Health

Pain Tricks

"A colourful collection of tricks to make medical procedures less scary and sore. For kids and grown ups too!

 

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cancer
Cognition
Injuries and Rehabilitation
Pain
Public Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Download
Free
Online

tagthenet categories:
App
Children
collection
course
disease
Distraction
Doctor
game
health
Help
Info
injection
nbsp
Pain
Parents
procedure
time
Touch
Tricks

Social Tags:
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Medicine
Pain
Pain management
Technology

Target Population:
Children
General Audience
Health Care Professionals

Game platform:
Handheld Device
Multi-Platform


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SuperBetter Labs

"At SuperBetter Labs, we apply technology and design to empower individuals and communities to lead epic lives. Epic lives are about whole-hearted engagement with joy and challenge.

Company:
At SuperBetter Labs

Social Tags:
CDATA
Document
Information science
Technology
XML

Events Facts:
Company Technology

Services:
Education Products
Game Development

Organization expertise:
Emerging Technologies
Game Technologies
Health Games
Software Development

Target Population:
General Audience
Health Care Professionals

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Organization type:
Private Company
Web Developer

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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Tuberculosis - Experiments & Discoveries

"Robert Koch proved definitively that the dreaded disease tuberculosis is caused by specific bacteria. How did he do it?

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Bacteria
CDATA
Infectious disease
Microbiology
Robert Koch
Staining
Technology
Tuberculosis

tagthenet categories:
Discoveries
disease
game
glass
nbsp
slide
Staining
technique
today
Tuberculosis

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet

Person:
Robert Koch


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Designing games to educate diabetic children

APA Reference: 

Chen, G., Baghaei, N., Sarrafzadeh, A., Manford, C., Marshall, S., & Court, G. (2011). Designing games to educate diabetic children. In Proceedings of the 23rd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (Auckland, New Zealand), DIS '08. New York, NY: ACM, 72-75.

Author(s): 
Chen, G.
Baghaei, N.
Sarrafzadeh, A.
Manford, C.
Marshall, S.
Court, G.
Year: 
2011
Journal: 
Proceedings of the 23rd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference
Health topic:
Diabetes

Location:
Australia

Social Tags:
CDATA
Human–computer interaction
XML

Target Population:
Children
Patients
Young Children

Game platform:
Computer

Publication type:
Journal Article

Tags for: Designing games to educate diabetic children

Diabetes, Australia, CDATA, Human–computer interaction, XML, Children, Patients, Young Children, Computer, Journal Article

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BluePrint Healthcare IT (BluePrint)

"BluePrint Healthcare IT (“BluePrint”) is recognized for its leadership in healthcare technology, providing hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations with products and servi

Social Tags:
CDATA
Health
Health informatics
Healthcare
Labor
Medical informatics
Social Issues
Technology
XML

Events Facts:
Contact Details

Organization type:
Electronics & Technology Developer

Calais Document Category:
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

Organization expertise:
Health and Medicine
Information Technology

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

Services:
Health Care Resources
Technological Innovations

Industry Term:
healthcare

Location:
United States


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Health 2.0

"Since 2007, the Health 2.0 Conference has been the leading showcase of cutting-edge innovation transforming the health care system.

Target Population:
Adults
General Audience

Services:
Community Outreach
Conferences
Media Development
Technological Innovations

Organization type:
Conference Organizer

Organization expertise:
Conferences
Emerging Technologies

Social Tags:
Health
Health 2.0
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

Calais Document Category:
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology


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Games and Simulation for Healthcare Library and Database

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Description: 

"This website aims to provide a portal and network to meet the needs of clinicians, researchers and educators in the healthcare community who want to integrate games and simulation into their scholarship and patient care strategy.  This resource also welcomes healthcare consumers, advocates, and others interested in patient and clinician education, and clinical research taking advantage of games and simulation-based learning."

Technical Expertise Required: 
Medium
Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine
Injuries and Rehabilitation

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online
Register

Social Tags:
CDATA
Education
Health
Labor
Operations research
Simulation
Social Issues
Technology

Resource type:
Database
Health/Medical Resource

Calais Document Category:
Education
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

Technical Expertise Required:
Medium

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Technology:
simulation


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Interactive Media Institute

"The Interactive Media Institute (IMI) is a 501c3 non-profit organization working to further the application of advanced technologies for patient care.

Game genre:
Educational

Organization type:
Academic Institution
Conference Organizer
Non-Profit

Social Tags:
Avatar
CDATA
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology
Telehealth
Virtual reality

Services:
Conferences
Education Programs
Research Publications

Target Population:
General Audience
Health Care Professionals

Calais Document Category:
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

Organization expertise:
Health and Medicine
Information Technology
Research-Guided Teaching

Location:
United States


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Wii Tennis play as physical activity in low-income African American adolescents

APA Reference: 

Staiano, A. E. & Calvert, S. L. (2011). Wii tennis play as physical activity in low-income African American adolescents. CyberPsychology, 5.

Author(s): 
Staiano, A. E.
Calvert, S. L.
Year: 
2011
Journal: 
CyberPsychology
Game genre:
Educational
Entertainment
Exergame

Health topic:
Cardiovascular Health
Diabetes
Exercise and Fitness
Obesity and Weight Loss

Social Tags:
Adolescence
Calvert
CDATA
Cyberpsychology
Digital media
Document
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Social Issues
Sports
Sports media
Touch! Generations
Wii
Wii Sports
XML

Game platform:
Game Console

Publication type:
Journal Article

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens

Calais Document Category:
Social Issues

Company:
Staiano A. E.

Location:
Washington D.C.


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Impact of cooperative versus competitive exergame play on overweight and obese adolescents’ physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive health

APA Reference: 

Exner, A. (2010). Impact of cooperative versus competitive exergame play on overweight and obese adolescents’ physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive health. Dissertation Abstracts International, 72(2), 1-84.

Author(s): 
Exner, A.
Year: 
2010
Journal: 
Dissertation Abstracts International
Game genre:
Educational
Exergame

Health topic:
Behavior and Personality
Cognition
Diabetes
Exercise and Fitness
Obesity and Weight Loss

Social Tags:
Adolescence
Bariatrics
Body shape
CDATA
Metabolic disorders
Nutrition
Obesity
Overweight

Position:
Author

Game platform:
Game Console

Publication type:
Journal Article

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens
Young Adults

Location:
United States

Tags for: Impact of cooperative versus competitive exergame play on overweight and obese adolescents’ physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive health

Educational, Exergame, Behavior and Personality, Cognition, Diabetes, Exercise and Fitness, Obesity and Weight Loss, Adolescence, Bariatrics, Body shape, CDATA, Metabolic disorders, Nutrition, Obesity, Overweight, Author, Game Console, Journal Article, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults, United States

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