EC to hold e-health management workshop
The European Commission is holding an e-health management workshop on 9 June in Barcelona, Spain. The workshop will review IT management issues in e-health, and is aimed at two sets of people: those with a particular interest in e-health and those with a general interest in public services and their use of information and communication […]
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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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EC publishes Potorož Declaration
The European Commission has published the Potorož Declaration, a list of objectives to achieve before the next EC e-health conference. The Declaration lists five goals for EC member states to achieve over the next 12 months, as part of the work it has published in its e-health roadmaps. These have been agreed by the member […]
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Pan-European SOS project about local interoperability
Ambitious plans to develop the e-health services to create an interoperable cross-European patient record summary and e-prescribing record were revealed yesterday.
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Commission says e-health must grow up
The deputy head of European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has called for everyone involved in developing e-health to seize advantage of the current window of opportunity to move from pilots to large-scale implementation.
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EU project to pilot smart fabrics for health
A cluster of EU research projects, collectively known as the SFIT Group are piloting garments which can measure a wearer’s body temperature or trace their heart activity. The European Commission scheme, known as Biotex, is focused on supporting the development of smart textiles. Miniaturised biosensors in a textile patch can analyse body fluids, such as […]
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Berlin health conference will focus on IT
Next week sees hundreds of senior health officials from across Europe congregate in Berlin, Germany, for the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe. As a supporting publication, E-Health Europe will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the latest developments in European e-health. As a taster of what’s expected to be announced […]
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Irish blood records stolen in New York
A CD containing over 170,000 confidential blood donor records form the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has been stolen in New York.
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EU push for 112 to be better promoted
Only 22% of European citizens know that 112 is the number to dial for the emergency services in any European Union member state, a new survey had found. The survey for the European Commission found that most European citizens only know their own country’s emergency number and were not aware that 112 is applicable across […]
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EC uploads eTen videos to its website
The European Commission has added videos of some of the eTen funded initiatives on its website in order to provide support for the ongoing projects funded under the EC programme, including six e-health related films. eTen was a European Community programme, which provided funds to help make e-services available throughout the European Union. The funding […]
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