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Immunisation Information Systems in the EU and EEA

Immunisation information systems (IIS) are defined as confidential, population-based, computerised databases that record all immunisation doses administered by participating providers to persons residing within a given geopolitical area. At the point of clinical care, they support practitioner decision-making in ensuring appropriate individual vaccination and adherence to applicable policies. At population level, IIS provide aggregate data on vaccinations for use in surveillance and programme operations, and in guiding public health action to improve vaccination rates and reduce vaccine-preventable diseases.

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ECDC Report Shows Strong Potential of E-health to Increase Vaccination Coverage in Europe

Twenty one EU/EEA countries have developed or are in the process of developing systems to digitally record information about vaccination, according to a new "ECDC survey report on immunisation information systems implementation and system characteristics". Fourteen of these countries already have a system in place, whereas innovative systems are being piloted in 7 countries.

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Virtual Humans Help Aspiring Doctors Learn Empathy

For medical student Katie Goldrath, the first time delivering difficult health news came when she had to tell a young woman named Robin and her mom, Delmy, that Robin had leukemia. As she broke the news, Goldrath was conscious of not only her words but also her body language: Was she leaning in, looking the patient in the eye and expressing empathy?

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Pfizer Unveils ATLAS® Website that Provides Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Data Across 60 Countries

Pfizer Inc. has announced the launch of the company's Antimicrobial Testing Leadership and Surveillance (ATLAS) website, which is designed to provide physicians and the global health community with easy access to critical data on the efficacy of various antibiotic treatments and emerging resistance patterns across more than 60 countries.

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m.Doc Connects Mobile Ultrasound to its mHealth Platform

Holistic medical services at the "point of care" - anytime and anywhere! That is what the Cologne-based start-up m.Doc is promising to deliver, via software that enables the transfer of data from medical devices, wearables and classic apps to the m.Doc digital health platform. As of now, that also includes data from the Vscan Extend mobile ultrasound device made by GE Healthcare under a partnership arrangement.

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conhIT 2017: Federal Minister of Health Gröhe to Open Europe's Leading Event for Health IT

25 - 27 April 2017, Berlin, Germany.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of conhIT the organizers German Association of Healthcare IT Vendors (bvitg) and the holders Messe Berlin take pleasure in welcoming Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe, who is also patron of the event, at Europe’s leading event for Health IT. On 25 April 2017 Minister Gröhe will open conhIT in Berlin at a festive opening event.

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Siemens Healthineers Presents Solutions for the Digitalization in Healthcare

Under the motto "More Networking. More Digitalization. More Value" Siemens Healthineers, the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG, is presenting its solutions for the digitalization of healthcare at the conhIT (Connecting Healthcare IT) 2017 trade fair. In this context Siemens Healthineers will showcase in Europe for the first time its new digital platform for healthcare providers as well as for providers of solutions and services, aimed at covering the entire spectrum of healthcare.

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Record Exhibitor Numbers at conhIT 2017 - Europe's Leading Event for Health IT

25 - 27 April 2017, Berlin, Germany.
Be it the paperless hospital, electronic patient file or health apps, at this year's conhIT - Connecting Healthcare IT, the focus is once again on eHealth. conhIT will take place in Berlin and is co-organized by the German Association of Healthcare IT Vendors (bvitg) and Messe Berlin. Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe is acting as patron of the event.

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Medtec Europe 2017 Delivers Insights & Trends for the Medical Technology Industry with Record Attendance

4 - 6 April 2017, Stuttgart, Germany.
Medtec Europe, the preeminent medical technology platform that brings together leading experts, buyers and sellers from across the medical technology industry, showed a record attendance this year in Stuttgart, Germany, with a 7% increase in overall visits.

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Can Virtual Reality Help Us Prevent Falls in the Elderly and Others?

Every year, falls lead to hospitalization or death for hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans. Standard clinical techniques generally cannot diagnose balance impairments before they lead to falls. But researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University have found evidence that virtual reality (VR) could be a big help - not only for detecting balance impairments early,

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