Computer Assisted CBT Provides Little or no Benefits for Depression
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How mHealth is Spearheading NHS Technology Adoption
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Mental health disorders are the 'single largest cause of disability in the UK', said life science minister George Freeman when he announced the creation of a £650,000 prize fund to develop new mental health apps. Using technology to support greater self-care is a key part of the NHS' digital vision for both physical and mental health.
Driving Out Variations in Clinical Care Across the Patient Journey
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Opinion Article by Robert Dunlop, Clinical Director, Elsevier Clinical Solutions.Good care costs less, the health secretary announced. How much less? According to NHS productivity lead Lord Carter, around £5 billion a year less. That is the amount that the NHS could save if it reduced the amount of unwarranted variation in clinical care.
Philips and Canada's Mackenzie Health Announce CAD 300 Million, 18-year Strategic Partnership
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and Mackenzie Health, a regional healthcare provider serving Southwest York Region in Ontario, Canada, announced a CAD 300 million (approximately EUR 210 million), 18-year large scale alliance that will advance Mackenzie Health's medical technology procurement and maintenance programs for the existing Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, which will be completed in 2019.
Open Call SC1-HCO-12-2016: Digital Health Literacy
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Proposals should provide support for the improvement of digital health literacy of citizens. In particular, proposals should design open access online courses ("MOOCs") for different population cohorts including children and the elderly and other high-risk patient groups, supporting an interactive learning environment. These courses should ensure user-friendliness and involve citizens to co-design, test and implement learning modules that would help them improve their digital health literacy skills.
New Ultrasound Technology Useful for Imaging of Overweight, Obese Patients
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Overweight patients are more difficult to image using ultrasound because greater amounts of tissue weaken sound waves as they pass into the body, which hinders the ability to achieve high-resolution images. Carestream's Touch Prime and Touch Prime XE Ultrasound Systems can provide deep penetration of the abdomen and other areas, which is especially important for large or obese patients.
MEDICA 2015 and COMPAMED 2015 with a New Set of Dates
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16 - 19 November, Düsseldorf, Germany.Being a significant change, from 16 to 19 November Düsseldorf 2015, the world’s largest medical trade fair, MEDICA, and the international leading supplier specialist trade fair, COMPAMED, which is taking place at the same time, are going to start. From this year on, both events will run over the course of four days in parallel to each other, being held on the new weekdays from Monday to Thursdays.
CGM SYSTEMA Acquires LMZSOFT AG and Strengthens its Market Position
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SYSTEMA Deutschland GmbH, a 100 percent subsidiary of the global leading eHealth company CompuGroup Medical AG (CGM), concluded a contract for the 100% acquisition of LMZSOFT AG in Saalfeld, thus expanding its market leadership as a software provider for rehabilitation and specialty clinics.
Open Call SC1-HCO-05-2016: Coordinating Personalised Medicine Research
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Support the development and operations of a European platform for collaboration between funders of personalised medicine research, possibly based on the International Consortium model. The platform should coordinate research and innovation efforts across borders, regions and countries. It should foster an interdisciplinary approach to personalised medicine by actively involving relevant interested parties.
Aridhia Announces Northern Ireland Based Alzheimer's Research Collaboration to Benefit from AnalytiXagility Workspace
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Aridhia, the Edinburgh based clinical informatics company, announced that their AnalytiXagility data platform has been chosen to underpin a three year research programme that was awarded Innovate UK funding via the Neurodegenerative Diseases: Business Models and Big Data competition, following a joint bid by three of Northern Ireland’s leading organisations.