Authors Sought for Chapters in The Handbook on Knowledge Management in Telemedicine



Author's working in telemedicine and knowledge management as researchers and practitioners are invited to submit book chapters to be published by IGI Global, www.igi-pub.com.

Telemedicine lies far beyond Internet itself and suffers from lack of global technology standards and profuse applications, which would make it a household name like Google or Yahoo. Herein lies the significance of the Semantic Web. A technology interface or enabler that can rapidly develop simple and efficient applications for telemedicine is urgently required. This is the area from which new innovations are likely to emerge within the next 2-3 years.

The Handbook of Research on Knowledge Management in Telemedicine: Advanced Ethics, Policy and Regulatory Applications covers a wide range of topics from early adopters of Telemedicine to the latest innovation and futuristic tele-robotic technologies.

The Overall Objective of the Book

In the fields of Knowledge Management in Telemedicine and associated fields of Datamining and Biomedical Ontology, there exists a need for an edited collection of articles in this area. The book aims to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and latest empirical research findings in the area. It is written for professionals who want to improve their understanding of the global significance of Telemedicine and apply it in their profession. Since Telemedicine is expected to provide a strategic thrust at different levels of the global information and knowledge society and bridge the knowledge gaps in developing nations, the book addresses the all important ethics, policy and regulatory applications in a detailed and comprehensive fashion.

The Target Audience is professionals and researchers working in the field of information and knowledge management in various disciplines, e.g. library, information and communication sciences, administrative sciences and management, education, adult education, sociology, computer science, information technology. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support

decision-makers at local, regional, national and international levels to implement Telemedicine initiatives in their country to advance quality of healthcare, medical education and research and elevate the overall health and well-being of society and communities.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

History And Evolution Of Telemedicine

Internet, Semantic Web And Telemedicine

Telecommunications And Telemedicine

Information Technology And Telemedicine

Devices, Equipments, Instruments And Accessories And Telemedicine

Medical Applications Of Telemedicine

Global Ethics And Telemedicine

Local, National And International Policies In Telemedicine

Total Quality Management In Telemedicine

University- Industry Alliance In Telemedicine

Tele-Robotics- Theory And Applications

Biomedical Ontology: Theory And Applications

Data mining Applications For Telemedicine

Decision Support Systems For Telemedicine

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit chapters by August 5, 2008 and will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global, www.igi-pub.com, publisher of the IGI Publishing (formerly Idea Group Publishing), Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) imprints.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:

Dr. Jayanth G Paraki

Telemedicine Research Laboratory, India

jparaki @ gmail.com

Or Dr. Lawrence Wasserman USA

Health Knowledge Management Consultant

Fortech1 @ usa.net





Authors Sought for Chapters in The Handbook on Knowledge Management in Telemedicine