Internet and Health

• Brief description
• Objectives of the Axis
• Team
• Overview of activities and projects

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Objectives of the Axis

1) Support research initiatives on the Internet and population health. The focus will be the development of research related to:

• Internet usage and their impact on relations between actors and population health;
• intervention strategies and their evaluation;
• the contribution of the Internet for training health workers;
• methods of online research and the provision of the Internet in health research;
• the ethical issues associated with research and intervention on the Internet.

2) Develop networking between researchers and practitioners working in the field of Internet and Population Health

3) Increase knowledge sharing between researchers and practitioners as well as the general population

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Brief description

The Internet is a source of information increasingly mobilized by individuals seeking information on health. It is also a collaborative tool for caregivers and an essential support for public and community health professionals that develop health promotion and preventive interventions. These uses of the Internet and its impact on health care practices and population health are of interest to many researchers.

The Internet and Health Axis was established in 2009 to promote research development and sharing of knowledge around these issues.

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Axis Researchers
See the list of researchers and practitioners working on issues of Internet and health care in Quebec and the Francophonie on the internet portal and health: http://blogsgrms.com/internetsante/bottin-internet-sante/

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Overview of activities and projects

1. Organization and participation in conferences
   
   
   • Coming in 2011-2012:
     • Organization of seminars on Internet & Health issues
     • ACFAS conference: «Using information technology to improve population health outcomes: experiences and evaluation (mai 2012)
     • Workshop on online research methods(May 2012)
     
     
   • Held in 2010-2011:
     • Conference «Internet and Health issues in France and Quebec) à Lyon les 20 et 21 février 2011.
     • Conference (627) «Communication technologies and research:ethical issues», Congrès de l'ACFAS 2011, Université de Sherbrooke, May 13, 2011.
     • Workshop on online research methods, May 18 & 19, 2011.
     • Conference«Internet and Health : Strategies and responses », ACFAS, Université of Montreal, May 10 &11, 2010.
   
   
   
2. Internet and health website : http://www.internetsante.uqam.ca
   
   
   
   
3. Books and journals2011-2012
   
   • Manuel Internet et santé : Usages et stratégies d’intervention (pour parution aux PUQ printemps 2012).
   • Numéro spécial du Journal International de Victimologie sur le thème Internet et victimologie (2012).
   • Carnets-synthèse sur la thématique Internet et santé (2011).