The Swiss eHealth Summit (SeHS) is the leading Swiss event for ICT in medicine and healthcare. On August 21 and 22, the fifth Swiss eHealth Summit will be opening its doors to more than 1,200 professional delegates in Bern. Seven professional organisations, ten partners and over fifty exhibitors will be contributing to this premium conference and exhibition, focusing on the challenges and benefits of eHealth in the core processes of the healthcare industry.
The Swiss Society for Medical Informatics (SSMI) is holding its annual conference at the SeHS; this year it will be celebrating its 25th year. Its President, Prof. Christian Lovis, says: "Information technologies represent the biggest revolution of the modern era. It is a privilege to be part of this revolution; but you can't just sit back and watch it happen. You have to actively participate - be committed, informed and proactive because information technologies are significantly changing the landscape of our health system and our society. It's a change that will form an important part of our future."
In addition to the SSMI, the following patrons will be helping to shape the Swiss eHealth Summit: a+ Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz, Berner Fachhochschule, IGPI IG-Pflegeinformatik, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für TeleMedizin & eHealth, SVS Schweizerische Vereinigung der Spitaldirektorinnen und Spitaldirektoren and VGI.ch Vereinigung Gesundheitsinformatik Schweiz.
Widespread industry support
Vendors of IT solutions for the healthcare industry are proving to be innovators within the Swiss healthcare IT sector. For the fifth time DIE SCHWEIZERISCHE POST is a presenting partner, while the following ten companies are partners: Documend, Hitachi, Intersystems, Medidata, Microsoft, Pharmatic, Polypoint, SAP, SER and Swisscom.
"For the industry, the Swiss eHealth Summit is a key component of the exchange and communications with the healthcare stakeholders. Combined with political will and an eHealth strategy that is unique in Europe, we are attracting an ever more international public. The Swiss eHealth Summit - the industry's premier event in Switzerland – is now playing an increasingly important role in Europe," says Urs Stromer, Präsident, IG eHealth - the Swiss Health-IT industry association.
Integrating into the global eHealth community
For the first time, theHealthcare Information and Management Systems Society, recognized as the world's largest, not-for-profit healthcare association focused on the cause of improving healthcare delivery with the best use of IT, will be hosting the Swiss eHealth Summit. HIMSS will also be contributing to the programming with a panel discussion of the use of mobile technologies led by Prof. Jürgen Holm, Fachhochschule Bern. And, Uwe Buddrus, Managing Director of HIMSS Analytics Europe will be presenting data on Swiss hospital digitization in his key-note speech on the first day of the event.
"The Swiss eHealth Summit is a premier event with high quality ensured by the commitment and expertise of its partners from the fields of health, science and industry. The conference and participants are superbly positioned to facilitate the dialogue and actions necessary to help transform healthcare through IT. We are delighted to be hosting the Swiss eHealth Summit, incorporating it into our global activities and adding value with new media and event services," says Armin Scheuer, managing director, HIMSS Media Group Europe / so2say communications. In Europe, HIMSS manages a growing portfolio of activities including the CIO Leadership Summit, the pan-European eHealth Week, HealthTech Wire and the British Journal of Healthcare Computing, as well as the EMR Adoption Model.
"Thanks to strong foundations and the contribution of HIMSS, we will be able to further cement the leading position of the Swiss eHealth Summit. In the future, the Summit will benefit from, and actively contribute to, international dialogue in the eHealth sector. In many areas of eHealth, Switzerland is regarded as a pioneer - our solutions and ideas are now being made accessible to the global community through the HIMSS network," says Markus Gnägi, the initiator and organiser of the Swiss eHealth Summit.
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