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Upcoming Meetings and Conferences
HISI 16th Annual Conference (2011) The 16th Annual Conference and Scientific Symposium, Ireland's premier healthcare informatics event will take place on the 16th - 17th November 2011 in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan Road, Co. Dublin. This year's HISI Conference and Scientific Symposium will reflect current developments in healthcare computing, associated technologies and communications infrastructures within Ireland and in the wider international context. This conference is recognised for providing a significant contribution to the development and understanding of information and its associated technologies in the delivery of healthcare. It is the focal point for those interested in Healthcare Informatics in Ireland to network with their peers and learn about the latest developments in Healthcare ICT. As HISI has members in the sections of the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (RAMI) the conference also crosses all boundaries of clinical, paramedical, management, administration and IT technical groups. Papers and Poster Presentations of either a general or specialised nature will be considered. Guidelines for submissions can be found on www.hisi.ie. Enquiries are also currently being taken for Exhibition and Sponsorship opportunities during the conference. If you or your organisation would like to be involved, please contact Chris Nolan on cris@ics.ie.
Interoperability Conference - Key to International Business: The Role of ICT Standards 6th - 7th February: Warsaw, Poland. This CEN-CENELEC-ETSI-ANSI conference on interoperability will enable all interested parties to meet and dicuss on this key element in standardisation, and review the various state-of-the-art on standardisation solutions to interoperability problems. This conference will center around 6 main theme:-
for more details, please check - http://www.interoperabilityconference.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HIMSS08 - Innovation with Shared Vision 24th - 28th February: Orlando, America. At HIMSS08 you will find dicusions on the hotest topics such as the retail health phenonomon, patient centric EHRs, eDiscovery, healthcare delivery standards, privacy in healthcare IT, eHealth trends and workflow inefficiencies - lead by industry experts. It is a ideal venue to meet other professionals who have faced simialr situations as yourselves and hear there experiences and proposed solutions.
For further details, please consult the conference brochure on-line at -http://www.himssconference.org/docs/HIMSS08Brochure.pdf -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Conference & Exhibition for ICT Solutions in the health Sector 7th - 8th March: Hanover, Germany The TeleHealth International Conference and Exhibition was inaugurated to provide a unique platform for networking and information gathering, aimed at bringing together all the players in the healthcare market sector to talk about the latest technical innovations and developments, i.e. end users, decision-makers, product developers and suppliers. TeleHealth 2008 is now fully integrated into CeBIT and will be located in Hall 8 right next to Public Sector Parc The program for the TeleHealth Congress features talks on a wide range of subjects by acknowledged experts, who will be presenting their research findings along with case studies and examples of best practice. Participation in the Congress is recognized by the Regional Medical Council of Lower Saxony with 6 CME points, and is free of charge.
for additional details, please check - http://www.telehealth.de/homepage_telehealth_e. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16th - 18th April: Luxexpo, Luxembourg. Medetel offers opportunities to meet and network with qualified buyers, specialists, users, healthcare providers, industry representstives, researchers, and policy makers from 50 countries around the world. The event provides hands-on experience and an oppertunity to discover and evaluate new products, systems and technologies and to hear about the latest ehealth / telemedicine news and trends. Med-e-tel features an extensive educational and conference program with more thsn 150 presentations and workshops on a wide variety of telemedicine and ehealth topics. For more information, please see the website www.medetel.lu or contact info@medetel.lu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5th May 2008: Portoroz, Slovenia EuroRec have organised a pre-conference workshop for the 5th of May to present the results of the Q-REC project. The workshop is titled 'Quality Labelling and Certification of Electronic Health Record Systems in Europe'. A group of internationally acknowledged experts in the field of EHR's will explain the current status of the Quality and Certification of EHR Systems in Europe. For more information, please see the attached flyer or view more detailed background information on the EuroRec website http://www.eurorec.org/events.cfm?actief=events&show=upcoming&ID=248. 6th - 8th May 2008: Slovenia The conference will focus mostly on the topics which contribute to connecting eHealth tools and users. The exhibition will show eHealth solutions of EU Member States, Slovenian and other EU countries eHealth industry. The programme will focus mostly on topics which contribute to connecting eHealth tools and users:
For further information, please contact eHealth@ec.europa.eu or visit the website for the conference at http://www.ehealth2008.si/. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01 - 04 October 2008: Goldegg, Austria The ESCTAIC group will be hosting their 19th anniversary conference in Goldegg Castle in Austria between the 1st and the 4th of October, 2008. This conference would be of interest to all technologically interested anaesthesiologists and intensivists as well as medical oriented technicians and engineers.A wide variety of scientific topics will be covered:-
ESTACIA have issued a call for abstracts which closes on the 31st of August. Abstracts on all technological and computing aspects of anaesthesiology, intensive care, emergency medicine as well as medical engineering and system ergonomics are most welcome. Accepted abstracts will be published in the Book of Proceedings as well as an indexed journal. For further details:- http://www.hcmb.org/esctaic2008/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The International Society for Quality in Healthcare 19 - 22 October: Copenhagen, Denmark. ISQua's international conferences provide a stimulating 'must attend' annual forum with exchange of information and updates on practice and policy development. Delegates include national health policy leaders and decision-makers, researchers, healthcare professionals in all disciplines, administrators, clinical organisations, standards and accreditation organizations, healthcare networks, providers and consumer organizations. Each year the conference is held in a different city in the world in association with governments and other key organizations . In the past ten or so years, ISQua international conferences have been held in: 1996 Jerusalem, 1997 Chicago, 1998 Budapest, 1999 Melbourne, 2000 Dublin, 2001 Buenos Aires, 2002 Paris, 2003 Dallas. 2004 Amsterdam, 2005 Vancouver, 2006 London and Boston in 2007. ISQua is now planning for Copenhagen from 19 - 22 October, 2008. To receive updates on programs and special events, contact ISQua. ISQua's 2008 Copenhagen Planning and Program Committee is now calling for abstracts for a three-day scientific meeting. Closing date for abstracts is the 1st of March 2008. Areas identified for focus in the program include:
For further details about the conferences, please see - http://www.isqua.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ISHMIR2008 - 13th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR) 20 - 22nd of October, 2008: Auckland, New Zealand. On behalf of the ISHIMR 2008 Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to participate in the 13th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR), which will take place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 20-22 October, 2008. This is the first time that this conference will be held in the Southern Hemisphere! The conference theme for ISHIMR 2008 is "The Changing Face of Health Informatics and Health Information Management". For further details about the conferences, please see - http://iims.massey.ac.nz//research/iSHMIR%202008/Home.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World of Health IT 2008 Conference and Exhibition - Connecting Leaders in Technology and Healthcare 4-6 November 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark Call for PapersThe organizers of the World of Health IT 2008 Conference & Exhibition welcome you to the Call for Papers Proposal Submission Site. As a proposal submitter, your proposal will be reviewed and considered for possible program selection for the World of Health IT 2008 Conference & Exhibition. The majority of proposals selected will come from the region and geographic focus for the conference. Only a few selected proposals will be accepted or invited from outside the region. This unique event is designed to connect leading health information and communication technology experts from Europe and beyond in educational sessions, vendor exhibitions, interoperability demonstrations, exchange of experiences and networking sessions, and other professional development opportunities. Because the adoption of IT in healthcare is a global initiative - one that affects the healthcare community throughout the world - this conference will focus on the role and impact Health IT has on the health sector in Europe and other parts of the world, including the Middle East and Africa. The educational sessions will primarily address experiences from deployed services, and focus on proven benefits in quality and efficiency. The participants will also discuss the challenges faced by the early adopters. The demonstration activities will give unique insight into the practical aspects of IT systems and their connectivity. The exhibition is expected to be one of the largest Health IT industrial exhibitions to-date in Europe. for further information, see http://cfp.worldofhealthit.org/2008/europe/call/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd International e-Health and Telemedicine workshop 27 - 28 th November in New Zealand The centre for eHealth is holding its 3rd International e-Health and Telemedicine workshop. Experts from around the globe will be ready to dicuss sucessfully implemented telemedicine and e-Health projects. Dicussion topics will include:-
for more information contact Karen Monticelli at karen@lei.org.au or click here for a flyer or a registration form. |
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The International Educational & Networking Forum for eHEALTH, TELEMEDICINE & HEALTH ICT.
eHealth 2008 Conference: 'eHealth Without Frontiers' 
Annual Meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)
