Description
Pain management has shifted in recent years, driven by technological advancements and an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. As the understanding of pain becomes more nuanced, recognizing its physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions, healthcare professionals turn to new tools and strategies for enhanced patient outcomes. From wearable monitoring devices and AI-powered diagnostics to integrative approaches involving psychology, physiotherapy, and pharmacology, modern pain care moves beyond traditional methods. Further exploration of the evolving landscape of pain management may reveal how cutting-edge technologies and collaborative care models can reshape the understanding, assessment, and treatment of pain in diverse patient populations.
Unveiling Technological Advancements and Interdisciplinary Solutions for Pain Care explores the transformative power of technological innovations, such as wearable sensors, digital tools, and data analysis in understanding unique pain patterns and developing personalized treatment plans. It examines shared decision-making practices, including the importance of building a support system through online communities, fostering emotional well-being, and living a fulfilling life despite chronic pain. This book covers topics such as acute and chronic pain, medical stigma, and personalized healthcare, and is a useful resource for medical and healthcare professionals, engineers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Yiannis Koumpouros (Ed.)
Yiannis Koumpouros
(BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD) is Ass. Professor in the University of West Attica, Department of Public and Community Health. Specialized in health informatics, e-health, m-health, telehealth, assistive technologies, rehabilitation, users satisfaction assessment, and strategic management. Expert for the European Commission in the e-health and m-health sectors, and evaluator of numerous R&D projects. Responsible for the WHODAS 2.0 scale cultural adaptation for the World Health Organization in Greece. He is the Director of the Reserach Lab “Digital Innovations in Public Health”. Top-level managerial experience in the private and public healthcare sector (chairman of hospitals, member of the board of directors, business development and strategic management director, etc.). Chairman of several committees in the Ministry of Development. Regular member of the Consultative Technical Council (Ministry of Internal Public Administration and Decentralisation), etc. He has published more than 70 papers in reputed journals and conferences and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute. He has participated in more than 50 R&D funded projects in the field of healthcare and ICTs.