10 - 12 April 2013, Luxexpo, Luxembourg.The Med-e-Tel 2013 conference program features presentations of business cases, research activities, projects, practical experiences from care providers, offering national and international perspectives on telemedicine and eHealth opportunities and experiences.
The Med-e-Tel 2013 Opening Session will include welcome addresses and keynote presentations by:
- Mars Di Bartolomeo, Minister of Health and Social Security, Luxembourg
- Regina Ungerer, World Health Organization
- Andy Fischer, President, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth
- Véronique-Inès Thouvenot, Head, Women and eHealth (WeHealth) International Working Group, Millennia2015 (NGO, Official Partner with Consultative Status of UNESCO)
- Marco Capizzi & Tinja Lääveri, eHealth Working Group, European Junior Doctors
- Claudia Bartz, Coordinator, ICN eHealth Programme (International Classification for Nursing Practice and ICN Telenursing Network), International Council of Nurses
- Eddie Chan, Associate Vice President & Global Head, Customer Solutions & Innovation, Sanofi
- Jacques Cinqualbre, Witelm & Transplant Surgery Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg
- Malcolm Fisk, Co-Director Age Research Centre, Health Design & Technology Institute, Coventry University
After last year's inaugural presentation of the ISfTeH Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof. Louis Lareng, the Award will be presented once again during the Opening Session to a person who has contributed considerably to the advancement of Telemedicine and eHealth.
A plenary opening session on the second day of Med-e-Tel 2013 (April 11th) will provide a further update on some global telemedicine and eHealth initiatives by:
- Tapani Piha, Head of Unit (eHealth, Technology and Risk Assessment & Science), DG Health and Consumers, European Commission (to be confirmed)
- Caroline Crousillat, Digital Communications and Community Manager, Orange Healthcare
- Peter Kilcommons, CEO, Medweb
- Angelo De Rosa, Director Strategy and Business Development, Medtronic
- Mark VanderWerf, Vice-Chair, International SIG, American Telemedicine Association & VP/Director eHealth, Nonin
A variety of thematical sessions throughout the 3-day conference allow you to attend those presentations that matter most to your daily activities and interests. Use the program as a "menu" from which you can select those sessions and presentations that are of interest and relevance to you, or that you want to hear more about. Some of the topics of the overall Med-e-Tel 2013 program include Roles and Empowerment of Women in eHealth and Telemedicine, Global eHealth Strategies, eHealth Economics, Mobile Health Solutions, Telecardiology, Telemonitoring and Home Care, eLearning, Open Source Software in Health Care, Telenursing.
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http://www.medetel.eu
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