7 - 8 October 2014, Rome, Italy.The Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Directorate General of information and statistical system of the Italian Ministry of Health co-locates the 'Conference on eHealth' with the European Telemedicine Conference 2014. A European Telemedicine Conference registration will give you access to the Conference on eHealth.
The Conference originates from the consideration that eHealth represents today a strategic lever to innovate models, processes and clinical pathways generating, simultaneously, fundamental stimulus to the economy and entrepreneurial development both at National and European level. For these reasons, it is necessary to reinforce actions undertaken both at European level and within each Member State, aimed at the diffusion of eHealth as an usual instrument for healthcare professionals, patients and citizens.
Italy has adopted, in the field of eHealth, specific measures thanks to which has gained a forefront positioning in Europe and on which intends to carry out a constructive debate. In this context, the aforementioned Conference will be the occasion to share strategies and initiatives in the field of eHealth, through a comparison between the experiences implemented by different Member States, concerning the following topics:
- electronic health record
- telemedicine
- electronic prescription of medicines
- eHealth training for health operators
For further information, please visit:
http://www.telemedicineconference.eu
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