Health Care and Medicine

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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Health
Health care
Labor
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Social Issues
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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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AdvaMed: The MedTech Conference

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Description: 

"AdvaMed...is the only place in North America where you can network with more than 1,500 key MedTech executives from companies in every sector of the industry.  This event brings together policy-makers, experts, and insiders for critical dialogues on subjects ranging from regulatory affairs and reimbursement to IP and business development."

City: 
Boston
State: 
Massachusetts
Date: 
October 1-3, 2012
Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

Conference type:
Conference

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Document
Health
Medical technology
Medicine
Science
Technology
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Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://advamed2011.com

Continent:
North America

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States


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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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SuperBetter

"SuperBetter helps you achieve your health goals — or recover from an illness or injury — by increasing your personal resilience.

Game genre:
Educational
Entertainment

Health topic:
Behavior and Personality
Health Care and Medicine
Social Issues and Skills
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

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ability
face
game
health
illness
injury
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resilience
science
SuperBetter
tool

Social Tags:
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Motivation
National security
Optimism
Positive psychology
Psychological resilience
Resilience
Technology

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet


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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
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Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

Publication type:
Journal Article


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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
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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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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

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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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The promise of exergames as tools to measure physical health

APA Reference: 

Staiano, A.E. & Calvert, S. L. (2011). The promise of exergames as tools to measure physical health. Entertainment Computing, 2(1), 17-21.

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

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Health Care and Medicine

Game platform:
Arcade
Computer
Game Console
Handheld Device
Internet
Multi-Platform
Other

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XML

Target Population:
General Audience

Publication type:
Journal Article

Company:
Staiano A. E.


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Surgery Simulator

“Lives are in your hands as you take on the role of a top surgeon at a busy city hospital.

Game genre:
Educational
Simulation

Health topic:
Anatomy
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Game platform:
CD/DVD

Social Tags:
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Disaster
Excalibur
Hernia
Medicine
Surgery
Technology
Tonsil
Varicose veins
Vascular surgery
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Target Population:
Health Care Professionals


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