Alejandro (Alex) Jadad
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My Event Items (5)
- 27/11/11
- Mejora en la Atención a Personas con Enfermedades Crónicas
Curso virtual impartido por la Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP) con una duración de 60 horas y dirigido a profesionales de atención primaria y especializada y de centros sociosanitarios.
- 10/05/11
- II Forum "Promoting High Quality Services for People living with Chronic Diseases: Adapting Social and Health Services to Meet Complex Care Needs"
This event will be celebrated at the Andalusian School of Public Health in Granada (Spain) on January 18, 2012
- 31/03/11
- Jornadas e-Salud Castilla y León
Hacia una Historia Clínica Integrada de Salud
- 14/07/10
- Innovando en eHealth por la salud del futuro
En la jornada, que abordará el impacto de las Nuevas Tecnologías de la Comunicación en la sostenibilidad del sector sociosanitario, intervendrá también la ministra de Sanidad y Política Social, Trinidad ...
- 23/03/10
- Forum «Care quality for people with complex chronic diseases: new opportunities and challenges»
“The forum «Quality of care for people with complex chronic diseases: new opportunities and challenges» will be held on June 1, 2010 at the Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP ...
My News Items (10)
- 01/12/11
- El uso de las redes sociales por parte de científicos y médicos repercute en el beneficio de sus pacientes
Descripción según la fuente original: Las Redes Sociales han llegado a todos los sectores de la sociedad, es una realidad, que según diversos organismos científicos no se está sabiendo aprovechar ...
- El conocimiento médico y científico hay que buscarlo en Facebook y Wikipedia
Descripción según la fuente original: El investigador de la Universidad de Toronto, Alejandro Jadad, cree que es necesario cambiar a un nuevo paradigma en la gestión de la salud donde ...
- 05/09/11
- “Enséñale a tu lengua a decir no sé y progresarás”, Alejandro Jadad
Descripción según la fuente original: Alejandro Jadad es médico graduado en la Universidad Javeriana en Bogotá. Nació en Montería, su educación básica fue en Cartagena y hoy es una eminencia ...
- 24/05/11
- Bengoa cree que los enfermos crónicos necsitan "más apoyo del que tienen en la actualidad"
Descripción según la fuente original: "Creando capacidad para avanzar: el papel de los clínicos" es el título bajo el que se desarrolla el III Congreso Nacional de Atención Sanitaria al ...
- “Tenemos que mejorar la formación de los profesionales sanitarios para gestionar las estrategias de enfermos crónicos”, según Alex Jadad
Descripción según la fuente original: El médico colombiano-canadiense, referente mundial en el estudio en envejecimiento y cronicidad, participa en el III Congreso Nacional de Atención Sanitaria para Pacientes Crónicos en ...
- 20/05/11
- Los retos de la vejez
Descripción según la fuente original: Los expertos destacan el papel puntero de Euskadi en la atención a los enfermos crónicos - Hoy concluye el congreso de San Sebastián
- 31/03/11
- Las redes sociales pueden ayudar a los médicos a "mejorar" la atención de sus pacientes, según experto
Descripción según la fuente original: El director del Centro para la Innovación Global en eSalud del Hospital General de Toronto (Canadá), Alejandro Jadad, asegura que las tecnologías de la información ...
- Las I Jornadas e-Salud analizarán la importancia de las TIC en la sanidad
Descripción según la fuente original: Cerca de 400 personas asisten a las I Jornadas e-Salud Castilla y León que, organizadas por la Sociedad Española de Informática de la Salud (SEIS ...
- 14/03/11
- No innovar aceleraría la extinción de la raza humana
Descripción según la fuente original: Los humanos somos geniales creando herramientas.
- 23/07/10
- "Puede ser negligencia médica no usar las TIC"
Alejandro Jadad cree que el médico ya no puede dar la espalda a las nuevas tecnologías. Lea la entrevista íntegra en La nueva sanidad y los nuevos pacientes en la ...
- 02/07/10
- Profesionales y pacientes cuentan con un espacio web donde poder mejorar el manejo de las enfermedades crónicas complejas
Se trata de la primera iniciativa de este tipo promovida desde las instituciones públicas y que abre una vía de colaboración a nivel internacional
- 03/06/10
- La modificación de los sistemas sanitarios, la importancia de la AP y el cambio del papel del paciente, retos de futuro de las enfermedades crónicas
Se celebra en Granada una mesa redonda sobre experiencias en el manejo de enfermedades crónicas complejas, dentro del Foro Calidad.
- 24/11/09
- Jadad: “El 70 por ciento de las actuaciones hospitalarias deberían realizarse fuera del hospital”
El prestigioso catedrático de Innovación en e-salud, Alejandro Jadad, clausuró las jornadas resaltando la importancia de las nuevas tecnologías en el tratamiento del paciente pluripatológico
My practices (3)
- 27/02/09
- Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Centre
This organization, which is part of the New Brunswick Heart Centre, provides state-of-the-art cardiac rehabilitation designed to help those with heart disease recover faster and return to full and productive ...
- Cardiovascular Health Nova Scotia
Cardiovascular Health Nova Scotia is a provincial program of the Nova Scotia Department of Health, in Canada, which aims to improve the cardiovascular health and care of Nova Scotians. The ...
- Nunavut Home and Community Care Services
The Home and Community Care program offers health related services, which enable people with disabilities, chronic or acute illness and the elderly to receive the care they need in their ...
- Palliative Home Care Drug Program
In May 2008 the Liberal Government, under Premier Robert Ghiz, announced the Palliative Home Care Drug Program. This program was designed to allow a person living with a terminal illness ...
- EDUcoeur
This initiative is supported by an interdisciplinary team of health professionals dedicated to clinical research, in collaboration with patients, that seeks to prevent cardiovascular disease following a personalized and innovative ...
- Heart Disease Support Groups
Cardiac Support groups offer encouragement and support to people and their families following a heart attack, heart surgery or the diagnosis of a cardiac condition. The groups below are active ...
- 26/02/09
- Saskatchewan Cardiac Programs and Groups
Cardiac Support groups offer encouragement and support to people and their families following a heart attack, heart surgery or the diagnosis of a cardiac condition.
- Chronic Disease Health Improvement Networks
This is an effort supported by Interior Health, which is creating health improvement networks throughout the region to help manage people with chronic health conditions. These networks focus on multiple ...
- The Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative
The Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative (WCHI), at Women's College Hospital, is Canada's first comprehensive assessment and lifestyle program for women with existing or potential heart problems. The ...
- The Chronic Disease Prevention Initiative
The Chronic Disease Prevention Initiative (CDPI) is an effort supported by the Ministry of Healthy Living of Manitoba, designed to prevent chronic disease in the province. CDPI-related projects are community ...
- Home Care Program
The Home Care Program helps people remain in their homes when they are sick or in need of medical help or support with daily living activities. The program assists people ...
- 24/11/08
- Observatory of Innovative Practices for Chronic Diseases Management
OPIMEC is a proyect promoted by the General Health Innovation, Systems and Technology Direction of Andalusian Health Ministry, with the collaboration of Dr. Alejandro Jadad, through Foresight Links Corporation, IAVANTE ...
My documents (5)
- 09/01/12
- Consideration of Multiple Chronic Diseases in Randomized Controlled Trials
Before approval of a new drug, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires phase 3 clinical trials demonstrating efficacy. Usually trials are conducted in homogeneous populations and rarely include ...
- 22/02/11
- Shifting from Shared to Collaborative Decision Making: A Change in Thinking and Doing
Despite its theoretical appeal, the concept of shared decision making in the clinical encounter has yet to translate into practice. In this article they revisit this approach and suggest an ...
- Seeking Support on Facebook: A Content Analysis of Breast Cancer Groups
Social network sites have been growing in popularity across broad segments of Internet users, and are a convenient means to exchange information and support. Research on their use for health-related ...
- 03/02/11
- The Global People-centred eHealth Innovation Forum
“The Global People-centred eHealth Innovation Forum” is a BMJ Group publicatio and has been made possible by the Quality Agency of the National Health Ministry, Social Policy and Equality of ...
- 17/05/10
- When people live with multiple chronic diseases: a collaborative approach to an emerging global challenge
The book achieved its original overarching objective: to act as a powerful stimulus for collective effort, across traditional boundaries, among people interested in improving the management of complex chronic diseases ...
- 29/12/09
- Peeking through the cracks: An assessment of the prevalence, clinical characteristics and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with polypathology in a hospital setting
Uno de los primeros artículos originales en INGLES, que afronta el problema clínico, nutricional y de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en los pacientes pluripatológicos hospitalizados.
My Organizations (5)
- 06/10/09
- Fundación eSalud
Son una organización no lucrativa que tiene por objeto la generación e intercambio de conocimiento sobre experiencias y proyectos relacionados con la eSalud, mediante el aprovechamiento efectivo del potencial de ...
- Instituto de innovación para el bienestar ciudadano (I2BC)
El I2BC nace con el objetivo de mejorar la calidad de vida y bienestar de todas las personas. Para ello, desarrolla proyectos de carácter social basados en una metodología de ...
- 27/02/09
- Heart and Stroke Foundation (Saskatchewan)
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke through the advancement of research and its application; the promotion of healthy living; and ...
- Nunavut Health and Social Services
The Department of Health and Social Services provides a broad range of programs and services to the people of Nunavut, Canada, in the following areas: • Primary and acute health, both ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador Heart Health
A community-based prevention program aimed at improving health and reducing the rate of heart disease in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Canada. The program, jointly funded by Health ...
- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (Clinical Research Institute of Montreal)
The Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization devoted to understanding the causes and mechanisms of diseases in order to find diagnostic tools ...
- 26/02/09
- Cardiovascular Health Centre
The Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative (WHCI) is Canada's first comprehensive assessment and lifestyle program for women with existing or potential heart problems. The program is comprised of a ...
- Sakatchewan Heart and Stroke Foundation
MISSION The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke through: the advancement of research and its application; the promotion of healthy living ...
- 25/02/09
- Cardiology Consultants
Cardiology Consultants is a group of sixteen specialists who are dedicated to providing quality patient care as well as research and teaching in cardiology. The group, which was founded by ...
- 12/01/09
- Foresight Links Corporation
Foresight Links Corporation is specialize in evidence-based decision support and the innovative use of information and communication technologies to improve health and the health system.
My live documents (12)
- 25/02/10
- Patient education and self-management support
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "Patient education and self-management support" (Book Table of contents). To access the pdf ...
- References: Patient education
The following are the references that support chapter 5 (back to chapter 5).
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- 13/01/10
- References: Genomics, robotics, informatics and nanotechnologies
The following are the references that support chapter 10 (back to chapter 10).
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- Primary care, institutional services and integrated management processes
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "Primary care, institutional services and integrated management processes" (Book Table of contents). To ...
- Chapter 9: Socioeconomic implications
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "Socioeconomic implications" (Book Table of contents). To access the pdf version of the ...
- Dealing with the challenges of polypathology, together: What’s next?
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "Dealing with the challenges of polypathology, together: What’s next?" (Book Table of ...
- 12/01/10
- References: Socioeconomic implications
The following are the references that support chapter 9 (back to chapter 9).
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- References: Epidemiology
The following are the references that support chapter 1 (Back to chapter 1).
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- References: Integrated care
The following are the references that support chapter 6 (back to chapter 6).
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- 28/12/09
- The Promise of genomics, robotics, informatics and nanotechnologies
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "The Promise of genomics, robotics, informatics and nanotechnologies" (Book Table of contents). To ...
- 23/12/09
- Management models
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "Management models" (Book Table of contents). To access the pdf version of the ...
- 30/11/09
- References: Care Models
The following are the references that support chapter 4 (back to chapter 4).
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- 06/11/09
- Integrative medicine
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "Integrative medicine" (Book Table of contents). To access the pdf version of the ...
- 03/11/09
- References: Integrative medicine
The following are the references that support chapter 8 (back to chapter 8).
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- 02/10/09
- References: Palliative Care
The following are the references that support chapter 7 (back to chapter 7).
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- Chapter 7: Supportive and palliative care
This is a live interactive document that provides the first collaborative edition for the book chapter on "Supportive and palliative care" (Book Table of contents). To access the pdf version ...
- 28/09/09
- References: The Language of polypathology
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- 15/09/09
- References: Prevention and health promotion
The following are the references that support chapter 3 (back to chapter 3).
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- 01/10/08
- Complex Chronic Disease Taxonomy
This is a live interactive document (more information) that provides the first collaborative version of a "Complex Chronic Disease Taxonomy". Anyone can add comments and rating / voting the same lead ...
