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Workshops

March 8th (15:30 - 17:00h)

WORKSHOP 1:  ICTs for supporting nurses training and practice. 

Moderator: Marie-Pierre Gagnon. Faculty of Nursing of Université Laval, Québec (Canada). 

Authors: Pollender H (1) , Desmartis M (1), Gagnon J (2), Asua J(3). 

Affiliations: (1) Research Centre of the Centre Hospalier Universitaire de Québec (Canada); (2) Faculty of Nursing of Université Laval, Québec (Canada); (3) Department of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Basque Government (Spain). 

Presentations: 

  • Desmartis M, Gagnon MP, Pollender H, Daigneault P, Bergeron C, Leblanc N. A qualitative analysis of factors influencing the adoption of CHUQ Sans Frontières (CHUQ Without Borders), a videovisit project in neonatology.
  • Pollender H, Gagnon MP, Pelletier T, Bernier L. Factors influencing the adoption of interactive care methods by nurses.
  • Gagnon J, Asua J, López de Argumedo M, Gagnon MP, Desmartis M. E-learning modules for teaching research methods to nurses: An evaluation and international collaboration.

WORKSHOP 2:  The use of virtual reality to change pain-related cognitions.

Moderator: Olga Gutierrez-Martinez. Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain).

Authors: Loretto D (1) , Cabas K (1), Peñaloza C (1), Nieto R (2). 

Affiliations: (1)  Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Barcelona (Spain); (2) PSINET research group. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, IN3-UOC. Barcelona, Spain.

Presentations: 

  • Loretto D. The use of VR guided imagery to change pain-related cognitions. 
  • Cabas K. The use of VR distraction to change pain-related cognitions. 
  • Peñaloza C. The use of virtual reality to change cognitions in chronic pain patients.


March 9th (12:00- 13:15h)

WORKSHOP 3:  Designing and building new IT systems and devices that adress the psychological and social needs and characteristics of elderly people living alone.

Moderator: Eva Lindh Waterworth. Dept. of Informatics, Umea University, UMEA (Sweden). 

Authors: Ballesteros S (1), Nyberg A (2), Peter C (3).  

Affiliations: (1)  Facultad de Psicología (UNED) (Spain); (2) Dept. of Informatics, Umea University, UMEA (Sweden), (3) Graz University of Technology, Graz (Austria).  

Presentations: 
  • Ballesteros S. Age-related behavioral changes and the potential role of ICT. 
  • Nyberg A. Involving elderly users in the design and innovation process.
  • Peter C. Technologies for Affect- and Behaviour-related Assistance for Social Inclusion. 

 

WORKSHOP 4:  From the "Social network" to the "Social network based intervention for health". 

Moderator: Julio Lorca. Fesalud (Spain).

Authors: Miralles F(1) , Siering F (2), Lorca J (2)

Affiliations: (1) Barcelona Digital Technology Centre (Spain), (2) Fesalud (Spain). 

Presentations: 

  • Miralles F. Circles of Health: advanced social network with knowledge sharing tools to empower patients and therapists    
  • Siering F.  eFeder: a social network powered by patients.   
  • Lorca J. Innovation driven by the utility in Health & Wellness
 

March 9th (14:30- 16:00h)

WORKSHOP 5: Ehealth and epatients: initiatives from Health Institutions to ePatients.  

Moderator: Manuel Armayones. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, PSiNET research group, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, IN3-UOC. Barcelona, Spain..  

Authors: Grau I (1), Fontanet G (2), Basagoiti I (3).

Affiliations: (1) Forum Clinic Project: www.forumclinic.org, (Spain) ; (2) 

Technical direction and coordination: www.infermeravirtual.com, Barcelona (Spain), (3

) Health and Wellbeing Technologies (ITACA- TSB),  Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain).  

Presentations: 
  • Grau I. Forum Clinic. 
  • Fontanet G. Virtual nurse: a portal of education and promotion for health.
  • Basagoiti I. Salupedia. 

WORKSHOP 6: Students' Workshop.  

Presentation 1.  Morris LD: Virtual reality exposure therapy as treatment for pain catastrophizing in fibromyalgia patients: Proof-of-concept. Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg (South Africa). 

Presentation 2. 

Henderson EM,

Keogh E, Rosser B, Eccleston C: 

A content and thematic analysis pertaining to teenage episodic dysmenorrhoea, headache and abdominal pain. 

Centre for pain research, The University of Bath (United Kingdom).

 


Presentation 3. 

 Smolina K: The value of linked hospital and mortality statistics for population health and health services research. 

Unit of Health-Care Epidemiology, 
Department of Public Health, University of Oxford (United Kingdom).

Presentation 4. 

 Huguet A1, Tougas M1, Stinson J2, MacKay B3, McGrath P1, Watters C3, MacLean C4, Miró J5: Starting to develop a distance psychological intervention for young people with recurrent headaches to be delivered via smartphone and computer: what potential end users want.

(1) Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada); (2) Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario (Canada); (3) F
aculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada); (4) Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta (Canada); Unit for the Study and Treatment of Pain, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain).