The Journal of mHealth Vol 1 Issue 1 (Feb 2014) | Page 3

Editor's Comments Welcome I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our readers who have subscribed to the new Journal of mHealth. We hope that you find this and subsequent editions engaging and informative. Our aim with the Journal has been to provide a publication that bridges the different areas of the mHealth industry in order to provide an authoritative source of information for all parts of healthcare community. Through the Journal we will be looking to provide industry insight into the ways in which mHealth is being used, developed and implemented across all the possible technical use cases. In practise this means the Journal will include academic research, industry studies, reports and clinical trial data, as well as news and updates from the global Digital Health industry. We will also feature regular company and organisation profiles looking at the work that different businesses and organisations are doing around the world to develop and implement mHealth services. Having consulted extensively with participants from across the industry it is hoped that the Journal will become a trusted resource for anyone with an interest in mobile medical applications, devices, and services. In this our inaugural edition we set out to understand some of the issues affecting the current global mhealth landscape, with reports and articles covering projects from around the world. Our feature article considers the Global perspectives of the mHealth market. We have reports from the Health and Development Foundation of Russia, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) Briefing on Mobile Health, and an analysis of the FDA Guidance on Mobile Medical Apps. We also have sections that will make a regular appearance in each edition, including industry news, company profiles, and events news. Finally, let me take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved with helping us launch The Journal of mHealth, and for all the contributions and submissions made to date. Without you all, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Thank you for subscribing and we hope you enjoy reading! Published by Simedics Limited www.simedics.org Editor: Matthew Driver Design: Jennifer Edwards For editorial, research and paper submissions, and advertising opportunities please contact: Matthew Driver [email protected] [phone] Subscribe at www.simedics.org The editor welcomes contributions for The Journal of mHealth. Submissions can be sent to the Editor by email. Images and graphics should be submitted in high resolution format. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily shared by the editors or publishers. Although the highest level of care has been taken to ensure accuracy the publishers do not accept any liability for omissions or errors or claims made by contributors or advertisers, neither do we accept liability for damage or loss of unsolicited contributions. The publishers excercise the right to alter and edit any material supplied. This publication is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in part or in full without specific written permission of the publishers. © 2014 Simedics Limited Matthew Driver Editor 1 The Journal of mHealth