ICT Priorities... Implementation Barriers... Investment, budget and adoption... Emerging Technologies... Staffing Challenges

What are the trends with these and other key ICT issues in your country and across larger regions (Europe, the Middle East and Africa)?

2nd eHealth Congress in Antalya/Turkey, October 18 - 20, 2007
2nd eHealth Congress proposes to make a contribution into the debate over the health informatics and practices through the presentation of the newly-developed approaches, development of new practices, discussion of the health information network and security, overcoming the possible problems and new research and practices to be carried out in the field of "Health Informatics and Telemedicine Practices".

The Biotechnology Thematic Group (BioTG) of the IRC Network together with other European partners are organising again the BioMeetingpoint for companies, R&D organisations and stakeholders to hold bilateral meetings at Biotechnica Hannover, Europe's leading biotechnology trade fair, which will take place in Hannover, Germany 9 - 11 October 2007.

24-26 September 2007, Porto, Portugal
The aim of this conference is to promote research on patient safety in Europe and internationally. It will have significant benefits to patients, practitioners and researchers, and contribute to improvements in quality of health care and citizen health.

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.