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Milton Keynes' A&E Ready for 2013 Winter Pressures

The College of Emergency Medicine claims A&E departments have become "like warzones," while the Care Quality Commission has admitted that in some parts of England, emergency care is now "out of control." At Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, however, innovative technology developed with Caradigm is helping to support the hospital's A&E department in the daily management of these challenges.

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Announcing the Health 2.0 Europe 2013 Final Agenda

17 - 19 November 2013, London, UK.
Health 2.0 Europe has announced the final agenda for the upcoming European conference. Health 2.0 Europe is about leveraging the international Health 2.0 community to promote cross-pollination of ideas and technology collaboration. Mark your calendars to join the best in health technology for brilliant keynotes, thought-provoking sessions, and networking.

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Philips and RealView Imaging Conclude World's First Study to Evaluate Live 3D Holographic Imaging in Interventional Cardiology

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and RealView Imaging Ltd. have completed a clinical study that has demonstrated the feasibility of using an innovative live 3D holographic visualization and interaction technology to guide minimally-invasive structural heart disease procedures. In the pilot study that involved eight patients and was conducted in collaboration with the Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Israel, RealView's innovative visualization technology was used to display interactive, real-time 3D holographic images acquired by Philips' interventional X-ray and cardiac ultrasound systems.

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Scotland's New Digital Health Institute Unveiled

Scotland's pioneering Digital Health Institute was officially launched in Edinburgh to an audience of leading figures in the global healthcare sector and multi-national technology companies. The DHI, a collaborative partnership between public and private organisations, brings together the country's leading health and care operators and engages technology businesses across Europe, the United States and Asia to speed up research and development in order to produce innovative new technologies that will transform the quality of people's lives and help Scotland become an exporter of world-leading products and services.

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(Opinion Article) Pathway to Privacy: Time to Take Ownership of Re-building Trust with Patients

By Tim Dunn, General Manager, FairWarning.
The government has finally published its long-awaited response to the Caldicott2 review of information sharing in the NHS - and, as many of us had hoped, has accepted all of its recommendations. It's a landmark moment that could see the NHS turn an important corner and stride progressively towards building transformational models of care.

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EHTEL 2013 Symposium: Sustainable Partnerships for Well-being and eHealth

2 - 3 December 2013, Brussels, Belgium.
The yearly EHTEL 2013 Symposium will once more convene the European eHealth community - European health policy leaders, strategic European projects and initiatives, NGOs, industry representatives and other stakeholders - in the heart of Brussels.

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Doctors 2.0™ & You Announces Title - From Europe to the World: Healthcare Social Media and Mobile Health

5 - 6 June 2014, Paris, France.
Doctors 2.0™ & You, the inclusive digital health congress announced the title for its 4th edition, taking place on June 5-6, 2014, at the magnificent Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. "From Europe to the World: Healthcare Social Media and Mobile Health" Doctors 2.0 & You 2014 will emphasize the wealth of digital health innovation from around the world: Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and of course, North America.

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Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Invests in Online Clinical Skills Training Solution

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is providing its healthcare professionals with access to a new, interactive online training solution from Elsevier that enables staff to improve patient care and record their annual learning. The trust has implemented the online training tool following a needs analysis carried out after the Francis Report.

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Mobile Technology: The Missing Link Between Health and Social Care Integration?

By Colin Reid, CEO of TotalMobile Ltd.
It is no secret that health and social care integration is high on the UK Government's agenda, particularly in regards to looking after older people. Our aging society is forcing local organisations such as councils, NHS trusts, GPs and their Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to work closer together, and there is a lot of strategic discussion and debate as to how to meet the Government's directives.

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MIE 2014: Call for Submissions

31 August - 03 September 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
The European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and the Turkish Medical Informatics Association (TurkMIA), annonced the 25th European Medical Informatics Conference - MIE2014 - which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey. Keynotes, scientific sessions, thematic workshops and panels, short communications and tutorials will constitute the traditional backbone of the conference. In parallel, special "partnership for innovation" tracks and round tables will be organized to get the best from the synergy between the scientific/industrial/political world.

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