Patient Education calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers on the Topic of Nursing Informatics in the 21st Century for the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Deadline: July 15 2012

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
CALL FOR PAPERS: Nursing Informatics in the 21st Century
March 2013 (Volume 45 No 1)

Health information systems (e.g., nursing information systems, electronic health record systems, personal health record systems, telehealth/telenursing systems) are being implemented globally to improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of patient care. Increasingly, nurses are involved in the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of health information systems to support patient care, nursing, and the work of health professionals.

For this issue of CJNR we invite papers that focus on issues in nursing informatics and health/biomedical informatics as they relate to nursing. We welcome reports on completed qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research, literature reviews, systematic reviews, and syntheses. Papers on theoretical, methodological, and current trends in nursing informatics are also welcome. Examples of topics include the following: competencies in nursing terminologies; competencies in nursing informatics; implementation of electronic health record systems and its effect on nursing work; patient-nurse use of personal health record systems; disease management systems; systems usability as it relates to nursing personnel and nursing care; impacts of systems on nursing workflow; decision-support systems for nurses; importance of health and information literacy; and mobile health and nursing. We welcome submissions from nurses (e.g., nursing informatics specialists, nurse administrators), health informatics specialists, and nursing/health and biomedical informatics researchers whose focus is nursing informatics. Manuscripts describing international approaches to nursing informatics issues are welcome.

Guest Editors: Dr. Elizabeth Borycki and Dr. Noreen Frisch
Submission deadline: July 15, 2012

Please submit papers online Using CJNR E-journal Press at http://cjnr.msubmit.net

For assistance: cjnr.nursing@mcgill.ca

Call for Papers: Journal of Applied Gerontology

The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

The Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG) provides an international forum for information that has clear and immediate applicability to the health, care, and quality of life of older persons.
Each issue brings you the latest research and analysis from the field—and helps you apply it to your everyday practice.

Comprehensive Coverage
The Journal of Applied Gerontology publishes articles in all subdisciplines of gerontology whose findings, conclusions, or suggestions have clear and sometimes immediate applicability to the problems encountered by older persons as well as articles that inform research and the development of interventions. With JAG you'll have access to original studies by distinguished authors on a wide range of gerontological issues.

The Journal of Applied Gerontology particularly invites manuscripts featuring the systematic evaluation and outcomes assessment of programs, services, and initiatives targeting older populations.

JAG brings you comprehensive coverage of all areas of gerontological practice and policy, such as:

• Caregiving
• Exercise
• Death and dying
• Physical activity
• Ethnicity and aging
• Technology and care
• Advanced directives
• Housing
• Long-term care
• Mental health
• Retirement planning
• Sexuality
• Volunteering

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology: Using Technology to Facilitate Chronic Disease Management

Guest Editors:
Khin Than Win, University of Wollongong, Australia
Nilmini Wickramasinghe, RMIT University, Australia

Chronic disease continues to be one of the leading causes of death and economic loss in most countries today. Hence, it has become a central problem for healthcare and many are looking for solutions.

Early detection and prevention of chronic disease is one of the preferred strategies for reducing the incidence of chronic disease and address escalating cost issues. It has been widely documented that assisting chronic disease management through information technology tends to facilitate better health outcomes. We are therefore seeing several health IT projects being initiated and successfully supporting chronic disease management.

This special issue aims to host a discussion and discourse on the possible applications of IS/IT (information systems/information technology) to facilitate better chronic disease management.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Facilitating standardisation via including care plans and guidelines for health information systems and developing decision support systems for assisting healthcare providers' decision making

Technology for delivery of care, e.g. artificial pancreases, implants, telemedicine, radiology, smart devices such as insulin pumps and implants

Electronic health records; health information systems; computerised guidelines; prevention; patient education; care and assistance for elderly people; lifestyle modifications such as physical activities, nutrition, weight management and mental health

Design and development of portals, communication platforms and/or the role of online social networks

Applications for mobile solutions to facilitate monitoring and/or management

Specific technology solutions to address better monitoring and management of asthma, diabetes, congenital heart disease, arthritis, chronic pain and obesity

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page.

Important Dates

Papers due: 20 October, 2012

Review results: 31 January, 2013

Final paper due: 20 April 2013

Editors and Notes

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word or PDF file attached to an email (details in Author Guidelines) to the following:

Dr. Khin Than Win
University of Wollongong
Faculty of Informatics
Northfields Avenue
Wollongong, NSW 2522
Australia
Email: win@uow.edu.au

Prof. Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Epworth Chair Health Information Management
RMIT University
College of Business
GPO Box 2476
Melbourne, VIC 3001
Australia
E-mail: nilmini.wickramasinghe@rmit.edu.au

Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the names of the Guest Editors

Call for Manuscripts on Health Education and Promotion for the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health

The Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health is soliciting manuscripts for the 2013 continuing education theme issues on Health Education and Promotion. We invite submissions that address optimizing women’s health and reproductive health outcomes. Potential topics include:

· Health education: beyond patient handouts

· Use of social media in health education and promotion

· Promoting healthy habits

· Health promotion recommendations by age group

· Obesity

· Cardiovascular disease prevention

· Diabetes prevention

· Cancer screening

· Health disparities

· Types of psychotherapy/counseling

· Exercise

· Smoking cessation

· Substance abuse

· Sexual health

· Contraception, particularly long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)

· Health promotion for postmenopausal women

· Management of unintended pregnancy

· Preconception care

· Interconception care and/or birth spacing

· Genetics

· Prevention of birth defects

· Environmental health

· Preventing teratogenic exposures during pregnancy

Other relevant topics are welcome. All types of articles will be considered, and descriptions of the article types can be found on the next page. The deadline for initial manuscript submission is August 1, 2012.

Please send your proposed topic, type of article, and contact information to JMWH Editor-in-Chief Frances E. Likis, CNM, NP, DrPH, FACNM, at flikis@acnm.org.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Cognitive Technology Journal: Designing Educational Games

The use of computer games as common vehicles for impacting cognition, as opposed to pure entertainment, has recently gained immense popularity. Games may be developed to educate children about their health condition or to improve their understanding of math or history, examine economic policies, encourage the discussion of public health policy for individuals, or to encourage change in user's lifestyle. The proliferation of games has profound implications not only for the entertainment industry, but also for the research community interested in studying the impact of using such games on cognitive abilities of the users.

In this Special Issue, Cognitive Technology will bring together researchers from across the world to consider new research that illustrates the potential of computer games as a cognitive technology for teaching and learning. Guest editors, Dr. Nilufar Baghaei and Dr. Aaron Chen, are seeking original research papers that illustrate the capacity or potential of games for enhancing the users' learning experience and increasing their knowledge of any domain ranging from health-related issues to math and languages.

Topics of Interest

The international journal of Cognitive Technology is planning a special issue on designing educational games (expected publication Spring 2013). Authors are invited to submit papers describing original research (applied or theoretical), that deal with innovative approaches of using game technologies as cognitive tools for increasing the learning outcome of the users and/or enhancing their learning experience.

We invite papers that address one of the following topics, or a closely related one:

Educational games as a cognitive technology for learning

Designing educational games for people with disabilities and/or health conditions

Integrating games with health care applications

Intelligent Tutoring Systems and adaptive educational games

Designing, developing and evaluating educational games on mobile devices

Understanding the problems and limitations of using games as cognitive technologies

Best practices for designing educational games based on cognitive science

Empirical or case studies of increasing users' motivation for learning using educational games

Empirical studies of educational games and their effectiveness in increasing users' domain knowledge

Empirical or case studies of perceptual and cognitive advantages and disadvantages of educational games

Future directions of designing, developing and deploying educational games in instructional settings

Submission and Format

Research papers submitted for this journal should be original and must not exceed 15 double-spaced manuscript pages inclusive of title page, abstract page, references, figures, tables, and appendices. The papers should be submitted to Dr. Baghaei or Dr. Chen via email. They should be prepared in line with the formatting guidelines of Cognitive Technology Journal. Additional details about final manuscript format requirements will be sent upon notification of acceptance.

For queries regarding the special issue, the guest editors can be contacted at: nbaghaei@unitec.ac.nz or achen2@unitec.ac.nz
Important Dates

August 24, 2012: Paper submission deadline
September 28, 2012: Peer reviews completed
October 26, 2012: Re-submission of revised papers
November 23, 2012: Submission of camera ready versions
Spring 2013: Journal publication

Guest Editors

Dr. Nilufar Baghaei, Dept of Computing, UNITEC, New Zealand
Dr. Aaron Chen, Dept of Computing, UNITEC, New Zealand
Dr. Paul Pivec, CranberryBlue R&D (UK/NZ) Ltd, New Zealand

Call for Papers for the International Journal of Childbirth Education

The official publication of the International Childbirth Education Association

2012 Call for Papers

Call for papers on the following topics:

· Spirituality/Culture in Pregnancy and Childbirth

· Grief

· Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Pregnancy and Childbirth

· Non-traditional Families

· Concepts in Adult Education

· Environmental Factors in Childbirth and Pregnancy

· Global Perspectives

· Breastfeeding

· Prenatal Education and Information Technology

· The Psychology of Pregnancy

Please, consider sitting down at your word processor today and sharing your knowledge with other ICEA members. Contact the editor@icea.org for help developing a paper.

The deadline for the April issue is February 15

The deadline for the July issue is May 15

The deadline for the October issue is August 15