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The Med-e-Tel 2010 conference program featured presentations of successful business cases, research activities, pilot projects, practical experiences from health and social care providers, and panel discussions, offering both local and international perspectives on ehealth and telemedicine opportunities and experiences.

The Med-e-Tel 2010 Opening Session included welcome addresses and keynote presentations by:

Mars Di Bartolomeo, Minister of Health and Social Security, Luxembourg
Yunkap Kwankam, Executive Director, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth
Michael Nerlich, President, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth
Karl Brown, Associate Director, Rockefeller Foundation
Gérard Comyn, Former Head of Unit, ICT for Health, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission & Vice-President, CATEL, France
David Benton, CEO, International Council of Nurses
Günter Schreier, Head, Information Management & eHealth, Austrian Institute of Technology
Brenda K. Wiederhold, Secretary General, International Association of CyberPsychology, Training & Rehabilitation (iACToR)
Joseph Dal Molin, President, e-cology & Director, WorldVistA
C. Peter Waegemann, Vice-President, mHealth Initiative

Another plenary session on the second day of Med-e-Tel 2010, focusing on "eHealth Drivers: Providers, Professionals, Policy and Industry" included presentations by:

Valery Stolyar, Head, Scientific and Consulting Telemedicine Center, Cardio-surgery Science Center, Russia & Secretary, Russian Telemedicine Association
Feng Zhao, eHealth Coordinator/Senior Health Specialist, The World Bank
Malcolm Fisk, Chair, Telecare Services Association, UK
Mark Blatt, Global Director Health Industry Solutions, Digital Health Group, Intel

Topics and thematical sessions of the overall Med-e-Tel 2010 program included:

A regional seminar, presenting "New Models of Care and the Use of New ICT Solutions" in Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Switzerland, organized with the support of Accenture and Healthcare Executive
"Using Digital Pen and Paper to Improve Electronic Care Record Keeping, Boosting Productivity, Accountability and Quality of Social Care", a session presented by Anoto in which Petter Ericson (co-inventor of digital pen and paper) and a panel of academics and care practitioners explain how using digital pen and paper can help health and social care providers respond to the constant pressure of delivering 'more for less'.
A "Clinical Telemedicine Course" presented by MEDGATE, giving an insight into how clinical telemedicine works in the largest European telemedical center and presenting genuine cases from a telemedicine outpatient department.
A comprehensive track on "Benefits of Open Source Software in Health Care" with contributions from experienced users and developers of open source solutions, and supported by IMIA Open Source WG, EFMI, ISfTeH and Open eHealth Foundation.
A session on ""E-Mental Health: Enhancing Mental Health Services Through Information and Communication Technology" presented by the Marie Curie Research Training Network INTACT and the University Hospital Heidelberg.
Special focus on "Virtual Reality and Rehabilitation" providing background on virtual reality applications and telerehabilitation in health and psychological care, presented in cooperation with the International Association for CyberPsychology, Training and Rehabilitation.
Various sessions on Mobile Health, Home Care and Assisted Living, Telecardiology, Telemonitoring, Teleconsultation, Electronic Health Records, eLearning, Medical/Clinical Informatics, and more, showing what works and what doesn't, as well as what exists or what is under development in telemedicine, ehealth and health ICT systems and solutions.
Meetings of the ISfTeH Board of Directors, EFMI LIFOSS Working Group, Advisory Committee on "Framework for Development of International Quality Standards for Teleconsultation Centers" and an ISfTeH Member Breakfast Meeting.

Below is the detailed Med-e-Tel 2010 conference program, listed per day and per conference room.

Click here for a general overview of the Med-e-Tel 2010 schedule of events.

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Wednesday 14 April 2010

Conference Room 1

09:30-10:15
Opening Ceremony

Opening addresses by:

Mars Di Bartolomeo
Minister of Health and Social Security, Luxembourg

Jean-Michel Collignon
CEO, Luxexpo

Yunkap Kwankam
Executive Director, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth

Michael Nerlich
President, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth

Karl Brown
Associate Director, Rockefeller Foundation

11:00-13:00
Opening Session: Global Telemedicine and eHealth Update
Chair: Frank Lievens, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth

Hosted by the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH)

European Commission Activities on Telemedicine: Latest Update
Gérard Comyn
Former Head of Unit, ICT for Health, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission
Vice-President, CATEL, France
[abstract]
[full presentation]

ICN Telenursing Network: Preparing Nurses to Leverage Telehealth Technologies
David Benton
CEO, International Council of Nurses, Switzerland

Pervasive Healthcare via "The Internet of Medical Things"
Günter Schreier
Head, Information Management & eHealth, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Austria
[abstract]
[full presentation]

Virtual Reality for Therapy, Training, & Rehabilitation
Brenda K. Wiederhold
President, Virtual Reality Medical Institute (VRMI), Belgium
Secretary General, International Association of CyberPsychology, Training & Rehabilitation (iACToR), Belgium
[abstract]
[full presentation]

The FLOSS Paradigm Shift - Transforming Healthcare Through Rapid, Evidence Driven Software Innovation
Joseph Dal Molin
President, e-cology, Canada
Director, WorldVistA, USA
[abstract]
[full presentation]

The mHealth Revolution
C. Peter Waegemann
Vice-President, mHealth Initiative, USA
[abstract]
[full presentation]

14:15-16:30
Telecardiology
Chair: Mariana Moga, Emergency County Hospital Timisoara, Romania

Telecardiology in Clinical Practice: A One Decade Experience