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COST given budget boost for FP7

COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, will continue to be managed by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The European Commission and ESF signed a contract to this effect at the end of July.

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Advanced eHealth Country Reports on eHealth ERA Project Website

The database of the eHealth ERA Project coordinated by empirica includes a number of extended country reports. They provide details of national eHealth strategy and implementation activities in Europe.

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Prof. Christoph A. Nienaber new member of Medical Advisory Board of PHTS Telemedizin

PHTS Telemedizin, the wholly owned German subsidiary of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (SWX:SHLTN), has appointed Prof. Dr. med. Christoph A. Nienaber to its Medical Advisory Board. The renowned cardiologist strengthens PHTS Telemedizin with his cardiological competence and profound know-how in the implementation of telemedicine.

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The Premier Who's Who Event in European Healthcare

The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe
10-12 March, 2008, Berlin, Germany
Industry and government leaders convene to share best practices for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe.

Organized under the high patronage of the European Commission, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major global forum where over 600 healthcare leaders share best practices and initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe.

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New Neurological Findings and Documentation System Developed at Göttingen University

An innovative neurological findings and documentation system named "NEMESYS" has been developed in the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology at Göttingen University School of Medicine. As regards content NEMESYS was developed in the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology at the University Hospital Göttingen (UKG) by Professor (Prof. Dr.) W. Paulus, Director of the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, and private lecturer (Priv. Doz. Dr. med.) F. Tergau, St. Bernward Hospital in Hildesheim, formerly Department of Clinical Neurophysiology of the UKG. Technically NEMESYS was developed by Dipl. Phys. J. Lessing (Faculty of Physics).

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Legislation Promotes Healthcare IT Infrastructure and Patient Data Safety across Europe

Legislation is promoting the development of healthcare IT infrastructure, while supporting efforts to enhance patient data privacy and security across the European healthcare spectrum.

"The HL7 standard, initially adopted in the United States, has subsequently been adopted by most European countries," explains Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Vinod S.M. "European legislation emphasises the need for stable IT infrastructure and for improved patient data safety."

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EU project to launch five RFID pilot tests

Following a year of research and development, the EU-funded BRIDGE project is now preparing five pilots to test Electronic Product Code (EPC) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies.

The pilots, scheduled to start in September, will test RFID across several sectors of industry including retail, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, distribution and logistics, and services.

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Mid Staffs installs i.CM for orders and results reporting

Clinical staff at Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust are now ordering tests and x-rays and getting results online with iSOFT's i.Clinical Manager (i.CM) application.

A two-month pilot project started this month on two wards at the Staffordshire General Hospital. Roll-out of i.CM to around 60 areas including wards, outpatient departments and clinics at the Staffordshire General and Cannock Chase Hospitals is scheduled to begin in September.

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How European Consumers Use the Internet for Health Information

In Europe, where strict regulations currently govern the communication of information about prescription medicines and treatment alternatives, the primary pharmaceutical marketing focus to date has been directed at the people who write the prescriptions: the physicians. Now for the first time, Manhattan Research reveals European consumers' attitudes and preferences for finding health and pharmaceutical information with its new study, Cybercitizen® Health Europe.

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Comment RIDE Project Deliverables

RIDE is a roadmap project for interoperability of eHealth systems leading to recommendations for actions and to preparatory actions at the European level. This roadmap will prepare the ground for future actions as envisioned in the action plan of the eHealth Communication COM 356 by coordinating various efforts on eHealth interoperability in member states and the associated states.

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