New techniques of scientific publication. Third Medes-Lilly workshop

Abstract

The proliferation of new communication technologies and the numerous websites that provide health information are a source of unimaginable new possibilities for improving health information and care due to their interactivity, ability to customize relationships with users, and ease of content publishing and updates. However, the particular sensitivity of health information for the health and lives of individuals may pose risks that must be foreseen and curbed. In its third edition, the Jornada Medes analyzes the evolution of the dissemination of scientific knowledge through new technologies. The meeting addressed the process of transforming the printed journal to the electronic one and the various ways in which this process happens. How new technologies are applied to complex editorial processess, and the respective advantages and disadvantages, were examined.