International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, and Rehabilitation
iACToR Weekly Newsletter #44
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Opening Statement
Hello iACToR members,
The 17th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference (CYBER17) is looking for those wanting to publicize their research or technology products through supporting the conference or exhibiting at the conference.
With an emphasis on advancing the uses of social networking, virtual reality and other advanced technologies in the field of healthcare, CYBER17 provides a unique opportunity to raise the visibility of your institution and organization on these issues on Europe’s biggest stage, the city of Brussels, Belgium, 25-28 September 2012.
Supporting CYBER17, provides your organization with the following opportunities:
- Exposing your brand to leading experts, academics, scientists, government officials and clinicians in the burgeoning field of healthcare and technology!
- Showcasing your products and latest devices to hundreds of participants from over 25 different countries worldwide.
- Organizational features in the iACToR Weekly Newsletter and Web Advertisement Placement on iACToR’s Social Networking site, home to 320+ members from over 30 countries.
- Much more!
CYBER17 is looking not just for supporters but for partners with creative ideas on how to contribute to the iACToR community and to participate in CYBER17. Join the growing list below by supporting CYBER17 today:
- Hanyang University of Institute of Aging Society Silver & u-Health Research Center
- Interactive Media Institute
- European Commission
- iACToR
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Universite du Quebec en Outaouais
- Virtual Reality Medical Institute
- Virtual Reality Medical Center
Please contact James Cullen (cc’d), CYBER17 Conference Coordinator, to begin the discussion on how your organization can support and/or exhibit at this groundbreaking conference. For more info on CYBER17, please visit www.interactivemediainstitute.com/CYBER17.
Calls, Conferences and Capital
February 19 - 11, 2012 | Newport Beach, California
Registration still open! | http://www.nextmed.com
MMVR is organized to be an educational environment that stimulates communication and collaboration among scientists, engineers, physicians, surgeons, educators, students, military, government, and industry. It supports the development and adoption of advanced medical technologies for medical care and education. Its goal is improved precision, efficiency, and outcomes in patient care, practitioner training, and public health. The MMVR curriculum, by combining rigorous assessment with speculative vision, aims to create forward-thinking solutions to health problems.
Presentations were chosen to educate participants on:
- Simulation advances that, supported by haptics and modeling, are transforming medical education, procedural training, psychotherapy, rehabilitation, and other areas of healthcare
- The novel imaging, visualization, and data fusion techniques that are revolutionizing diagnosis and therapy
- Robotics and sensors that extend the reach of healthcare providers in patient assessment and treatment
- Intelligence networks that inform provider decision-making and foster a collaborative medical environment
- Broader goals, accomplishments, and challenges in the development and application of novel devices and methods for medical care and education
Who Should Attend:
- Physicians, surgeons, and other medical professionals interested in emerging tools for diagnosis and therapy
- IT and medical device engineers who create state-of-the-art and next-generation simulation, imaging, robotics, and communication systems
- Data technologists developing systems for gathering, processing, and distributing medical intelligence
- Military medicine specialists confronting the needs of warfare and domestic public health
- Biomedical futurists, investors, and policy-makers who need to understand where medicine is headed
- Educators responsible for training the next generation of physicians and scientists
- Students who are aiming to create the healthcare of the future
To register for this exciting conference, visit https://www.regonline.com/mmvr19_nextmed.
Top CyberPsychology News
Your Facebook Personality is Genuine
ZDNet - I know a few people who claim they maintain/post fake information on Facebook because they are not comfortable with the service’s various privacy issues. I would say all the Facebook friends whom I also regularly see in person, however, act fairly genuinely on the social network – their behavior on Facebook mirrors their behavior in real life. A recent study from the University of Texas at Austin’s Psychology Department seems to confirm this observation. The study, titled “Manifestations of personality in Online Social Networks: self-reported Facebook-related behaviors and observable profile information,” was published in the academic journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. To read more, please visit http://zd.net/yhjv0N.
Emergency Medications: Why Are they So Hard to Get?
PsychCentral - A friend of mine went on vacation for just a few days the other week out-of-state. She called me in a panic.
“I forgot my meds!”
“I wish I could help you out. Have you tried calling your doctor?”
“I did, and I got this weird message about needing to unblock my phone, press *87 for a callback. That was hours ago, and still no call back!”
Hmm, no callback after hours?
So I offered to call her doctor for her on a landline, got right through, and got a real phone number that she was then able to use with little trouble. However, she still had to leave a message for the physician on call, and is still sitting there, waiting patiently for a callback that may or may not come. To read more, please visit http://bit.ly/zSUU8d.
Get Inside the Mind of a Cyber Criminal
Silicon Republic - Based on their book The Psychology of Cyber Crime, two lecturers from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) [held] a seminar [on November 12th] to look at how cyber criminals deploy innovative techniques to manipulate human behaviour. Andrew Power and Dr Gráinne Kirwan will present the seminar entitled 'Innovative Exploitation of Human Behaviour by Cybercriminals', in IADT's Atrium Building tomorrow at 7pm. This lecture is based on the findings from their book, due to be published later this month, and is the second in their lecture series as a part of the Innovation Dublin Festival. Among the topics discussed will be a description of how cyber criminals employ psychological techniques in order to engage and manipulate victims. To read more, please visit http://bit.ly/sEHqJs.
5 Ways to Get More Involved
- Become a Premium Memberof iACToR!
- Get extensive discounts off the 17th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference.
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Create your own reality!
Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCIA
Secretary General
International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR)
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