Health Care Professionals

Games for Health Canada Summit

Description: 

“Games for Health [Canada] will be of interest to health care practitioners, planners, stakeholders, researchers, educators & service providers. This inaugural Summit will profile exciting innovations and best practices that use eGame technologies in training, diagnosis, and treatment of health care issues. Be inspired by how you might use new technologies to enhance your own practice!”

City: 
Saskatoon
Date: 
March 19-20, 2009
Game genre:
Multi-Genre

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

Conference type:
Conference
Expo

Location:
Canada

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Calais Document Category:
Education
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

URL:
http://www.saskinteractive.com/gamesforhealth

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Company:
Saskatchewan Interactive Media Association Inc.


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National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media

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Description: 

Hosted by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “this conference brings together individuals representing academia, public health researchers and practitioners from federal and state government and the private sector, and provides a forum for collegial dialogue within and across these disciplines. The conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with colleagues and shape the future of health communication, marketing, and media practice.”

City: 
Atlanta
State: 
Georgia
Date: 
August 9-11, 2011
Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

Conference type:
Conference
Meet-up

Social Tags:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health communication
Medicine
Technology

Organization:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchcmm

Position:
Private

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States


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Symptom Scenes

"Symptom Scenes is an arcade game featuring a cast of cute characters suffering from Meningitis or Septicaemia. It's a race against time to recognize the symptoms and save as many as you can!

Game genre:
Action/Adventure
Educational
Entertainment
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Emergency Response
Infectious Disease
Public Health

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

Target Population:
Adults
Children
General Audience
Health Care Professionals
Young Children

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App
arcade
education
Emergency
game
Hospital
Learning
Life
Meningitis
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race
Response
Scenes
Septicaemia
Symptom
Symptoms
time

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Medical emergencies
Meningitis
Symptom
Technology
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Game platform:
Handheld Device
Multi-Platform


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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

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

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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

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Document
Information science
Technology
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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 control learning games

APA Reference: 

Smith, I. (1993). Tuberculosis control learning games. Tropical Doctor, 23(3), 101-103.

Author(s): 
Smith, I.
Year: 
1993
Journal: 
Tropical Doctor
Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

Position:
Author

Social Tags:
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Doctor
Document
Tuberculosis
XML

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

Publication type:
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

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Health informatics
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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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Games and Simulation for Healthcare Library and Database

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"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

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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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A randomized, controlled trial of virtual reality-graded exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in active duty service members with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

APA Reference: 

McLay, R., Wood, D., Webb-Murphy, J., Spirra, J., Wiederhold, M., Pyne, J., & Wiederhold, B. (2011). A randomized, controlled trial of virtual reality-graded exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in active duty service members with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking Journal, 14(4), 223-229.

Author(s): 
McLay, R.
Wood, D.
Webb-Murphy, J.
Spirra, J.
Wiederhold, M.
Pyne, J.
Wiederhold, B.
Year: 
2011
Journal: 
CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking Journal
Game genre:
Board Game
Educational
Medical

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine
Injuries and Rehabilitation

Target Population:
Adults
Health Care Professionals
Patients

Social Tags:
Anxiety disorders
Behavior therapy
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Clinical psychology
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cyberpsychology
Exposure therapy
Medicine
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychology
Traumatology
Virtual reality

Publication type:
Journal Article

Game platform:
Video Game

Technology:
virtual reality

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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
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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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