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Medical Informatics
- Telemedicine and telehealth
- Artificial Intelligence applications in Medicine and Biology
- Artificial neural networks
- Medical Informatics education
- Computer-assisted education in Medicine and Biology
- Hospital and medical office automation
- Internet applications in Medicine and Health
- Electronic publications
- Satellite applications in medicine and education
- Certification of healthcare software
- Interoperability and health information standards
- Information security of health information systems
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Distance education and e-learning
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Neurosciences
- Computational neurosciences
- Quantitative analysis of behavioral sequences
- History of the neurosciences
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Public understanding of science
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High-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, Biology and Health
Ongoing Research and Development Projects
- BEST: A bedside multifunctional terminal for hospitals, which includes access to clinical information, entertainment features and resources for patients
- Development of a model of conformity assessment systems of records to electronic health effects of quality certification according to ISO and other prerequisites
- Educational activities and resources in biomedical informatics: the virtual library, WebTV, webcasting, web conferencing and e-learning
- The digital signature and certification of electronic health records in Brazil
Past Research and Development Projects
- ZELOUS: Development of a Web-based electronic health record for the management and social health of children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes
- TELEDIABETES: a Web-based system to support telemedicine “store and forward” and real-time consultation between caregivers and physicians in the management of diabetes
- SGSMS: a client-server structure and software using Java-enabled mobile phones to collect messages and user input for the management of chronic diseases
- SBIS 2.0: a collaborative model for the construction of scientific information and education on information technology for health resources using Web 2.0
- Continuing education in public health: strategies and technologies based on digital satellite and Internet
- A survey of the population use mobile phones for personal safety and health in three cities in Brazil
- Knowledge of occupational physicians and technicians on the health impact of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields in the RF domain
- Review of Latin American literature on high frequency electromagnetic fields and human health