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- The EU eHealth Daily
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(3 February 2012) eHealth and Health related information by interesting worldwide spotters brought to you via the eHealth Infso Daily. Enjoy the reading!
Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: eHealth activities at the EC - NEWS ARTICLE
- RegioStars Awards - deadline to register 20 April 2012
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(31 January 2012) The Award Categories for 2013 are: SMART GROWTH: Connecting universities to regional growth; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: Supporting resource efficiency in SMEs; INCLUSIVE GROWTH: Social innovation: creative responses to societal challenges; CITYSTAR: Integrated approaches to sustainable urban development; INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION: Promoting EU Regional policy with short videos. Applications should be sent by 20 April 2012. The selected finalists will have the opportunity to showcase their projects before an independent jury during the tenth annual European Week of Regions and Cities - OPEN DAYS 2012. The Award ceremony itself will take place in Brussels in early 2013.
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS
- Pre-announcement of the 5th Call for proposals of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme
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The 5th Call for proposals of the AAL Joint Programme will aim at the development of ICT-based solutions which enable and sustain older adults to continue managing their daily activities in their home. This call aims also at ICT-based solutions which support informal carers in their assistance. It is anticipated that the call will be launched at the end of February 2012, with a proposal submission deadline at the end of May 2012. The information event will take place on 13 March 2012 in Brussels. All potential proposers are strongly advised to come to the information event, and those wishing to attend should register their interest by sending an e-mail to Jacqueline Teller before 24 February 2012.
Contact: Jacqueline Teller
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- GOLDENWORKERS (bridging Roadmap on ICT for Ageing Well)project's first Dissemination workshop
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15 March 2012 Berlin
GOLDENWORKERS wants to identify emerging technologies and socio-economic trends, new models of extending professional active life and novel application scenarios in the area of ICT for active ageing at work, leading to the definition of a beyond the state-of-the-art research agenda, fully embraced by research and practice communities. It aims to build a roadmap for ICT adoption in the field of active ageing at work. GOLDENWORKERS has three main objectives: - Towards the research community: To define research directions in the field of ICT for active ageing at work. - Towards companies and public services organizations: To define an action plan going forward to adapt companies and society to the new demographic, economic and social reality. - Towards policy makers: To provide recommendations on policy and public service design to integrate ageing workers into society through the innovative use of ICT. The objectives of this first Dissemination Workshop are: - To present the results of the its first key output: Needs and trends of ICT for ageing at work, whose purpose is to provide a state of play on the fundamental trends affecting ICT for ageing at work; - To discuss with a panel of key experts from different fields future scenarios of ICT for Ageing at work; - To foster networking opportunities for stakeholders. The Goldenworkers project is funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (Objective ICT-2009.7.1 ICT and Ageing).
Contact: To join the workshop send an e-mail to infogoldenworkers(at)gmail.com
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- 2nd International Doctors 2.0 & You Congress
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23 May 2012 - 24 May 2012 Paris, France
The 2nd Congress, under the High Patronage of the French ministry of health, will gather together 450 international supporters of health 2.0 and social media services to share ideas and best practices, increase cooperation and optimize the learnings. One of the unique features of Doctors 2.0 & You is that its 400+ participants hail from the five continents and represent all walks of Health and Medicine, public and private, government and pharma. Topics include: connecting the ePatient and the 2.0 doctor, online patient communities, online physician communities, Social Media and Personal Health Records, Social Media Campaigns for Government, Hospitals, Pharma, Mobile Apps for chronic patients, Mobile MedEd, Quantified Self, Pharma Cases and Regulatory issues. To note: participation is 25%-50% less expensive, while still offering the highest quality of speakers and venue.
See also: eHealth at the EC
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- ICT Finance MarketPlace Venture Academy and Investment Forum for #SMEs
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25 March 2012 - 26 March 2012 Lisbon, Portugal
ICT Finance MarketPlace is an initiative to improve access to finance for innovative Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. SMEs, coaches and investors are invited to attend the events which will be run in conjunction with Tech Media Europe 2012 at the same venue. The Venture Academy consists of a one-day, coaching event where experienced coaches from relevant industry areas will help SMEs pragmatically to develop their pitching skills towards potential investors. The Investment Forum offers SMEs the opportunity to showcase their business in front of an international network of venture capital and corporate investors, strategic partners and expert advisors.
Contact: For further details, please contact John Molony Tel. +32-486-563.566
See also: Registration
New in the Library
- PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
- REMINDER: eHealth Week Early Bird deadline 6 February! - Follow news on twitter #eHW12
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6 February 2012
eHealth Week 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark 7 – 9 May, promises to be particularly memorable, as delegates from across Europe are invited to attend the High Level eHealth Conference, which together with The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition are the cornerstones of the event. In addition to these events - new this year: an SME eHealth competition and an SME village, a EU-US cooperation on eHealth workshop, a CIO track, a mHealth symposium, an Active and Healthy Ageing track and many more. Register to take part!
See also: Past events
- POLICY AND LEGISLATION
- Reducing the adverse drug event death toll- PSIP project
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30 November 2011
By some estimates, inappropriate drug prescriptions claim the lives of more Europeans each year than traffic accidents. EU-funded researchers are using ICT to prevent such incidents. A software decision-support system warns healthcare professionals on a case-by-case basis of the potential risks of certain drugs for specific patients. Their ground-breaking system promises to save lives, improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs. PSIP project gathers a team of researchers from across Europe who developed innovative technologies to help doctors prescribe the right drugs based on patients' personal medical histories, the effects and side-effects of the drugs and other situation-specific factors.
Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: other eHealth projects at the EC - ARTICLE
- Safer, more active and independent older people: the proven benefits of 'Ambient assisted-living' technology
'When I am less worried, I do not think about the fact that I'm alone': the words of an older Swedish person who participated in a recent trial of European technology that supports active ageing. Loneliness from being disconnected from friends and family, fears about health and safety and worries about security are some of the many burdens of old age. EU-funded researchers are proving how technology can alleviate the problems. Like the person quoted above - who, according to carers, now talks about 'Ambient assisted-living' (AAL) technology 'a lot' - dozens of older people across Europe have recently experienced firsthand the benefits of ICT applications that can make them feel safer and more secure, monitor their health and help them stay in touch with family and friends. As part of the EU-funded 'Mainstreaming on ambient intelligence' (Monami) project, more than 80 elderly people living alone and in care homes in Spain, Slovakia and Sweden tested a wide range of AAL applications. Please click on the title above to access the full article. See also: Monami project website
- POLICY AND LEGISLATION
- Researchers make case for continuation of innovative virtual patient project
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22 September 2011
A pilot EU project that could revolutionise medical care was presented to policymakers and researchers at a hearing on Tuesday 20 September in the European Parliament (EP). Based on the principle that medical treatment could be enhanced if it were based on individual needs, the ITFoM ('IT
future of medicine') project aims to develop a massive network of computer programmes that could make predictions on disease and therapies and how various side effects would react with individuals bodies. The project could lead to the creation of personalised 'virtual patients'. There is a growing request for systems that could give patients more individualised treatment. What works for one person might not always be best for another, and many treatments actually make patients more ill, putting a further burden on health systems. A model-based approach would allow doctors to simulate treatments on the virtual versions of specific patients before trying them out for real. See also: eHealth projects at the EC
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