For almost a decade the European Commission activities in eHealth have supported a vision of person-centric healthcare systems - a vision that breaks away from the current way of delivering healthcare.

This vision is best expressed by the so-called Personal Health Systems (PHS). PHS represent a new generation of eHealth systems in the form of, for example, wearable and portable systems and tools in the hands of patients (or citizens).

3-4 December, 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Following the notable success of the World Health Care Congress Europe, World Congress presents the European Leadership Summit on Chronic Care - global best practices in implementing chronic care programmes.

Oldenburg, Germany, October 11 - 12, 2007
eHealth refers to the use of digital information and communication technologies to meet the needs of citizens, patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare providers, and policy makers. Interactive health communication channels like the Internet have multiple potential benefits for the public, such as access to general and individualized health information on web sites. Support for health decision-making processes for prevention, diagnosis, and disease management is also possible.

26 June, 15:00-16:00 CEST (Brussels Time)
Presented by Dr. Veli Stroetmann, empirica Communication & Technology Research, Germany; Dr. Jean-Pierre Thierry, Symbion, France

Improving patient safety and quality of care is of key importance for European citizens. The European "eHealth for Safety" study conducted by Veli Stroetmann and Jean-Pierre Thierry identified the potential benefits of complementing traditional healthcare practices with ICT solutions, and provided a fresh perspective for advanced research in this area.

The TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) held its Innovation Conference Healthcare under the patronage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has made transatlantic innovation a key tenet of the EU presidency. The conference, which brought together American and European participants, including political leaders and scientific experts, presented four recommendations to improve innovation in healthcare and healthcare delivery.

The third European eGovernment Awards, organised by the European Commission, will select good practices on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in public service.

The winners and the most outstanding eGovernment solutions will be presented at the fourth Ministerial eGovernment Conference 2007 on 20 September in Lisbon, Portugal.

Share your excellent performance! The BT e-Health Insider Awards 2007 will highlight and reward the hard work and bright ideas of information and communications technology staff in healthcare organisations.

There are FIVE categories for healthcare organisations to enter: