Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Intrabody communications (IBC) as an alternative proposal for biomedical wearable systems / M. Estudillo, David Naranjo, Laura Roa, Javier Reina-Tosina -- 2. Microsystems for wireless sensor networks with biomedical applications / J. Carmo, N. Dias, J. Correia -- 3. Hierarchical wireless networks of body sensor networks for healthcare applications / Jos�e Afonso, Pedro Macedo, Luis Rocha, Jos�e Correia -- 4. Patient tracking in critical scenarios / Gianluca Cornetta, David Santos -- 5. Semi-automatic vertebra segmentation / Mohammed Benjelloun, Sa�id Mahmoudi -- 6. Quantum computation perspectives in medical image processing / Pedro Soares Rodrigues, Manuel Ferreira, Jo�ao Monteiro -- 7. Technical perspective for the e-health care management of adaptive collaboration based on authentication roaming between different certificate authorities / Masakazu Ohashi, Mayumi Hori -- 8. Designing a microcontroller-based portable MMC/SD card recorder / Ahmet Akbas, Yavuz Kalkan -- 9. Processing and communication techniques for applications in Parkinson disease treatment / �Alvaro Orozco-Guti�errez, Edilson Delgado-Trejos, Hans Carmona-Villada, Germ�an Castellanos-Dom�inguez -- 10. Electrocardiographic signal processing applications in telemedicine / Adrian Brezulianu, Iulian Ciocoiu, Monica Fira -- 11. Multi-agent systems for the application and employing of e-health services / Federico Bergenti, Agostino Poggi --

12. Mobile communication tools using for disaster recovery model / Irfan Macit -- 13. Health care virtual communities / Christo El Morr -- 14. Website accessibility for the blind / Jonathan Frank -- 15. The human centred approach to bionanotechnology in telemedicine / Gon�calo Morais da Costa, Miguel Ara�ujo da Silva Nuno, Sotero Alves da Silva Nuno -- 16. Online communication and healthcare / Paola Falcone -- 17. A client perspective on e-health / Dijkum van, Laura Vegter -- 18. Empirical evidence of resistance to the implementation of electronic prescription in Brazil / Luiz Joia, Carlos Magalh�aes -- 19. A view of health information exchange / Ger van den Broek -- 20. Organizational implementation of healthcare information systems / G. Charissis, C. Melas, V. Moustakis, L. Zampetakis -- 21. E-health strategic planning / Sara Carrasqueiro, Maria Monteiro -- 22. Medical informatics / Elif �Ubeyli -- 23. Knowledge management in healthcare / Christo El Morr, Julien Subercaze -- 24. Information system for management of organisation and its activity / Lorenzo McDonnell, Salvador Salazar -- 25. Remote wheelchair selection / Kyoung-Yun Kim, Yun Kim, Mark Schmeler -- 26. Rhetoric of private healthcare offers presented to SMEs over the Internet / Jerzy Kisielnicki, Tomasz Ochinowski, Yu Fang -- 27. An interoperable cross-context architecture to manage distributed personal e-health information / Mina Deng, Cock De, Bart Preneel --

28. A proposed scalable environment for medical data processing and evaluation / Csaba Horv�ath, G�abor Fodor, Ferenc Kov�acs, G�abor Hossz�u -- 29. Virtual reality for supporting surgical planning / Sandra Leal, Cristina Suarez, J. Framinan, Carlos Parra, Tom�as G�omez -- 30. Nutritional monitoring and advising information system for healthcare support / Vitor Fernandes, Jo�ao Varaj�ao -- 31. Associations between driving forces to adopt ICT and benefits derived from that adoption in medical practices in Australia / R. MacGregor, P. Hyland, C. Harvie -- 32. Improving access to oncology care for individuals and families through telehealth / Johanna den Duyf, Lars Apland, Valerie Ashworth, Arminee Kazanjian, Margarita Loyola, Sarah Robertson -- 33. An evidence-based e-health agenda / Maddalena Cross, Daniel Carbone, Helen Haines, Alison Koschel, Debbie Skinner-Louis -- 34. Opportunities and challenges of integrating mHealth applications into rural health initiatives in Africa / Patricia Mechael -- 35. Web-based learning environment for medical education / Josep Monguet, Jo�ao Costa, Pedro Gaspar, Rog�erio Costa -- 36. Conservation of Information (COI) / Max Stachura, Elena Astapova, Hui-Lien Tung, Donald Sofge, James Grayson, Margo Bergman, Joseph Wood -- 37. ICTs and family physicians human capital upgrading / Aurora Teixeira, Teresa Dieguez -- 38. Hotline for exposure to occupational hazards / Ken Bleakley -- 39. MIMO / Almudena Tocino, Ana Calvo Alcalde, Juan Andr�es Guti�errez, Iv�an �Alvarez Navia, Francisco Garc�ia Pe�nalvo, Esteban Castrej�on --

40. Governing medication information / Reetta Raitoharju, Eeva Aarnio, Reima Suomi -- 41. Internet use and health decision making by breast cancer patients in Malaysia / Gerald Guan Gan, Khor Lim -- 42. E-therapy / Catarina Reis, Carla Freire, Josep Monguet -- 43. GuiMarket / M. Cruz-Cunha, Ant�onio Tavares, Isabel Miranda -- 44. Exploring personal healthcare with the help of two large European framework programs for healthcare / Harald Reiter, Joerg Habetha -- 45. Neonatal monitoring / Wei Chen, Sidarto Oetomo, Loe Feijs -- 46. Analyzing and tracking the evolution of rehabilitation treatment for patients with locomotory deficiencies / Dorin Carstoiu, Alexandra Cernian -- 47. Current state of critical patient monitoring and outstanding challenges / A. Otero, P. F�elix, S. Barro -- 48. Adoption of wearable systems in modern patient telemonitoring systems / Antoniadou Eleni, Ilias Maglogiannis -- 49. Healthcare process development with BPMN / Elvira Rol�on, F�elix Garc�ia, Francisco Ru�iz, Mario Piattini, Luis Calahorra -- 50. Individual and group cognitive-based therapy support / Lu�is Carri�co, S�a de -- 51. Augmentative and alternative communication technologies / Gondy Leroy, Leo De -- 52. E-health applications in ophthalmic diseases / Jose Andonegui, Luis Serrano, Aitor Eguzkiza -- 53. Online advice, guidance and counseling for problem gamblers / Mark Griffiths -- 54. Capturing distributed contributions to an informal work process / Cl�audio Sapateiro, S�ergio Grosso.

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