Clinical Decision Support in Oncology: From Chemotherapy Planning to Collaborative Specialist Networks

7 February 2012, 3pm Central European Time.
This HIMSS Europe webinar provides theoretic background as well as practical insights from Onkologikoa, a specialized Oncology hospital, as well as MedicalExchange Medting, which offers a family of web products for eHealth, from collaboration platforms to online medical viewers.

Themes to be presented by HIMSS Analytics Europe (HAE) will include:

  • An introduction to the European EMR Adoption Model highlighting the key challenges of reaching Stage 6 & 7
  • A definition of Clinical Decision Support and the Closed Loop Medication Administration process, including a description of key components

Onkologikoa will provide insight into the role of the hospital pharmacist and Health staff using IT in the medication process. It will be focused on the way that they have implemented technological strategies for medication error prevention to increase safety in the chemotherapy process within Onkologikoa, an oncology hospital, in San Sebastian, Spain. In particular, they will show the paperless process they have in place for chemotherapy patients, an initial CDSS for selecting the appropriate chemotherapy treatment and several aspects they are working on in different R&D projects.

Miguel Cabrer from MedicalExchange Medting will discuss about the potential to strengthen clinical decision making in oncology through social networking and collaboration.

Please click here to register for this webinar.

Pricing:

  • for vendors / non HIMSS Members €49
  • for vendors / HIMSS Members €39
  • Complimentary for hospital staff, healthcare delivery organization or governmental healthcare department!

About HIMSS Europe
HIMSS Europe is dedicated to bringing together all the major players in the Health ICT community to transcend borders and languages and engender a truly regional dialogue. As members of HIMSS Europe, individual professionals (managers, administrators, clinicians, technology experts and users), vendor companies and IT providers meet, interact and learn from one another.

With the opening of its Europe office in Brussels, HIMSS is now positioned to provide activities, programmes and education specifically designed for the Europe Health ICT community. Guided by a Governing Council of members from within the Europe region, the HIMSS Europe staff will focus on the needs of individual and corporate members across Europe to ensure dedicated services and membership value.

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