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eHealth Newsletter - 18/01/2012

18 January 2012
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NEWS ARTICLE
Reminder: eHealth Stakeholder Group - call for expression of interest ddl: 30.1.2012

(17 January 2012) The European Commission is inviting European eHealth user and industry representatives to participate in a eHealth stakeholder group, to be set up in early 2012. The group will contribute to the development of legislation or policy related to eHealth, by providing for example reports, opinions and relevant data. Deadline to send your expression of interest is 30/01/2012.

Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: European Commission - eHealth activities

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
CIP Workshop: Funding opportunities in ICT for Health, Ageing Well & Inclusion

17 February 2012 Borschette Conference Centre, Brussels, BE

In the frame of the Competitiveness & Innovation Programme ICT Policy Support Programme (CIP ICT PSP) and as a follow-up to the CIP Info Day (3 February 2012), the European Commission is organising a one-day information and networking workshop dedicated to Theme 3 of the CIP ICT PSP (ICT for Health, Ageing Well and Inclusion). The workshop provides an opportunity for prospective programme applicants to put their questions directly to the European Commission, present their ideas to stakeholders, meet potential partners and learn more about the state of the art and the broader policy context. The workshop has been designed to optimise the opportunities for participants by incorporating information sessions, parallel showcasing sessions, networking opportunities and one-to-one meetings. Early registration is recommended.

See also: Additional information regarding the CIP funded projects

NEWS ARTICLE
eHealth Week 2012 Newsletter

(17 January 2012) Check out the latest newsletter and learn what's new for 2012: mHealth Symposium, SME Village, eHealth SME Competition, Dedicated CIO Track, WoHIT 2012 Education and Professional Development, EU-US workshop on eHealth and much more.

See also: Previous eHealth Week events

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
2nd Global eHealth Strategies Symposium

18 April 2012 - 20 April 2012 Luxembourg

This symposium aims to provide an intercultural and multidisciplinary framework in order to promote a policy dialogue on how eHealth can address health issues and challenges in developing countries. It will do so by bringing together care providers, government representatives, funding agencies, industry leaders from the North and the South in an open and collaborative spirit.

NEWS ARTICLE
SemanticHealthNet Network of Excellence

(10 January 2012) SemanticHealthNet EU funded 'Network of Excellence' will develop a scalable and sustainable pan-European organisational and governance process for the semantic interoperability of clinical and biomedical knowledge, to help ensure that EHR systems are optimised for patient care, public health and clinical research across healthcare systems and institutions. The kick off meeting gathered, in Bonn early January, all consortium members which comprises more than 40 internationally recognised experts, including from USA and Canada, ensuring a global impact. Through a clinically-driven work plan, exemplified in cardiovascular medicine, SemanticHealthNet will capture the needs for evidence-based, patient-centred integrated care and for public health, encapsulating existing European consensus in the management of chronic heart failure and cardiovascular prevention. Experts in EHR architectures, clinical data structures, terminologies and ontology will combine, tailor and pilot their best-of-breed resources in response to the needs articulated by clinicians and public health physicians. SemanticHealthNet will also refer to the SemanticHEALTH and CALLIOPE roadmaps and will link with epSOS II and the eHealth Governance Initiative. The majority of the deliverables will be made public to ensure a wide dissemination of the project's results.

Contact: eHealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: Other eHealth projects under Patient Guidance Services (PGS), safety and healthcare record information reuse

NEWS ARTICLE
Europeans ready for 'active ageing', new survey says

(13 January 2012) To mark the start of the 2012 European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity of Generations, the Commission presented a new Eurobarometer survey showing that 71% of Europeans are aware that Europe's population is getting older, but only 42% are concerned about this development. This is in stark contrast with the perceptions of policy makers, who regard demographic ageing as a major challenge. For most citizens, people aged 55 years and older play a major role in key areas of society. Over 60% believe that we should be allowed to continue working after retirement age and one third says that they would like to work longer themselves. Surprisingly, people closer to retirement are more likely to share this view than the younger generation.

Contact: EC-EIP-AHA@ec.europa.eu
See also: European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing

CALL FOR TENDERS
Prior information notice: Assessing impact of the European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing — SMART 2012/0065

The objectives of the study are the following: 1) to develop a set of key impact indicators covering the fields of activity of the partnership in cooperation with European stakeholders engaged in actions; 2) to develop suitable measurement methodologies for systematic collection and aggregation of impact data across Europe across improvement of quality of life and health status of individuals, increase in efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care systems and creation of growth and new markets for related products and services; 3) to work together with actions under way to collect and aggregate data in accordance with agreed indicators and methodologies and produce annual reports; 4) to develop methodologies to allow for reliable aggregation and translation of relevant impact indicators towards the overarching goal of increasing healthy life years by 2 in 2020 as well as extrapolating from the sample size population covered by actions towards the whole population in Europe.

NEWS ARTICLE
ALpine Hospitals Networking for Improved Access to Telemedicine Services

(12 January 2012) The 'ALIAS' EU-funded project involves eight hospitals from five countries in the Alpine region, with the aim of fostering the development of cities and regions through European co-operation. In the context of the collaboration, access to telemedicine services is to be improved by linking together a number of Alpine Space hospitals enabling the creation of a network shaping the ALIAS Virtual Hospital for sharing medical information, adopting telemedicine service and exchanging best clinical practices, to improve the efficiency of hospitals for the benefit of patients and healthcare professionals.

See also: ICT for Health

NEWS ARTICLE
Le GIE « Agence eSanté » recrute son Directeur Général

(16 January 2012) l'Agence nationale Luxembourgeoise des informations partagées dans le domaine de la santé recherche un Directeur Général afin de développer, organiser et rendre opérationnelle cette nouvelle structure. Sa mission est de créer des services innovants fondés sur les technologies de l'information pour l'échange et le partage des informations de santé, ceci, dans le respect de strictes exigences en matière de protection de données. Le détail de l'offre est sur le site du recruteur, la date limite pour soumettre votre candidature est le 27 janvier 2012.

See also: eHealth activities at the EU

NEWS ARTICLE
Small companies create 85% of new jobs

(16 January 2012) 85% of net new jobs in the EU between 2002 and 2010 were created by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This figure is considerably higher than the 67%-share of SMEs in total employment. During this period, net employment in the EU's business economy rose substantially, by an average of 1.1 million new jobs each year. These are the main results of a study on the essential contribution of SMEs on job creation presented by the European Commission today. With 1% annually, the employment growth for SMEs was higher than for large enterprises with 0.5%. A clear exception is the trade sector, in which employment in SMEs increased by 0.7% annually, compared to 2.2% in large enterprises.

See also: SMEs eHealth Competition

New in the Library

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
eHealth Week is changing its profile into a page on FB

18 January 2012

Like it to follow all interesting news that are blossoming from now on!

Contact: ehealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: Previous eHealth Week events

AUDIOVISUAL
The diabetes puzzle

12 January 2012

Insulin-dependent diabetes is on the rise all around the world, but the cause of this disease remains unclear. There is a theory, however, that kids need a bit of dirt to build up their defences against this and other autoimmune diseases. This Futuris episode also looks at the DIAdvisor project: researchers have developed a new high-tech system constantly monitoring the blood glucose levels of diabetic patients, warning them if corrective action is needed. Wireless sensors fixed on the patients' body measure their blood composition and physical activity.

See also: DIAdvisor - Personal glucose predictive diabetes advisor

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
VPHOP (Osteoporotic Virtual Physiological Human) news

16 January 2012

VPHOP Technology, even in its prototypical and half-baked status, is the most advanced in the world with this clinical scope. Have a look at their latest newsletter to see the project's advances.

See also: other VPH projects at the EC

REPORTS AND STUDIES
Internal market for inclusive and assistive ICT, targeted market analysis and legislative aspects - final report

6 January 2012

The aim of the study was to examine the main barriers and opportunities today in the European Internal Market for assistive ICT and look at what could be gained from addressing these. The study has assessed the different models existing in nine Member States for the provision of assistive ICT to people with a disability, analysed the demand- and supply side of the market and conducted a number of case studies. The study puts forward a number of scenarios, conclusions and recommendations for the achievement of the European Internal Market for assistive ICT that supports the digital inclusion of people with a disability.

REPORTS AND STUDIES
Digital Agenda for Europe – Background Analysis (SMART 2007/0030)

9 January 2012

The overall objective of the study (SMART 2007/0030) was to provide analysis of the impacts of different policy options for the preparation of the Digital Agenda for Europe, one of the flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy. The final report contains an individual assessment of several policy areas: next generation access deployment; net neutrality and digital rights; digital content; user empowerment and the role of the EU in the international ICT arena. The analysis included outcomes from existing studies, surveys, hearings and consultations.

Contact: INFSO-DIGITAL-AGENDA@ec.europa.eu

REPORTS AND STUDIES
Quid de la Certification des Logiciels de Santé ?

17 January 2012

Note sur la situation des logiciels médicaux en France ainsi que la législation française et européenne en la matière.

See also: projet Européen de labellisation des logiciels médicaux Q-REC

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