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Inleiding in de gezondheidszorg (Basiswerk AG)
by Els van Mechelen-GeversHoe zit het met het eigen risico? Mag je zonder verwijzing naar de fysiotherapeut? Bestaat het persoonsgebonden budget nog? Kun je door de marktwerking niet meer zelf je ziekenhuis en dokter kiezen? Deze tweede, herziene druk van Inleiding in de gezondheidszorg biedt een actueel beeld van de gezondheidszorg met antwoord op deze vragen. Naast een beschrijving van de soorten zorg (eerste- en tweedelijnszorg, informele zorg, complementaire en alternatieve zorg) en de taken van zorgverleners behandelt het boek uitgebreid preventie en voorlichting, patiëntenrechten en -plichten, gezond blijven (arbo, milieu), financiering van de zorg en gezondheidsbeleid. In aparte hoofdstukken wordt het kwaliteitsbeleid beschreven en wat te doen als er iets (bijna) fout is gegaan. Ook de relevante wetten worden in dit boek op een toegankelijke wijze behandeld en toegelicht. Het boek wordt afgesloten met literatuurverwijzingen, een trefwoordenregister en een praktische begrippenlijst. Ook na grote veranderingen in 2006, de invoering van de zorgverzekeringswet en meer marktwerking, blijft de gezondheidszorg in beweging. Daarom zijn in deze druk recente veranderingen toegevoegd aan de overzichtelijke en toegankelijke beschrijving van de gezondheidszorg. Verder komt de voortdurende kostenstijging aan bod. In een nieuwe paragraaf wordt kort en helder uitgelegd hoe het komt dat de kosten alsmaar toenemen en waarom het zo moeilijk is om de kosten in de hand te houden.
Inleiding in de gezondheidszorg (Basiswerk AG)
by Marieke van der Burgt Wendy SpijkersDit studieboek geeft dokters-, apothekers- en tandartsassistenten in opleiding een breed en actueel beeld van de gezondheidszorg in Nederland en is daarom geschikt voor alle mbo-AG-opleidingen. In dit boek worden de inrichting en organisatie van de gezondheidszorg in Nederland op een heldere manier in kaart gebracht. Het boek geeft antwoord op vragen als: hoe zit het met het eigen risico? Wie mag welke medische gegevens inzien? Waar wordt het geld voor de gezondheidszorg aan uitgegeven, en hoe kan het dat de zorgkosten zo moeilijk in de hand te houden zijn? Ook is het boek zeer geschikt als naslagwerk in de praktijk.Inleiding in de gezondheidszorg beschrijft verschillende soorten zorgverlening en taken van zorgverleners in de eerste en tweede lijn. In deze vijfde, geactualiseerde druk staan preventie, voorlichting, wetgeving en financiering van de zorg centraal. Ook is er aandacht voor recente ontwikkelingen: het Landelijk Schakelpunt, het klachtrecht, vergoedingen van geneesmiddelen, het project Samen beslissen, en wetgeving rond dwang in de zorg. Infographics maken complexe wetten en beleid in één oogopslag duidelijk.Marieke van der Burgt werkte jarenlang als docent op hbo- en mbo-zorgopleidingen. Wendy Spijkers is werkzaam als tandarts. Samen schreven zij eerder een boek voor zorgopleidingen in het mbo.
Inleiding in de psychopathologie
by Ron Van DethDit boek is primair geschreven voor zorgprofessionals (in opleiding) die op zoek zijn naar een handzaam en verantwoord overzicht van de psychische stoornissen, zoals die in de DSM-5 worden onderscheiden. Behalve de verschijningsvorm, krijgen oorzaken en behandeling ruim aandacht. Ieder hoofdstuk schetst een breed klinisch beeld van de verschillende stoornissen en gaat systematisch in op de volgende aspecten: Kenmerken: affectieve, somatische, gedrags- en cognitieve symptomenDiagnose: veelgebruikte vragenlijsten, differentiële diagnostiek en beslisbomenPrevalentie: life-timeprevalentie en jaarprevalentie Etiologie: biologisch, psychologisch en psychosociaal perspectiefBehandeling: biologische, psychologische en psychosociale aanpakPrognose: het beloop van de stoornis. Naast de DSM-5 is dit boek gebaseerd op klinisch-psychologische en psychiatrische handboeken uit binnen- en buitenland. Met het oog op de praktijk komen in elk hoofdstuk ook Nederlandse richtlijnen en protocollen aan bod. Daarmee hebben (aankomend) klinisch- en GZ-psychologen, huisartsen, POH-GGZ, psychotherapeuten, psychiaters en andere behandelaars in de zorg de meest recente èn relevante kennis van psychische stoornissen binnen handbereik.
Inleiding in evidence-based medicine: Klinisch handelen gebaseerd op bewijsmateriaal
by R.J.P.M. Scholten M. Offringa W.J.J. AssendelftDit boek zet voor studenten, docenten, onderzoekers en professionals in de gezondheidszorg overzichtelijk uiteen wat evidence-based medicine in detail inhoudt. Het geeft praktische tips over het zoeken naar literatuur met behulp van (meta-)zoekmachines en behandelt moderne methoden om artikelen kritisch te beoordelen. Met evidence-based medicine zijn externe verantwoording, transparantie en standaardisatie belangrijke sturings- en ordeningsprincipes in de zorg geworden. Dat draagt in belangrijke mate bij aan de kwaliteit en veiligheid van de zorg.Deze editie van Inleiding in evidence-based medicine is helemaal geactualiseerd. Het bespreekt achtereenvolgens het stellen van de juiste vragen, het zoeken en selecteren van literatuur en het kritisch beoordelen van artikelen. Vervolgens gaat het boek in op secundair onderzoek en evidence-based richtlijnen. Verder komen het toepassen van evidence-based medicine in de eigen praktijk en Cochrane aan bod. Bovendien wordt aandacht besteed aan de rol die evidence-based medicine speelt bij de zorg voor individuele patiënten. Zo kunnen zorgverleners in het consult de beste algemene kennis combineren met patiëntspecifieke overwegingen.
Inleiding in evidence-based medicine: Klinisch handelen gebaseerd op bewijsmateriaal
by M. Offringa, W.J.J. Assendelft and R.J.P.M. ScholtenBij de behandeling van patiënten is het nemen van de juiste beslissingen van levensbelang. Om te bepalen of behandelingen veilig en effectief zijn, is het gebruik van het juiste bewijsmateriaal onontbeerlijk. Evidence–based medicine is een methode om de keuzes die u maakt te onderbouwen met bewijsmateriaal uit betrouwbaar wetenschappelijk onderzoek.In Inleiding in evidence–based medicine wordt op een overzichtelijke manier uiteengezet wat evidence–based medicine precies inhoudt. Het boek bevat praktische tips over hoe u het beste kunt zoeken naar literatuur met behulp van metazoekmachines, en bespreekt de moderne methoden om artikelen kritisch te beoordelen. Verder komen de evidence–based richtlijnen, het toepassen van bewijs op individuele patiënten en de Cochrane Collaboration aan bod.Deze derde, herziene druk van Inleiding in evidence–based medicine is geactualiseerd en uitgebreid. De nieuwste kennisbestanden en tools die beschikbaar zijn voor de praktische toepassing van evidence–based medicine komen aan bod. Speciale aandacht wordt besteed aan de rol die evidence–based medicine speelt bij de zorg voor individuele patiënten. Dit helpt zorgverleners om in het consult de beste algemene kennis te combineren met patiëntspecifieke overwegingen.
Inleiding wetenschappelijk onderzoek voor het gezondheidsonderwijs
by Anneke Jong Marja Legius Lieven Maesschalck Henk Vandenbroele Marc Glorieux Marijke VisserDe rol van onderzoek in het hbo-onderwijs wordt steeds duidelijker. Praktijk en theorie moeten nauw samenwerken bij enerzijds het oplossen van praktijkproblemen, anderzijds bij het genereren van kennis rondom deze oplossingen. Inleiding wetenschappelijk onderzoek voor het gezondheidsonderwijs helpt studenten om de wereld van onderzoek eigen te maken. Nieuw in deze editie is een hoofdstuk over praktijkgericht onderzoek. Daarnaast geeft het boek een inleiding op de principes van goed onderzoek, en gaat in op onder andere de manier waarop onderzoek in de praktijk van de gezondheidszorg kan werken, ethische aspecten rondom onderzoek doen en methoden en technieken van kwantitatief onderzoek, inclusief meetinstrumenten, van kwalitatief onderzoek en van onderzoek dat onder verzamelbegrippen valt. De kracht van dit boek is dat in begrijpelijke taal wordt uitgelegd waar het om draait bij het doen van onderzoek en het toepassen ervan in de praktijk. Het is een must voor bachelorstudenten, maar is ook een prettig naslagwerk voor mensen die een professional master doen en voor mensen die in de praktijk (mede) verantwoordelijk zijn voor innovatieve, evidence-based zorg. Voor docenten van opleidingen in de gezondheidszorg is dit boek een handig naslagwerk bij de lessen over verantwoorde zorg, evidence-based practice en interpretatie van vakliteratuur. Aan het boek zijn digitale verrijkingen in de vorm van verdiepingsopdrachten en toetsvragen per hoofdstuk toegevoegd. Bovendien is het volledige boek digitaal te raadplegen. De auteurs zijn experts uit de gezondheidszorg en de wetenschap van Vlaanderen en Nederland. De 6e druk is inhoudelijk niet gewijzigd ten opzichte van de 5e druk.
Innate Antiviral Immunity: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #1656)
by Karen MossmanThis book explores methods to study the complex and evolving interplay between a virus and its host that range from model systems to the detection of chemical molecules. The collection starts with the application of humanized mice and zebrafish as model organisms to study virus-host interactions and induction of innate immune responses. Subsequent chapters outline diverse methods to detect small interfering RNAs, microRNAs, and virus-derived dsRNA from a variety of cells, tissues, and organisms, as well as to interrogating the cytosolic RNA and DNA sensing pathways, including using RNA PAMPs as molecular tools, purification of cGAMP from virus particles and infected cells, and mechanisms to visualize the subcellular localization and activation of the adaptor proteins MAVS and STING. Cutting-edge methods, including high-throughput and genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screens, chromosome conformation capture, and whole-exome sequencing, are described to identify novel mediators, pathways, and variants underlying host susceptibility. Given the importance of studying these pathways and players under physiologic conditions, methods describing the isolation of primary mouse sensory neurons and group 2 innate lymphoid cells are also provided. Finally, this collection comes full circle back to the whole organism level and concludes with epidemiological methods to investigate virus-host interactions and the induction of innate immunity. Written for the Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Innate Antiviral Immunity: Methods and Protocols spans a diverse array of approaches to study and elucidate the intricacies of this vital area of study.The chapter 'Morphological Separation of Clustered Nuclei in Histological Images' is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Innate Immune Regulation and Cancer Immunotherapy
by Rong-Fu WangInnate and adaptive immunity play important roles in immunosurveillance and tumor destruction. However, increasing evidence suggests that tumor-infiltrating immune cells may have a dual function: inhibiting or promoting tumor growth and progression. Although regulatory T (Treg) cells induce immune tolerance by suppressing host immune responses against self- or non self-antigens, thus playing critical roles in preventing autoimmune diseases, they might inhibit antitumor immunity and promote tumor growth. Recent studies demonstrate that elevated proportions of Treg cells are present in various types of cancers and suppress antitumor immunity. Furthermore, tumor-specific Treg cells can inhibit immune responses only when they are exposed to antigens presented by tumor cells. Therefore, Treg cells at tumor sites have detrimental effects on immunotherapy directed to cancer.
Innate Immune System of Skin and Oral Mucosa
by Nava Dayan Philip W. WertzAn in-depth look at cutting-edge research on the body's innate immune systemInnate immunity is the body's first line of protection against potential microbial, viral, and environmental attacks, and the skin and oral mucosa are two of the most powerful barriers that which we rely on to stay well. The definitive book on the subject, Innate Immune System of Skin and Oral Mucosa: Properties and Impact in Pharmaceutics, Cosmetics, and Personal Care Products provides a comprehensive overview of these systems, including coverage of antimicrobial peptides and lipids and microbial challenges and stressors that can influence innate immunity.Designed to help experts and newcomers alike in fields like dermatology, oral pathology, cosmetics, personal care, and pharmaceuticals, the book is filled with suggestions to assist research and development. Looking at the many challenges facing the innate immune system, including the impact of topically applied skin products and medications, Innate Immune System of Skin and Oral Mucosa paves the way for next generation treatment avenues, preventative approaches, and drug development.
Innate Immunity
by Eric Vivier Jonathan EwbankThis volume contains chapters dealing with the isolation and functional characterization of cells involved in innate immunity in mouse and man, including mast cells and eosinophils, and with several chapters focusing on natural killer cells. These approaches and models are being used to dissect the complex interplay between hosts and pathogens, and contribute to developing strategies to help fight infection.
Innate Lymphoid Cells (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology #1365)
by Xiao-Hong SunThis book aims to systemically summarize the key findings about Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and present the consensus of current views and prospective. ILCs are a class of newly recognized immune cells which play an instructive role in shaping immunity in physiological and pathological conditions. This book discusses the differentiation of ILC, the relation of ILCs with respiratory function, inflammation in the gut, skin disorders, cancer, neurobiology and microbes. The knowledge included in this book is valuable for both basic immunologists and clinicians in understanding the heterogenetic immune responses in disease and health.
Innate Tolerance in the CNS
by John H. Zhang Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon Jeffrey M. GiddayCerebral preconditioning is a phenomenon wherein a mild insult or stress induces cellular and tissue adaptation or tolerance to a later, severe injury, therefore reflecting the efficacy of endogenous mechanisms of cerebrovascular protection. Initially identified for rapid cardiac protection, preconditioning has expanded to all aspects of CNS protection from ischemia, trauma and potentially neurodegeneration. Many different stimuli or stressors have been identified as preconditioning agents, suggesting a downstream convergence of mechanisms and underscoring the potential for translational application of preconditioning in the clinic. Moreover, the fundamental mechanisms responsible for preconditioning-induced tolerance will help in the design novel pharmacological approaches for neuroprotection. While stroke and many other brain injuries are not predictable, in some populations (e.g., metabolic syndrome, patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, aneurysm clipping, or with recent TIAs) the risk for stroke is identifiable and significant, and preconditioning may represent a useful strategy for neuroprotection. For unpredictable injuries, post-conditioning the brain - or inducing endogenous protective mechanisms after the initial injury - can also abrogate the extent of injury. Finally, remote pre- and post-conditioning methods have been developed in animals, and are now being tested in clinical trials, wherein a brief, noninjurious stress to a noncerebral tissue (i.e., skeletal muscle) can provide protection to the CNS and thereby allows clinicians the opportunity to circumvent concerns regarding the direct preconditioning of neurological tissues.
Inner Sense: How The New Science of Interoception Can Transform Your Health
by Caroline WilliamsInteroception is one of our most important - and most mysterious - senses. It's how our bodies tell our brains what we're feeling - when we're hungry, when we're cold, how we're feeling in ourselves and how to respond to stress or panic. Little understood until now, unlocking its mechanics could transform mental health and wellbeing science.Caroline Williams is an expert in mind-body science. In Inner Sense, she uncovers a field that's poised to revolutionise health, and explores groundbreaking new techniques that can improve our mental and physical wellbeing. She meets brain scientists mapping the nervous system, neurodivergent researchers working to hone their interoception skills and health practitioners investigating how this inner sense can aid mindfulness, treat eating disorders and help find a sense of calm.Combining science, medicine, mindfulness and physical therapy, Inner Sense is the first book to bring this exciting new field of medicine to a general readership.
Inner War: A German WWII Survivor’s Journey from Pain to Peace
by Gerda RobinsonIt is sometimes difficult to remember that in war there are innocents on all sides who suffer. German citizens who had no connection to the atrocities committed by their countrymen nonetheless endured great hardships because of them. In The Inner War, author Gerda Hartwich Robinson narrates her story as a German survivor of World War II. She tells how her life’s journey included hunger, fear, neglect, and physical and emotional abuse, and how she carried these injustices in her mind and body for many years, leading to debilitating back pain, headaches, panic attacks, depression, and feelings of inadequacy. In this touching memoir, Robinson shows that the tragedies of war don’t end when the last bomb is dropped or the last prisoner freed; they continue in subtle but devastating ways. Like many German citizens during and after the war, Robinson was simply trying to survive a terrifying situation she had nothing to do with. She describes how her spirit was devastated by hopelessness, and how she entertained thoughts of suicide. The Inner War shares lessons she learned at a chronic pain rehabilitation center that allowed her to start on a path to peace and love.
Innere Medizin
by Wolfgang PiperInnere Medizin ist lernbar! Ganz egal ob im klinischen Studienabschnitt oder im PJ - internistische Fragestellungen und Krankheitsbilder werden Ihnen immer und überall begegnen. Spätestens im Examen müssen Sie fit sein in der Inneren Medizin - und der Piper hilft Ihnen dabei. Dieses Lehrbuch beinhaltet die gesamte Innere Medizin in übersichtlichen, gut gegliederten Texten. Hier wird Verständnis für die Zusammenhänge großgeschrieben - denn Verstehen kommt vor dem Pauken. Deshalb werden auch wichtige physiologische und pathophysiologische Grundlagen wiederholt, bevor es zu Klinik, Diagnostik und Therapie weitergeht. · Mit allen relevanten Krankheitsbildern · Mehr als 600 Fotos, Zeichnungen und Grafiken · Lerntabellen und Übersichten Der ideale Begleiter während des Studiums und in der täglichen Praxis: Innere Medizin zum schnellen Nachschlagen oder konzentriertem Lesen - so wie man es gerade braucht.
Innervation of the Gastrointestinal Tract
by Marcello Costa Simon BrookesThe long tube that makes up the gastrointestinal tract is composed of a variety of tissue types and is the largest internal organ of the body. Its main function is to digest food and absorb the released nutrients. Furthermore, it is subdivided into functionally distinct regions that each mediate one of a variety of actions upon the food consumed, i
Innocent Secret
by Josie MetcalfeLiving on the edge Dr. Joe Faraday is a man who keeps his heart well hidden. Well, Nurse Vicky Lawrence has a secret, too--her feelings for this tender man contributed to the recent breakdown of her engagement. Vicky knows Joe wants her, but every time she gets close, he withdraws. She senses that some emotional trauma is holding him back, but what? They are living on tenterhooks, and Vicky wonders if anything can ever tip Joe into her arms.... And then her safety is threatened....
Innovating for Healthy Urbanization
by Anita M. Mcgahan Thomas F. Burke Roy AhnThis powerful resource identifies wide-scale health challenges facing a rapidly urbanizing planet--including key concerns in nutrition, health status, health care, and safety--and strategies toward possible solutions. Theoretical and empirical analysis focuses on maximizing the benefits of urban living and minimizing negative outcomes across areas for improvement (health education, maternal and child health) and threats to well-being (noise pollution, drug counterfeiting). For each challenge, contributors discuss implications for health, specific practices that fuel them, and emerging ideas for solving them efficiently and effectively. Not only are these issues of immediate salience, they will become dangerously urgent in years to come. Included in the coverage: Food fortification and other innovations to address child malnutrition. Anti-trafficking innovations, urbanization, and global health. Innovations to address global climate change in cities. Innovations in disaster preparedness: implications for urbanization and health. Medical diagnostic innovations in urban developing settings. The case for comprehensive, integrated, and standardized measures of health in cities. Recent studies suggest that urban areas will be a large majority in both the developing and developed worlds. Innovations to Address Urbanization & Global Health is a proactive idea book to be read by undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in public and urban health.
Innovating for Patient Safety in Medicine: 9780857257659 (Becoming Tomorrow′s Doctors Series)
by Rebecca Lawton Gerry ArmitageThis book helps the next generation of doctors understand how to contribute to making healthcare safer. Patient safety is increasingly important in medical practice today and is becoming a core part of training for medical students and foundation doctors. This book will enable the student or junior doctor to challenge and innovate in practice to improve patient safety and care. It takes a practical approach and explores what patient safety is, why it is important, how to involve patients, the role of education, technology and resources, how to be an innovative practitioner and measuring the impact of patient safety initiatives.
Innovating for the Global South
by Janice Gross Stein Joseph Wong Dilip SomanDespite the vast wealth generated in the last half century, in today's world inequality is worsening and poverty is becoming increasingly chronic. Hundreds of millions of people continue to live on less than $2 per day and lack basic human necessities such as nutritious food, shelter, clean water, primary health care, and education.Innovating for the Global South offers fresh solutions for reducing poverty in the developing world. Highlighting the multidisciplinary expertise of the University of Toronto's Global Innovation Group, leading experts from the fields of engineering, medicine, management, and global public policy examine the causes and consequences of endemic poverty and the challenges of mitigating its effects from the perspective of the world's poorest of the poor.Can we imagine ways to generate solar energy to run essential medical equipment in the countryside? Can we adapt information and communication technologies to provide up-to-the-minute agricultural market prices for remote farming villages? How do we create more inclusive innovation processes to hear the voices of those living in urban slums? Is it possible to reinvent a low-cost toilet that operates beyond the water and electricity grids?Motivated by the imperatives of developing, delivering, and harnessing innovation in the developing world, Innovating for the Global South is essential reading for managers, practitioners, and scholars of development, business, and policy.
Innovating in a Learning Community
by Kai Reimers Xunhua Guo Mingzhi Li Bin Xie Tiantian ZhangHow do firms jointly develop open information infrastructures? To answer this question, this book draws on the results of a longitudinal research project covering the development of the pharmaceutical distribution industry in China from 2004 to 2012, focusing on the emergence and subsequent evolution of industry-wide information infrastructures. How do firms delimit areas of proprietary innovation in open innovation projects? How do firms coordinate, initiate, negotiate and implement the development of innovative infrastructures? How do processes and practices within firms enable and constrain such collective efforts? - This book provides answers to these questions and draws conclusions regarding the challenges and new capabilities that firms will need in a world in which participation in the building of open information infrastructures becomes a necessary task for commercial organizations.
Innovation and Biomedicine
by Mike MichaelWith its focus on the offshore randomized control trials of a Pre-Exposure Prophylactic pill (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, the volume develops a sustained analysis of the complex, virtual and topological dimensions of the expectations, ethics and evidence that surround the innovation of PrEP.
Innovation and Invention In Medical Devices: Workshop Summary
by Kathi E. Hanna Peter Bouxsein Frederick J. Manning Andrew PopeThe National Academies Press (NAP)--publisher for the National Academies--publishes more than 200 books a year offering the most authoritative views, definitive information, and groundbreaking recommendations on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health. Our books are unique in that they are authored by the nation's leading experts in every scientific field.
Innovation and Marketing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Jehoshua Eliashberg Min Ding Stefan StremerschThe pharmaceutical industry is one of today's most dynamic and complex industries, involving commercialization of cutting-edge scientific research, a huge web of stakeholders (from investors to doctors), multi-stage supply chains, fierce competition in the race to market, and a challenging regulatory environment. The stakes are high, with each new product raising the prospect of spectacular success--or failure. Worldwide revenues are approaching $1 trillion; in the U. S. alone, marketing for pharmaceutical products is, itself, a multi-billion dollar industry. In this volume, the editors showcase contributions from experts around the world to capture the state of the art in research, analysis, and practice, and covering the full spectrum of topics relating to innovation and marketing, including R&D, promotion, pricing, branding, competitive strategy, and portfolio management. Chapters include such features as: · An extensive literature review, including coverage of research from fields other than marketing · an overview of how practitioners have addressed the topic · introduction of relevant analytical tools, such as statistics and ethnographic studies · suggestions for further research by scholars and students The result is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art resource that will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, alike.
Innovation and Technology in Sports: Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation and Technology in Sports, (ICITS) 2022, Malaysia (Lecture Notes in Bioengineering)
by Mohd Hasnun Arif Hassan Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed Syed Faris Syed Omar Alexander Casson Alan GodfreyThis book presents the proceedings of ICITS 2022 covering different tracks in the field of Sports Engineering and Technology, namely, Instrumentation, Materials, Data Analytics, Biomechanics, Simulation, Equipment Design and Performance Analysis, amongst others. This collection of articles deliberates the key challenges as well as technological innovations that facilitate the enhancement of sporting performance. The readers are expected to gain an insightful view on the current trends, issues, mitigating factors, technological innovations as well as proposed solutions.