Philips Seeks to Reduce Time from Heart Attack to Treatment
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At the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) annual congress, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) today demonstrated its HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, which enables paramedics to transmit patient data from the ambulance to the hospital's emergency department. Upon reception of the data at the hospital, clinicians can use the ECG data to begin assessing what treatment the incoming patient will need. By allowing a hospital to begin organizing its resources before the patient arrives, the MRx can help reduce the time to treatment.
September eSeminars - register now for the event on 12 September
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In order to offer a series of seminars on hot topics, HIMSS EMEA has increased the variety of content to our programme with two eSeminars per month: twice the opportunity to learn about the latest developments and interact with peer and colleagues from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa! These low-cost eSeminars offer a high quality educational value to help develop in-depth knowledge on hot topics and choose the most appropriate sessions.
iSOFT awarded contracts at Malta's new Mater Dei Hospital
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iSOFT has been appointed as sub-contractor to Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) to provide and support laboratory information systems at Malta's largest hospital, the new 850-bed Mater Dei Hospital. Malta Information Technology and Training Services (MITTS) has also extended its 12-year relationship with iSOFT for an upgrade of the current patient administration system.
Opticians Report Success of Online Continuing Education and Training Scheme
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The GOC was the first healthcare body to introduce a web-based platform to record and manage continuing post-qualification training activities.
Fighting the Micro-Nanosystems Manufacturing Challenges
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Despite its significant market expectations for a vast area of applications, many microsystems (MST, MEMS) still face key manufacturing challenges in guaranteeing stability, robustness and associated reliability within the target working environment.
Siemens syngo Colonography PEV for CT Colonography examinations - A new level of effectiveness
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Siemens Medical Solutions is solidifying its presence at the forefront of the market for computer-assisted reading tools in CT colonography by today announcing the release of a new version of syngo Colonography PEV (Polyp Enhanced Viewing), an automated second reader tool for the visualization of lesions in the colon. The solution helps radiologists to detect polyp-shaped objects between 6 mm and 25 mm in size and can now be used both in clean-prepped and solid-liquid tagged protocols.
EU Project Builds Artificial Brain for Robots
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The project will now implant the man-made cerebellum into a robot so as to make its movements and interaction with humans more natural.
When is 2nd Better than 1st?
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Register before 21 September to benefit from pre-registration reduced rates.
Bulgaria Issues First Electronic Health Cards
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- Category: InterComponentWare AG (ICW)
Bulgaria is issuing its first electronic health cards as part of the pilot project of the Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The pilot project for the nationwide introduction of an electronic health card was launched in February 2007 and is implemented by ICW, the international eHealth specialist, in cooperation with Cisco and Kontrax.
ePractice.eu will award 50 invitations to attend the Lisbon Ministerial eGovernment Conference
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Participation in the Ministerial eGovernment Conference 2007 is by invitation only and the number of participants is limited. ePractice.eu Portal offers the opportunity to be invited simply by participating more on the portal development and knowledge sharing.
The ePractice.eu Portal will reward 50 of its most active members with invitations to the Lisbon Ministerial eGovernment Conference 2007 that takes place between the 19th and 21st of September in Lisbon.