EU eHealth in focus - Newsletter - 18/12/2012

18th of December 2012

Top News The App "Positive Technology" developed under the Interstress project just received the UN-based World Summit Award Mobile for the best m-health app in the world Learn more about Positive Technology App (PTA). This is the first iOS mobile application that integrates a 3D Virtual Reality environment with a mobile biofeedback technology to help users in managing and coping with daily psychological stress. Sounds interesting? Watch this video & share your feedback! See also: You can read more about the EU funded eHealth projects on the DAE website Calendar CIP ICT PSP Information Day - 15 January 2013 - Registration is now open (10/12/2012 — 15/01/2013) An Information Day on the 7th Call for Proposals will be held on Tuesday 15 January 2013 in Brussels (Charlemagne Building - Rue de la Loi 170 - B-1040 Brussels). Please note that the registration system allows you to make your profile public, to provide links and to upload documents, and to contact other people signed up to this conference (and who agreed to be contacted). See also: Registration ICT 2013: Create, Connect, Grow (06/11/2013 — 08/11/2013) ICT2013 will bring together Europe's best & brightest in ICT research, with businesses old & new, web start-ups and digital strategists to chart a path for Europe's ICT research policy. Join us to share your vision for the future with EU policy-makers, and see the latest advances in EU-funded ICT research. Contact: CNECT-ICT2013@ec.europa.eu Read more... Policy Commission Staff Working Document - eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 – innovative healthcare for the 21st century Accompanying the document "Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 – innovative healthcare for the 21st century Documents Commission Staff Working Document - eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 – innovative healthcare for the 21st century Putting patients in the driving seat: A digital future for healthcare The European Commission has unveiled an action plan to address barriers to the full use of digital solutions in Europe's healthcare systems. Read more... Watch videos on the EU-US Business Marketplace 2012 eHealth Cooperation Assembly Massachusetts Legislature has placed the video content of the EU-US Business Marketplace and co-located 2012 Transatlantic Health IT / eHealth Cooperation Assembly on the website. This special event features all taped sessions as well as any presentation materials submitted in PDF. Day 1 – Tuesday, October 23, 2012 http://www.malegislature.gov/Events/EventDetail?eventId=144&eventDataSource=SpecialEvents Day 2 – Wednesday, October 24, 2012 http://www.malegislature.gov/Events/EventDetail?eventId=145&eventDataSource=SpecialEvents Commission Staff Working Document on the applicability of the existing EU legal framework to telemedicine services Accompanying the document "Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Socia Committee and the Committee of the Region-eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 – innovative healthcare for the 21st century" Documents Commission Staff Working Document on the applicability of the existing EU legal framework to telemedicine services eHealth action plan 2012-2020: Frequently Asked Questions What is eHealth? What are the benefits? How widely used is eHeath? What did the 2004-2012 eHealth action plan achieve? Why is it time for a new one? SME Competition at the eHealth Week 2013 - registration is now open Are you part of European Small and Medium Enterprises with eHealth profile? Apply for the EU SME eHealth Competition, registration is now open. The Final will take place at the eHealth Week in Dublin (Ireland) on 13 May 2013 Subscription Information This is the newsletter of the eHealth web site on Europa. It is hosted by the Communications Networks, Content & Technologies Newsroom - a 'one stop shop' on European Communications Networks, Content & Technologies news spanning all Directorates-General of the European Commission. You may unsubscribe or broaden your subscription from this newsletter by going to Your Profile. In this issue Top News The App "Positive Technology" developed under the Interstress project just received the UN-based World Summit Award Mobile for the best m-health app in the world Policy Commission Staff Working Document - eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 – innovative healthcare for the 21st century Putting patients in the driving seat: A digital future for healthcare Watch videos on the EU-US Business Marketplace 2012 eHealth Cooperation Assembly Commission Staff Working Document on the applicability of the existing EU legal framework to telemedicine services eHealth action plan 2012-2020: Frequently Asked Questions SME Competition at the eHealth Week 2013 - registration is now open (10/12/2012 — 15/01/2013)  CIP ICT PSP Information Day - 15 January 2013 - Registration is now open (06/11/2013 — 08/11/2013)  ICT 2013: Create, Connect, Grow Your Profile  |  eHealth on Europa  |