The Education Working Group of the ISfTeH is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a scientific publication, the Journal of the International Society of Telemedicine & eHealth, the Official Journal of the ISfTeH (JISfTeH).

JISfTeH is an open access, online, peer reviewed journal published under a creative commons license. It seeks to disseminate information on all aspects of eHealth activity from around the world. eHealth is as defined by the WHO - "the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health." Being open access, all interested readers will be able to freely access the journal online without the need for a subscription.

JISfTeH will publish original research, perspectives, comprehensive literature reviews, preliminary and short reports, case reports, scientific letters and letters to the editor.

The language of the Journal is English. The journal aims to have a peer review time of four weeks. After final acceptance of a paper it will undergo language copy editing, typesetting, and reference validation in order to provide the highest publication quality possible. On approval of the final galley proofs, papers will be published online, without having to wait for space in a future issue.

As an international journal, JISfTeH is actively seeking to promote publication of work from developing world countries, some of which may best be presented as work in progress or a short report.

Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal online here. You will be required to register with the journal as an author. After logging in, go to 'author' on the User Home page and follow the five step submission process.

For more information, feel free to contact the editorial team: Maurice Mars, Malina Jordanova and Richard Scott.

Nonin Medical, the inventor of finger- pulse oximetry and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, recently announced that the company's Onyx II Model 9560 Fingertip Pulse Oximeter is now compatible with the 2net Platform for wireless health solutions.

Developed by Qualcomm Life, the 2net Platform is a cloud-based system designed to be universally-interoperable with different medical devices and applications, enabling end-to-end wireless connectivity while allowing medical device users and their physicians or caregivers to easily access biometric data. The connection between the 2net Hub and Nonin is made via a Continua compliant Bluetooth protocol.

"As a leader in developing non-invasive monitoring devices, we are proud to be the first company to offer a pulse oximeter solution that seamlessly integrates into the 2net Platform," said Mark VanderWerf, Vice President eHealth for Nonin Medical. "The clinical quality data provided by the Onyx II through the 2net Hub and Platform will enable clinicians to remotely monitor patients with chronic diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) or Asthma."

"We are pleased to have Nonin Medical incorporate the 2net Platform into their product offering," said Rick Valencia, vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Life. "Nonin's leadership in their device offerings for patients with COPD, CHF or Asthma will broaden our portfolio of remote monitoring options for users with these conditions and we look forward to seeing the improvement of overall clinical outcomes."

Meet with Nonin representatives at Med-e-Tel 2013 and find out more about the above and other eHealth solutions that are available from Nonin Medical.

ISfTeH member 'Blue Torch Home Care' from Nigeria was one of the recipients of the Connecting Nurses Care Challenge Innovation Award 2012. The organization deals with home health care delivery in Nigeria, and was represented by its founder Mr. Ekezie Ralueke Oluchukwu (award winner) who submitted their 'Home Care Nursing Services' initiative in the Helping Hand Category of the Care Challenge. The initiative aims to reduce the relapse of discharged patients and encourage self care, through a well organized home care nursing service, including also the use of telenursing services to provide the client/patient with expert opinions and advice, when and where needed.

Care Challenge, developed with support from Sanofi, is an international recognition program which highlights innovative nurses and their care solutions. As a resource of international nursing innovations, Care Challenge enables nurses to share innovative health care ideas and put them into practice.

Representatives from the Society for Telemedicine and eHealth in Nigeria (SFTeHIN) will participate at Med-e-Tel 2013. An excellent opportunity to find out more about the state of telemedicine and eHealth deployment in Nigeria, and to discuss collaboration and partnership opportunities.

Medweb recently announced the launch of Medweb Collage, designed to add a real-time, high-resolution image and video sharing component that enhances the way radiologists communicate with remote radiologic technologists, physicians, and other medical professionals.

It fully integrates live desktop video conferencing with ultrasound, fluoroscopy, or other streaming image data to allow radiologists to assist with remote procedures without physically traveling to those sites. The tool integrates the live data with the full suite of web review tools to provide simultaneous access to priors from Medweb systems, DICOM devices or PACS systems.

In addition, Medweb Collage allows radiologists to share their PACS viewer for clinical collaboration or training. Medweb Collage also enables a user to stream live image and video data to tablet computers, such as iPads, as well as linking to conventional H323 video conferencing systems. The system also integrates streaming of live EKG and vital sign data and exports them to an EMR.

Medweb Collage enables users to rapidly initiate a One Click LIVE Internet consult or multiple-video stream consult that includes:

• secure desktop video up to eight participants
• shared high-resolution DICOM viewer
• shared live ultrasound
• shared live ECG and vital signs
• secure instant messenger
• integrated stroke response workflow

Medweb Collage live sharing components complement Medweb's store-and-forward image management suites to deliver unparalleled remote communication in environments ranging from commercial and university hospital enterprises to disaster recovery applications, fixed and forward-deployed military installations, and rural clinics.

Hear more about these solutions from Medweb at Med-e-Tel 2013!