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Hacking Health Camp 2015

19 - 22 March 2015, Strasbourg, France.
Hacking Health Camp is the largest european hackathon on healthcare. 4 days international event, dedicated to break down the barriers for innovation in healthcare. An event for anyone interested in health innovation, helping health professionals, designers, hackers, makers and entrepreneurs discover amazing possibilities for tomorrow's health.

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EHTEL 2014 Symposium "Innovating for Better Outcomes in Health and Social Care"

25 - 26 November 2014, Brussels, Belgium.
In 2014, speakers, panellists and delegates will share lessons on innovation in health and social care and their link to health outcomes; integrated care communities; telemedicine moving from theory to practice and other subjects. They will also continue last year's debate on Big Data vs. Big Health.

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Barts Health Wins "Digital NHS Trust of the Year"

The largest healthcare organisation in the country, Barts Health NHS Trust has recently been awarded a prestigious technology and transformation award, EHealth Insider's 'Digital NHS Trust of the Year' for excellence in IT innovation and e-health.

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eHealth Week 2015

11 - 13 May 2015, Riga, Latvia.
Taking place during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, eHealth week 2015 comprises of two main events: the High level eHealth conference organised by the Latvian Ministry of Health and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and WoHIT (World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition) organised by HIMSS.

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Improved Risk Communication During Infectious Disease Crises

As cases of the Ebola disease emerge in Europe, the crisis is gaining increasing levels of media coverage. Certain types of coverage can foster fear and stigmatisation which leads to harmful consequences for the individuals, communities and countries involved. Therefore communication strategies that maximise opportunities and minimise risks are vital.

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Cerner is Partnering with Health Social Innovators

Cerner established a partnership with the Health Social Innovators programme to help healthcare start-ups develop their products and solutions into viable businesses. Health Social Innovators, a partnership between Healthbox, Numbers4Good, UCL Business, Trafford Housing Trust, Janssen Healthcare Innovation and established with support from the Cabinet Office under the Social Incubator Fund, launched its first accelerator programme for healthcare ventures with a social impact last week.

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Allscripts Launches New Mobile Acute Care Solution Designed for Nursing Professionals

Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) has introduced Sunrise Mobile Care™, a new mobile application for the Allscripts Sunrise EHR that delivers valuable medication, order and result information to the mobile devices of nurses and other clinicians.

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Researchers Prove Accuracy of Mobile Phone Population Mapping

A study by an international team, including the University of Southampton, has shown population maps based on anonymous mobile phone call record data can be as accurate as those based on censuses. Their findings show maps made using mobile records are detailed, reliable and flexible enough to help inform infrastructure and emergency planners; particularly in low income countries, where recent population density information is often scarce.

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Text Messages Could be Useful Tool in Fight Against Malaria

Each year, malaria kills over 600,000 people, more than half of them children. In a study published today in PLOS ONE , researchers with the non-profit Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and Harvard University found that simple text message reminders to take malaria medication can help in the fight against the disease by boosting the rates at which patients complete their medication regimen.

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Emerging mHealth: Paths for Growth

In developing this report, commissioned by PwC, the Economist Intelligence Unit conducted two surveys in ten countries: Brazil, China, Denmark, Germany, India, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the UK and the US. The first survey asked 1,027 patients - with a broad distribution of economic backgrounds, ages, levels of education and states of health - about their opinions on various aspects of mHealth.

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