eHealthNews.EU Portal Digest

eHealthNews.EU Portal Digest

Draft Recommendation on eHealth Interoperability
The ICT for Health Unit of Directorate-General Information Society and
Media is in the process of drafting a Recommendation which outlines a
set of recommended guidelines for good practice on eHealth
interoperability. This draft Recommendation is submitted for informal
public consultation.
The overarching notion is of a European service space in which, and
through which, European citizens and their designated health
professionals can access the necessary health services.
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iSOFT becomes VAR for Motion's C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant
iSOFT has signed a worldwide agreement with Motion Computing to become
the first UK-based solutions reseller for Motion's C5 Mobile Clinical
Assistant (MCA).
Launched in February, the Motion C5 is the first product based on
Intel's MCA platform. iSOFT was involved in the main UK trial of the
mobile device at Salford Royal NHS Foundation trust and has since seen
huge interest in the product.
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Call for Tender: Requirements and Options for Actions in RFID in
Healthcare
The European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate-
General has published a call for tenders for a study on requirements
and options for actions in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
technology in healthcare.
Patient safety and quality of care are important aspects of the
eHealth Action Plan (COM (2004) 356 final) that deals with best
practices and experiences from across the European Union.
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SINCERE Project in the Field of eHealth
The main aim of the SINCERE Project is to involve SMEs to be active in
the eHealth sector by providing them with knowledge, networking and
sharing knowledge with other players, future roadmaps and innovation
strategies.
SINCERE will bring SMEs closer to researchers in the eHealth field,
all with the objective of preparing them for participation in
Framework Programme or other research projects supported by the
European Commission.
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Call for Papers - Special Session at the IASTED BioMed 2008
Special Session in IASTED BioMED 2008 - Advances in Medical Decision
Support Systems
February 13 - 15, 2008
Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck is nestled in the valley of the Inn River and tucked between
the Austrian Alps and the Tuxer mountain range. It has twice hosted
the Winter Olympics and is surrounded by the eight ski regions of the
Olympic Ski World, including the Stubai Glacier, which offers skiing
year round.
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Call for Papers - Special Issue of Expert Systems
Expert Systems seeks original manuscripts for a Special Issue on
Advances in Medical Decision Support Systems scheduled to appear in
October 2008.
The foundation for any medical decision support is the medical
knowledge base which contains the necessary rules and facts. This
knowledge needs to be acquired from information and data in the fields
of interest, such as medicine.
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eHealthNews.EU Portal is promoting your CORDIS Profile
eHealthNews.EU Portal offers a unique opportunity for all European/
International eHealth initiatives, organisations and institutions by
promoting the published/accepted CORDIS Profiles. The offered service
is free of charge and has been designed as a tool for partnership
development in the frames of the current FP7 Open Calls.
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Ortivus launched CoroNet in Italy and Spain
Following the successful launch of CoroNet in Sweden, Ortivus now
continues to build up its international sales of the system. Two of
the most important markets in Europe are Italy and Spain where Ortivus
now signs a partner agreement with the well-reputed and market leading
company et medical devices - cardiette - CARDIOLINE.
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German XING Medical IT Community is Growing
German XING directory of business contacts is getting more and more
popular by offering well tailored services for its registered members.
A very promising and in continuous development in this context is the
German XING Medical IT (Medizin - IT) Forum which now has more then
1000 valued Healthcare IT contacts coming from business, research and
educational areas.
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CASCOM Demonstrated Innovative Research, Results and Techniques
The essential approach of CASCOM is the innovative inter-disciplinary
combination of intelligent agent, Semantic Web, P2P, and mobile
computing technology. Conventional peer-to-peer computing environments
are extended with components for mobile and wireless communication.
Semantic Web services are provided by peer software agents which
exploit the CASCOM coordination infrastructure to efficiently operate
in highly dynamic environments.
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Ruslan David, MD
eHealthNews.EU Portal & eHealth Directory EU
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