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EU-policy Initiative on Telemedicine: Why and how?

The Commission issued on 30th June 2009 an explanatory document that includes details of the extensive consultation process which led to the 'Communication on telemedicine for the benefit of patients, healthcare systems and society' adopted on 4th November 2008. The telemedicine communication proposed a set of actions aimed at enabling wider deployment of telemedicine services, focusing on three main priorities:

Important Steps Forward at Health Ministers' Meeting

"We can free up millions of hospital beds and avoid millions of incorrect prescriptions. There is an enormous potential in eHealth," said Minister for Health and Social Affairs Göran Hägglund at a press conference on the second day of the informal ministerial meeting in Jönköping on 7 July.

Better Diagnosis and Treatment Lower Aneurysm Risk

Advances made in diagnosis and treatment over the past 30 years have reduced the risk of patients dying from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (the bursting of a blood vessel on the surface of the brain), shows new research from the Netherlands published in the journal Lancet Neurology.

Lead Market Initiative - eHealth

The Lead Market Initiative (LMI) for Europe was launched by the European Commission following the EU's 2006 Broad based innovation strategy. The Lead Market Initiative for Europe will foster the emergence of lead markets of high economic and societal value.

3-D Digitizer to Provide Teeth Contours

At present, dental technicians can only make dentures using a bite impression. The silicone template for this plaster model is made by the dentist, in a procedure which is unpleasant for the patient. In future a 3-D digitizer will provide the teeth contours - without plaster model.

BBMRI - Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure

The Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI) was set up in 2008 to coordinate a large scale network to share access to available biological samples in Europe. This infrastructure will cover major biobanks, molecular resources and biocomputing centres to ensure that the samples are linked to existing databases, scientific literature and statistical expertise.

European Holiday Makers Urged to Carry the EHIC Card this Summer

Make the most of your holiday this summer, even if you do happen to have unlucky breaks. Having a vacation in the European Union should mean rest and relaxation. But for the unfortunate few, it means accident and emergency. Breaking your ankle while dancing in a beach club or while mountain climbing can spoil your holidays. Thanks to the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), a card that in recent years has become a very important one to carry, you may be laying on the beach or be back in the mountains the very next day without a care in the world.

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EU-policy Initiative on Telemedicine: Why and how?

Important Steps Forward at Health Ministers' Meeting

Better Diagnosis and Treatment Lower Aneurysm Risk

Lead Market Initiative - eHealth

3-D Digitizer to Provide Teeth Contours

BBMRI - Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure

European Holiday Makers Urged to Carry the EHIC Card this Summer

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