Top News Following the successful joint EU-US Transatlantic eHealth workshop held at the eHealth Week 2012 in Copenhagen there was a follow-up 2 day joint event focused on the EU-US eHealth Marketplace and the Transatlantie eHealth Cooperation Assembly held in the State House in Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on the 23rd and 24th October. Read on for a summary of these events that were held under the auspices of the EU-US eHealth MoU and the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC). Documents At the last PSB meeting in September the proposals from Latvia and Croatia and its beneficiaries to enter the project as Participating Nations (PN) in epSOS were accepted. Formal stepsfor the accession of the new beneficiaries can now be initiated. |
Calendar (03/12/2012 — 04/12/2012) The Europeone e-Government Conference will bring together experts from the Commission, the Member States, the Candidate Countries and the Private Sector. The conference will focus on issues related to interoperability, key enablers, cross border services, trust and privacy, new technologies tendencies, and e-procurement. Experts will discuss and exchange ideas/experiences on how to empower European citizens and businesses in order to improve their mobility across Europe. Discussions will also focus on how Governments are transforming in order to be more efficient, productive and push economic growth in these difficult global times. The event is organized within the context of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of EU. (06/12/2012 — 07/12/2012) Telehealth is often integrated in home care as is telemedicine integrated in clinical routines e.g. for stroke. Everyone in healthcare uses some digital communication. Yet while the tools are there, many conceptual, legal, organisational and educational challenges remain. |
Innovation  Do you want faster & better broadband connections in Europe? If you do, please sign the Declaration! Read more... MRI offers unrivalled soft-tissue contrast for real-time tumour tracking during radiotherapy, and several groups worldwide are developing systems to provide MR guidance during treatment. Telehealth is often integrated in home care as is telemedicine integrated in clinical routines e.g. for stroke. Everyone in healthcare uses some digital communication. Yet while the tools are there, many conceptual, legal, organisational and educational challenges remain. |
