Active Learning for Digital Transformation in Healthcare Education, Training and Research

Miltiadis D. Lytras is an expert in advanced computer science and management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. Dr. Lytras is a Research Professor at Deree CollegedThe American College of Greece and a Distinguished Scientist at the King Abdulaziz Univer sity, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of cognitive computing, information systems, technology-enabled innovation, social networks, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. In his work, Dr. Lytras seeks to bring together and exploit synergies among scholars and experts committed to enhancing the quality of education for all. He has coedited more than 110 high-impact fac tor special issues in ISI/Scopus-indexed journals and coedited/authored more than 80 books with international publishers including Elsevier, Emerald, IGI-Global, Springer, etc. Dr. Lytras has coauthored more than 120 high-impact factor papers in Q1 and Q2, Web of Sci ence, and Scopus-indexed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data En gineering; IEEE Internet Computing; IEEE Transactions on Education; IEEE Access; Future Generation Computer Systems; the Journal of Business Research; the International Journal of Information Management; the Journal of Innovation and Knowledge; Technological Forecasting and Social Change; the Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing; World Wide Web Journal; Computers in Human Behavior; Studies in Higher Education; Telematics and Informatics; Information Systems Management; the International Journal of Engineering Education; the Journal of Universal Computer Science; the Journal of Knowledge Management; the British Journal of Educational Technology; Interactive Learning Environment; Educational Technology & Society; Behavior & Information Technology, etc. Dr. Lytras has 25 years of experience on Research and Development projects and grants with significant skills and competencies to the successful conceptualization, financing, and implementation of R&D projects with extensive experience in Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East. He has involved in more than 70 R&D projects overtime. Dr. Lytras has held various senior editorial positions in prestigious journals over time including Editor in Chief and Associate Editor positions. He has also the privilege to guest edit more than 130 special issues in high-impact factor journals. He is the Founding Editor and Editor in Chief of the International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems (High-Impact Factor, WoS indexed). Additional editorial positions (selected): Founding Editor in Chief, International Journal on Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL) Founding Editor in Chief International Journal of Knowledge and Learning (IJKL) Founding Editor in Chief of International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR). Dr. Lytras has coedited more than 100 peer-reviewed volumes/books in topics related to his expertise. Indicative titles include the following: Digital Transformation in Healthcare in Post COVID-19 Times, Smart Cities and Digital Transformation: Empowering Communities, Limitless Innovation, Sustainable Development and the Next Generation, Smart Cities: Issues and Challenges: Mapping Political, Social and Economic Risks and Threats, and Smart Villages in the EU and Beyond. Cristina Vaz de Almeida is a PhD Researcher, expert on health literacy. Director of Post-Graduate studies in Health Literacy (ISPA). Coordinator and author of several books, chapters, articles in health literacy, health communication, social marketing, health marketing. Invited professor at several universities in Portugal, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in coordination a teaching advanced training in health literacy in several health organizations and academia since 2011. In 2022, she was nominated member of the standard committee for the International Health Literacy Association (IHLA) as the only Portuguese-speaker researcher in the committee.

1. Biopsychosocial effects of health literacy training in health professionals2. The strength of digital in universities as a success factor3. Support of educational videos to improve the knowledge of health professionals4. Gamification in hospitalized children5. Mindfulness techniques in the education of oral health professionals in the fight against stress6. Caring for a woman's sleep through interpersonal teaching in proximity medicine consultations7. Contributions from communication design to improving the skills of health professionals8. ACP Model – Assertiveness, Clarity and Positivity – a contribution to the training of health professionals9. Patient advocacy training for better health results10. Serious games – the education of the patients11. Women sleep education in the life cycle as a health promoting factor12. Positive psychology and health professionals’ education13. Patient safety and the education of health professionals