Technologies help us to live better but their use requires a great level of competence and innovative solutions are predominantly delivered through an interdisciplinary collaboration. HWC2015 is the first conference addressing health in a global manner starting from the individual and reaching the entire population and our Planet as a whole.

Scientific relevant papers are invited on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

• HEALTHY BODY
• sports technology
• sports biomechanics
• neuromuscular physiology
• motor control and coordination
• gait and posture
• sports for handicapped
• physiotherapy and rehabilitation
• applied physiology and exercise
• training, coaching and psychology
• targeted nutritional therapy
• diet, nutrition and cognitive decline
• nutrition as a cultural process
• sustainability of food systems
• sustainable approach to malnutrition
• nanotechnology food
• economic crisis and food security
• indigenous foods and biodiversity
• food processing and diagnostics
• complementary medicines
• holistic health

• emotions and the basal ganglia
• impulse control disorders
• mild cognitive impairment
• mood disorders
• musculoskeletal dysfunction
• non-motor symptoms
• pain and sensory impairment
• sleep studies
• speech impairment
• memory and learning

• HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
• environmental factors and climate change
• water courses management
• coastal and marine environments
• territorial planning and infrastructure
• risk assessment, mitigation procedures
• engineering geology
• river basins, reservoirs and water res.
• urban sustainable planning
• landscape exploitation
• “Swachh Bharat-Swasth Bharat” Abhiyan
• “Clean India-Healthy India” Mission
• “Swasth Vishwa” Abhiyan
• “Healthy World” Mission

• HEALTHY POPULATION
• delivery of health care services
• minorities, special target groups
• global standards and interoperability
• ethical and legal aspects
• multimedia intensive eHealth
• issues on safety, privacy and security
• internet in healthcare and medical web
• clinical and epidemiological data bases
• hospital ICT and hospital virtualization
• semantic web and ontology
• telegerontechnology and AAL
• assistive technology, eHealth and inclusion
• biomedical devices, sensors
• nuclear medicine
• radiopharmaceuticals
• medical and health technology assessment
• political and ethical philosophy of eHealth
• fundamentals remote clinical methodology
• telemedicine in health tourism
• distance learning in healthcare

All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of six (6) printed pages (minimum 10-points font) including figures (embedded in the text).

The following template for Microsoft Word must be used:
HWC2015 Paper Template [A4Size] [Word doc]

Please note that only PDF files will be accepted for the review process.

Papers are to be submitted to: HWC2015 Papers Submission Service.

If you have any questions regarding the submission of manuscripts, please contact the General Chair: Prof. Enrico M. Staderini
or one of the Local Chairs: Prof. Vinod K. Madan, Prof. P.S. Prasad Dandamudi