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Smartphone Way to Lose Weight

Their study is the first to evaluate a smartphone app as the sole method for monitoring weight loss, with researchers creating My Meal Mate to trial against similar products for monitoring food intake, an online food diary and the traditional paper version. The My Meal Mate app allows users to monitor their food intake and exercise, set a weight loss target and sends a weekly update on progress via text message.

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conhIT 2013: Healthcare IT Industry Demonstrates its Innovative Drive in Berlin

As Europe's leading industry event for healthcare IT, conhIT - Connecting Healthcare IT fulfilled all the high expectations placed in it. 5,980 trade visitors from more than 40 countries attended conhIT in Berlin, 500 more than last year. From 9 to 11 April, 320 exhibitors from 14 countries displayed their healthcare IT products and services on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.

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TotalMobile Ltd Choose HC2013 to Announce Launch into UK Healthcare Market

Mobile solution provider TotalMobile Ltd will announce the launch of their TotalMobile App Platform - a workflow management solution into the UK healthcare market at HC2013 (16th - 17th April, ICC Birmingham) by presenting the benefits of adopting a mobile working strategy. Delegates will be able to experience live demonstrations on stand 18 and see how it supports healthcare professionals working on mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets to update patient information and record medical tasks whilst on location.

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EU and US Step Up Cooperation in eHealth

The European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) have agreed on a roadmap to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in eHealth and Health information technologies (IT). This builds on a Memorandum of Understanding on this topic, signed in 2010 under the auspices of the Transatlantic Economic Council.

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Secretary of State for Health to join Dame Fiona Caldicott at HC2013

Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health will be joining Dame Fiona Caldicott to address delegates attending HC2013, the leading health IT event for the UK. Dame Fiona will be launching her long-awaited Caldicott Review report, which will be making recommendations on the balance between protecting and sharing information across the health and social care services in order to improve people's care.

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Opinion Article: Only the Fittest Will Survive and Flourish

By Kurt Long, CEO of FairWarning
The NHS is currently undergoing a transformation, which once completed will give place to a new, leaner and more efficient healthcare landscape. With limited financial resources and having to meet the growing needs of an ageing population, many NHS trusts are struggling, some have gone into administration, such as South London Healthcare NHS Trust, with more to follow suit.

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HIMSS Europe Webinar: Opportunities for U.S Health IT Companies in Europe & Introduction to eHealth Week 2013

15 April 2013, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CET
Join this webinar to learn about the opportunities for U.S Health IT Companies in Europe and about eHealth Week 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. eHealth Week 2013 brings together two main events: the High Level eHealth Conference co-organised by the European Commission and the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and WoHIT (World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition) organised by HIMSS Europe.

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AAL Forum 2013 and Call for Contribution

24 - 26 September 2013, Norrköping, Sweden.
The annual conference of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP), the AAL Forum, is entitled "Impacting individuals, society and economic growth" and its goal is twofold: on the one hand the conference will showcase the significant progresses made by the AAL JP projects and solutions in the exhibition area with various demos and presentations, whereas the discussion in the sessions and in the plenaries will address two important questions:

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Transformational Telemonitoring NI Service Celebrated by Northern Ireland Health Minister

Experts from across Northern Ireland gathered this week to mark the success of the Telemonitoring NI service. The service, which is being provided by the TF3 Consortium in conjunction with the five health and social care trusts, is designed to transform patient care across Northern Ireland by enabling better control over their health and improving care outcomes, and has benefitted 1,500 patients to date.

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iMDsoft Opens New Office in Germany

iMDsoft®, a leader in clinical information systems, announced the opening of a new office with an expanded workforce in Düsseldorf, demonstrating their firm commitment to the European market. The local team will now include a German-based professional services team providing support 24/7.

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