The Joint AAL Association / AALIANCE Workshop on Ambient Assisted Living Policy in Europe will be held in Brussels on 25-26 September 2008. The goal of this workshop is to create a comprehensive vision of the R&D and policy needs for ambient assisted living technologies and to suggest strategies that may serve as a roadmap for industry, service providers, academia and policy makers.
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Siemens Healthcare wants to be its customers' preferred partner in all clinical and business matters. Hence, on the 2008 congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Siemens places an emphasis on the comprehensive approach to clinical and economic aspects in cardiology.
Swindon PCT has mainstreamed its use of telehealth solutions, to provide more timely and preventative care and support for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The Telehealth service gives greater independence and improves the quality of life for COPD patients, enabling them to receive enhanced care in their own home and reducing the need for repeat hospital admissions.
The EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) has awarded EUR 14 million to a 4-year project, euHeart, for the improvement of the diagnosis, therapy and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The consortium comprises public and private partners from 16 research, academic, industrial and medical organisations from 6 European countries.
The majority of eGovernment specialists tend to agree that strong confidence in system's security and data confidentiality are essential for the success of eHealth systems among the employees of the healthcare institutions and residents.
European researchers hope to gain more insight into cardiovascular disease by combining clinical, laboratory and metabolic records with genomic data. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the biggest killer among chronic diseases, claiming 17 million lives globally every year. Yet doctors can only attribute 50% of cardiovascular diseases to known risk factors.
Back by popular demand, the Nursing Informatics Symposium is the key educational event designed by nurse leaders for nurses, executives and students looking to harness the power of information technology to improve patient care.
A cure for the virus that causes AIDS may still be beyond our grasp, but European researchers have developed a predictive software system for HIV that could help extend the lives of victims of the killer disease.
iSOFT Spain has won two contracts worth a total of 1.35 million with the public healthcare services of Andalusia and the Balearic Islands, with both customers extending their current agreements with the company. The Andalusian healthcare service (SAS) has renewed its contract for maintenance at 16 hospitals for another year in a deal worth 750,000.