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Automated CD/DVD Distribution System for Medical Images

ETIAM Corp. a leading medical imaging software publisher presents a new version of its automated CD and DVD distribution system for medical images. Open LiteBox, the leading application for importing external DICOM media to PACS now provides the fastest and most cost-effective mean to create and label DICOM CDs and DVDs automatically.

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FP6 eHealth Portfolio of Projects

The aim of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Health (also known as eHealth) is to significantly improve the quality, access and efficacy of healthcare. ICT for Health describes the application of information and communication technologies across the whole range of functions that affect the health sector. The European Commission has been supporting research activities in ICT for Health for almost two decades. This has placed Europe in a leading position in the use of regional health networks, electronic health records in primary care and deployment of health cards.

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CSW shortlisted for two BCS IT Awards

CSW has been shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious British Computer Society (BCS) IT Awards in the categories 'SME Organisation of the Year' and 'Supplier Organisation of the Year'. The awards embrace IT innovation and business achievements combined with organisational excellence and are recognised as a leading hallmark of success in the IT industry in the UK.

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HIMSS EMEA is Driver Behind the XING Health IT Community Forum

In July 2007, HIMSS EMEA launched its first Health IT Community forum on XING, a unique online platform with 1.5 million members in over 190 countries networking in at least 16 different languages. This step into the online networking world is part of the HIMSS EMEA mission of leading change in the healthcare information and management systems field through knowledge sharing, advocacy, collaboration, innovation and community affiliations.

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eHealth for Safety - Impact of ICT on Patient Safety and Risk Management

The eHealth for Safety study takes a broad look at the information and communication technology (ICT) tools that can lead to higher quality of care, increased patient safety, and better risk management in health services and healthcare in Europe. It does so through a mix of desk research and provision of empirical evidence. It brings together into this mix the views of leading researchers and practitioners from around the globe from a series of high-level discussions and workshops.

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eAbilities Workshop in the Frames of the REHACARE International 2007

eAbilities Workshop - a virtual platform to advance the exploitation of resources in the area of Assistive Technology and Accessibility. The workshop, takes place inside the REHACARE 2007 International Trade Fair and Congress (Rehabilitation - Care - Prevention - Integration), Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, Düsseldorf, Germany.
4th October 2007, Room 14, CCD south from 13:30 to 17:30 p.m.

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iSOFT Wins £1m Deal in Wales for Lab Technology Refresh

iSOFT has won contracts totalling £1m for a technology refresh of laboratory information systems at nine NHS trusts in Wales. The deal includes iSOFT's latest i.Laboratory TP application providing an InterSystems Caché environment for better performance and greater resilience. It also ensures that all NHS trusts in Wales are running the same version of i.Laboratory TP as two other trusts upgraded earlier this year.

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IBM Research Unveils 3D Avatar to Help Doctors Visualize Patient Records and Improve Care

IBM (NYSE: IBM) researchers unveiled a prototype visualization software that allows doctors to interact with medical data the same way they interact with their patients: by looking at the human body. Created at IBM's Zurich Research Lab, the technology uses an avatar - a 3D representation of the human body - to allow doctors to visualize patient medical records in an entirely new way.

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WHO Calls for More Research on Patient Safety

WHO and its partners called for increased research to improve patient safety. They emphasized the need for intensified research at an international conference opened recently in Porto, Portugal. The conference on Patient safety research: shaping the European agenda will examine evidence showing that harm from medical care poses a substantial burden in terms of suffering and death in Europe and around the world.

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Scientists Join Forces to Create European Supercomputer

Some 37 national grid projects have teamed up as part of the European Grid Initiative (EGI) to set up a distributed computing network that will enable laboratories to collaborate via thousands of computers merged into one supercomputer. The project is bringing together national experts in order to set up the design of a sustainable European Grid Infrastructure.

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