha (Department of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway), Knut Staring (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway)
Article 1
The Mobile is Part of a Whole: Implementing and Evaluating mHealth from an Information Infrastructure Perspective (pages 1-16)
Tiwonge Davis Manda (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway & Department of Computer Science, Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi), Terje Aksel Sanner (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway)
Article 2
How Health Managers' Trust Towards FOSS Implementors Changed and Shaped HIS Implantation Trajectories: An Empirical Study of Selected FOSS HIS Implementations in Sri Lanka (pages 17-32)
Roshan Hewapathirana (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway), Shriyananda Rathnayake (ICT Agency of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Article 3
Using Mobile Technology to Address the ‘Three Delays' to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Zanzibar (pages 33-47)
Rachel Hoy Deussom (IntraHealth International, Washington, DC, USA), Marc Mitchell (Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA), Julia Dae Ruben (D-Tree International, Weston, MA, USA)
Article 4
A Smart Card Based Software System for Surgery Specialties (pages 48-63)
Nektarios Konstantopoulos (OptionsNet, Kanakari, Patras, Hellas, Greece), Vasileios Syrimpeis (Robotics Research Group, Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineering Department, University of Patras, Patras, Hellas, Greece), Vassilis Moulianitis (Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of Aegean, Ermoupolis, Syros, Hellas, Greece), Ioannis Panaretou (OptionsNet, Kanakari, Patras, Hellas, Greece), Nikolaos Aspragathos (Robotics Research Group, Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineering Department, University of Patras, Patras, Hellas, Greece), Elias Panagiotopoulos (Orthopedics Department, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Hellas, Greece)
Article 5
‘The Snow Leopard' and User-Driven Healthcare (pages 64-66)
P. Ravi Shankar (Department of Medical Education, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal)
Issue 2
Special Issue on Man to Machine: The Changing Face of Medicine
Guest Editorial Preface
Bhavna Seth (Independent Researcher and General Practice, MBBS Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India), Pranab Chatterjee (Final Year Postgraduate Student, Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India)
Article 1
eICU STUDY: A Proof of Concept (pages 1-5)
Ajit Dhakal (Northside Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio, USA), Binod Dhakal (Manipal, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA), Lakshmi Kant Pathak (Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA), Shadi Marina (University of Damascus, Syria), Vimala Vijayaraghavan (Caribbean Medical University, Curacao)
Article 2
A Self-Management System for Chronically Ill Patients (pages 6-23)
Silvia Torsi (University of Trento, Trento, Italy)
Article 3
Role Plays Used During A Humanities In Medicine Module: Selected Transcripts Part 2 (pages 24-33)
Ravi Shankar (Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands), Kundan K Singh (Department of Clinical Pharmacology, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal), Arati Shakya (Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal), Ajaya Kumar Dhakal (Department of Pediatrics, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal), Rano M Piryani (Department of Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal)
Article 4
The Vascular System: Unblocking Conduits to Our Rivers Within (pages 34-42)
Pranab Chatterjee (University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India), Anjan Kumar Das (Department of Surgery, Taylor's University School of Medicine, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia), Carmel Martin (Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland), Asok Basu (Independent consultant, Solutions provider, Dallas, USA), Rakesh Biswas (People's College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India)
Article 5
Single Case Studies as Seeds: Brain Models That Matter (pages 43-50)
Amy Price (The University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom)
Article 6
“Paper Teachers:”: Towards a True Postgraduate Education (pages 51-56)
David J. Elpern (Kauai Foundation for Continuing Education, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA)
Issue 3
Developing Public Health and Primary Care Competencies through Patient Centered Care in a User Driven Framework
Editorial Preface
Amy Price (University of Oxford, Oxford, UK), Pranab Chatterjee (Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India), Rakesh Biswas (Department of Medicine, L. N. Medical College, Bhopal, India)
Special Issue on Patient Centered Learning and Early Clinical Exposure in Undergraduate Medical Education
Guest Editorial Preface
Pranab Chatterjee (Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India), P. Ravi Shankar (Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Article 1
Perspectives: Fourteen Aphorisms - From Problem Solving to Relationship Building (pages 1-6)
P. Ravi Shankar (Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Article 2
Medical Students Meet User Driven Health Care for Patient Centered Learning in Clinical Medicine (pages 7-17)
Nitesh Arora (L. N. Medical College, Bhopal, India), Neha Tamrakar (L. N. Medical College, Bhopal, India), Amy Price (University of Oxford, Oxford, UK), Rakesh Biswas (Department of Medicine, L. N. Medical College, Bhopal, India)
Article 3
Ranitidine-Induced Hepatitis in a Young Man with Myalgia and Insomnia: Narratives in Conversational Learning Experience (pages 18-26)
Shrutika Singh (PCMS, Bhopal, India), Rakesh Biswas (Department of Medicine, L. N. Medical College, Bhopal, India)
Article 4
Case Study: Stroke and Diaphragmatic Palsy leading to Pneumonia (pages 27-30)
Akash Shrikhande (Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Peoples Medical College and Research Centre, Bhopal, India), Thierry Galvez (Faculty of Medicine, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France), Nicolas Langendorfer (Faculty of Medicine, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France), Krishna Jain (Department of Medicine, Peoples Medical College and Research Centre, Bhopal, India), Rakesh Biswas (Department of Medicine, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India)
Article 5
Case Study: Glaucoma and Epidemic Dropsy - A Past Possible Association Revisited (pages 31-37)
Swarna Biseria Gupta (Department of Ophthalmology, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India), Divya Verma (Department of Ophthalmology, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India), D. P. Singh (Department of Ophthalmology, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India)
Article 6
Case Study: Resolving Diagnostic Uncertainties in the Clinical Presentation of Ocular Tuberculosis (pages 38-45)
Swarna Biseria Gupta (Department of Ophthalmology, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India), Divya Verma (Department of Ophthalmology, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India), D. P. Singh (Department of Ophthalmology, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India)
Article 7
Case Study: Atypical Presentation of Orbital Hemangiopericytoma (pages 46-55)
Vasudha Damle (RKDF Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Bhopal, India), Rahul Agarwal (L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, India), Nitin Garg (Department of Neurology Bansal Hospital, Bhopal, India), Hanni V Gulwani (Department of Pathology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal, India)
Issue 4
Article 1
E-Healthcare Disparities Across Cultures: Infrastructure, Readiness and the Digital Divide (pages 1-16)
Seema Biswas (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Medical School for International Health, Beer Sheva, Israel), Keren Mazuz (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Medical School for International Health, Beer Sheva, Israel), Rui Amaral Mendes (Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cleveland, OH, USA)
Article 2
Electronic Patient Records (EPR), Library Services (LS) and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Meetings: Is it Not Time to Integrate Primary Care for the Better? (pages 17-33)
Shahid Muhammad (The Renal Patient Support Group (RPSG), Bristol, UK), Malcolm Rigler (NHS North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Clevedon, UK), Meshia Adams (Meshia's Hope, Washington, DC, USA)
Article 3
Free Resources for Conducting Learning Sessions for Undergraduate Medical Students About Pharmaceutical Promotion (pages 34-38)
P Ravi Shankar (Xavier University School of Medicine, Oranjestad, Aruba)
Article 4
Application of Radiology Techniques and Technologies in Forensic Investigations (pages 39-48)
Raghvendra Kumar Vidua (AIIMS Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Article 5
Can Travel and Trade Affect the Global Epidemiology of Rabies?: A Short Review (pages 49-55)
K. Gokul Kumar (Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India), Anirban Chatterjee (Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India)
Article 6
The Importance of Raising Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Awareness for Young People and Parents: Young People with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) (pages 56-70)
Shahid Muhammad (The Renal Patient Support Group (RPSG), Bristol, UK), Barbara Sen (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK)
Volume 3 (2013)
Issue 1
Article 1
Transformation of a Reluctant Patient to a Proactive Health Advocate (pages 1-12)
Peg Ford (Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA)
Article 2
One Moment in Time: A Patient’s Story (pages 13-17)
Marla Lukofsky (Keynote Speaker, Writer, Comedian, Toronto, ON, Canada)
Article 3
My Mamma Mia (pages 18-21)
G. Evelyn Lampart (NYC Housing Authority (Retired), Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Article 4
Health Information for Consumers in Developing Nations: A Medical Librarian’s Perspective (pages 22-32)
Vasumathi Sriganesh (Qmed Knowledge Foundation, Andheri East, Mumbai, MH, India)
Article 5
Sarah’s Choice: Breast Cancer and Mammogram Screening Decisions (pages 33-48)
Amy Price (Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK)
Article 6
Individualization of Decision Making Regarding Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer in Women 40-49 y.o. with First Degree Relative with Breast Cancer (pages 49-63)
Nikita A Makretsov (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Article 7
A Case of Poncet’s Disease Masquerading Rheumatoid Arthritis (pages 64-67)
Gopal Chandra Ghosh (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research & Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India)
Article 8
A Middle Aged Man with a Big Head since Childhood (pages 68-70)
Kushaghra Khiwani (People’s College of Medical Sciences & Reserch Centre, People’s University, Bhopal, India), Seema Mahant (Department of General Medicine, People’s University, Bhopal, India), Swati Patel (People’s University, Bhopal, India), Vijay Baghel (Department of General Medicine, People’s University, Bhopal, India), Rakesh Biswas (Department of General Medicine, People’s University, Bhopal, India)
Article 9
Transformation of a Reluctant Patient to a Proactive Health Advocate (pages 71-74)
Tamkin Khan (College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia)
Article 10
Ask Me What I Want (pages 75-80)
Marla Lukofsky (Keynote Speaker, Writer, Comedian, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Article 11
How Much does Post Discharge Follow-Up Matter?: Recommendations for the “Big Head” Case Study (pages 81-83)
Amy Price (Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK)
Article 12
“The Way”: A Cinematic Review (pages 84-85)
Brian T. Maurer (Physician Assistant, Enfield, CT, USA)
Article 13
Basic Methods of Medical Research 3rd Edition (pages 86-87)
Usha Ghosh (Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
Article 14
2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years (pages 88-89)
Saptarshi Purkayastha (Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway)
Issue 2
Is There a Grey Zone between Information Therapy, Bibliotherapy and Patient Education?
Guest Editorial Preface
Vahideh Zarea Gavgani (Department of Medical Information and Library Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran)
Article 1
The Meaningful Use of Information Therapy (Ix®): From Ix to Patient Response (Px) (pages 1-8)
Donald W. Kemper (Healthwise, Boise, ID, USA), Molly Mettler (Healthwise, Boise, ID, USA)
Article 2
Information Therapy (Ix) and Information Prescription: A Systematic Review (pages 9-19)
Vahideh Zarea Gavgani (Department of Medical Information and Library Science, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran &Iranian Center of Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz, Iran &Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz, Iran), Farhad Shokraneh (Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran)
Article 3
eSelf or Computerized Self Network: A Tool for Individual Empowerment & Implementation of Optimal Healthcare (pages 20-32)
Fereydoon Baradaran Bagheri (Independent Researcher, Iran)
Article 4
Assistive Computing Technology for Enabling Differently-Abled Population in India: A User Driven Intervention (pages 33-43)
Indrajit Bhattacharya (International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi, India & Birla Institute of Technology, Noida Campus, Ranchi, India), Anandhi Ramachandran (Health Informatics Department, International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi, India), Nekram Upadhyay (Assistive Computing Technology Department, Indian Spinal Injury Centre, New Delhi, India), Megha Sharma (Public Health Foundation Institute (PHEI), Gurgaon, India)
Article 5
Patients’ Medication Errors: How Patients’ Inadequate Information about their Prosthetic Heart Valve Diseases Affects their Healthcare (pages 44-50)
Vahideh Zarea Gavgani (Department of Medical Information and Library Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), Mina Mahami Oskouei (Department of Medical Information and Library Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), Rezvanyieh Salehi (Shahid Madani Heart Hospital & Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran)
Article 6
Using Online Social Networks for Increasing Health Literacy on Oral Health (pages 51-58)
Ziauddin Ahmed (Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari (Department of Health Informatics, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Karimon Nesha (Department of Disaster Management, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, India), Karishma Sharmin Haque (Department of Health Informatics, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Khurshida Khanom (Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Kazi Rumana Ahmed (Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Article 7
Right to Health and Proportion of Right to Health Information in the Patient’s Right Charters (pages 59-68)
Mir Sajjad Seyed Mousavi (Department of Public and International Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran), Vahideh Zarea Gavgani (Department of Medical Information and Library Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran & National Public Health Management Centre (NPMC), Tabriz, Iran &Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz, Iran), Mohammad Ghari Seyed Fatemi (Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran), Mohammad Rasekh (Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran), Mohammad Hossein Zarei (Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran), Ali Akbar Gorji (Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran)
Article 8
Cloud Computing: A Feasible Platform for ICT Enabled Health Science Libraries in India (pages 69-77)
Mayank Trivedi (The Maharaja Sayajirao University Of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India), Vishnu Suthar (Mewar University, Chittorgarh, Rajastahn, India)
Article 9
Assessing the Perception of Pain and Distress of Female Patients Undergoing Routine Urethral Catheterization in Cesarean Delivery (pages 78-84)
N. Taleschian Tabrizi (Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), Z. Torabi (Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), P. Bastani (Urogynecology Knowledge Management Unit, Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), M. Mokhtarkhani (Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), N. Madani (Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), N. Parnian (Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran), S. Hajebrahimi (Urogynecology knowledge management unit, Iranian Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran)
Article 10
Information Prescription and Information Therapy: Practicing Medicine in the Information Age (pages 85-87)
Riddhi Doshi (American College of Epidemiology, Raleigh, NC, USA)
Article 11
Right to Health Information and an Example of Its Implementation (pages 88-89)
Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari (Centre for Health Informatics, National Health Portal, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi, India)
Article 12
Assistive Computing Technology for Enabling Differently Abled Population in India: A User Driven Intervention (pages 90-91)
Abha Khetarpal (Cross the Hurdles, Subhash Nagar, New Delhi, India)
Issue 3
Special Issue on the Uses of Arts in the Healthcare Process
Guest Editorial Preface
Christine Condaris (Department of Fine & Performing Arts, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA, USA)
Article 1
Meditation Painting and Pain Management: A Self Study (pages 7-18)
Lisa Raye Garlock (Graduate Art Therapy Program, The George Washington University, Alexandria, VA, USA)
Article 2
The Arts as Public Service: A Critical Analysis Exploring the Relationship between the Arts and Wellbeing (pages 19-30)
Pauline Etim-Ubah (Arts Policy and Management, Birkbeck University, London, UK)
Article 3
European Collaboration of Healthcare and Art with Focus on Social Inclusion and Wellbeing (pages 31-39)
Anita Jensen (University of Nottingham, Health Services, UK)
Article 4
Flexitarianism (Flexible or Part-Time Vegetarianism): A User-Based Dietary Choice for Improved Wellbeing (pages 40-64)
Talia Raphaely (Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia), Dora Marinova (Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia), George Crisp (Doctors for the Environment Australia, College Park, SA, Australia), Jordan Panayotov (Independent Centre for Analysis and Research of Economies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
Article 5
Illness Narratives: Creative Drama Within (pages 65-73)
Pragya Pandey Joshi (Department of Humanities, Lakshmi Narayana College of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India), Ankur Joshi (Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India), Saket Kale (Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India), Jeewan Singh Meena (Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India), Nivedita Kale (Department of Physiotherapy, Ayushman College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Article 6
Using Art Therapy to Address Cognitive Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (pages 74-95)
Nicole C. Hoffmann (Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Mullen, NE, USA)
Article 7
Visual Communication to Improve Relationship Quality in Spousal Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease (pages 96-111)
Nola Freeman (Magnolia Community Services, New Orleans, LA, USA)
Article 8
Mentoring in Medical Colleges: Bringing Out the Best in People (pages 112-121)
Jyoti Nath Modi (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, People’s College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India), Tejinder Singh (CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India)
Article 9
User Driven Learning: Blending the Best of Clinical Medicine and Humanities to Infuse ‘Joy’ into the Medical Curriculum (pages 122-127)
Shivika Chandra (Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India), Amy Price (Oxford University, Oxford, UK & Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA), Tamoghna Biswas (Independent Researcher, Kolkata, West Bengal, India), Kaustav Bera (Medical College Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India), Rakesh Biswas (Department of Medicine, People’s College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India)
The Art of Medicine in Metaphors: A Collection of Poems and Narratives
Book Review
Gregory Scheckler (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA, USA)
Issue 4
Special Issue on Using the Medicine in Humanities to bring Humanity in Medicine
Guest Editorial Preface
Tamkin Khan (Department of Obsteric and Gynecology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Article 1
The Significance of the Hidden Curriculum in Medical Ethics: Literature Review with Focus on Students' Experiences (pages 1-12)
Annaswamy Nalini (Director of Education, Saveetha University, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Article 2
Proposal for Integration of Bioethics in Phase I Undergraduate Medical Curriculum in India (pages 13-19)
Chetana P. Hadimani (Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India)
Article 3
Infinite Ability: The Confluence of Disability and Medical Humanities (pages 20-23)
Satendra Singh (Department of Physiology, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi, India)
Article 4
Online Faculty Development: Experiences of a Journal Club Discussion (pages 24-29)
Chnimay Shah (Department of Physiology, Govt. Medical College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India), Rashmi Vyas (Department of Physiology, Medical Education Unit, Regional Centre for Medical Council of India, National Faculty Development, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India)
Article 5
Introducing Medical Humanities--Use of Humour for Teaching Ethics: A Pilot Study at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Delhi (pages 30-36)
Ayesha Ahmad (Department of Obstetrics and Gyencology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi, Delhi, India), Tamkin Khan (Department of Obstetrics and Gyencology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India), Shridhar Dwivedi (Department Head of Medicine/ Preventive Cardiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi, Delhi, India), Farah Kausar (Department of Anatomy, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
Article 6
Medical Student Introduction to ‘Patient Centred Healthcare' Through a ‘Constructivist' Learning Session in Cardiology: A Cross Sectional Evaluation (pages 37-49)
Monika Pathania (Department of Medicine, Vir Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute of Medical Science and Research, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttrakhand, India), Aditi Chaturvedi (Department of Medicine, Vir Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute of Medical Science and Research, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttrakhand, India), Rakesh Biswas (Department of Medicine, Peoples College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India)
Article 7
Reforming Medical Education: Some Eccentric Thinking (pages 50-55)
Jayesh Khaddar (School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India)
Article 8
Art of Healing, Medicine and Humanity: A Conceptual Discourse (pages 56-60)
Parvez Imam (F-20 Communications, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
Article 9
A Radiologist's Art in CT Images (pages 61-66)
Piyu Deo Mahant (Department of Radio-diagnosis, Peoples College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Article 10
The Significance of the Hidden Curriculum in Medical Ethics (pages 67-70)
Satendra Singh (Department of Physiology, Coordinator of Enabling Unit, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India)
Article 11
‘To Be or Not to Be': Altruism Needed for Our Progeny: A Commentary on “Reforming Medical Education- Some Eccentric Thinking” (pages 71-73)
Ranabir Pal (Elmer Villanueva Member, International Epidemiological Association & Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India)
Article 12
Teaching: Learning Humanities in a New Perspective (pages 74-80)
M. Salman Shah (Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India), Fatima Khan (Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Article 13
Dam Burst of Emotion (pages 81-83)
Ayesha Ahmad (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
Article 14
Handle With Care (pages 84-88)
Ranjana Srivastava (Medical Oncologist and Writer, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Article 15
Movies and Medicine: An Interview with Dr. Agahse (pages 89-91)
Tamkin Khan (Department of Obsteric and Gynecology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Article 16
Doctors without Borders (pages 92-95)
Sabahat Rasool (Department of OBGYN, Government Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India), Omar Salim Akhtar (DNB Urology Registrar, Department of Urology, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Volume 2 (2012)
Issue 1
Article 1
Reforming Medical Curriculum in India in Recent Years: Conflicts of Political, Regulator, Educationist and Professional Natures and Strategies for their Resolution (pages 1-13)
Rita Sood (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India), N. Ananthakrishnan (MGMCRI, Pondicherry, India)
Article 2
Lived Experiences in ‘Active’ Small Group Learning (pages 14-17)
P. Ravi Shankar (KIST Medical College, Nepal)
Article 3
Creating Awareness for Using a Wiki to Promote Collaborative Health Professional Education (pages 18-28)
Karishma Sharmin Haque (Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Bangladesh), Abu Md Akteruzzaman Bhuiyan (Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Bangladesh), Mou Bhowmick (Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Bangladesh), Ziauddin Ahmed (Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Bangladesh), S. N. Sarbadhikari (Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Bangladesh)
Article 4
Experiences of a Student Elective at McGill University (pages 29-32)
Mohsin Bin Mushtaq (Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan)
Article 5
The Process of Medical Curriculum Development in Malaysia (pages 33-39)
V. K. E. Lim (International Medical University, Malaysia)
Article 6
Adolescent Medicine Curriculum at Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia (pages 40-48)
Alam Sher Malik (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia), Rukhsana Hussain Malik (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia)
Article 7
Creating a User-Driven Student Perspective in a Nepalese Medical School (pages 49-52)
P. Ravi Shankar (KIST Medical College, Nepal)
Article 8
The Politics of Medical Curriculum Accreditation: Thoughts, Not Facts? (pages 53-69)
Evelyne de Leeuw (School of Medicine—Deakin University, Australia)
Article 9
The Patient is Dead: Continuing Medical Education and the Hidden Curriculum (pages 70-75)
Shaifali Bansal (People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, India)
Article 12
Curricular Battles: Is it Possible to Win the War even if a Few Battles are Lost? (pages 82-85)
N. Ananthakrishnan (MGMCRI, India), Rita Sood (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India)
Article 13
Creating Awareness for Using a Wiki to Promote Collaborative Health Professional Education (pages 86-87)
James Heilman (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Article 14
Issue 2
Article 2
Medical Students’ Perspective on TBI after Participation in Interactive Evidence-Based Online Learning (pages 6-11)
Shivika Chandra (Kasturba Medical College, India), Manu Mathew (Kasturba Medical College, India)
Article 3
Conversational Learning in Medical Education: Clinical Problem Solving Around Chronic Persistent Headache (pages 12-23)
Tamoghna Biswas (Medical College Kolkata, India), Amy Price (University of Oxford, UK), Shivika Chandra (Kasturba Medical College, India), Adrija Datta (Medical College Kolkata, India), Rakesh Biswas (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India)
Article 4
From Neuroplasticity to Scaffolding: A Giant Step for Cognitive Aging Research? (pages 24-43)
Gillian Ewing (Ewing-Hopwood Sarl, France)
Article 5
Disability Studies in Medical Education (pages 44-51)
Abha Khetarpal (Cross the Hurdles, India), Satendra Singh (University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, India)
Article 6
Helping Patients Help Themselves: The Added Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring to Home Health Care (pages 52-57)
Maria Angela M. Saquibal (The Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, USA), Melissa Lantz-Garnish (The Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, USA)
Article 7
Recovery of a Triple Whiplash Accident (pages 58-61)
Anna Christine Doehring (Complementary Medicine Practitioner, Canada)
Article 8
The Lights are on but Nobody’s at Home (pages 62-67)
David Ward Smith (Independent Researcher, USA)
Article 9
Optimizing Opportunities for Brain Injury Survivors: Technology, Creativity and Soul Searching (pages 68-73)
Rohn Kessler (Sparks of Genius, USA), Paco (Sparks of Genius, USA)
Article 10
Traumatic Brain Injury and My Grandparents (pages 74-76)
Jazmin Price (Interviewee, USA), Amy Price (University of Oxford, UK)
Article 12
Is Post Traumatic Amnesia any Different from Delirium? (pages 82-85)
Samit Roy (The University of Newcastle, Australia)
Article 13
There is a Human Being Inside Every Patient (pages 86-88)
Julia Fox Garrison (Independent Researcher, USA)
Article 14
Disability Studies in Medical Education (pages 89-90)
Joan W. Young (Independent Researcher, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
Barriers, Challenges and Possible Solutions in Establishing Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) in India: A Policy Perspective (pages 1-8)
T. N. Sathyanarayana (Indian Institute of Public Health – Bangalore Campus, India), Giridhara R. Babu (Indian Institute of Public Health – Bangalore Campus, India & University of California Los Angeles, USA), Shridhar Kadam (Indian Institute of Public Health – Bhuvaneshwar Campus, India)
Article 3
Practical Skills Evaluation of Medical Students with a Mini-Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) for Nosocomial Infections (pages 24-31)
Chitra Pai (M.G.M. Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India), Tavleen Jaggi (M.G.M. Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India), Shalini Gore (M.G.M. Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India), Harapriya Kar (M.G.M. Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India)
Article 4
A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Illness Perception About Asthma Among Asthma Patients at a Referral Tertiary Care Public Chest Hospital in Delhi, India (pages 32-43)
Sushil Shendge (University of Delhi, India), Barnali Deka (University of Delhi, India), Anita Kotwani (University of Delhi, India)
Article 5
Learning Objectives: “Perfect is the Enemy of Good!” (pages 44-62)
Tamkin Khan (King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia), Shyamala Hande (Melaka Manipal Medical College, India), Sanjay Bedi (Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India), Tejinder Singh (Christian Medical College, India), Vinay Kumar (University of Chicago, USA)
Article 6
Transcripts of a Medical Education in Humanities Module: Selection of Role Plays (pages 63-76)
P. Ravi Shankar (KIST Medical College, Nepal), Kundan Kr. Singh (KIST Medical College, Nepal), Ajaya Dhakal (KIST Medical College, Nepal), Arati Shakya (KIST Medical College, Nepal), Rano M. Piryani (KIST Medical College, Nepal)
Article 7
Do Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Programs Merit more Consideration in the Indian Setting? (pages 77-81)
Vijairam Selvaraj (Baystate Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, USA)
Article 8
Principles of Assessment in Medical Education (pages 82-83)
Medha A. Joshi (M.S. Ramaiah Group of Institutions - M.S. Ramaiah Campus, Bangalore, India)
Article 9
Scales to Scalpels: Doctors Who Practice the Healing Arts of Music and Medicine (pages 84-84)
Christine Condaris (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
On Being a Patient (pages 1-4)
S. P. Kalantri (Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India)
Article 2
Incarcerated Gravid Uterus in an Incisional Hernia (pages 5-13)
Jyoti Nath Modi (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, People’s College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, India), Malini Bharadwaj (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, People’s College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, India), Ruchi Kalra (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, People’s College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, India), Ashok N. Mhaske (Department of Surgery, People’s College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, India)
Article 3
The Uterati (pages 14-19)
Kimberly Dark (Department of Sociology, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, USA)
Article 4
An Unusual Association of Lung and Ovarian Malignancy in a Young Nonsmoker Female (pages 20-28)
Sujoy Dasgupta (Medical College Kolkata, India)
Article 5
Management Uncertainty in a Young Woman with Fever and Abdominal Pain (pages 29-33)
Shaifali Bansal (People’s College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India), Sushil Jindal (People’s College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India), Anil Kapoor (People’s College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India)
Article 6
Brachioradial Pruritus: Orphan Patients in Search of Understanding and Care (pages 34-39)
Desire T. Gijima (Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, USA), David J. Elpern (Kauai Foundation for Continuing Education, Williamstown, MA, USA)
Article 7
Letter to ER: Reflections and Beyond (pages 40-43)
Matthew J. Masewic (Independent Researcher, USA)
Article 8
A Web Based Software System for Bone and Joint Infections in Children (pages 44-56)
Vaia Tsioutsiou (Laboratory for Graphics, Multimedia & GIS, Computer & Informatics Engineering Department, University of Patras, 26500, Hellas, Greece), Vasileios Syrimpeis (Laboratory for Graphics, Multimedia & GIS, Computer & Informatics Engineering Department, University of Patras, 26500, Hellas, Greece), Giannis Tzimas (Laboratory for Graphics, Multimedia & GIS, Computer & Informatics Engineering Department, University of Patras, 26500, Hellas, Greece), George Sdougkos (“Karamandaneio” Children Hospital of Patras, Orthopaedic Department, 26225, Hellas, Greece), Athanasios Tsakalidis (Laboratory for Graphics, Multimedia & GIS, Computer & Informatics Engineering Department, University of Patras, 26500, Hellas, Greece), Elias Panagiotopoulos (University Hospital of Patras, Orthopaedic Department, 26501, Hellas, Greece)
Article 9
On Being a Patient (pages 57-59)
Pranab Chatterjee (University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India)
Article 10
Incisional Hernia in Pregnancy (pages 60-62)
Sujoy Dasgupta (PGT, Eden Hospital, Medical College Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Article 11
The Letter (pages 63-65)
Amy Price (Empower 2 Go, Boca Raton, FL, USA)
Article 12
The Bully: A Documentary (pages 66-67)
David J. Elpern (Kauai Foundation for Continuing Education, Williamstown, MA, USA)
Article 13
U.S. Cancer Politics Illuminated (pages 68-72)
Joan W. Young (Independent Researcher & Platelet Disorder Support Association, Sedona, AZ, USA)
Article 14
TEDx Conference Story (pages 73-77)
Shoubhik Bose (Independent Researcher, Bangalore, Karnataka, India)
Volume 1 (2011)
Issue 1
Article 1
From Compliance to Concordance and Beyond: Rhetoric, Reality and Qualitative Research (pages 1-13)
Daz Greenop (Liverpool John Moore University, UK), Katherine Thomas (Patient, UK)
Article 2
User Driven Psychiatry (pages 14-22)
Siju Oommen George (Computer Security Consultant, India), Samit Roy (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Article 3
A Recent Diabetic with Facial Swelling and Epistaxis (pages 23-24)
Vijay Baghel (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India), Reshmi Chanda (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India), Shalini Jadia (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India), Garjesh Rai (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India), Anil Kapoor (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India)
Article 4
The Voice of Isotretinoin: A Nightmare (pages 25-26)
David Elpern (Kauai Foundation for Continuing Education, USA)
Article 5
Caught in the Middle: The Divide Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine (pages 27-35)
Joan W. Young (Independent Researcher, USA), Prakash Thapaliya (Mayo Clinic, USA), Santosh Sapkota (Ohio University, USA)
Article 6
Video Conferencing to Enhance the Lives of Children Living with Disabilities (pages 36-49)
Jane Fitzpatrick (University of the West of England, UK), Hugh O’Reilly (University of the West of England, UK), Liz Holey (Teesside University, UK)
Article 7
A Lexicon for User Driven Healthcare (pages 50-54)
Susan Ross (Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA)
Article 8
Making Sense of Patterns in Narratives: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks (pages 55-59)
Carmel Martin (Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada, and Trinity College, Ireland)
Issue 2
Article 2
The Scope of Adaptation of HIV Prevention Policy Actions by UNAIDS in the Context of Bangladesh (pages 16-29)
Sovan Dey (Public Health Association Australia, Australia)
Article 3
Opportunities and Barriers of Sexual Health and Condom Use among Tea Plantation Workers (pages 30-38)
Ranabir Pal (Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, India), Samir Roy (Institute for Plantation Agricultural and Rural Workers, India), Shrayan Pal (Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, India)
Article 4
DSS for Health Emergency Response: A Contextual, User-Centred Approach (pages 39-56)
Dimitris Oikonomou (University of the Aegean, Greece), Vassilis Moulianitis (University of the Aegean, Greece), Dimitris Lekkas (University of the Aegean, Greece), Panayiotis Koutsabasis (University of the Aegean, Greece)
Article 5
The RTBP – Collective Intelligence Driving Health for the User (pages 57-65)
Nuwan Waidyanatha (LIRNEasia, China), Sabrina Dekker (LIRNEasia, Canada)
Article 6
Issue 3
Article 1
Health Professional ‘Web Based Conversational Learning’ on Unusual Forms of Lupus (pages 1-6)
David Elpern (Kauai Foundation for Continuing Education, USA), Henry Foong (Consultant Dermatologist, Malaysia)
Article 2
Creating Secondary Learning Resources from BMJ Case Reports through Medical Student Conversational Learning in a Web Based Forum: A Young Man with Fever and Lymph Node Enlargement (pages 7-19)
Tamoghna Biswas (Medical College, Kolkata, India), Parijat Sen (Medical College, Kolkata, India), Sujoy Dasgupta (Medical College, Kolkata, India), Subhrashis Guha Niyogi (Medical College, Kolkata, India), G. C. Ghosh (Medical College, Kolkata, India), Kaustav Bera (Medical College, Kolkata, India), Rakesh Biswas (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India)
Article 3
The Need to Transform the Core Values of Medical Care and Health Organizations (pages 20-27)
Shaista Tayabali (Patient, UK), Carmel M. Martin (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Article 4
Caring for Lupus (pages 28-35)
H. Bin Chew (Patient, Malaysia), Michele Meltzer (Thomas Jefferson University, USA), Shruti Sarkar (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India), Shashikiran Umakanth (Manipal University, India), Shashikala K. Bhat (Manipal University, India)
Article 5
Chronic Control (pages 36-53)
Sara Gorman (Patient, USA), Michele Meltzer (Thomas Jefferson University, USA), Shruti Sarkar (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India), Kresten Bjerg (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Arindam Basu (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Article 6
Taking on Lupus (pages 54-68)
Shaista Tayabali (Patient, UK), Prakashchand Agarwal (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India), Amy Price (Empower 2 Go, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Antibiotic Utilization for Surgical Prophylaxis in a Tertiary Care Teaching Rural Hospital (pages 1-14)
Amit Shah (Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, India), Bharat Gajjar (Pramukh Swami Medical College, India), Ravi Shankar (KIST Medical College, Nepal)
Article 2
Article 3
The Cochrane Students Journal Club and Creating a Secondary Learning Resource for Gathering and Appraising Evidence: An Example of Rational Use of Medicines to Prevent Malaria Relapse (pages 31-41)
Shivika Chandra (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India), Naman K. Shah (University of North Carolina, USA), Vasumathi Sriganesh (QMed Knowledge Foundation, India)
Article 4
Anti-Counterfeit Technologies for Spurious Drugs in India (pages 42-52)
Ruchi Dass (Commonwealth Connect Program and HealthCursor, India), Bharat Gajjar (Pramukh Swami Medical College, India)
Article 5
Should Emergency Contraceptives Continue to be Available as Over the Counter Drugs? (pages 53-60)
Anupama Sukhlecha (M. P. Shah Medical College, India), Dinesh M. Parmar (M. P. Shah Medical College, India)
Article 6
Risk-Benefit Analysis of Combination Versus Unopposed HRT in Post-Menopausal Women (pages 61-76)
Geer Mohammad Ishaq (University of Kashmir, India), Pz Tasaduq Hussain (University of Kashmir, India), Mir Javid Iqbal (University of Kashmir, India), Mohsin Bin Mushtaq (Sindh Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan)
Article 7
Creating Secondary Learning Resources from Web Based Conversational Learning Around ‘Rational Usage of Medicines’ in Diabetes (pages 77-84)
Yaron Bar Dayan (Ben-Gurion University, Israel), Jose Mario F. de Oliveira (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil), Dean Jenkins (BMJ Group, UK), Sabreena Malik (BMJ Group, UK), Rakesh Biswas (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India)
Article 8
Addiction and Drug Dependence (pages 85-108)
Marjorie Kirkpatrick (Open University, UK), Amy Price (Miller School of Medicine, USA), Samit Roy (Metro South MHS, Brisbane, Australia)