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There is a global shortage of personnel in the healthcare workforce, a situation which seems unlikely to improve in the foreseeable future, and it is vital that approaches and innovations are found to mitigate the negative impact of these shortages on healthcare. The WHO has a global strategy for digital health, the success of which depends, to a great extent, on state-of-the-art health-information technology and the outcomes of health-informatics research. This book presents the proceedings of MIE2024, the 34th Medical Informatics Europe Conference, held from 25 - 29 August 2024 in Athens, Greece. The theme of MIE2024 was Digital Health and Informatics Innovations for Sustainable Healthcare Systems. Nearly 700 submissions were received for the conference. A thorough review process was conducted, following which a total of 341 full papers, were accepted from the 494 submitted (an acceptance rate of 69%), together with 64 short communication papers, 84 posters, 6 demonstrations, 13 panels, 12 workshops, and 2 tutorials. All accepted full papers, short communication papers and posters are included in these proceedings. Topics covered include databases, user-centred design, information systems, usability, privacy, security, secondary use of health data, data integration, interoperability, and standardisation, as well as clinical guidelines, AI and xAI, decision support, pattern recognition, medical imaging, natural language processing, deep learning, doctor-chatbot interaction, health literacy, and education. Offering a broad overview of the technology which promises to improve population health and access to healthcare delivery, the book will be of interest to healthcare professionals everywhere.

This book demonstrates the efficacy of a multidisciplinary intervention strategy for promoting active and healthy ageing, with the assistance of dedicated technological resources. Taking an applied approach, this book promotes active and healthy ageing through the implementation of an intervention model based on the comprehensive geriatric approach (AGA). The proposed AGA model, entitled AGA@4life, is based on a holistic and multidisciplinary individual assessment protocol, with the consequent design and implementation of intervention strategies tailored to each individual, aimed at preventing frailty and functional, cognitive and social decline of the elderly. Intervention actions focus on personalized exercise programs, nutrition education, cognitive stimulation, co-morbidity monitoring, therapeutic counselling, and overall promotion of well-being. This book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and students working in ageing and health, gerontology, and preventative and holistic approaches to well-being.

This eight-volume encyclopedia brings together a comprehensive collection of work highlighting established research and emerging science in all relevant disciplines in gerontology and population aging. It covers the breadth of the field, gives readers access to all major sub-fields, and illustrates their interconnectedness with other disciplines. With more than 1300 cross-disciplinary contributors—including anthropologists, biologists, economists, psychiatrists, public policy experts, sociologists, and others—the encyclopedia delves deep into key areas of gerontology and population aging such as ageism, biodemography, disablement, longevity, long-term care, and much more. Paying careful attention to empirical research and literature from around the globe, the encyclopedia is of interest to a wide audience that includes researchers, teachers and students, policy makers, (non)governmental agencies, public health practitioners, business planners, and many other individuals and organizations.

Este libro presenta saberes y prácticas en alimentación y nutrición aplicadas al ejercicio clínico, al trabajo comunitario y a la salud pública; aplicaciones que dialogan con conceptos y metodologías de las ciencias biomédicas. Está organizado en tres partes: alimentación, nutrición y salud pública. Esta estructura y sus contenidos propician la reflexión y la investigación en torno a las estrategias y las acciones conocidas como medicina traslacional.