Welcome to this Course
Application of Digital Health Interventions is a cooperation project from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Institute of Biomedical Informatics from TMU. We welcome you …
Course: Application of Digital Health Interventions
Telemedicine
Telemedicine, also known as telehealth, is a way to use technology to connect patients and their health care providers. It’s not a new concept, but it has become increasingly popular …
Short Term and Long Term Memory
In this video, Dr. Philip Tseng will introduce memory systems and memory type. Then he will explain how memory related to consciousness. Below is related research for your reference, Dementia …
Schizophrenia
Dr. Lane will talk a case of schizophrenia and what happened with his brain. The research shows patients with schizophrenia lack the ability to amplify their attention, and can not …
Sleep Cycle and Digital Treatment
Continuing on Dr. Lane’s speech, what happened to our brain while we are asleep? Dr. Changwei Wu is an associate professor, investigating sleep neuroimage and brain consciousness. He will explain …
Major Depressive Disorder
In this video, Dr. Lane talked about major depression and how ketamine can affect the brain region as a treatment for major depression. Nowadays, there are more and more research …
Used of Game in Cancer Care and Research
In this video, Dr. Luis will introduce several interesting projects which promote the awareness of patient treatment via games or digital tools. Cancer nowadays has become a chronic disease. Patient …
Digital Health on Insomnia
Now we will change the topic to insomnia. We know that stress and anxiety often lead to insomnia and sleep problems. Dr. Timothy Lane is a professor studying brain and …
Digital Health and the Rise of Mental Health Apps
Using digital tools might not always beneficial. Please take some time to read this review. Digital Health and the Rise of Mental Health Apps. New research warns that self-diagnosing apps …
Selecting Apps for People with Mild Dementia
Please take some time to read this article: Selecting apps for people with mild dementia: Identifying user requirements for apps enabling meaningful activities and self-management This study aims to make …
Mobile Devices and Apps for Health Care Professionals: Uses and Benefits
Please take some time to read this article, Mobile Devices and Apps for Health Care Professionals: Uses and Benefits We will see how mobile devices affect health care professionals (HCPs). …
A Cultural Transformation: Digital Health V.S. Traditional Healthcare
Please take some time to review this article: Digital health is a cultural transformation of traditional healthcare. In this paper, digital health is challenging the current healthcare system in many …
WHO Releases First Guideline on Digital Health Interventions
Please take some time to read this piece of news: WHO releases their first guideline on digital health interventions in 2019. Based on this news, the use of digital technologies …
Mental Health Apps: What to Tell Patients
Please take some time to read this essay, Mental health apps: What to tell patients. In this paper, there are a couple topics are discuessed. – For most apps, evidence …
We Can’t Rely On Mental Health Apps Yet
Please take some time to read this article, We Can’t Rely On Mental Health Apps, Yet. If you remember the previous paper, this article also presents similar arguments. There is …