The programme announcement for MEDICA MEDIA 2007, the Forum for Telemedicine, held in connection with the largest international Trade Fair for Medicine, MEDICA (14 to 17 November / Düsseldorf), is now available on the Internet. The electronic health card, telemedicine, new media - focus areas such as these ensure that this year's MEDICA maintains its important rank in the daytimers of service providers in the outpatient and in-patient care sectors.

The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe
10-12 March, 2008, Berlin, Germany
Industry and government leaders convene to share best practices for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe.

Organized under the high patronage of the European Commission, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major global forum where over 600 healthcare leaders share best practices and initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe.

Full and lively programme promises to drive healthcare IT implementation forwards.

A wide-ranging programme packed with interesting educational sessions, a state-of-the-art vendor exhibition, an innovative Interoperability Showcase and valuable networking sessions looks certain to further advance the implementation of healthcare IT solutions across EMEA for physicians, nurses, users and buyers, managers and administrators, policy-makers and vendors.

3-4 December, 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Organised under the high patronage of the European Commission, the event will convene senior executives from key organisations advancing chronic care in Europe including providers, payers, suppliers, customers, policy-makers and health officials.

Special Session in IASTED BioMED 2008 - Advances in Medical Decision Support Systems
February 13 – 15, 2008
Innsbruck, Austria

Innsbruck is nestled in the valley of the Inn River and tucked between the Austrian Alps and the Tuxer mountain range. It has twice hosted the Winter Olympics and is surrounded by the eight ski regions of the Olympic Ski World, including the Stubai Glacier, which offers skiing year round.

German XING directory of business contacts is getting more and more popular by offering well tailored services for its registered members. A very promising and in continuous development in this context is the German XING Medical IT (Medizin - IT) Forum which now has more than 1000 valued Healthcare IT contacts coming from business, research and educational areas.

eHealth: Combining Health Telematics, Telemedicine, Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics to the Edge

eHealth Competence Center Regensburg,
December 2-5, 2007