Abstract
The Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics (SLJBMI) is the official journal publication of the Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka. It is the only academic publication in Sri Lanka which focuses on the emerging field of health informatics. SLJBMI was launched in 2010 as an open access and peer reviewed e-journal. It was temporarily paused publishing since June 2015 and relaunched in 2019 with an improved reader friendly format .The mission of SLJBMI is to publish high-quality original research and other relevant publications that would contribute to the promotion of digital health and health informatics. It aspires to be the most prominent publishing spotlight related to health informatics in the region and to be the gathering platform of the renowned experts and enthusiasts worldwide.
Highlights
Instantaneous access to qualified medical advice in an emergency as well as for any chronic medical condition is of paramount importance to majority of the people in this fast-paced society
Instantaneous access to qualified medical advice is useful for working parents, who are compelled to leave their children with a domestic aide or elderly parents, who otherwise live with constant fear due to their inability to attend to the health disasters at home
Another study conducted among adolescents living in rural Australia found that social visibility and lack of anonymity potentially having a negative impact on rural young people seeking help for mental health problems(2)
Summary
Instantaneous access to qualified medical advice in an emergency as well as for any chronic medical condition is of paramount importance to majority of the people in this fast-paced society. The common barriers preventing people with mental health and sexual health issues from seeking medical help. N. Siriwardena et al./ Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics 2012;3(4):[144-149] includes confidentiality concerns, preferring self-help over professional wisdom, perceptions that no one can help, and lack of knowledge of where to access potential helpers. Siriwardena et al./ Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics 2012;3(4):[144-149] includes confidentiality concerns, preferring self-help over professional wisdom, perceptions that no one can help, and lack of knowledge of where to access potential helpers This phenomenon is not unique to Sri Lanka and is a global concern. Another study conducted among adolescents living in rural Australia found that social visibility and lack of anonymity potentially having a negative impact on rural young people seeking help for mental health problems(2). According to the findings of a study by Garside and colleagues of School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, many teenagers who were subjected to the study have voiced their concern over the possibility that information about them might be casually passed on in social or family situations because of the number of known connections between health professionals and others in their small communities(3)
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