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HIMSS Turkey: Details Emerging about Landmark Istanbul Health IT Event

4 - 5 June 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
Next June Istanbul will be the setting for a truly exciting conference and exhibition - the first time the Turkish Ministry of Health and HIMSS host a joint conference. HIMSS Turkey is already generating high levels of press interest and attention, as it promises to be a highly-informative gathering of both local as well as global IT decision makers. If you are interested in the future of health informatics in this emerging market, you should already have HIMSS Turkey in your plans for 2014.

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Horizon 2020 Launched with €15 Billion over First Two Years

The European Commission has for the first time presented calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union's €80 billion research and innovation programme. Worth more than €15 billion over the first two years, the funding is intended to help boost Europe's knowledge-driven economy, and tackle issues that will make a difference in people's lives. This includes 12 areas that will be a focus for action in 2014/2015, including topics such as personalised healthcare, digital security and smart cities.

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Antilope Project Gives Guidance to Further eHealth Interoperability in Europe

Today the EU-funded Antilope project released guidance documents and educational material to further eHealth interoperability in Europe. The documents build on the European Commission’s eHealth Interoperability Framework Study released in July 2013, and are intended for national, regional or project based deployments. They offer guidance and definitions including (1) a set of clinical use cases, (2) a quality management approach for eHealth solutions, (3) an overview of available testing tools, and (4) a suggested approach to quality-label or to certify eHealth solutions.

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Premier European mHealth Summit Confirmed

6 - 8 May 2014, Berlin, Germany.
mHealth Summit Europe brings together global leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations from across the mHealth ecosystem. A distinguished faculty of international experts and opinion leaders will address and discuss the themes such as: mobility in chronic disease management, mobility in elderly care management and privacy and security of data.

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Mobile Phone Camera Turned into a Mini-Microscope

Microscopy, being relatively easy to perform at low cost, is the universal diagnostic method for detection of most globally important parasitic infections. Methods developed in well-equipped laboratories are, however, difficult to maintain at the basic levels of the health care system due to lack of adequately trained personnel and resources.

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Doors Open for The World of Health IT 2014

2 - 4 April 2014, Nice, France.
Registration is now open for next landmark European health informatics conference and exhibition - World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition 2014 (WoHIT14). What's even better - by registering soon you will be able to secure substantial savings, under our special SuperSaver discount scheme that runs until the end of January.

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ECHAlliance @ Mobile World Congress 2014

24 - 27 February 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
The European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) is the Official mPowered Industries Health Partner for Mobile World Congress. This first-time focus on Health and Wellbeing during Mobile World Congress creates opportunities for stakeholders to engage meaningfully with mobile operators and others to identify and remove the obstacles delaying and preventing deployments at scale which would bring benefits to citizens and commercial opportunities for industry.

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Horizon 2020 - the EU's New Research and Innovation Programme

Horizon 2020 is built around three pillars:
1. Support for "Excellent Science" - including grants for individual researchers from the European Research Council and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships (formerly known as Marie Curie fellowships);
2. Support for "Industrial Leadership" - including grants for small and medium-sized enterprises and indirect finance for companies through the European Investment Bank and other financial intermediaries;
3. Support for research to tackle "societal challenges". During negotiations between the European Parliament and Council it was decided to support research towards meeting seven broad challenges:

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Smart Composite Human-Computer Interfaces Follow Consumers' Actions and Offer Help when Needed

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland recently coordinated a pan-European initiative called SMARCOS, which focused on developing technology based on internet sharing between devices. The technology allows the interfaces of various smart devices to follow consumers’ actions and react immediately to their needs. The smart coaching service, for example, can use all the user's digital devices for motivating his/her behaviour towards the goals or for reminding medication.

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EU Awards 2,6 Million Euros for Patients with Chronic Cardiorenal Disease

To help patients manage their (potential) chronic heart and kidney disease, the European Commission has awarded 2,6 million euros to the CARRE project. A group of interdisciplinary researchers will compile personalised alerting, planning and educational services. This will empower patients, and both professionals and patients will be able to make shared informed decisions on the disease.

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