40 people involved in the design and implementation of interoperable electronic health records that are based on the new international EHR standard (ISO/CEN EN13606) came together in Madrid last week for a 2-day workshop.

16 September 2010, Brussels, Belgium.
The workshop will summarise key outcomes and feature presentations by representatives of national eHealth programmes on lessons learned from eHealth strategic planning and implementation.

12 - 15 September 2010, Cape Town, South Africa.
Bringing together global research and findings in the fields of health and information technology, the 13th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO 2010) will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

25 - 26 October 2010, Hamburg, Germany.
Healthcare systems all over the world are facing very similar challenges: demographic shifts, the impact of globalization and an increased burden of chronic diseases and expensive treatments, to mention some of the most important ones.

8-9 September 2010, Barcelona, Spain.
The second VPH Industry Day, organised by the European Network of Excellence for the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH), aims to increase the awareness amongst European Industry of the vision, the concepts, and the concrete technological achievements of VPH-related research.

29 September - 1 October 2010, Rome, Italy.
The HIMSS Europe Health IT Leadership Summit is a new, executive level forum for education, collaboration and dialogue. Top leaders from healthcare, IT and government will convene to help advance the quality of healthcare delivery.

25-26 October 2010, Hamburg, Germany.
Harry Reynolds, Chair of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) and Chair of Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) CORE Initiative, will deliver the keynote speech at the Global E-Health Forum.