Med-e-Tel 2012 Conference Program Details Announced

The Med-e-Tel 2012 Opening Session on April 18th includes welcome addresses and keynote presentations by:

• Mars Di Bartolomeo, Minister of Health and Social Security, Luxembourg
• Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, Director, Knowledge Management and Sharing (KMS), World Health Organization
• Andy Fischer, President, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH) and CEO, Swiss Center for Telemedicine MEDGATE
• Peteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit, ICT for Health, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission
• Claudia Bartz, Coordinator International Classification for Nursing Practice and ICN Telenursing Network, International Council of Nurses
• Frank Downing, Continua Health Alliance
• Angela Single, Chair, 3millionlives
• Masatsugu Tsuji, University of Hyogo and ISfTeH eHealth Economics Working Group

Also a newly created Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented during the Opening. This newly created ISfTeH Award provides recognition to a person who has made great contributions to the advancement of telemedicine and eHealth.

A plenary opening session on the second day of Med-e-Tel 2012 (April 19th) will provide a further update on some global telemedicine and eHealth initiatives by:

• Lord Nigel Crisp, Ambassador, Global eHealth Ambassadors Programme (GeHAP)
• Hammad Durrani, French Medical Institute for Children (Afghanistan) and eHealth Association of Pakistan
• Mark Blatt, Global Director Health Industry Solutions, Digital Health Group, Intel
• Abdel-Badeeh Salem, Ain Shams University (Egypt)

A series of thematical sessions throughout the 3-day conference will allow you to attend those presentations and workshops that matter most to your daily activities and interests. Topics of the overall Med-e-Tel 2012 program include:

• A regional seminar and training session, aimed at local (Luxembourg, Belgian and French) care providers, public authorities, health insurers and industry representatives, focusing on ROI of eHealth investments.
• The 2nd edition of the Global eHealth Strategies Symposium, hosted by the European Commission and the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth, providing a policy dialogue on global eHealth as well as a look at developments and good practice from the field.
• A track and discussion forum on Benefits of Open Source Software in Health Care (FLOSS-HC) with contributions from experienced users and developers of open source solutions.
• A consultation meeting of the TeleSCoPE project that is working on the development of Service Standards and Guidelines for Telehealth. By setting service standards, TeleSCoPE will help establish relationships of trust between users, patients and providers and contribute to overall health and well-being. The standards also aim to provide a quality benchmark for service regulation.
• The quest for evidence of clinical effectiveness and economic efficiency of telemedicine and eHealth will be addressed in sessions on Evidence of Telehealth Outcomes and eHealth Economics.
• A focus on some Regional Initiatives in Telemedicine and eHealth. The regional level is often where health and social policy is determined. Med-e-Tel 2012 features a look at some regional initiatives in telemedicine, both from an economic development point of view (industry support, etc.) as well as from a regional care organization point of view (care networks, etc.).
• Special focus on Innovative Technologies for Mental Healthcare providing background on virtual reality applications and telerehabilitation in health and psychological care, presented in cooperation with the International Association for CyberPsychology, Training and Rehabilitation.
• HealthStartup Europe, an initiative that aims to create a more hospitable environment for health startups by creating connections between the burgeoning digital startups scene and the health sectors, will feature an Evaluating Telehealth Startup Initiatives workshop at Med-e-Tel, in which the potential of a particular startup initiative will be discussed and evaluated by entrepreneurs, health care professionals, policy makers and investors.
• Various sessions on Mobile Health, Telecardiology, Homecare and Telemonitoring, Distance Consultations, eLearning, and more, showing what works and what doesn't, as well as what exists or what is under development in telemedicine, eHealth and health ICT systems and solutions.

CME credits for medical professionals attending Med-e-Tel 2012 are being applied for through the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Med-e-Tel has been offering up to 18 hours of CME credits over the past few years, making it a valuable training and learning event for medical professionals.

Overall, Med-e-Tel offers great networking opportunities. It is the perfect forum to share experiences and knowledge, a chance to gain new insights and to establish new contacts and partnerships. Med-e-Tel also offers the opportunity to see and evaluate actual products, technologies and services and to find out how they can be beneficial for you, your organization, or your health system.

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