Dr. Vimla Patel (New York Academy of Medicine, Columbia University, and Weill Cornell Medical College)
The New York Academy of Medicine (New York, NY)
In this talk, Dr. Vimla Patel will discuss how the convergence of research in the fields of behavioral medicine and informatics provides enormous opportunities for addressing public health problems and managing disease, as well as for maintaining healthy lifestyles. In her recent book on cognitive informatics and behavioral health, she argues that this marriage of health-related technologies with our efforts to change behaviors that threaten our health is already making positive changes in the way we address public health issues. Technology can assist both providers and patients while also supporting caregivers. As health care reinforces the notion of team efforts, with patients as partners, her book provides guidance on the optimal use of health information and supporting technologies while illuminating how people think and make decisions that affect their health and well-being. The book focuses on investigations into how the public understands health information, assesses risky behaviors, makes health care decisions, and uses health information technologies. Expansion of technological capabilities creates excitement about innovations in health programs that are focused on wellness and health promotion more globally. Patel notes that our challenge will be to ensure that these approaches are scalable and that they address the diverse needs of the patients in a wide variety of communities.
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