The main objectives of GAP are to assess the need and the means for a generic predictive solution able to produce alarms at EU level and to elaborate an appropriate set of actions that should define the basis for a common protocol for the management of HC threats prediction in Europe: a roadmap for DG-INFSO to lead the necessary research in order to achieve an integrated and interoperable pan-European risk prediction and management tool system.
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Grid Technologies for eHealth: Applications for Telemedicine Services and Delivery
Call for Chapter Proposals
"Grid" computing has emerged as an important new field, distinguished from conventional distributed computing by its focus on large-scale resource sharing, innovative applications, and, in some cases, high-performance orientation. Grid computing is increasingly being viewed as the next phase of distributed computing.
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The First NHS Online Maternity Guide
The first NHS online maternity guide, offering a wealth of information on pregnancy and birth, at just the click of a mouse, was launched today. The new Pregnancy Care Planner gives the latest and most comprehensive advice on all aspects of pregnancy, from getting pregnant, early pregnancy, the scans, to the birth, and the most up to date comparative guides to what is on offer at local maternity units.
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New FP7 eHealth Project - EPILEPSIAE
The mission of EPILEPSIAE Project is to use Information and Communication Technologies to empower the epileptic patients to monitor their own risks and improve their safety in daily life, strengthening their social integration.
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New FP7 eHealth Project - preDiCT
The preDiCT project officially launched 1 June 2008, with a mission to model, simulate, and ultimately predict the impact of pharmacological compounds on the heart's rhythm using computer models. This will require advances beyond the current state-of-the-art in:
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Launch of the European Research Project CARS Explorer
The CARS Explorer project, coordinated by Didier Marguet from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm Unit 631, CIML, Marseille), was officially launched in April in Marseille, France. CARS Explorer is a collaborative research project funded by the European Commission under the Health priority of the 7th Framework Programme.
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New FP7 eHealth Project - PredictAD
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, GE Healthcare, a division of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and a Consortium of leading research institutions across Europe announced the PredictAD project, a research collaboration aimed at developing new diagnostic procedures for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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