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IT @ Networking Awards 2011

The IT @ Networking Awards 2011 (IT @ 2011) is an open competition for fully implemented, operable healthcare IT solutions. The goal is to raise awareness of some of the Europe's finest and most innovative local, regional and national healthcare IT projects.

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Russia, Ukraine and CIS Healthcare Infrastructure Summit 2010

8 - 9 December 2010, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Euroconvention Conferences in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) invite to the forthcoming Russia, Ukraine and CIS Healthcare Infrastructure Summit, entitled "Financing and Investing in Hospital Projects and Med-Tech Development".

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Why Do Evaluations of eHealth Programs Fail? An Alternative Set of Guiding Principles

Much has been written about why electronic health (eHealth) initiatives fail. Less attention has been paid to why evaluations of such initiatives fail to deliver the insights expected of them. PLoS Medicine has published three papers offering a "robust" and "scientific" approach to eHealth evaluation. One recommended systematically addressing each part of a "chain of reasoning", at the centre of which was the program's goals. Another proposed a quasi-experimental step-wedge design, in which late adopters of eHealth innovations serve as controls for early adopters.

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Portable Breast Scanner Allows Cancer Detection in the Blink of an Eye

Women could have a fast test for breast cancer and instantly identify the presence of a tumour in the comfort of their own home thanks to ground-breaking new research from The University of Manchester.

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North Bristol NHS Trust trailblazes MedTrac® from Sentient Health

The Department of Health has laid down guidelines for new national efficiency targets relating to patient-level information and costing (PLIC), to encourage NHS trusts to ensure best use of available funds and resources.

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Global E-Health Forum Highlighted Best (E-)Practices for Sustainable Healthcare Delivery

Approx. 250 delegates from more than 30 countries followed the invitation to the inaugural Global E-Health Forum on October 25 - 26, 2010 in Hamburg. In presentations, workshops and discussion forums, the attendees learned about e-health strategies, solutions and services from all over the world.

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Philips and Electron Complete First Installation of a Russian-Made CT Scanner

Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG), and Electron, a leading Russian medical equipment manufacturer, have completed Russia's first installation and clinical validation of a domestically made Computed Tomography (CT) scanner at the Hospital of War Veterans in St. Petersburg.

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Connecting Healthcare IT - conhIT 2011

5 - 7 April 2011, Berlin, Germany.
The conhIT is special: Over a period of three days it combines the displays, services and opportunities which attract the industry's attention. The Congress and Academy focus closely on the industry's information needs, and the themes are put together by the relevant target groups.

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World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition (WoHIT) 2011

10 – 13 May 2011, Budapest, Hungary.
European healthcare establishments are facing substantial challenges over the next decade, such as significant demographic changes and reduced human resources, forcing European leaders to re-design the European Healthcare landscape.

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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Goes Live with Medway Maternity

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has successfully deployed Medway Maternity at its main hospital site and will now roll it out throughout the community of Northamptonshire.

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