Event
Call PhD/Graduate fellowship program
PhD/Graduate fellowship program on “Research Methods in Personalized Health Informatics”,
August 13th – 17th,
University of California, Davis.
The Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network (TTRN) is hosting this course where researcher with an interdisciplinary background from Denmark and the USA will be teaching at the course.
Research Seminar: Moving Telerehabilitation Forward…
Invitation
Laboratory for Welfare Technologies – Telehealth & Telerehabilitation, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University (AAU) invite you to a research seminar on future telerehabilitation of patients with chronic diseases. Researchers from Norway, Australia and Denmark will present research projects on telerehabilitation and participate in an interactive discussion with the audience on barriers and facilitators on moving telerehabilitation forward in the healthcare systems.
Date: Marts 1st 2018 at 13.00
Venue: Fredrik Bajersvej 7B/2-104, Aalborg University
Participation is free and registration is not necessary
We hope to see you.
Inspiration from the world’s best cardiovascular hospital at AAU
Dr Nancy Albert of Cleveland Clinic and Adjunct Professor at AAU have been visiting from 5-8 February 2018 at the Laboratory of Welfare Technology – Telehealth & Telerehabilitation.
Nancy had a workshop with students from the MSc in Clinical Science and Technology on February 5th, held a presentation on eHealth Literacy and Heart Failure Patients at Viborg Health Center in the Future Patient Project on February 6th and February 7th, she visited the Department of Psychology at Aarhus University. Nancy is part of the Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network (TTRN). It was a worthwhile visit for all and new initiatives have been agreed in relation to the launch of new research projects.
Minister of Innovation learns about Future Patient at Skive Sundhedscenter (in Danish)
Innovationsminister Sofie Løhde besøgte mandag den 11. december 2017 Skive Sundhedscenter. To hjertepatienter fra Future Patient Lasse Eskildsen og Tina Hede Møller fortalte om genoptræning og rehabilitering på sundhedscentret i Skive og hvordan de deltager i telerehabilitering og hvilke muligheder det giver dem for at passe deres arbejde ved siden af.
TTRN in Webinar on “International Telehealth Practices: Europe”
The National Telehealth Research Network of the Brazilian University Telemedicine Network (RUTE) is presenting a webinar November 28th on “International Telehealth Practices: Europe”.
The webinar features two presentations on telehealth implementation in Europe, provided via the Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network (TTRN) and InTouch Health (members of the ISfTeH network).
The TTRN presentation Telerehabilitation of patients with Chronic Obstructive Disease (COPD) – from pilot to large scale implementation in Denmark is presented by: Prof. Birthe Dinesen, Laboratory for Welfare Technologies, Telehealth & Telerehabilitation, Integrative Neuroscience Research Group, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark & Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network, Denmark/USA
The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday November 28th, starting at 14:30 BRST / 17:30 CET.
If you would like to attend this webinar, contact us at info@isfteh.org and we will send you the login instructions.
Personalised Telehealth in the future – presented in Japan
On the occasion of the year celebrating the 150 years anniversary of the diplomatic relations and friendship between Japan and Denmark, the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Royal Danish Embassy in Tokyo have organized the seminar “PHOTONICS CREATING THE FUTURE!” at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan November 16 2017.
“Photonics” has been chosen as a memorial topic because a Danish company, The Great Northern Telegraph Company (大北電信会社) established connections between Japan and the world by laying the first international submarine cable for Japan in 1871.
At the seminar researchers from Japan and Denmark gave talks on avariety of topics from fundamental research to future applications. I was invited to present telehealth ”Personalized Telehealth in the future: Examples from Danish Research Projects” as a new application area for future collaboration between Denmark and Japan. There was a big interest for future collaboration.
Future Patient presented at Conference for Cardiology Nurses
Future Patient – telerehabilitation of patients with heart failure was presented at a conference for cardiology nurses at Comwell in Middelfart, Monday November 13th. Approx 150 cardilogist nurses from all Denmark participated. Speakers were Marianne Lønvig, Head Nurse, Heart Clinic, Regionshospitalet Viborg, Malene Hollingdal, Chief Physician, Heart Clinic, Regionshospitalet Viborg, Phd Student Søren Sleth, Aalborg University (AAU) and the patient Tina Møller. Project nurse Lene Horsfeldt also particpated in the panel at the presentation.
The project was subject to great interest and the inquisitiveness, especially the patients story raised great recognition and contributed to a lively debate and positive feedback.
All in all a thrilling and inspiring day, where Future Patient was the subject of much discussion.
Great interest in wearable technologies at the eCardiology conference in Berlin
On 9-10 November, Future Patient was presented at the annual eCardiology conference in Berlin.
It was inspiring to hear some of the worlds experts discuss subjects within innovations in telemonitoring/telerehabilitation of heart failure patients.
Throughout the conference a great interest was shown in wearable technologies for the use of wearables for patient management.
Norway is interested in telerehabilitation
Wednesday, October 25 2017, the Laboratory for Welfare Technology had a visit from health professionals and IT consultants from Sunnaas Hospital in Norway. Sunnaas Hospital is Norway’s most recognized hospital in rehabilitation. The purpose of the visit was to gain inspiration for how telerehabilitation can be a future service in the Norwegian health care system.
Following the visit at AAU, the Norwegian delegation visited Skive Health House to hear about Future Patient – rehabilitation of heart failure patients.