“eHealth in the Region of the Americas”

The Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health announces a call for papers for its next special issue. Accepted contributions will include original research papers, special reports, and/or systematic reviews.

The main theme of this special issue will be “eHealth in the Region of the Americas,” which will address some of the key components and strategic areas that were identified in the Strategy and Plan of Action on eHealth approved in 2011 by PAHO Member States. Major areas of interest include:

• Electronic medical records (or electronic health record)
• TeleHealth (including telemedicine)
• mHealth (or health through the use of mobile devices)
• eLearning (including distance education or learning)
• Continuing education in information and communication technologies
• Standardization and interoperability
  

Papers will be accepted in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. The manuscript selection process will follow the Revista’s/Journal’s standard peer review procedures.

Authors are encouraged to send manuscripts in their native language.

In submitting papers, authors should follow the Instructions to Authors of the Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health.

All papers should be submitted at the Revista/Journal site through the link Submit a Manuscript.

The cover letter should indicate that the manuscript is being submitted for the special issue  “eHealth in the Region of the Americas.”

Manuscript submission deadline: 15 July 2013

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