Continua Selected to Participate in European Commission Support Action

Continua's European Union Policy Work Group (EUPWG) has announced the alliance's selection by the European Commission to participate in a Support Action in its union-wide 7th Framework Program for R&D.

"In order to let Europe reap the full benefit of personal health systems, health stakeholders must understand and support the range of challenges in facilitating the interoperability of personal health systems, across technical to organisational and legal aspects," said Mario Romao, EUPWG Co-Chair.

"This initiative - Smart Personal Health - is an activity co-financed by the European Commission that will deliver a series of key awareness raising activities throughout Europe," he said.

Specifically promoting interoperability in personal health and other eHealth systems, Smart Personal Health will include regional stakeholder workshops, a pan-European interoperability conference, and a final report on the status of personal health.

The report's recommendations will be proposed to the European Commission, European national and regional authorities, stakeholder groups and industry.

Continua joins several organizations, such as ETSI, IHE, empirica and The Centre in receiving funding for the 12-month project. The first workshop is slated to be held in March 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.

About Continua
Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open industry coalition of the finest health care and technology companies joining together in collaboration to improve the quality of personal health care. With more than 220 member companies around the world, Continua is dedicated to establishing a system of interoperable personal health solutions with the knowledge that extending those solutions into the home fosters independence, empowers individuals and provides the opportunity for truly personalized health and wellness management. For further information, visit http://www.continuaalliance.org.

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