E-Health Congress 2011 - Innovative Support for Clinical Decision

26 May 2011, Bucharest, Romania.
Advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) offer new opportunities to improve public health worldwide. Every day, across the world, people make improvements in health as direct benefits of ICT. E-Health innovations like electronic health records, computer assisted prescription systems and clinical databases are transforming health today, and hold even greater promise for the future. ICT support clinical care, provide health information to the general public and scientific information to professionals. They provide a platform for publishing, disseminating health alerts and supporting administrative functions.

E-Health services can play a significant role for the current and future delivery challenges to be faced by health care services in Europe. They can provide responses to the socio-economic challenges faced by European health care systems in the near and long term. Industry is expected to continue to be involved in the development of these services, as e-Health represents a considerable market for European and international industry players.

The e-Health Congress is following a well-established tradition, bringing together once again:

  • A comprehensive program comprised of international successful applications and lessons in the field of e-Health
  • Internationally-renowned experts
  • European Commission Representatives
  • Romanian officials and business representatives
  • Education, networking and business opportunities

The event focuses on the innovative solutions e-Health offers to the healthcare systems and how we can apply them in Romania. It represents an effective tool for practitioners - doctors, medical assistants, patients, health institutions and members of the Central and Eastern European governments. The conference gathers decision makers who are willing to share their projects and aspirations with the audience, to learn from the experience of the specialists, to understand the market, and to discover new applications and possibilities - with the aim of increasing efficiency and reducing the costs.

E-Health Congress 2011 main topics:

  • Romania's strategic objectives for e-Health in 2011 (the informatization of the health system is one of the top priorities of the year 2011, as declared by the Prime Minister, Mr. Emil BOC and the Minister of Health, Mr. Atilla CSEKE)
  • e-Health strategies of EU member states
  • e-Health solutions for pharmaceutical sector
  • Empowering the patient through information delivery
  • Economic impact on a virtual health economy
  • Structural Funds - source for e-Health investments

For further information, please visit:
http://ehealth.tarusmedia.ro

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