AHIMA opens Brussels Office
The American Health Information Management Association has announced the official opening of a global services office in Brussels. AHIMA says the move will enable it to establish itself as “the first multinational membership association serving health information management professionals on a global scale”. AHIMA says the opening of the Brussels office forms part of a global […]
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Living Labs event looms
The European Commission is to run a Living Labs Information event in Brussels later this month, to provide information about its latest FP7 research calls. The event, which will be held on Wednesday, 14 January 2009, will provide participants with opportunities to exchange Living Labs related information. Through partnerships between citizens, businesses and public authorities, […]
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EU warns iPods can damage hearing
Listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage, according to an opinion of the EU Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks. According to a WHO news report research shows 5–10% of those who listen to a personal music player for more […]
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Belgium hospitals use dbMotion for interoperability
IRIS, a network of five public hospitals in Brussels, is to implement a project to provide an interoperability platform for medical information sharing across the Brussels region. The hospital network will deploy dbMotion’s Solution flexible platform to create a portal enabling secure access to integrated patient information across its 11 sites. The aim is to ensure […]
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First ePractice workshop declared a success
The first ePractice.eu mid-term workshop held last Monday in Brussels has been hailed a success by its organisers. A total of 82 members of the online community participated in the European Commission organised event. Several high-level experts were also in attendance and delivered key note speeches. Amongst these were David Broster and Karel De Vriendt, […]
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Life in Europe to become ambient assisted
Philipp Grätzel reports from Berlin on developments in ambient assisted living, a fast-evolving field combining the IT, medicine, social care and housing industries.
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Robosoft showcase robot to help elderly
Robosoft’s Robuter prototype French robotic specialist Robosoft has demonstrated a prototype service robot which can help elderly and handicapped people stay at home. The robot, launched at Microsoft’s Innovation Day in Brussels at the end of 2007, is a home-centric robot, which combines the internet and robotics technology to provide daily-life services to people staying […]
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Telehealth 2007 in Brussels next week
The European Commission Information Society & Media Directorate General hosts its annual telehealth conference in Brussels on Tuesday, 11 December. Organisers told E-Health Europe: “The Conference aims to identify barriers to broad telemedicine development and concrete actions for the European Union institutions, member states, regions, industries, user organisations and other stakeholders in view of the […]
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EC announces large scale eHealth pilot
The European Commission has begun its tendering process for a large scale pilot of an EU wide implementation of eHealth services to support continuity of care. Speaking at the EC’s ICT Policy Support Programme – Work Programme 2007 launch day in Brussels on 24 May, Dr Gérard Comyn, head of the EC’s ICT for Health […]
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