Statement on MEDICA 2013 by Joachim Schäfer, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
20 - 23 November 2013, Düsseldorf, Germany.
The global health market is growing annually by about six per cent. The drivers of this development are an ageing society in many countries, in others a strong population growth, technical advancement and above all, the increased purchasing power all over the world. Against this background, the health markets in the majority of countries are developing faster than the gross domestic product.
2013 European Telemedicine Conference
29 - 30 October 2013, Edinburgh, UK.
Telemedicine is one of the fastest growing areas of innovation in healthcare to improve patient care, increase access and lower costs. It is a proven solution to many of the systemic problems in our existing healthcare system. To stay on top of the possibilities and abreast of the latest innovations in telemedicine, the first European Telemedicine Conference is a must attend event.
HIMSS Europe CIO Summit 2013
12 - 14 November 2013, Madrid, Spain.
The HIMSS Europe CIO Summit gathers leading IT Directors and Senior Healthcare IT Executives during a 2-day event in Madrid, Spain. Comparative benchmarking, adoption scoring, a hospital site visit and rich networking make this forum a must attend event for decision makers, seeking to drive healthcare delivery organisations towards effective users of information technology.
19 November 2013, London, UK.
IT and technology offer many opportunities to enhance the delivery of health services, improve the patient experience and advance integrated health. Kable's free to attend event has been designed to provide focused workshops and sessions to help you find the scalable, easy-to-implement solutions which will provide better health outcomes within stretched budgets and assist practitioners to manage services.
3rd EU-US eHealth Business Marketplace and Conference
22 - 23 October 2013, Boston, USA.
Global connected health innovators, public officials and business leaders will convene for the 3rd EU-US eHealth Business Marketplace and Conference. This event is part of the Connected Health Week, in the heart of American health innovation.
16 European Health Forum Gastein 2013, Resilient and Innovative Health Systems in Europe
2 - 4 October 2013, Bad Hofgastein, Austria.
Ahead of its 16th Annual Congress the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) has published an update of the program. This year's theme "Resilient and Innovative Health Systems in Europe" could hardly be more topical, says EHFG President Prof Helmut Brand: "To make health systems resilient against crisis and also to boost and finance innovations is a hard challenge in these days of crisis, poverty and pressure.
Healthcare IT Industry Gives a Positive Assessment of conhIT 2013
Exhibitors and trade visitors have given a positive assessment of conhIT, Europe's largest event for healthcare IT. That is the result of a survey on conhIT 2013 which polled every exhibitor and visitor following the event. The results have been summarised in two brief analyses which have now been publicised on the conhIT website.