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practice eHealth Procurers Forum Newsletter Vol. 10 - April 2011

eHealth Procurers Forum Newsletter Vol. 10 - April 2011

Date posted: 2011-06-14
Date edited: 2011-06-14
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Newsletter #10

- April 2011


eHealth Procurers Forum

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Editorial

Welcome to the newsletter of the eHealth Procurers Forum
community of ePractice.eu!

This month’s newsletter would like to draw your attention to the two parallel sessions, 10 May 2011 that will take place during the European eHealth Week 2011

in Budapest, Hungary.

>> Parallel session 1: European Regions at the forefront of eHealth
The aim of this event will be to showcase the role of the regions in further deploying personal eHealth solutions, with a focus on actions to manage the chronic pathologies that require the most resources in Europe: diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases and obstructive pulmonary diseases. Registration is now open through the workshop announcement page. Registration for this session is free of any charges.

>> Parallel session 2: Developing Ideas for the Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership
The aim of this event will be to gather key stakeholders from industry, policy, research, service providers and users to develop ideas for possible large scale initiatives under the Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership. Registration is now open through the workshop announcement page. Registration for this session is free of any charges.



Speaker Placement:


Proposals of one page summary and 7 presentation slides for the second event may be submitted to events@eurodyn.com
by 2 May 2011.

The ePractice Communication Team


News

EU: New portal to catalogue clinical trials

On 22 March 2011 the EU Clinical Trials Register
was launched by the European Medicines Agency
(EMA) in order to provide information on all the authorised clinical trials being undertaken in the EU.

- Read more »

EU: Public consultation on eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 now open
The European Commission's public consultation on the EU's eHealth Action Plan (eHAP) 2012-2020 is now open. All interested stakeholders can take the online questionnaire, which will remain open until 25 May 2011, 16:00 CET as part of the Commission's official public consultation process.
- Read more »

Events

US: ATA 2011 - 16th Annual International Meeting and Exposition for Telemedicine: Florida, 1 - 3 May 2011
It is an international meeting and exposition that focuses exclusively on telemedicine, telehealth and remote medical technologies. It aims to gather researchers, clinicians, administrators, technicians, nurses, allied health professionals and entrepreneurs and venture investors, who are interested in the development of telemedicine, from all over the world.
- Read more »


eHealth Week parallel sessions
: European Regions at the forefront of eHealth: Budapest, 10 May 2011

This workshop is a parallel session of the eHealth Week
to be held on 10 May in Budapest, Hungary. This session will showcase the role of the regions in further deploying personal e-health solutions, with a focus on actions to manage the chronic pathologies that require the most resources in Europe: diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases and obstructive pulmonary disease.

- Read more »



eHealth Week parallel sessions
: Developing Ideas for the Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership: Budapest, 10 May 2011

This free of any charges event is a parallel session of the eHealth Week
to be held on May 10 in Budapest, Hungary. It will gather key stakeholders from industry, policy, research, service providers and users to develop ideas for possible large scale initiatives under the Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership.
- Read more »

HU: eHealth Week 2011: Budapest, 10 - 12 May 2011
eHealth Week is Europe's largest pan-European conference: an all encompassing event focusing on leadership and the continuum of care - healthcare, from the home to the hospital. The event will also address other related subjects such as Pharma, Regional eHealth Solutions and Active and Healthy Aging Partnerships.
- Read more »

UK: P4 Digital Conference 2011: Inverness, 10 - 11 May 2011

This conference aims to further examine the rapidly evolving field of P4 digital healthcare. The theme of the event will be 'exploring and connecting'. The term 'P4' is being adopted in the life sciences and digital healthcare sectors to describe the changing healthcare landscape as it becomes more Predictive, Preventative, Personalised and Participatory.
- Read more »

IT: EuroMedtech 2011: Torino, 16 - 17 May 2011
This Pan European medical technology partnering conference provides collaboration opportunities to medtech decision makers and investors. EuroMedtech caters to companies involved in all parts of the advanced medical technology industry, from those serving mainline therapeutic categories such as orthopedics and cardiovascular, through diagnostics, imaging and eHealth to those involved in platform technologies such as biomaterials and regenerative medicine.
- Read more »

FR: Hit Paris 2011 Congress and Exhibition: Paris, 17 - 19 May 2011
Hit Paris, the European healthcare information technologies congress, was launched in 2007 on the initiative of the FHF (French Hospital Federation) in response to the need of Healthcare players for information and training in areas concerning the modernisation and development of information systems.
- Read more »

IE: 5th Pervasive Health 2011: Dublin, 23 - 26 May 2011

The overall goal of the conference remains tightly coupled with the original aims of the field, to address a set of related technologies and concepts that help integrate healthcare solution more seamlessly into everyday life, regardless of space and time.
- Read more »

AT: eHealth2011: Wien, 26 - 27 May 2011
The conference's motto and program target on building a bridge from research to application of information and communication technology in health care. Submitted and invited scientific presentations and posters as well as workshops and an interoperability showcase will contribute to that.
- Read more »

CA: e-Health 2011: Toronto, Ontario, 29 May - 1 June 2011
The theme of the 11th annual e-Health conference is 'Enabling Healthy Outcomes'. The plenary and workshop sessions will focus on how health professionals can use health informatics to improve the health of patients and the health system. The conference will also offer participants a chance to put the information they learn into practice through an interoperability showcase.
- Read more »

IT: IADIS International Conference eHealth 2011: Rome, 20 - 22 July 2011

The International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International eHealth Conference is art of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2011)
taking place in Rome on 20 - 22 July 2011.
- Read more »


Library

CH: Swiss eHealth Barometer 2011
The Swiss eHealth barometer, which was first launched by the InfoSocietyDays in 2010, shows the current status and development of eHealth in Switzerland. Major barriers are revealed and possible solutions are identified.
- Read more »

EU: eHealth Policy and Research - Short Summary - March 2011
The eHealth industry is growing fast. Thanks to the new electronic services it provides, healthcare is becoming more efficient. As a result, healthcare professionals and patients can now get quicker and easier access to vital health information.
- Read more »

INT: Examining the Intersection of Mobile Health and Mobile Finance
In looking at the rapidly expanding adoption of mobile communications, one of the most promising opportunities for positive socioeconomic change lies in the scaling of mobile health and mobile financial services (MFS).
- Read more »

Acknowledgements

The eHealth Procurers Forum
facilitators would like to thank the community members for their contributions which considerably helped the preparation of this newsletter.


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