Physicians IT: WoHIT 2008 Pre-Conference Symposium

World of Health IT 08 Conference & ExhibitionDelegates attending The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition can make the most of their time in Copenhagen by attending the Physicians' IT Symposium, one of three targeted pre-conference symposia on Monday, 3 November.

The Physicians' IT Symposium will address IT as a foundation for innovation and expansion of care with a main focus on Personal Health Records (PHRs) and patient safety. Hear the challenges and successes of PHR implementation in a large healthcare system and a small physician practice with legal and government perspectives addressing patient safety concerns.

Attendees have the unique opportunity to observe a simulation demonstration at the Danish Institute for Medical Simulation and observe a health IT system in the IT Exploratorium including a CPOE medication system and surgery scheduling system.

For further information and registration, please visit:
http://www.worldofhealthit.org
To take advantage of a special registration rate, you need to quote our Media Partner Code DNON50L when registering.

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About World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition
The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition has been developed for leaders and experts in health IT from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). It has been designed for and by the healthcare IT community in the EMEA region: technology users, buyers, vendors, providers or healthcare regulators. Addressing the perspectives of clinicians, directors and other healthcare professionals, The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition offers educational sessions, vendor exhibitions, best practice exchange networking sessions and other professional development opportunities. The WoHIT Organising Committee comprises the EC (European Commission), HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society), EUROREC (European Institute for Health Records), COCIR (European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry), EHTEL (European Health Telematics Association), HINE (Health Information Network Europe), and now EFMI (European Federation for Medical Informatics). For further information, please visit http://www.worldofhealthit.com.

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