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March 15, 2007

In this newsletter:

  • Submit your Med-e-Tel registration now and avoid queuing at the entrance!
  • Let the program and exhibition speak for itself
  • Need a place to stay in Luxembourg while at Med-e-Tel? Act quickly!
  • ROBOSOFT unveils ESTELE, a robotics system for tele-echography, at Med-e-Tel
  • Ageing services technologies: lessons from providers and consumers
  • Real-time follow-up and coordination of homecare interventions
  • Cisco's Connected Health: delivering safe, affordable and accessible healthcare
  • IRIS Healthcare Client for IBM Content Manager to improve patient care
  • Robotized and multi-media solutions for the surgical environment
  • eHIT launches a mobile electrocardiograph as the newest member of the Health Gateway family
  • News from ISfTeH
  • News from the Med-e-Tel media partners
  • Newsbriefs


Register now to attend Med-e-Tel 2007. Only a month to go until the event! Advance online registration will be available until April 7th. After that date, registrations will have to be done on-site at the event itself which means queuing at the entrance, and we all know we don't like that! So take two minutes of your time now and submit your registration at www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=visitor&page=registration_step1. Review registration conditions at www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=visitor&page=fees_conditions.


And why exactly do you need to register for Med-e-Tel? Take a look at our updated program page (www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=program) and the preliminary list of exhibitors (www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=exhibitor&page=exhibitors_sponsors) and you will see that Med-e-Tel is again the place to be for unlimited learning, networking and business opportunities. Join participants from over 40 countries around the world and stay on top of telemedicine and ehealth developments.


Now is the time to make your hotel reservation at special conditions via the Luxembourg Convention Bureau. They only have a few rooms left in the hotels at which they have negotiated special rates for Med-e-Tel attendees. See www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=hotel_travel&page=hotel_info for list of hotels and a reservation form. Submit the reservation now to secure a room!


Estele is a tele-operated robotic system allowing any expert clinician to perform remotely echographic diagnosis as if he were "on site". The system is based, on a light 4-axis ultrasound Probe Holder Robot (positioned on the patient by any medical assistant), and remotely controlled by a specialist. A Bidirectional visio-conferencing system allows:
- The patient and the specialist to communicate and as if they were in the same room.
- The specialist to visualize both the images generated by the echograph and see and talk with the patient.
Estele is a reliable turn-key system, easily usable worldwide, and allowing any clinician expert to overcome space and time constraints. These experts can bring their expertise worldwide, everywhere such competencies are missing drastically.
Estele allows:
- Echography whithout local expert
- Hospitals to easily share their specialists
- Every hospital to reinforce their emergency cazpabilities and availability
- Expert clinicians to double and secure any difficult diagnosis
Discover Estele as well as other Robosoft developments at the Med-e-Tel exhibition (stand 1C74).
Experts from the University Hospital Tours and Bourges Hospital in France will also be presenting Estele as part of the Med-e-Tel conference program on Wednesday 18 April (see www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=program).


Ageing Services Technologies: Lessons from Providers and Consumers, a session presented by the International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA), will focus on the use of technology as a solution to the challenges facing consumers, caregivers and government in the presence of ageing populations and dwindling workforces. Along with three additional presentations focused on specific applications and examples of ageing services and assisted living technologies, the session will highlight the following three strategic initiatives:
- IAHSA is a global ageing network that offers an international forum for the exchange of research, information, ideas, services, products and training that benefit ageing service providers in their quest to enhance the quality of life of the ageing. As a Non-Governmental Organization with Special Consultative Status at the United Nations, IAHSA is well positioned to directly engage in leadership discussions, especially in its signature areas of workforce, cultural competency, quality and advanced technology.
- CAST (Center for Aging Services Technologies), co-located with IAHSA in Washington (USA), is leading the charge to develop and deploy emerging technologies that can improve the ageing experience. A coalition of more than 400 technology companies, ageing services organizations, research universities, and government representatives in the United States, CAST will offer a glimpse of what the future of ageing could look like with help from developing technologies.
- MPOWER, a European Commission funded partnership of ten European organizations and IAHSA, is dedicated to new solutions for healthcare in ageing societies. With a main objective to support older people living independently with quality of life in their homes for as long as possible, as well as creating confidence in technology solutions for both older people and their family members, MPOWER advocates an open platform supporting rapid development and deployment of distributed integrated services for its target groups.
The IAHSA session at Med-e-Tel is scheduled for Thursday 19 April between 10h00 and 12h30. For more information, have a look at the Med-e-Tel conference program overview at www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=program.


French company Hippocad is specialised in mobile phone based applications for home nursing personnel. Hippocad provides secure communication via the Internet, based on patient/client file, enabling operational efficiency at the client's home. The Hippocad solutions are built around:
- Mobiles solutions that allow medical interventionists who are out in the field to consult their schedules, send real-time reports, and obtain patient file information and activities.
- Logistic platform to permit complete data security consisting of: communication tools, the coordination of network actors via agendas, emails, forums, databases and alert systems.
- Secure medical-social file, composed of administrative, medical and social data, indispensable for obtaining the most up-to-date information about a patient.
- Evaluation tools, statistics and management.
The solutions include personalized development, the integration of open source components, always based on the latest information and communication technology.
Concretely, Hippocad allows to increase traceability and quality of care services, as well as the analysis and correction of scheduled and actually delivered interventions.
Meet Hippocad at the Med-e-Tel expo (stand 1C06) and hear about the experiences of the French Santelys homecare agency with Hippocad's mobile solutions which will be presented as part of the regional CRP-Sante symposium (session held exclusively in French) at Med-e-Tel on Thursday 19 April. See www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=program for program details.


Cisco enables people to make powerful connections - whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible - providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.
Taking advantage of network technology helps healthcare providers of all sizes to improve collaboration and decision making among caregivers and experts, leading to benefits including:
- Cost-effective quality care
- Easier access to patient information
- More productive workflows
- Fewer medical errors and redundancies
- Faster diagnosis and treatment
See Cisco's solutions on the Med-e-Tel expo (stand 1C47) and join their presentations on the experiences and projects with secure wireless networks in Belgium and Luxembourg, which will be held on Thursday morning 19 April as part of the regional CRP-Sante symposium (session held exclusively in French), as well as the presentation on "Connected Health" by Trine Stroemsnes, Business Development Manager for Cisco Europe, on Thursday afternoon 19 April. For more details, see www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=program.


Image Recognition Integrated Systems (I.R.I.S.), a Belgian company founded in 1987, is a leader in the "Document to Knowledge" market and provides extremely high quality solutions in the fields of Electronic Document Management, Content Management, IT Infrastructure and Storage.
IRIS Healthcare Client for IBM Content Manager is a complete solution for:
- Scanning paper-based patient records,
- Importing your microfilms,
- Reliable Management of your Digital Medical Archive,
- Integration with your existing systems: Electronic Medical file, Patient Registration system, Hospital Information system,
- Long term legal archiving & retention.
This solution will help to get rid of time- and cost-consuming administrative tasks, to reduce time spent in investigations and, therefore, decision time. It will not only give a simultaneous and flexible access to all your patient files but also a user-friendly and direct general vision of their content, while reducing the risk of losing information or of struggling with incomplete files.
Meet IRIS (stand 1C25) and also IBM (stand 1C45) at Med-e-Tel and join a presentation on the experiences of the Antwerp University Hospital (Belgium) with the digitization of the hospital's extensive medical archive which will be held on Thursday morning 19 April as part of the regional CRP-Sante symposium (session held exclusively in French) - see www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=program.


ISIS (ISIS Intelligent Surgical Instruments and Systems - www.isis-robotics.com) conceives, develops and markets image guided surgery devices and computer-aided imaging medical equipment. Specially conceived for the surgical environment, the range is composed of: SurgiScope, a robotized navigation tool holder for neurosurgery, SurgiAssist, an interactive multi-media surgical assistant to display and transfer patient data and SurgiMedia, a multi-media digital display station of patient data. ISIS systems are all-in-one systems that integrate several functions and designed for a friendly use. All systems are CE marked and comply with medical requirements especially those for use in sterile environment.
In addition to conceiving its own devices, ISIS is able to offer its competencies in engineering for any specific projects, research or feasibility studies.
ISIS will participate in the Med-e-Tel 2007 exhibition, presenting its SurgiAssist and its SurgiMedia and will be pleased to welcome you on their stand (1C08).


The new eHIT Health Gateway mobile electrocardiograph offers a simple yet efficient way to be in contact with health professionals anytime and almost anywhere. It consists of a wearable wireless ECG miniature sensor with integrated electrodes, which continuously measures the heart activity and wirelessly transfers the data directly to the mobile phone of the patient. The information is then automatically transferred in real time to the health care provider by using a secure mobile connection such as GPRS, GSM, CDMA, or 3G.
Coronary heart disease is by far the most common cause of death in many countries. Every few seconds, someone in Europe is suffering of chest pain caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart. "It is often difficult for the patient to tell the difference between angina symptoms and heart attack symptoms - says Dr. Takizawa of K-Clinic, Tokyo - therefore it is very important to early recognise the signs of a heart attack and immediately seek for medical attention."
eHIT's solution offers patients the capability of recording and simultaneously transmitting the ECG signal whenever they feel heart irregularities or they are sized by pain in the chest.
The mobile electrocardiograph is the last addition to the eHIT Health Gateway system, which is an effective and secure tool to wirelessly transfer data from different measurement devices to the health care professionals by using mobile phones or PDA devices.
Visit eHIT's stand (1C39) at Med-e-Tel to see a live demonstration of the mobile electrocardiograph and other telemedicine applications. Also attend eHIT's presentation "Mobile ECG - A New eHealth Solution for Telecardiology Based on eHIT Health Gateway Platform" as part of the Med-e-Tel conference session on Mobile eHealth Solutions, taking place on Wednesday 18 April, as well as the presentation "A Complete Mobile Phone Based eHealth Solution for Diabetes Management" as part of the Med-e-Tel conference session on eHealth Solutions for Diabetes Management on Friday 20 April.


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.
- Meet ISfTeH representatives and members on the ISfTeH stand at Med-e-Tel and learn how you can become part of this growing network of telemedicine and ehealth specialists and what it can do for you. The ISfTeH will also be presenting a conference session at Med-e-Tel on "International Telemedicine & eHealth Initiatives and Developments", focusing on the current state of telemedicine and ehealth in several countries in Europe and around the globe.
- The 12th ISfTeH International Conference is scheduled for 2-3 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. Information is available from http://tsi.org.in/conference/default.asp. Chairman of the Conference Organizing Committee, Prof. Krishnan Ganapathy of the Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation, is also scheduled for an Opening Keynote at Med-e-Tel 2007.
- 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 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.

- 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.

- i4d is the first monthly publication on ICT for Development. It is intended for those interested and involved in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for the development of the underserved communities. Several past issues of i4d already dealt specifically with ICT for health issues. More info at www.i4donline.net.

- Hospital Post is GIT VERLAG's bi-monthly publication for decision makers in European hospitals - with a circulation of 25,000 copies, from Lisbon to Minsk, and from Oslo to Palermo. It provides a forum to opinion leaders in all healthcare-related fields and covers the major hot issues in medical technology, IT, general management, facility management, and clinical diagnostics. Ask for your free sample at www.hospital-post.com.

- Management & Krankenhaus addresses 43,000 decison makers in German hospitals each month. Themes covered range from medical technology, IT, general management, facility management, to clinical diagnostics. Readers include leading medics, IT, technical, and facility managers, head administrative staff, and laboratory directors. Free sample upon request at www.management-krankenhaus.de.

- Infomedix is a contact magazine for the medical industry. It is sent free of charge in about 13.500 copies only to manufacturers, distributors, dealers, importers, exporters, wholesalers and agents in over 140 countries worldwide. To gain visibility or to enquire about Infomedix's services, visit www.infomedix.it.

- European Hospital points at trends and developments in the European healthcare market. From business strategies and hi-end development in medical technology; IT solutions or innovative approaches in logistics, personnel, finance and management. Hospital administrators, medical directors and senior staff in 34 European countries turn to European Hospital for in-depth coverage of the healthcare market. For more information go to www.european-hospital.com.

- eHealthNews.EU Portal seeks to advance the European eHealth Industrial and Research sectors, promote awareness of the latest trends, achievements and technology in the field. Get all of eHealth news alerts/headlines delivered to your inbox! All European eHealth News In One Place! Subscribe to eHealthNews.EU Portal Group at www.ehealthnews.eu.

- 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 by Intuitive Care Advisors (ICA), 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 .
Rob will also be presenting at Med-e-Tel 2007. Make sure to meet him there and find out about distribution channels and baby boomer desires for home healthcare systems.


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 ):

  • What Adolescents With Type I Diabetes and Their Parents Want From Testing Technology: A Qualitative Study (Computers, Informatics, Nursing)
  • TeleHealth Monitoring offered; Service aimed to prevent hospitalizations (The Daily Advertiser)
  • At 3GSM, a partnership to use cell phones for health efforts in the developing world (International Herald Tribune)
  • Top 10 'must have' home technology trends (MarketWatch from Dow Jones)
  • Crisp report says eHealth needed in developing world (E-Health Insider)
  • Telecare on track for Edinburgh (eGov Monitor)
  • Brighton housing scheme with telecare IT wins European design award (PublicTechnology.net)
  • A Telemedicine System for Remote Health and Activity Monitoring for the Elderly (Telemedicine and e-Health)
  • 1.7m 'will have dementia by 2051' (BBC News)
  • Remote health care thriving as technology improves (Billings Gazette)
  • Internet-based program gives patients home support (CBC News)
  • An Examination of Quality of Life of Children and Parents During Their Tele-HomeCare Experience (Telemedicine and e-Health)
  • Mobile Phone Application Helps People Take Control Of Diabetes (Wireless Healthcare)
  • Googleising Healthcare With Your Mobile Phone (Wireless Healthcare)
  • Hi-Tech Care for the Elderly won't Exclude Human Contact (Doncaster Today)
  • The costs and potential savings of a novel telepaediatric service in Queensland (BioMed Central)
  • NHS Direct promotes TV advice in magazines (E-Health Insider)
  • Measuring Depression and Pain with Home Health Monitors (Telemedicine and e-Health)
  • Development of a Home Screening System for Pediatric Respiratory Sleep Studies (Telemedicine and e-Health)
  • On the Evaluation of Economic Benefits of Japanese Telemedicine and Factors for Its Promotion (Telemedicine and e-Health)
  • Physician groups say IT is critical to new care model (Healthcare IT News)

 
 

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