eHealth Week Official Meetings
EHTEL/ELO Network of eHealth Competence Centres
Closed meeting but open it for interested newcomers that fit into the category of the ELO Network.
Tuesday 10 May
09:00-14:00
SYMA Centre, Hall B, Room B5b
EHTEL co-organises together with ESKI (National Institute for Strategic Health Research, Hungary) a meeting of its ELO Network of eHealth Competence Centres. The meeting provides an interactive, first hand update on national and regional eHealth deployment as well as on eHealth governance and interoperability initiatives.
Part 1 (9 May, venue: ESKI): Review of eHealth in Hungary. Part 2 (10 May, as indicated); newcomers contact EHTEL at management@ehtel.eu or mobile: +49 170 3188567 (Stephan Schug).
Developing Ideas for the Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership (Open meeting with compulsory registration.)
Tuesday 10 May
09:30-12:30
SYMA Centre, Room C2
This session 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.
For more information & registration please visit: http://www.epractice.eu/en/events/active-and-healthy-ageing
Regions at the Forefront - This is Where Telemedicine is Happening (Open meeting)
Tuesday 10 May
09:30-12:30
SYMA Centre, Room C1
The aim of this session is to identify the steps that need to be taken to link the various regional initiatives across Europe today and to succeed in dropping the ‘e’ from ‘e-health’. 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.
For more information & registration please visit: http://www.epractice.eu/en/events/2011-regional-ehealth-forum
Leaders in Health IT Symposium - €199
Tuesday 10 May
10:30-18:30
SYMA Centre, Room C3
The economic crisis has changed how senior leaders must justify health IT investments. The 2011 Leaders in Health IT Symposia is a new executive level forum, designed to give you the tools and information to navigate a changing landscape for top leaders from healthcare IT. The event will feature three educational sessions offering intensive knowledge exchange and exclusive networking opportunities at the most senior level.
Receive €99 discount If you attend LHIT Symposium and World of Health IT!! This does not apply if you already have a discount on the World of Health IT registration.
European HL7 Affiliates Meeting (By invitation only)
Tuesday 10 May
11:00 -13:00
SYMA Centre, Innsbruck Room
HL7 affiliates are non-profit organizations established in a country or region to advance HL7 standards adoption and use (currently 18 in Europe/ 34 worldwide). HL7 International is a non-profit standards developing organization, the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology.
Ministerial eHealth Conference - €30
Tuesday 10 May
14:30-16:45
SYMA Centre, Room C1
The panel discussion will focus on the overall topic of investing in Health Systems of the Future and specifically on how Member States are using technologies to respond to the health needs of the population and of the systems.
EuMHA Meeting - (Open meeting/Complimentary)
Tuesday 10 May
16:45-18:30
SYMA Centre, Rome Room
The European MHealth Alliance (EuMHA) is an initiative designed to support and promote the wider adoption of healthcare and wellbeing products, services, applications and innovation across Europe. EuMHA is a non-profit organisation concentrates on the economic development of the MHealth sector. EuMHA provides a unique partnership of organisations, companies and government bodies.
ICEG Meeting - (Open meeting/Complimentary)
Tuesday 10 May
16:45 -18:30
SYMA Centre, Innsbruck Room
The ICEG European Centre, ICEG European Center, an independent economic research institute based in Budapest, Hungary, will host a session on recent trends and use of telemedicine, telecare and eCare solutions, and how these applications prove to be useful in different socio-economic contexts within Europe.
HL7 International: Unlocking the Power of Health Information through Collaborative Use of Health Information Technology Standards- (Open/Meeting Complimentary)
Tuesday 10 May
16:45 -18:30
SYMA Centre, Oslo Room
HL7 educational event intended for e-Health leaders. World-class speakers provide business insight and case studies on how interoperability and collaborative use of standards regionally and globally,unlocks the power of health information. (Sponsored by Oracle)
Netc@rds Conference - (Open meeting/Meeting Complimentary)
Tuesday 10 May
16:45 -18:45
SYMA Centre, Melbourne Room
The NETC@RDS project is one of the pioneer initiatives launched at EU level aimed at providing impulse to the implementation of a technical infrastructure to facilitate unplanned medical treatment of EU citizens, who provide evidence of entitlement, outside their home Country.
In the mature stage of the initial deployment phase, the NETC@RDS project results are presented for the consideration of the European and national healthcare communities with the aim of contributing to advance in the field of ICT solutions for cross-border healthcare services.
Bringing increased quality and effectiveness of healthcare services for individuals, providers and statutory organizations is one the cornerstones around which the forthcoming NETC@RDS Conference is targeted.
HIMSS Analytics Europe Awards Dinner - €80
Tuesday 10 May
20:30-23:00
Marriott Hotel, Eszerbet Room
HIMSS Analytics Europe will host an awards dinner ceremony during ehealth week 2011 to recognize a number of European hospitals, which have qualified for a Stage 6 or 7 EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) Award. The prestigious award recognizes hospitals that operate in a paperless environment and represent best practices in implementation of the EMR.
ARGOS EU-US Project - (Closed meeting)
Wednesday 11 May
09:30 -18:00
Hotel Danubius
ARGOS is a project supporting the Transatlantic Observatory for “meeting Global Health Policy Challenges through ICT-Enabled solutions” and is funded by the European Union through EC DG RELEX . ARGOS will held its global conference in Budapest (May 11, 201) to present its Policy Briefs and to discuss the MoU between EU and EC regarding eHealth.
RFID Meeting
Wednesday 11 May
12:30 -13:30
SYMA Centre, Oslo Room
This one hour session will give you an introduction on the many business opportunities RFID and RLS technology can bring to the Healthcare industry. You will learn about the basic functionalities of the technology and get information about its benefits but also limitations. We will show you some interesting use cases from around the world and will also introduce you to the standards involved.
IHE (Project HITCH)- (Open meeting/Complimentary)
Wednesday 11 May
14:30 -18:00
SYMA Centre, Oslo Room
This session presents the results of the EC-funded HITCH project that provides a roadmap for establishing an encompassing Quality Management System for eHealth interoperability and conformance testing in Europe. The session will summarize the results achieved by the project to date.
An Evening with Leaders of Health IT- € 80
Wednesday 11 May
19:30-22:30
Join this Exclusive Dinner with 2 CIO's who are both leaders on transforming healthcare through IT. C. Martin Harris, MD, CIO, Cleveland Clinic, USA & Uwe Poettgen, CIO, Asklepios group, Germany; will share their experiences and vision on how the US and Europe should be Investing in Health Systems of the Future. Join us at this unique networking evening and get acquainted with the leading decision makers and influencers. (Sponsored by Intel)
Seats are limited and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis.
IBM-EHTEL Discussion and Dinner - (By invitation only and reserved for EHTEL Members)
Wednesday 11 May
19:30
Budapest Castle Museum
Under the title “Accelerating eHealth Adoption in Europe: Can we Measure the Benefits?”, Executives from Denmark, Germany, Canada and the European Commission will debate how the concept of measurable benefits might help to improve European eHealth agendas.
IMI Reception - (By invitation only)
Wednesday 11 May
18:30 - 20:00
Marriott Hotel, Corso Room
The IMI Reception provides an informal opportunity for its Stakeholders to meet each other and to network on the evening before the IMI 2011 Stakeholder Forum.
IMI Breakfast - (By invitation only)
Thursday 12 May
08:30 - 12:30
SYMA Centre, Melbourne Room
The IMI Breakfast is an opportunity for registered IMI Stakeholders to meet and network in an informal setting before the IMI 2011 Stakeholder Forum begins.
IMI Workshop - (By invitation only)
Thursday 12 May
08:30 - 10:00
SYMA Centre, Rome Room
This workshop will explore knowledge management within the field of innovative medicine and drug development for those involved with IMI projects.
eHealth Innovation Project: Chronic Disease Management for an Ageing Population - Good Practice and Innovative Solutions EC Workshop (By invitation only)
Thursday 12 May
11:30 - 17:30
SYMA Centre, Oslo Room
Europe needs more person-centred health services. Challenges are how to
- motivate and support people to care about their health
- ensure integrated care infrastructures and innovative ICT solutions
- engage health professionals, service providers, other stakeholders
- interpret evidence and build business cases
This workshop focuses on innovative service solutions for chronic disease management for an ageing population. Good practice cases (a chronic care service in the Netherlands; successful patient guidance systems; patient access to their data) are analysed in their national contexts. Successful innovation strategies require co-operation among clinician, industry, insurer, patient, and clear business perspectives.. Priority challenges that need to be addressed will be identified.
This by invitation only workshop is organised by the eHealth Innovation project - a Thematic Network co-funded by the European Commission.
