Web Innovators, Pharma, Insurance and Government Converge to Speak at Health 2.0 Europe

Health 2.0 Europe 6-7 April 2010, Paris, France.
Health 2.0 Europe, a conference dedicated to how Web 2.0 and social media are transforming healthcare systems in Europe, has finalized its agenda and speaker list. Encompassing all aspects of the healthcare chain, the interactive program will address healthcare on both country- and European-wide levels, with local experts from converging industries.

"Health 2.0 Europe will show that Europe is producing creative e-health solutions to address the diversity of its 23 languages and 27 markets," said Denise Silber, president of Basil Strategies, organizer of the Paris event with Health 2.0's founders, Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya.

Three keynote speakers will present government's perspective on Health 2.0 and national IT strategies on health and wellness:

  • Morten Elbæk Petersen, sundhed.dk (Denmark)
  • Etienne Caniard, National Authority for Health (France)
  • Pieter Vos, Council for Public Health and Health Care (Netherlands)

Panel topics include:

  • Search and content
  • Patients online communities
  • Physician online communities
  • Health 2.0 tools
  • Pharma and Health 2.0
  • Hospitals, payers and Health 2.0
  • Looking ahead for Health 2.0

Panel participants include influential members of Europe's eHealth community from 12 countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK). Panel structures will differ from traditional conference formats to encourage interactive participation. Speakers will perform a demo of their organization's 2.0 tool and discuss the impact of each tool nationally and in Europe. The agenda also features Launch, Health 2.0 Europe's segment for showcasing European eHealth start-ups.

For further information and registration, please visit:
http://www.health2con.com/paris2010

About Health 2.0 Europe
Health 2.0 Europe is the premier conference dedicated to how Web 2.0 and social media are transforming healthcare systems in Europe. The conference brings together professionals in the converging industries of healthcare, the internet, mobile applications and social media. Health 2.0 Europe is organized by pioneering experts from Europe and the U.S. with decades of combined experience in health- and Web- related business and consulting, Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya, founders of Health 2.0 in San Francisco, and Denise Silber, president of Basil Strategies in Paris. Please visit www.health2con.com/paris2010 for more information.

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