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News: Newsletter 16

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March 14, 2003

In this newsletter:

  • Telemedicine Trade Fair 2003 postponed!
  • Details of educational program will remain available on telemedicine.lu
  • News from the Telemedicine Trade Fair's media partners
  • Newsbriefs
  • Conferences


Unfortunately just one major headline in this edition of the newsletter: the Foires Internationales de Luxembourg, organizers of the Telemedicine & Telecare International Trade Fair, regrets to inform you that it has been decided to postpone the 2003 edition of the Telemedicine & Telecare International Trade Fair that was scheduled for next month, 9-11 April 2003.
With the growing uncertainty surrounding a possible armed conflict and the world economic situation, it has been extremely difficult to obtain timely confirmations from possible participants, who had previously confirmed their desire to take part in the event. With the actual cancellation in the last few days of some registered exhibitors, attendees and speakers, the actual attendance at the event and the overall quality of the event were seriously jeopardized and the decision to postpone the 2003 event became inevitable.
It would be unfair to keep the event as scheduled, as it would not render the standard and results that one would righteously expect from a participation at this event.
We remain committed to continue organizing a business event and conference in the field of Telemedicine and would very much like to hear from you with any concerns or suggestions you may have (feel free to send them to ).
You will be kept informed in the following weeks about the next event that is scheduled for April 21-23, 2004. Rather than postponing the event by just a couple of months, we have indeed opted to immediately schedule the next edition for next year and to keep the event in the same time of year.
The positive comments and feedback that we have received throughout the past months from numerous contacts around the world and that we are still receiving today from people who had planned to actually attend the event next month, strongly confirm the true value of this event and we look forward to share its evolution together with you.


Information about some of the presentations and sessions that were planned to be held at the trade fair next month will be featured soon on the telemedicine.lu website together with contact details of the presenters so that you can still obtain valuable and useful information on some of the excellent presentations that were scheduled! If you have information about a project that you are running, or about your activities in the field of telemedicine, feel free to submit it at for possible inclusion into a next edition of the newsletter.


- For information on publications, journals, magazines and on-line information services that will help you to stay abreast of what is going on in the field of telemedicine and healthcare IT and to make better informed decisions in your daily business or healthcare practice, check out the list of Media Partners on www.telemedicine.lu.
- Inter-IT.com is an interactive on-line community promoting awareness of strategic developments and current events in today's rapidly evolving world of Information and Internet Technology. The added value of Inter-It.com is achieved by regular contributions by policy makers and corporate leaders involved in the challenges related to Information and Internet Technology, willing to share information on their activities. Visitors are encouraged to register free-of-charge to access a number of on-line value added features, including publishing information in the form of articles on a number of topics; news items of general and specific interest; details of projects and websites for the Internet directory; details of upcoming events. Also supported are extensive searching of the on-line database of Articles, News, and the Internet Directory by keywords, free-text, and author. Inter-IT.com encourages policymakers and others to contribute content which, as well as appearing on the website, is incorporated into the electronic Newsletter Inter-IT Review. All articles are credited to the original authors. For more info, contact Carlo Ennio Stasi, Inter-IT.com Chief Editor, at .


- Health Hero Network signs contract with Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 for health monitoring, Virtual Medical Worlds Monthly reports --- click here for full article.
- Docobo starts trial of doc@HOME system in four European countries, Virtual Medical Worlds Monthly reports --- click here for full article.
- Think your broadband connection is fast?, PACSweb (an information partnership between AGFA and DIAGNOSTICIMAGING.com) reports --- click here for full article.
- PACS administration: The systems administrator, PACSweb (an information partnership between AGFA and DIAGNOSTICIMAGING.com) reports --- click here for full article.
- Mobiles used to monitor asthma, BBC News reports --- click here for full article.
- Telemedicine for Acute Stroke: Triumphs and Pitfalls, Stroke reports --- click here for full article.
- REINVENTING the House Call, Health Forum Journal reports --- click here for full article.
- College Streams Lessons to Qatar, Health Data Management reports --- click here for full article.
- Lufthansa tests telemedicine on board --- click here to read the full Lufthansa press release.
- Technology: Blending RIS and PACS, Medical Imaging reports --- click here for more info.
- Teleradiology Grows Up and Gets Around, Medical Imaging reports --- click here for more info.


- The Association of Telehealth Service Providers (ATSP) is hosting its second telemental health TeleUpdate audio conference on May 14, 2003. Mental health professionals are increasingly using telecommunications technology to facilitate greater access to services for geographically disperse populations. This audio conference will focus on such topics as outcomes and research, ethical issues in online therapy, and real world challenges and successes. ATSP TeleUpdates are a bimonthly series of audio teleconferences that target specific topics in the telehealth industry. More information can be found at www.telehealthconference.org.
- The Association of Telehealth Service Providers (ATSP) is also issuing an open call for presenters at its seventh annual international conference, which is being held September 16-18, 2003. The ATSP is seeking innovative presentations that explore current telehealth issues, breakthrough technologies or new applications that will impact the telehealth industry in the near future. Speaker applications for Telehealth 2003 may be downloaded from the ATSP website at www.atsp.org/conference/homepage.asp. The deadline for consideration is June 30th, 2003. For the second year, this conference will also be hosted in an audio teleconference format.
- The Biofeedback Foundation of Europe (BFE) is holding its 8th annual meeting in Zurich, Switzerland on February 24-28, 2004. There will be choices of one-day and two-day workshops led by well-known clinicians from Europe and North America. These clinicians will demonstrate the latest biofeedback techniques and technology for many applications. A scientific program on the third day, February 26th, will feature lectures, symposia, paper sessions, and poster presentations. There will be an exhibition area for commercial and non-profit organizations. For more information, contact Danielle Matto at www.bfe.org.

 
 

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