eHealthNews.EU Portal Digest

eHealthNews.EU Portal Digest

Medical Search Engine for General Practitioners in France
Convera Corporation (NASDAQ: CNVR), a leading provider of search
technologies for publishers, announced the launch of SearchMedica
France. The specialized search engine, built for doctors in France,
was developed by CMPMedica, Convera and medical experts from Le
Quotidien du M=C3=A9decin, a popular daily medical journal published by
CMPMedica. CMPMedica, a division of UBM plc, is a global provider of
healthcare information and education.
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SQLI and Initiate Systems announce strategic agreement
SQLI Groupe, the leading provider of identity management services in
healthcare in France, and Initiate Systems, Inc., the leading provider
of enterprise master person index (EMPI) software for organisations
that want to create complete views of patient information from data
dispersed across multiple facilities, today announced a strategic
agreement in principle to introduce best of breed, industry-strength
patient identification and matching solutions to the French healthcare
market.
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CSW signs OEM agreement with Visbion
CSW Group has signed an OEM agreement with Visbion Ltd, whereby
Visbion's DICOM imaging technology will be incorporated into CSW's
Case Notes product for Electronic Health Records and sold as its new
Diagnostic Image Management and Diagnostic Image Viewer modules.
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New USB-IF Working Group to Improve Healthcare Technology
The USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) announced the formation of
the Personal Healthcare Device Working Group. The group's initial goal
is to define a USB Personal Healthcare Device Class specification. The
new specification will enable health-related devices, such as blood
pressure cuffs and exercise watches, to connect via USB to consumer
electronic products, such as PCs and health appliances.
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World's First System Capable of Simultaneous Imaging of the Brain by
MRI and PET
In what could prove to be a turning point in diagnosis and therapy for
millions of patients suffering from neurological diseases, stroke and
cancer, Siemens Medical Solutions showed a prototype for the world=E2=80=99s
first fully-functioning imaging system capable of performing
simultaneously Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission
Tomography (PET). Testing of this new prototype MR-PET will start
before the end of 2007.
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EFMI STC 2007 - Medical Informatics in Enlarged Europe
EFMI Special Topic Conference (STC) 2007
The Brijuni Islands, Croatia, 30th May to 1st June 2007
EFMI STC 2007, carrying on the traditional series of EFMI Special
Topic Conferences, is one of the most international and national
events in the common sphere of medicine and informatics. Its major
goal is to increase interaction and collaboration among professionals
from both health and IT.
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MEDEA+ Final and Last Call for Project Proposals
MEDEA+, the industry-driven pan-European programme for advanced co-
operative Research and Development in micro - and nanoelectronics
(EUREKA 2365) has announced its final and last call for project
proposals opening 15 May, closing 29 August 2007.
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Telemedicine Clinic provides advanced diagnostic work for NHS in the
UK
Telemedicine Clinic, the leading European provider of radiology
reporting services, has been awarded a large contract with the UK
public healthcare system for PET/CT reporting services. PET/CT is a
new and very advanced radiology examination to detect cancer.
With this contract, Telemedicine Clinic will be the largest PET/CT
centre in Europe. Thanks to high case volumes, it will be possible to
build up a sub specialised reporting solution with very skilled
medical experts.
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International Symposium on Biomedical Informatics in Europe
25-27 June, 2007, Barcelona Spain
The discovery of the human genome sequence has evidenced the need for
a strong collaborative effort between Bioinformatics and Medical
Informatics. Up to now, these disciplines have followed separate
evolution paths, however, if 'genomic medicine' is to become a reality
a new integrated approach is required.
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European Commission launches proposals for first Joint Technology
Initiatives
The European Commission is now on the road to creating the first ever
Europe-wide public-private partnerships to boost research and
development, having adopted proposals for initiatives in two strategic
industrial sectors.
The Commission presented two Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs),
worth approximately =E2=82=AC5 billion, on embedded computing systems, to be
known as ARTEMIS (Advanced Research and Technology for Embedded
Intelligence and Systems), and on innovative medicines (Innovative
Medicines Initiative).
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TeleMed & eHealth 2007 - Call for Workshop/Abstracts
26-27 November 2007
Self-care is increasingly seen by patients, government, and healthcare
providers as a way of helping to manage the rising tide of long-term
chronic conditions, and is expected to improve both health outcomes
and patient satisfaction. eHealth technologies have the potential to
play a key role in self care, and TeleMed & eHealth 2007 will explore
the opportunities and challenges surrounding their introduction.
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Ruslan David, MD
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