GeNeDis 2016

The 2nd World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Disease Research (GeNeDis 2016), will focus on recent advances in geriatrics and neurodegeneration, ranging from basic science to clinical and pharmaceutical developments and will provide an international focum for the latest scientific discoveries, medical practices, and care initiatives. Advances information technologies will be discussed along with their implications for various research, implementation, and policy concerns. In addition, the conference will address European and global issues in the funding of long-term care and medico-social policies regarding elderly people. GeNeDis 2016 takes place in Sparta, Greece, 20-23 October, 2016. This volume focuses on the sessions that address geriatrics.

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Mobile applications improve quality of life on citizens with disorientation: The 'NeverLost App' paradigm.- Performance Management in Healthcare Organizations: Concept and Practicum.- Musculoskeletal problems among Greek perioperative nurses in regional hospitals in southern Peloponnese.- Exploring the notion of context in medical data.- vhMentor: An ontology supported mobile agent system for pervasive health care monitoring.- Internet Addiction of Young Greek Adults: Psychological Aspects and Information Privacy.- A DICOM based collaborative platform for real-time medical tele-consultation on medical images.- Exploring amyloidogenicity of Clusterin: a structural and bioinformatics analysis.- Exploring amyloidogenicity of Clusterin: a structural and bioinformatics analysis.- Applications for Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) and Electrical Properties of the Human Body.- Application of Theranostics in Oncology.- Sport Participation and Ageing: Evidence from a marathon event.- IoT Applications with 5G connectivity in Medical Tourism Sector Management: Third-party Service Scenarios.- Recognizing Emotional States using Speech Information.- Real Time 3D Representation and Tracking of Guidewire for Image Guided Cardiovascular Interventions.- Utilizing a Homecare Platform for Remote Monitoring of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.- IoT Contextual Factors on Health Care.- Methods and Patterns for User-friendly Quantum Programming.- Bullying in Virtual Learning Communities.- Programmatic Assessment of Professionalism in Psychiatry Education: A Literature Review and Implementation Guide.- Opinion Mining for Educational Video Lectures.- Cognitive enhancement using ICT and its ethical implications.- Smart Health Caring Home: a systematic review of smart home care for elders and chronic disease patients.- SSEv: A new small samples evaluator, based on modified survival curves and its web-based application.- Efficient Health Information Management based on Patient-Generated Digital Data.- Quality of life in elderly bladder cancer patients following a cystectomy.- Long-term survival of women with breast cancer. Overview supportive care needs assessment instruments.- Safe use of defibrillators: a case study in greek registered nurses.- Quality of life in elderly cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.