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2007 - a special anniversary year for Dräger

100 years ago in October 1907, company founder, Johann Heinrich Dräger, was awarded a patent for the Pulmotor, the first mobile short-term respirator. This marked the birth of ventilation technology development at Dräger. Simple, reliable, and extremely effective, the apparatus - transported in a wooden casket - quickly became a standard piece of equipment used by rescue services throughout Germany.

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European Conference on eHealth

Oldenburg, Germany, October 11 - 12, 2007
eHealth refers to the use of digital information and communication technologies to meet the needs of citizens, patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare providers, and policy makers. Interactive health communication channels like the Internet have multiple potential benefits for the public, such as access to general and individualized health information on web sites. Support for health decision-making processes for prevention, diagnosis, and disease management is also possible.

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New Study Tracks Physician Internet Usage in Europe

Manhattan Research, a healthcare marketing information and services firm, revealed emerging trends of European physicians in Germany, Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. The country-specific insight and data are based on the comprehensive telephone-based research study Taking the Pulse® Europe v5.0, conducted among more than 1,000 European practicing physicians.

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Data sharing will improve the health of EU citizens

The healthcare sector has traditionally been reluctant to invest in information and communications technology, but the EU public policy agenda is now driving major changes to this approach. At a transatlantic eHealth policy workshop, Charles Scatchard, Oracle's EMEA vice president for healthcare and life sciences, outlined how technology can support the transition to modern, information-driven health care.

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HIMSS EMEA eSeminar - Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care through ICT

26 June, 15:00-16:00 CEST (Brussels Time)
Presented by Dr. Veli Stroetmann, empirica Communication & Technology Research, Germany; Dr. Jean-Pierre Thierry, Symbion, France

Improving patient safety and quality of care is of key importance for European citizens. The European "eHealth for Safety" study conducted by Veli Stroetmann and Jean-Pierre Thierry identified the potential benefits of complementing traditional healthcare practices with ICT solutions, and provided a fresh perspective for advanced research in this area.

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New ePractice.eu Portal is online

ePractice.eu is a portal created by the European Commission which offers a new service for the professional community of eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth practitioners.

It is an interactive initiative that empowers its users to discuss and influence open government, policy-making and the way in which public administrations operate and deliver services.

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eHealth Action Plan - 1 year of progress

This progress report describes the main results of a first year of work since the publication of the eHealth Action Plan: activities undertaken by the European Commission and Member States together.

What if it were possible for every European citizen to select the precise place where they can receive that healthcare? What if they were to have the means and the information about Europe's healthcare organisations and healthcare infrastructure so as to ensure absolutely their own continuity of care?

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Siemens and BT enter into a global partnership for identity and access management

Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) and BT (British Telecommunications) have signed a worldwide value-added reseller agreement for the provision of identity and access management services to global clients. BT has excellent international market access and Siemens Med is a globally active supplier of a leading identity and access management suite. The new partnership consolidates the existing, successful collaborative relationship that the two companies have enjoyed for many years.

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The CORDIS FP7 Service goes multilingual!

In line with efforts to bring EU information closer to citizens, and improve access to funding, CORDIS is further extending its boundaries. Key pages of the CORDIS FP7 Service, the official access point to funding from the Seventh Framework Programme for research (FP7), are now available in six languages.

Users will be able to access pages linked to the homepage, and the individual programmes' homepages, not only in English, but also German, Spanish, French, Italian and Polish - all with a single click.

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European Consumers Use of Internet for Pharmaceutical Information

In today's world of fragmented media and channel mix, it is increasingly difficult to isolate the information sources used by consumers to research health information and inform healthcare decision making. This is especially the case across Europe, where consumers are accessing an expanding range of resources which vary greatly by country and by region.

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