Evolution of Long-term Care Neighbourhoods for Older People: The Rhetoric and Reality of Meeting Older People’s Future Care Needs in Japan and England | Chapter 10 | An Overview of Disease and Health Research Vol. 4

 

The world population aged 65+ will triple from 6.9% to 20% by 2050. The fact that people are living longer is a positive reflection on improvements in health and long-term care services; at the same time, falling birth rates are leading to a decrease in the working age populations available to provide care. This chapter considers the health and social care challenges that many countries are increasingly facing with an aging population and a reduced workforce. Providing long-term care services to meet the needs of older people is complex. As people age, they will require both health and social care services to maintain their functioning and retain a good quality of life. Integration of these, previously separate services will need to be achieved in order to provide cost-effective long-term care. The World Health Organisation recommended in 2020 that all countries should have integrated long-term care strategies to better support their older populations. Exploration of the rhetoric and reality of policies of integration of neighbourhood services for older people is now needed. Such an analysis can provide evidence on the strengths and weaknesses of different strategies, but it may also highlight the need to temper rhetoric with reality, as well as identify challenges for the future.  Countries are at various points in the journey to address the challenge of integration. Some, like Japan, which has the most rapidly ageing society in the world, started to address this challenge systematically in the 1990s. By 2017, it had introduced a national policy for integrated long-term health and social care services for older people at a local geographical level (neighbourhood). Other countries, such as England, have only recently embarked on a plan for integration of health services for older people. It has also chosen to develop services at a neighbourhood level. We describe the evolution of the neighbourhood approach to care for older people in both countries. We also consider historical and cultural factors, and the future role of technology. Through international comparisons, the reader can identify critical lessons that could inform the strategy development in their own country. In conclusion, this chapter provides an overview comparing the development of neighbourhood care models in two countries with different historical, cultural and health and social care backgrounds.

 

 

Author(s) Details

Ala Szczepura

Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities, Coventry University, UK.

 

Harue Masaki
Vice-President Office, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.

 

Deidre Wild
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK.

 

Toshio Nomura
Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities, Coventry University, UK.

 

Mark Collinson
MC2S Consultancy Services, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, UK.

 

Gabriela Matouskova
Hope for the Community CIC, UK.

 

Rosie Kneafsey
Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities, Coventry University, UK.

 

 

 

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Improving Medical Education: A Comprehensive Review | Chapter 6 | Advancement and New Understanding in Medical Science Vol. 7

This research delves into the pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing clinical education, addressing its main purpose, methodology, findings, and results. The conventional approach to acquiring clinical information encompasses a comprehensive journey spanning undergraduate to postgraduate levels, specialized training, and beyond, involving a diverse range of healthcare professionals. Notably, physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare experts contribute significantly to its multifaceted scope. Recognizing the profound impact of AI in the era of rapid technological advancement, this study emphasizes its crucial role in clinical education. A comprehensive literature review was conducted through exhaustive examinations of papers accessible across various databases. Over the past decade, AI has successfully tackled persistent challenges in the field of education, encompassing language processing, reasoning, planning, and cognitive modeling. The research explores three prominent applications of AI in clinical education: the Virtual Inquiry System, Clinical Distance Learning and Management, and the production of educational videos within medical schools. Moreover, it sheds light on AI's potential to enhance the non-scientific, humanistic aspects of medicine. The primary objective of this review paper was to scrutinize the implications of AI in current clinical education practices and anticipate its future impact. The study establishes a comprehensive understanding of how AI is reshaping the landscape of medical education, offering valuable insights for educators, practitioners, and stakeholders alike.

Author(s) Details:

Charu Mishra,
Department of Physiology, Madhav Prasad Tripathi Medical College, Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Samreen Farooqui,
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Shimna C. S.,
Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Palakkad, Kerala, India.

R. Pavani,
Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Adoni, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

S. Sarah Nightingale,
Department of Physiology, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Jitendra Patel,
Department of Physiology, GMERS Medical College, Vadnagar, Gujarat, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/ANUMS-V7/article/view/13422

Digital Health: A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare Management | Chapter 5 | Novel Research Aspects in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 8

The objective of this chapter is to explore the transformative impact of digitization on healthcare, aiming to improve patient outcomes and streamline medical processes. Healthcare, fundamentally focused on preserving and enhancing human health, has embraced digital technologies to revolutionize its landscape. The integration of binary language and information technology into healthcare practices has ushered in a new era of innovation. We delve into various facets of this digital revolution, highlighting its substantial contributions across diverse domains. Advanced imaging techniques, such as MRI and CAT scans, now leverage complex algorithms to process vast sensor-generated data. These algorithms yield actionable images, enhancing diagnostic precision while minimizing patient risks in robotic surgeries. Bioinformatics, with its capabilities in sequence analysis, genome annotation, and gene expression analysis, plays a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of human biology and disease. Meanwhile, health informatics has revolutionized how we acquire, store, retrieve, and utilize healthcare data, facilitating groundbreaking achievements such as rapid and cost-effective DNA sequencing. The benefits of DNA sequencing extend beyond imagination, including personalized medicine, targeted cancer therapy, and insights into previously enigmatic medical conditions. Moreover, the amalgamation of digital technologies has given rise to Public Health Informatics, a field dedicated to enhancing public health practice, research, and education.  This chapter offers a comprehensive overview of the myriad information technology tools and their application in healthcare, shedding light on the transformative potential that digitization holds for the future of medical care.

Author(s) Details:

Rupesh Rastogi,
Department of Business Administration, Azad Technical Campus, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NRAMMS-V8/article/view/12184 

Role of Digitalization in the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship in the Gokwe District of Zimbabwe | Chapter 5 | An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 3

 Adopting and executing digital technologies can assist country entrepreneurs in accessing nationwide and international markets to increase their appropriateness. Entrepreneurs in the rural areas of Zimbabwe can influence digital technologies and infrastructures to cultivate their businesses within the land sector. Many studies have investigated country entrepreneurs' enactment of digital technologies and their affect their performance. However, little empirical evidence is feasible on the role of digital science and how this can assist managers in the Gokwe district of Zimbabwe to sustain their trades. We adopted qualitative and determinable methodologies to collect dossier using interviews and questionnaires from rural executives. This chapter investigates mathematical technology's role in evolving rural entrepreneurship in Gokwe. Findings signify that rural entrepreneurs enjoy the role of digital electronics in facilitating socializing for professional or personal gain activities, connecting consumers, and interacting with suppliers, distributors, consumers, and markets to foster their performance and worth. However, most of them habitual that they had difficulty identifying new progressive opportunities and expanding their existent markets with digital science. Policy implications from this study are the need for government to reassure the adoption of mathematical technologies to enhance country entrepreneurs' businesses.

Author(s) Details:

Robertson K. Tengeh,
Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Patience Z. Moyo,
Faculty of Business & Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.

Gabriel O. Ogunlela,
Faculty of Business & Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/AOBMER-V3/article/view/12002