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December 20, 2006

In this newsletter:

  • Registration for Med-e-Tel 2007 opens
  • Med-e-Tel and Luxembourg Convention Bureau provide special conditions for your stay in Luxembourg
  • Final call: still time to submit your abstract for the Med-e-Tel 2007 conference program
  • Need for user and provider involvement in the development of ageing services technologies
  • Med-e-Tel 2007: sneak preview
  • News from ISfTeH
  • News from the Med-e-Tel media partners
  • Newsbriefs


Registration for Med-e-Tel 2007 is now online. Details about registration rates and conditions are available at www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=visitor&page=fees_conditions. The registration includes access to all conference sessions and exhibition, lunch buffets, refreshments, access to the Welcome Reception on the evening of April 18th and to the Attendee and Exhibitor Reception on April 19th, conference bag and conference materials including copy of the Exhibition & Conference Guide with conference abstracts, conference proceedings, and wireless internet connectivity in the exhibition hall.
The Med-e-Tel 2007 conference and exhibition promises to be another very exciting one. Submit your registration and become a part of it. For information about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, feel free to contact us at .


The Med-e-Tel program and networking opportunities are vast and extensive, so chances are you will want to attend the event during two or all three days. For your stay in Luxembourg, Med-e-Tel, via the Luxembourg Convention Bureau, have negotiated special rates at several hotels in the city. The list of hotels and a reservation form can be found at www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=hotel_travel&page=hotel_info. For more information, feel free to contact the Luxembourg Convention Bureau (see contact details on the reservation form) or to contact Med-e-Tel at . Additional travel and venue information and some useful links can be found at www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=hotel_travel&page=info.


If you have an interesting business case to present, if you have valuable experience with telemedicine and ehealth use and implementation to share, if you are researching new technologies or the influence of human factors, if you are providing legal counsel in the field of telemedicine and ehealth, etc., etc., now is the time to submit your abstract for the Med-e-Tel 2007 conference program. Closing date for abstract submission is January 12th. Abstract submission guidelines can be found at www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=call_for_abstracts. Questions? Contact us at .


The International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA - www.iahsa.net) will conduct a conference session about 'The Need for User and Provider Involvement in the Development of Ageing Services Technologies' at Med-e-Tel 2007. The session will investigate how technology acts as a condition and driver for economic participation of senior citizens and will draw lessons from European comparative studies. Furthermore, the In-HAM living labs (Innovationcenter in Housing for Adapted Movement) will be highlighted. These labs are designed to help demonstrate, test and design specific building and living technology in order to strive for a maximal independence for elderly persons or persons with disabilities. And representatives of the American Center for Ageing Services Technologies (CAST) will discuss how emerging technologies can improve the ageing experience. Additional topics and details of the session will be announced short! ly.
IAHSA is an international, not-for-profit educational and charitable organization with multi-national composition, both in governance and membership. IAHSA members are from over 30 countries and include leaders in long-term care, senior housing, business and government as well as professionals interested in the international arena of ageing services.


In addition to the above mentioned IAHSA session at Med-e-Tel and a focus on services and technology for the elderly, the program will feature an extensive and diverse range of presentations and workshops. Here is a preview of some of the organizations and topics you can expect to meet and hear about at Med-e-Tel 2007:
* Opening keynote presentations will be provided by Mark Blatt (Director Global Healthcare Strategies, Intel), Yunkap Kwankam, (eHealth Coordinator, World Health Organization), Michael Nerlich (President, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth), Giuseppe Tritto (Acting President, World Academy of Biomedical Technologies). Several other contributions to the Opening Session are under consideration.
* The World Academy of Biomedical Technologies (WABT/UATI-ICET/UNESCO) together with a leading IT and technology solution provider will host a session which covers their interdisciplinary approach to biomedical technology development.
* A classic at Med-e-Tel: members of the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH) will present and discuss their national and international experiences in the fields of national health IT programs, telemedicine projects, cross-border cooperation, and technological advancements.
* The Telecare Specialist Task Force of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) will hold a workshop on 'User Experience Guidelines for Telecare Services'.
* The steering committee of a Belgian home healthcare automation/telecare project will hold a meeting during Med-e-Tel. The project aims to generate innovative solutions by bringing together users (carers, patients, disabled, elderly) and solution providers (industry, researchers).
* The announced 'funding opportunities' round table (mentioned in a previous Med-e-Tel newsletter) will be held under the theme of 'Maximizing the Potential of eHealth in the Developing World - A Proposal for Promoting Coordinated Action' and will primarily focus on needs and opportunities in Africa, but will obviously have relevance for other regions as well. Chaired by Rays of Hope Foundation and HealthSpan International, with support from the World Health Organization, the round table will bring together users, funders and implementors/integrators and promote inter-sector understanding of respective points of view, and highlight collaboration opportunities all with the objective of encouraging collective, efficient progress to achievement of common ehealth goals.
* A conference session on diabetes will look at how telecare and telemedicine technologies can provide efficient and effective solutions for monitoring and management of this chronic condition. Additional sessions on in-home and mobile monitoring and chronic disease management (for CHF, COPD, Asthma, ...) will also be part of the program.
* Together with UC Davis School of Medicine (California, USA) and several other international pediatric specialists, a pediatric telehealth symposium will look at how telemedicine can be used to provide a variety of specialty consultations, will provide planning, management, and financial data, and will look at ways to set up sustainable pediatric telehealth programs.
* A regional (Be-Lux) seminar, coordinated by the Luxembourg CRP-Santi, will focus on how healthcare performance and quality can be improved with the use of new IT tools. Leading healthcare providers and policy makers from the region, together with leading IT and technology companies and software developers will provide market and policy updates and present successful business cases.
Look for more details on the above and additional sessions (elearning, legal/ethical issues, project presentations and workshops, and more) in upcoming newsletters, or contact us for more information at .


In this section of the Med-e-Tel newsletter, we report news from the ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth), supporting partner of the Med-e-Tel event.
- The 11th ISfTeH International Conference, held in Cape Town, South Africa last month and organized jointly with the South African Medical Research Council, the South African Department of Health and the Presidential National Commission (PNC), was a success with over 200 participants from 40+ countries in Africa and around the world. It was the first time that the conference was held in Africa and pointed to the increasing recognition of telemedicine and ehealth in developing countries, particularly those in Africa. Information about the conference can still be found at www.mrc.ac.za/conference/satelemedicine/index.htm, where also presentation abstracts will be added shortly.
- The 12th ISfTeH International Conference is scheduled for 2-4 November 2007 in Chennai, India, to take place together with the 3rd National Conference of the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI), ISfTeH's national member from India. More details will become available soon.
- One of ISfTeH's next important rendez-vous will be Med-e-Tel 2007 in Luxembourg, where ISfTeH Board Members will convene and where a special session on international telemedicine and ehealth advancements and experiences will be presented by ISfTeH members as part of the overall Med-e-Tel conference program and exhibition.
- For more information or to become an ISfTeH member, see www.isft.net or send an e-mail to .


For information on publications, journals, magazines, reports and on-line information services that will help you to stay abreast of what is going on in the field of ehealth and to make better informed decisions in your daily business or healthcare practice, check out the list of Media Partners on www.medetel.lu. To follow is a review of just some of the publications that will be featured at Med-e-Tel 2007:

- IHE (International Hospital Equipment & Solutions) is Med-e-Tel's main international media partner. To learn more about IHE as well as about the markets and areas served by IHE with its regular 27,000+ high quality BPA audited circulation, check out the new IHE website at www.ihe-online.com.

- Healthcare IT News Europe provides comprehensive, breaking news coverage of European healthcare IT developments. You will find updated daily news from an award-winning editorial team of U.S. and European-based correspondents at www.HealthcareITNews.eu, as well as headlines from other top IT Web sites. Sign up to receive Healthcare IT News Europe, a weekly e-newsletter delivered across the European continent to healthcare IT professionals at hospitals, medical practices, healthcare payers, vendors, regional and national policymakers, and consultants.

- European eHealth SMEs are invited to share their competence and experience by submitting their current news releases, articles and experience in the frames of the eHealthNews.EU Portal (www.ehealthnews.eu). eHealthNews.EU Portal assumes that SMEs play a central role in the European economy. They will represent a major source of entrepreneurial skills, innovation and employment in the European eHealth sector. Close to the news publishing services and in order to assure a higher eHealth SMEs FP7 participation, a new section named 'FP7 Guidance' has been created. It contains quick links to all important resources from CORDIS and EC Portals.

- eHealth (www.ehealthonline.org) serves the needs of citizens, patients, healthcare professionals, health service providers as well as policy makers. It is an attempt to document the needs, development, deployment and evaluation of eHealth applications. This bi-monthly magazine aims to share experiences (at both local and global levels) on the utilisation, efficiency and impact of eHealth applications and endeavours to explore how to optimally use the best practices within their own regions.

- MiHome Journal (Medically Integrated Home) is the first business-to-business publication exclusively focused on the development, distribution and adoption of home-based, technology-enabled healthcare products and services. Published monthly by Intuitive Care Advisors, MiHome Journal provides independent, multi-disciplined perspectives and analysis on market opportunity, business models and practices around the design and installation of integrated home healthcare systems. For more information, and to subscribe to MiHome Journal, visit www.icareadvisors.com, or contact Rob Scheschareg at +1 508 663 1500 x242, .


To follow are links to some interesting and recently published articles and studies (if you would like to suggest an article for inclusion into a following newsletter, feel free to send details to ):

  • Telemonitoring of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure (Disease Management & Health Outcomes)
  • Home telehealthcare: findings from a pilot study in North-east London (British Journal of Healthcare Computing & Information Management)
  • Diagnosis, access and outcomes: update of a systematic review of telemedicine services (Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
  • Home is where the health care is - Diagnosis: Chronic medical conditions cost the health-care system billions of dollars. Prescription: Now patients can avoid the hospital by monitoring their condition at home. (CNNMoney.com)
  • Mental Health Treatment by Video Growing (Washington Post)
  • Use technology more for home care, says report (E-Health Insider)
  • Telecare system to help elderly remain in own homes (Yorkshire Post Today)
  • DH planning telecare pilot for one million people (E-Health Indider)
  • Telecare can address time pressures on carers highlighted in CSCI report (PublicTechnology.net)
  • Future imperfect - There will soon be more people aged over 80 than under five. Yet politicians are still failing to tackle an issue that affects all of us (Guardian Unlimited)
  • The Research Project of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology: 'Partnership for the Heart' - A New Approach in Telemedicine (Disease Management & Health Outcomes)
  • Performance of a wireless telemedicine system in a hospital accident and emergency department (Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
  • Satisfaction with Hospital at Home Care ( Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)
  • A pilot study of nurse-led, home monitoring for patients with chronic respiratory failure and with mechanical ventilation assistance (Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
  • Realtime telemedicine (Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
  • Large scale telecare pilot details published (E-Health Insider)
  • Telemonitoring chronic heart failure: interim findings from a pilot study in South Yorkshire (British Journal of Healthcare Computing & Information Management)
  • Telecare: Living at home - Advances in telecare mean that people with dementia are able to live at home longer, reducing the burden on the community (HES Healthcare Equipment and Supplies)
  • Using a Business Case for Telehealth - a Model for Persuading Decision Makers (TeleMedicine Now)
  • Chipping away at disease prevention - Intel's research into digital entertainment has spawned a global effort to use the microchip to power new approaches to population wellness (Government Health IT)
  • Consultation times in emergency telemedicine using realtime videoconferencing (Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
  • Assessment of Internet-based tele-medicine in Africa (the RAFT project) (Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics)
  • Nursing and telehealth: Opportunities for nurse leaders to shape the future (Nurse Leader)
  • It's a first: Medicaid spending drops (HME News)
  • To Track or Not to Track: User Reactions to Concepts in Longitudinal Health Monitoring (Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • Telemedicine monitoring units a hit at Senior Center (The Bradford Era)
  • Low cost technology is key to improve healthcare says Royal Society report (The Royal Society)
  • Firms Invest Millions in E-health Records Plan - Executives expect joint effort to cut health care costs (Computerworld)
  • Assessing Children's Heart Sounds at a Distance With Digital Recordings (Pediatrics)
  • Ireland Health Care Group Launches Telehealth Program (iHealthBeat)
  • Cheap technology can be valuable for healthcare (Hospital Development)
  • Telemedicine in Russia (British Journal of Healthcare Computing & Information Management)
  • Plea over funds for elderly care (BBC News)
  • Development of a Broadband Telehealth System for Critical Care: Process and Lessons Learned (Telemedicine and e-Health)
  • Group Tele-Exercise for Improving Balance in Elders (Telemedicine and e-Health)

 
 

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