Submissions are invited for a workshop on Health Web Science (HWS) to be held within the 2011 ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci), taking place from 14th to 17th June in Koblenz (Germany).
ABSTRACT
In the western world, we live in an aging population who potentially require more medical support for longer. The current model for supporting this greater need for health care is not sustainable. The web may form one route to finding solutions which will alleviate this situation. Commerce, education, entertainment and individuals have embraced the potential of the world wide web and seen revolutionary benefits as they the way they operate. Indeed the users of the web have influenced the development of the web, co-creating it in the form which it exists today. Can Health provision and education move into the area of the web and create an environment where individuals and communities become more responsible for their own health and where possible, treatment? There has been increasing interest internationally in E-Health, Health 2.0, Medicine 2.0.
TOPICS
This workshop aims to investigate the application of the discipline of Web Science to the area of Health education and Health care. Full Papers and position papers are invited in this area. Topics which may be covered include:
• Engaging individuals in services provided via the web
• Personalization of Health Applications and data input via the web
• Engaging communities in services and as communities on the web
• Evaluation of Health Web Services
• Future directions of Health services using the Web
TIMEFRAME
• May 9th, 2011: Due date for workshop papers
• May 23rd, 2011: Notification of acceptance
• June 15th, 2011: Workshop date
SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit original papers of no more than 8 pages in the ACM SIG Proceedings templates format or position papers of no more than 2 pages. Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF format. Selected papers will be published on the conference website. Authors will be given the opportunity to present their papers at the workshop. Submissions should be sent to healthwebsci11(at)uhi.ac(dot)uk.
ORGANIZERS
• Elizabeth Brooks, University of Highlands and Islands (UK)
• Grant Cumming, University of Highlands and Islands (UK)
• Michael Rayner, University of Highlands and Islands (UK)
• Catherine Pope, University of Southampton (UK)
• Mark Weal, University of Southampton (UK)
• Christopher Baker, University of New Brunswick (Canada)
• Erik Cambria, University of Stirling (UK)
• Joanne Luciano, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA)
• Chris Eckl, Sitekit Solutions Ltd. (UK)
