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EFMI STC 2007 - Medical Informatics in Enlarged Europe

EFMI Special Topic Conference (STC) 2007
The Brijuni Islands, Croatia, 30th May to 1st June 2007
EFMI STC 2007, carrying on the traditional series of EFMI Special Topic Conferences, is one of the most international and national events in the common sphere of medicine and informatics. Its major goal is to increase interaction and collaboration among professionals from both health and IT.

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Telemedicine Clinic provides advanced diagnostic work for NHS in the UK

Telemedicine Clinic, the leading European provider of radiology reporting services, has been awarded a large contract with the UK public healthcare system for PET/CT reporting services. PET/CT is a new and very advanced radiology examination to detect cancer.

With this contract, Telemedicine Clinic will be the largest PET/CT centre in Europe. Thanks to high case volumes, it will be possible to build up a sub specialised reporting solution with very skilled medical experts.

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European Commission launches proposals for first Joint Technology Initiatives

The European Commission is now on the road to creating the first ever Europe-wide public-private partnerships to boost research and development, having adopted proposals for initiatives in two strategic industrial sectors.

The Commission presented two Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs), worth approximately €5 billion, on embedded computing systems, to be known as ARTEMIS (Advanced Research and Technology for Embedded Intelligence and Systems), and on innovative medicines (Innovative Medicines Initiative).

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TeleMed & eHealth 2007 - Call for Workshop/Abstracts

26-27 November 2007
Self-care is increasingly seen by patients, government, and healthcare providers as a way of helping to manage the rising tide of long-term chronic conditions, and is expected to improve both health outcomes and patient satisfaction. eHealth technologies have the potential to play a key role in self care, and TeleMed & eHealth 2007 will explore the opportunities and challenges surrounding their introduction.

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BIOTEX Project

Integration of health monitoring tools into textiles brings the benefits of safety and comfort to the users. Instrumented clothes will provide remote monitoring of vitals signs, diagnostics to improve early illness detection and metabolic disorder and benefits to the reduction on medical social costs to the citizen. Ambulatory healthcare, isolated people, convalescent people and patients with chronic diseases are addressed.

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MRI for restless patients

It's not easy to keep absolutely still in the 'bore' during a magnetic resonance imaging examination – yet even the tiniest motion can distort the results. The PROMO optical recognition system compensates for such errors.

The patient lies in the bore, keeping as still as he can - but he finds it very hard to remain immobile for so long. If he moves too much, he risks causing errors - known by experts as artifacts - in the magnetic resonance image.

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When computed tomography systems call...

Siemens Medical Solutions is one of the first manufacturers of medical systems worldwide to implement an internationally valid information security management system (ISMS) for the remote service of medical devices. This has been certified by TÜV Süd in Germany according to the international standard ISO 27001.

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2nd HIMSS EMEA eSeminar - Privacy Protection and Data Security

30 May, 15:00-16:00 CEST (Brussels Time)
Presented by Brecht Claerhout, COO, Custodix NV, Belgium

This online seminar is your chance to learn first hand about data security, legal and ethical challenges of medical data collections and how Privacy Enhancing Techniques (PETs) are a useful eSecurity tool.

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Registration Open for The World of Health IT 2007

Following the successful inaugural The World of Health IT 2006, which was attended by 1750 delegates from 68 countries, a second WHIT conference and exhibition is being organised in response to the growing need for technological solutions in the healthcare IT sector across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. WHIT 2007 will bring together technology users, buyers, vendors, providers and healthcare regulators under one roof to make valuable contacts and share expertise.

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Share knowledge to survive, says new report

The EU should be seen as an advocate and example of international collaboration in research and development, according to a new report from the think tanks Demos and The Centre.

The report, "The Atlas of Ideas", is the outcome of an 18-month study. It charts the rise of innovation in China, India and South Korea, and sets out four key recommendations on how the EU could best respond to the challenges posed by these countries.

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