Circuits, Systems and Signals 2008

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STEERING COMMITTEE:
Nikos Mastorakis,
Hellenic Naval Academy,
Greece
and WSEAS

Ashok Srivastava,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Cain Evans,
London Metropolitan University, UK

Ezendu Ariwa,
London Metropolitan University, UK

Akram Idani,
NAUN, FRANCE

Chiung-Wei Huang,
Ching Yun University, TAIWAN

V.A.Pereira Marinho Marques
ISEC-Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, PORTUGAL

Daoliang Li
China Agricultural University
Beijing, 100083, P. R.CHINA

Linet Ozdamar,
Izmir Univ. of Economics, Izmir, TURKEY

Cecília Reis
ISEP-Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto
PORTUGAL

Catalin Nicolae Calistru
Technical University of Iasi,
Faculty of Automatic Control& Computer Engineering
ROMANIA

Yas Alsultanny,
Applied Science University
Amman 11931, JORDAN
 

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Hans Fernlund, UNITED STATES
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Eng-Thiam Yeoh, MALAYSIA
Huifen Ying, CHINA
Tetsuya Yoshida, JAPAN
Enhai Yu, CHINA
Jian Yu ,CHINA
Eugen Zaharescu, ROMANIA
Nadia Zanzouri, TUNISIA
Daniel Zapico, SPAIN
Malika Zazi, MOROCCO
Wenyu Zhang, CHINA
Hong Zheng, CHINA
Hong Zhu, UNITED KINGDOM
Blaz Zmazek, SLOVENIA
 

	Plenary Lecture   Developing Research Initiatives in E-Health: Evaluating Usage of Online Environments for Healthcare as a Viable Resource among Greek Consumers Prof. D. Halkia, Hellenic American University Athens, Greece Abstract: The challenges of the online environment for healthcare have been considered before. There are uncounted online resources, amateur as well as professional, that overlap with formal Internet interventions. Beyond healthcare, there are many more innovations that draw on user-generated content and the Internet’s democratization of production and distribution. The ideal goal in e-health will perhaps be something that can successfully merge the democratized nature of MySpace with the safety critical nature of healthcare. Yet, in an EU nation such as Greece, with the low penetration of the Internet, the continued use of traditional delivery methods among medical personnel, the consumers trust in these traditional delivery methods and the public healthcare system’s trend of insufficient research and development in e-health initiatives, consumers continue to be suspicious of e-health as a viable online resource of patient support. With more than 1 billion Internet users worldwide, the World Wide Web has inevitably made its mark on the global health care industry. As an EU nation, Greece has not conducted many e-health trends surveys due to the low penetration of the Internet and the continued belief among Greek consumers that the Internet cannot substitute for face-to-face contact with a physician. Yet, based on a 2004 study, 23.0% EU consumers use the Internet to get health-related information. In Greece, 13.5% of Internet users log on to access health-related information. Thus far, Greece has not conducted many e-health trends survey due to the low penetration of the Internet. E-health in Greece appears to be a consumer-based movement that has emerged in the past decade and is not the result of any planned action from the health care authorities. (Chronaki, et al, 2006). This Plenary Lecture will present research initiatives developed and in process by a research team based at Hellenic American University in Athens, Greece to assess and evaluate: 1) Internet usage for health-related purposes among a representative sample of Greek consumers; 2) types of health care information sought by Greek consumers and motivation for doing so; 3) Greek consumers’ participation in e-health communities; and, 4) recommendations for objectives to initiate more research and technology development programs for e-health in Greece. Brief Biography of the Speaker: Daphne Halkias, PhD                      daphne_halkias@yahoo.com             (a) Professional Preparation             Alliant International University, San Diego, CA                                      §         Ph.D., Psychology                             1982 §         M.A., Counseling Psychology            1977 §         B.A., Psychology                              1992              (b) Appointments             Visiting Professor             Senior Research Fellow   2006 - Present             Consultant for Special Projects to the Executive Vice President Hellenic American University – Athens Campus, Athens, Greece Academic Member/Researcher   2006 - 2008                         Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece             Research/Teaching Associate   2003 - 2005                         Department of Management, College of Management,                         Long Island University, NY            Visiting Graduate Professor   2004 - 2006                         International MBA Program American College of Greece, Athens, Greece                   Research Associate   2000 - 2005                         National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment Temple University, Philadelphia, PA  Chairperson, Dept. of Psychology and Education   1988 - 2004 University of LaVerne, Athens Greece School Psychologist   1990 - 1999 TASIS Hellenic International School, Athens, Greece Consulting Psychologist   1988 – 1991 §         The Pinewood School, Thessaloniki, Greece §         U.S. Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece §         U.S. Embassy, Athens Greece Director of Clinical Services   1980 - 1987 Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation center, San Diego, CA Chairperson, Chemical Dependency Studies   1980 - 1987                         National University, San Diego, CA Associate Professor, Behavioral Science   1985 - 1987 National University, San Diego, CA Invited Guest Speaker: Plenary Speaker: Topic: “The Development of Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship within Regional Markets in Europe”.  2nd International Symposium on Management, Marketing and Finances (MMF’08), Harvard University, Gutman Conference Center, 24 March 2008. World Entrepreneurship Summit 2008, London, Topic: “Entrepreneurship and Minorities” Center for Global and Strategic Management at The Copenhagen Business School, Fredrickberg, Denmark, Invited presentation on the topic: “The Female             Immigrant Entrepreneurship Project at Hellenic American University”, September, 2007          University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France, Invited Presentation on the Topic:  Oxford Conference on Business and Economics, St. Hughes College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Invited presentation and leader of Special Session on the topic: “Ethics and International MBA: Transmitting Accountability and Social Responsibility in the Global Classroom”, June, 2007 6thGlobal Conference on Business and Economics,Harvard University, Invited presentation and leader of Special Session on the topic: “The International MBA: Engineering the Global Classroom” , October, 2006 INSEAD, Fontainebleau, FRANCE Invited to the Wendel Center for Family Enterprise to present research on father-daughter succession  issues in the family business, June, 2005 Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Invited to Yale Eating Disorders Clinic by Dr. Kathleen Hendrickson and Dr. Kelly Brownell to address clinical psychology students on my research on eating disorders, November, 2005 New England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC), Invited to Assessment Conference jointly sponsored by NEASC and the University of New Hampshire on the topic “Assessing Quality of Learning Outcomes in NEASC Institutions Abroad: What Happens when an American Institution is also a “Local” Institution?”, November, 2005 Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Invited to Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics by Dr. Jonathan Grimes to speak and consult on the efficacy of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of depression and eating disorders             (c) Synergistic Activities §         CEO, Executive Coaching Consultants, Athens, Greece Consultation services and training corporations, business, academic and medical organizations on issues of organizational behavior and development, particularly: executive coaching, stress management, cross-cultural relationships, leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation, faculty development, communication skills; also various medical/psychological topics §         Clinical Services: Individual, family and group counseling and psychotherapy         (d) Selected Publications/Conference Appearances  Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Thurman, P., Caracatsanis, S., “Internet Usage for Health-Related Purposes among Greek Consumers” , Journal of E-Health and Telemedicine, Vol. 143, No. 3, April 2008. Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Abadir, S., Thurman, P., Akrivos, D., Caracatsanis, S., Albanian Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Greece , in Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Syracuse University Press . Accepted: to be published in 2009 Halkias, D., Katsioloudes. M., Clayton, G., Mills, G., Caracatsanis, S., “The Strategic Value of AACSB International Accreditation in Start-up Overseas American Business Schools: Two Case Studies”, in The International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Accepted: to be published in 2009 Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Thurman, P., Caracatsanis, S., “Internet Usage for Health-Related Purposes among Greek Consumers” a research paper prepared for conference presentation at the 6th Computer Informatics Conference, Crete, Greece, July, 2007 . ·        Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Abadir, S., Thurman, P., Akrivos, D., Caracatsanis, S., Characteristics and Business Profiles of Immigrant-Owned Small Firms: The Case of Albanian Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Greece , a research paper prepared for conference presentation at the Oxford Business and Economics Research Confernece, Oxford, UK, June, 2007 . Halkias, D., “Distance Education in Support of Lifelong Learning: The Case of the Hellas Alive Web Platform in Building Greek Language Learning Communities”, a paper prepared for presentation at the WACRA Case Study Conference, Florence, Italy, January 2007 Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., “Ladywear:  The Case Study of a Greek Entrepreneur Entering the Regional Market”, a case study prepared for presentation at 6th Global Conference on Business and Economics,Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October, 2006 Halkias, D., Harkiolakis, N., Abadir, S., “Complexity and Chaos Theory as Applied to Executive Coaching: A Cross-National Study Surveying Business Executives’ Perceptions in Greece, Lebanon and Egypt on Working with Coaches Using an “Edge of Chaos” Perspective”, a research paper prepared for conference presentation at John Hopkins University, August, 2006. ·        Halkias, D., Jalajas, D., Bommer, M., Kontogeorgi, M., Harkiolakis, N., “The Effect of Downsizing on the Behaviors and Motivations of Survivors: A Cross-Cultural Study”, a research paper prepared for conference presentation at the International Congress for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Spetses, Greece, July 15, 2006. Halkias, D., Stavrou-Costea, E., Swierszc, P., Abadir, S., Akrivos, D., “Daughters’ Intentions to Succeed Fathers in the Family Business: Securing the Future of the Family Enterprise in Greece”, a research paper prepared for the Congress of the International Council of Psychologists, Kos, Greece, July 11, 2006. Harkiolakis, N., Halkias, D., Stamoulis, D., “Barriers to the Introduction of Technology in Small Family Business Enterprises in Greece”, a research presentation being prepared for the International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens University, Athens, Greece, July 11, 2006 Halkias, D., et al., “Advances in E-Therapy and Psychological Treatment in Europe: Perceptions and Barriers to the Introduction of Information Technology in Professional Practice Among Greek Psychiatrists", Book of Abstracts of Centennial Congress of the World Psychiatric Association, Madrid, Spain, April 20, 2006 Halkias, D., et al., “Advances in E-Therapy in Europe: Perceptions and Barriers to the Introduction of Information Technology in Professional Practice Among Greek Counseling Psychologists", Book of Abstracts of the 8th Conference of the European Counseling Association, Panteion University, Athens, Greece, April 1, 2006 Halkias, D., et al., “Making Sense of Complexity and Chaos as Applied to Executive Coaching”, Book of Abstracts of the 2nd Non-Linear Science Conference, Foundation for Science and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, March 12, 2006 Harkiolakis, N., Halkias, D., Antoniou, A., “The Need for Psychological Assessment of IT Personnel Involved with Organizational Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans”,  Proceedings of the 7th Hellenic European Conference on Computer Mathematics and its Applications, Athens, Greece, September 22, 2005 Halkias, D., et al., “Online Buyer Behavior and Perceptions in Greece”, Proceedings of The National Congress of Knowledge Management and Applied Systems Studies, Tripolis, Greece, May 13, 2005 Contact us Send us your question or remark

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