martes, 13 de septiembre de 2011

eHealth Newsletter - 13/09/2011

13 September 2011
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
'epSOS pilots setting sail'

10 November 2011 Athens, Greece

The epSOS consortium is organising its "epSOS pilots setting sail" event. A number of workshops and meetings as satellites to this central event will jointly be organized with the eHealth Governance Initiative (eHGI) over the week from Nov 7-11. This will offer participants the opportunity to gain insight into both projects and learn from the experience achieved by the epSOS team in launching the pilots at the points of care. More information will be published on the epSOS website soon.

Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: EC other CIP projects in eHealth

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Towards Digital Agenda targets: Patients' access to their health data

6 October 2011 Gastein, Austria

The objective of the workshop, taking place during the 14th European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), is to provide an overview of the Digital Agenda for Europe with a specific focus on health. The challenging target to enable Europeans to have access to their health data (key action 13 in the Commission Communication a Digital Agenda for Europe) will be addressed in detail with experts in this area. The discussion will focus on how such action could contribute to enhance patients' empowerment and better care".

Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: ICT for Health at the EU

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Reaping the benefits of eID in different business sectors within the EU and beyond

29 September 2011 Brussels, Belgium

The European Union acknowledged the need for electronic identification at an early stage. The actual adoption in the member states did not proceed as fast as initially expected. Various reasons have influenced the slow pace, such as the fragmentation of the market of IT solutions, the lack of interoperability among different solutions and the differences in semantic, organisational and legal perspectives between Member States. The European Commission is organising this event that aims to identify commonalities and differences in the use of eID in different economic sectors, so as to identify needs and demand, but also barriers that influence the deployment of eID in Europe.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
I-ESA - Shaping Enterprise Interoperability in Future Internet

20 March 2012 - 23 March 2012 Valencia, Spain

This event aims to provide an overview of the latest research work in Enterprise Interoperability (EI) and the associated domains like Enterprise System Applications (ESA) and the Future Internet (FI) domains. It also aims to offer an opportunity for researchers, IT experts, policy-makers in the EI, ESA and FI domains to network with other researchers from public or private sector, IT users and providers, to encourage exchange of best practice and the formation of collaborations in preparation for research projects. A call for papers has been launched (deadline: 23 September).

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
ARMTELEMED: Road to the Future

14 October 2011 - 16 October 2011 Yerevan, Armenia

The congress will feature two days of plenary and scientific sessions, panel discussions and round tables, with keynote presentations by world-famous experts in telehealth and related technologies, as well as an educational track and an exhibition. The event is expected to bring together more than 300 participants, including policy makers, government officials and senior executives, all of them defining and regulating development of the field of Information and Communication Technologies in medicine and healthcare, in Armenia and beyond.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
'eHealth and Equity in the Global Health Communities' workshop

15 December 2011 Brussels, Belgium

The workshop will seek answers to questions such as: What types of disparities does this ease of access minimize or exacerbate? How are health systems and their governance influenced by these eHealth solutions, policies and practices? What evidence is there to strengthen activities and programmes that support local, regional, national and global health communities? We particularly seek experiences and lessons learnt in low-resource settings including contributors from developing countries. This workshop will act as a means of dissemination of the key findings to high-level decision-makers; as a promoter of stronger commitment on eHealth interoperability and its wider application at global level and as a preparatory forum for selecting issues to present at the forthcoming World Health Assembly.

Contact: Call for participation is open until 21/10/2011
See also: ICT for Health - Policy activities

NEWS ARTICLE
Call for Candidate for the election of the VPH Institute Board of Trustees

(13 September 2011) Soon after the first General Assembly of the VPH Institute which will be held on September 28th, 2011 in Barcelona, the election of the members of the Board of Trustees will take place: the President and two Financial Auditors. The call for candidates is now open: anyone who wishes to participate to the electoral round can send their candidature for the open positions. The role of the Board of Trustees is to supervise the operations of the Board of Directors, ensuring that such operations do not get into conflict with the interests of the membership at large and does not violate the common law, the legal provisions and the provisions in the Articles of Association. Candidatures will be accepted until 31/10/2011.

Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: VPH funded Research at the EU

PRESS RELEASE
Breaking down barriers to research – consultation on the European Research Area

(13 September 2011) The scientific community and other interested groups and individuals are today being asked to help redefine the research landscape in Europe. The European Commission has launched a public consultation to find out how the European research environment can be radically improved. The goal is to achieve the European Research Area (ERA) by 2014, creating a genuine single market for knowledge, research and innovation. This will enable researchers, research institutions and businesses to circulate, compete, and co-operate across borders, increasing growth potential.

See also: Frequently Asked Questions

NEWS ARTICLE
'Digital Agenda for Europe' is coming to you!

(6 September 2011) The second round of visits "Going Local" will be launched in autumn 2011. Going Local 2011 will not be a repetition of the first round. This time events will be more adapted to the specific priorities in the Member States. The Objectives are * Reporting on progress of the Digital Agenda; * Identifying challenges for the future and * Stimulate actions and commitments.

See also: Check when and where it will happen in your country and follow!

New in the Library

AUDIOVISUAL
'Virtual Physiological Human' explained

30 August 2011

Learn how EU VPH funded projects are working on efficient ways of integrating various levels of information to improve the holistic approach of the human body and its behaviour in front of illnesses. Watch a short film (09:37mn) profiling the work of the Virtual Physiological Human research and clinical communities.

Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: VPH activities at the EU

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