2 - 3 December 2013, Brussels, Belgium.The yearly EHTEL 2013 Symposium will once more convene the European eHealth community - European health policy leaders, strategic European projects and initiatives, NGOs, industry representatives and other stakeholders - in the heart of Brussels.
Speakers, panellists and delegates will share lessons:
- Citizens and patients in the driving seat: online interaction with healthcare services, access to health records and putting meaningful eHealth services in patients' hands;
- Partnerships in health care and social care as a sustainable support for ageing well;
- Synergies of value added services and shared infrastructures for sustainable health care;
- "open data" vs. "big data": implications for personal health and public health policies;
- Personalised medicine in the era of big data, e.g. what is in for tailored prevention and what do we need to achieve to maintain privacy and security?
The journey of European health and welfare systems towards comprehensive digital support for well-being has sped up. Integrated communities of care are emerging that focus holistically on the needs of citizens and patients. They address not only clinical factors of illness, but also encompass social determinants and life style choices that impact health outcomes. Thus, a digital continuum for well-being and care is composed of smart cities and smart housing, secure and interoperable eHealth/mHealth infrastructures and a multitude of value added clinical and personal health services.
The EHTEL 2013 Symposium is hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The EESC is a consultative body that gives representatives of Europe's socio-occupational interest groups, and others, a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. Its opinions are forwarded to the larger institutions - the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament. It thus has a key role to play in the Union's decision-making process.
For further information and online registration, please visit:
http://www.ehtel.eu/activities/ehtel-symposium/sustainable-partnerships-for-well-being-and-eHealth
About EHTEL
EHTEL (The European Health Telematics Association) was founded in 1999 as a membership driven European association. Representing over 200 organisations and individuals who are key actors in the field of eHealth, EHTEL members include healthcare authorities & government services, healthcare professionals, patients, citizens and consumers associations; industry groups, insurers, international and national not-for-profit associations, researchers, and independent consultants.
EHTEL provides a platform to all European eHealth stakeholders in order to exchange information, to identify challenges and find solutions towards realising its goals of promoting eHealth tools to improve the quality of health for patients and citizens, access to services, efficiency of care and cost effectiveness.
EHTEL provides a number of communications services to its members, actively advocates on the above issues towards public institutions and works through established task forces to achieve these goals.