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Healthcare data breaches have increased 70 percent between 2010 and 2017, according to a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. While healthcare organizations have increased discussions around cybersecurity, hackers have matched their pace, continually targeting the sector. This webinar will provide you with situational awareness on what is happening in terms of threats, mitigation, resources, and tools you can use.

The objective of the Compendium is to compile and showcase emerginginnovative health technologies for low-resource settings. WHO performs rapid evidence-based assessments focused on the life cycle of health technology focusing on low-resource settings.

It is increasingly appreciated that crosstalk at the nexus of the nervous and immune systems mediates a delicate balance between dysregulation and homeostasis across many important biological processes. In this Cell Press Webinar, Christopher Hunter (University of Pennsylvania), Anna Molofsky (University of California, San Francisco), and Beth Stevens (Harvard Medical School) will explore emerging developments in our understanding of mediators and mechanisms of neuro-immune interplay.

Gain a better understanding of the emerging field of telepsychology, including clinical and distance education applications. Telehealth and telemental health are growing in popularity. Yet, providers and consumers continue to have questions about its appropriateness, efficacy, and how telehealth services work compared to traditional face-to-face encounters. You will benefit from this information by learning about the various formats and modalities of telehealth and how it can be applied to various populations. You will increase your competence to provide these types of services by exposure to best practice standards and guidelines and discussion of associated benefits and challenges. A thoughtful review of pragmatic, ethical, and legal considerations unique to telehealth and telemental health will also be provided along with a review of the research based efficacy of this approach.