Prachi Shukla from World Health Partners in India fought off fierce competition to take home the coveted IT @ 2011 Trophy and a record 5,000 euro cash prize at the IT @ Networking Awards 2011.
The winning solution, Healthcare for the Rural Poor combines technology with village entrepreneurs acting as facilitators to connect rural communities with formally qualified urban doctors. Using remote medical diagnostics integrated with audio-video conferencing software this project enables patients from villages to access efficient and specialised healthcare in their areas.
The European Association of Healthcare IT Managers and the European Association of Hospital Managers partnered to organise this two-day competition recognising innovators in healthcare IT and medical technology at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Brussels, Belgium. A great learning opportunity, this original event promoted open discussion between competitors from across Europe and beyond. Presenters shared not only their successes but also the obstacles they encountered along the way.
Second place was awarded to Clinical Workstation (CWS), the GPS of Every Medical User (presented by Rudi Van de Velde, AZ Midelare, Belgium).
Third place went to From Micro- Towards Macro- Mobility. Building Efficient Clinical Processes by Using a Hospital-Wide, Standardised and Near- Patient Communication Platform (presented by Carl Dujat, Germany).
In the first round of competition, 20 nominees introduced their projects in brief MindByte presentations to the audience, who electronically voted for the top nine finalists. The finalists were announced at an evening reception in the luxurious Viage Casino, Brussels.
The second day saw the nine top projects from day one go head-to-head in the WorkBench sessions. Finalists were each given 30 minutes to present and discuss their healthcare IT and medical technology solutions. After each presentation the expert panel of judges and the audience had the chance to ask questions before casting their votes.
The final results were announced during the Evening Reception in the Théâtre du Vaudeville. The nine finalists received an IT @ 2011 medal and each Nominee took home a certificate in recognition of their achievements.
In addition to the IT @ Networking Awards 2011 trophy and cash prize, the winning IT @ 2011 project will be featured in a number of Europes leading healthcare management publications.
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