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Katja Soininen – providing health care services in the digital age
“We nurses are always working to empower patients, and sometimes we tend to see ourselves as the main actors in people’s health. But really, patients themselves are the protagonists and digital health technologies can empower them in their self-care,” says 40-year old Katja Soininen, an electrophysiology nurse finishing up her Master’s degree in digital health at Kuopio University Hospital in Finland.
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Tackling mild depression: “iCBT was perfect for me.”
For Annika, a teacher in her 60s living in the Helsinki area in Finland, it was the practicality of iCBT (internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy) that attracted her when she began to notice signs that her mental health was suffering 2 years ago.
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Blood connects us all – blood donation text message service in Sweden
Arvid Öhlin was relaxing at home in Stockholm when he heard the familiar bleep of a text message, or SMS, arriving on his mobile phone. It was an ordinary event, but this was no ordinary text. It was a thank you, notifying him that the blood he recently donated had been given to a patient.
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Can a mobile phone help you stop smoking?
Tara Duthie, who lives in the city of Stirling in Scotland, United Kingdom, tried to quit smoking four times in 5 years. Then, on 30 October 2015, aged just 49, she had a heart attack – it was a wake-up call she could not ignore.
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eLearning helps Irish pharmacists take on antibiotic stewardship
Pharmacists are key members of the primary care workforce and find themselves increasingly on the frontline of the struggle against antibiotic resistance. This field is increasing in importance and changing rapidly, yet the pressure of every day life in a busy community pharmacy can make it difficult to keep up to speed on the latest developments.