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Med-e-Tel Newsletter
This newsletter is your source for Med-e-Tel updates, news from the Med-e-Tel partners, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers, as well as other telemedicine and eHealth news from around the world.
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Organizer
Med-e-Tel is organized by the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH). ISfTeH is the international federation of national telemedicine/eHealth associations, research institutions, care provider organizations, companies and individuals. The ISfTeH network currently comprises members in 70 countries around the world. Its mission is to facilitate the sharing of information and experiences, to support networking among members, to expose potential synergies between member organizations and their activities, and enhance collaboration and partnerships, contributing to a more widespread and useful deployment of telemedicine and eHealth. ISfTeH is recognized as an NGO in Official Relations with WHO (World Health Organization).
For more information, or to become a member of the ISfTeH network, contact info@isfteh.org or go to www.isfteh.org.
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Featured Partner
 The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations (NNAs), representing the more than 13 million nurses worldwide.
ICN has set up an eHealth Programme which encompasses:
the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®), which provides an international standard to facilitate the description and comparison of nursing practice locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;
the ICN Telenursing Network which aims to involve and support nurses in the development and use of telehealth technologies;
and the Connecting Nurses initiative which provides an online forum for nurses worldwide to share ideas, advice and innovations.
Meet with Claudia Bartz, Coordinator of the ICN eHealth Programme at Med-e-Tel 2013. Also Connecting Nurses, and supporter Sanofi, are at Med-e-Tel 2013!
Med-e-Tel works together with a distinguished academy of organizations, associations and institutions who are active in the fields of ehealth, telemedicine, and health ICT. Click here for a full list of supporting organizations and partners.
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CME - Continuing Medical Education
Med-e-Tel is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) - www.uems.net.
Med-e-Tel is designated for a maximum of 17 hours of European external CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credit to AMA PRA category 1 credit, contact the AMA.
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Med-e-Tel 2013
Main Sponsors:
Additional Med-e-Tel 2013 Sponsors/Exhibitors:
Organizations and projects participating in the Open Source Village at Med-e-Tel 2013:
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Featured Media
Partners
The AALmagazin is the German platform for news on the theme of Ambient Assisted Living, providing information about the technological, social and economic potential of AAL. The magazine presents AAL products and services, background and perspectives, and expert opinions and debates.
 The quarterly CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation magazine (C&R) covers clinically-focused and practice-driven articles, congress reports, news and other relevant topics appealing to a wider readership including industry professionals, policy makers, clinicians and individual citizens. 
Digitalezorg.nl is a Dutch platform for professionals in healthcare, ICT and innovation. Readers are open to contribute and react to others. Subjects that are being discussed are electronic health records, PHR, ambient assisted living, eHealth, telemedicine, smart homes, health 2.0, healthcare innovation and much more.
Hands On Telehealth helps healthcare providers and telehealth companies to leverage telehealth to increase their revenues, get smarter about the issues, overcome telehealth challenges faster, get the edge they need in this increasingly competitive industry, and carve out their nicher in telehealth. Sign up for the Hands on Telehealth newsletter and get a free copy of "The 10 Secrets of Telehealth Success".
IGI Global is the leading publisher of computer science and information technology management books, journals, cases, and databases. Providing comprehensive coverage on the role of technology in biomedical and healthcare research and practice, their newest imprint, Medical Information Science Reference, offers cutting-edge collections of vital interest to biomedical and healthcare professionals.
Technology and Health Care covers the overlapping areas between physics, engineering, informatics on the one hand and human biology, basic medical sciences, clinical medicine on the other. It also presents a forum for the discussion of socio-economic aspects related to medical technology.
TecnoHospital is a Portuguese magazine focusing on engineering and health technology, edited by Publindustria. The magazine covers topics in the areas of new health technologies, infrastructure and hospital management, under the editorial direction of ATEHP (Portuguese Association of Hospital Engineering Technicians). Launched in 1998, it is a technical reference publication, establishing a bridge between universities, industry and society.
THIIS (The Homecare Industry Information Service) is used by all the pro-active companies in the UK homecare marketplace. A monthly magazine, weekly email bulletin and website keeps members up to date with news and views. THIIS is used by dealers, retailers, manufacturers and suppliers and has members in most European countries as well as many other countries around the world. The Med-e-Tel media partnerships provide you with a look at a wide range of healthcare and medical journals, magazines and on-line news and information services that will help you to stay abreast of what is going on in the field of ehealth, telemedicine and healthcare IT and to make better informed decisions in your daily business or healthcare practice. |
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Some more Med-e-Tel 2013 conference program updates
Check out the latest Med-e-Tel 2013 conference program updates at www.medetel.eu. In two morning plenary sessions on the first (April 10th) and second day (April 11th) of the conference, experts and thought leaders from around the world will provide a global update on telemedicine and eHealth and a look at telemedicine and eHealth from doctors' perspective, nurses' perspective, and various industry perspectives (incl. representatives from pharma, telecom and medical companies). The first day of the conference will also feature "Women and eHealth", scheduled for the entire afternoon of Wednesday April 10th. It will highlight the crucial role of women in telemedicine and eHealth and their unrecognized capacity as builders of alternative futures, based on characteristics such as an innate future orientation, capacity to mediate and to network at all levels, capacity to be social actors, to face natural catastrophes and human conflicts by creating solidarity among women. The session, in collaboration with the Millennia2015 Foundation and supported by Sanofi, Connecting Nurses and Klughammer, will cover two broad perspectives of women in eHealth and telemedicine: their place and roles in this arena; and highlights of local and global initiatives in which women are fully involved. "We will again have stimulating content at Med-e-Tel, to bring the best of original research, reviews, hot off-the press findings, as well as practical, hands-on experiences (lessons from the field) - a priceless feature that the top journals in the world, such as the WHO Bulletin, have also incorporated," says Prof. Yunkap Kwankam, Executive Director of the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth, organizer of Med-e-Tel. "The International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth is all about facilitating the dissemination of experience and practices gained in solving Telemedicine and eHealth challenges around the globe. Med-e-Tel is one of the primary instruments that help us to realize this mission, and we're very pleased to be back in Luxembourg for the 11th edition of this event" concludes Kwankam.
Consult the conference program here.
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Med-e-Tel 2013 advance registration closes tomorrow
Advance, online registration for Med-e-Tel 2013 will only be available until tomorrow, April 7th.
You can still submit your registration now and avoid having to register at the event itself. Registration includes access to the expo area, all conference sessions during 3 days, evening receptions, conference materials, and abundant networking opportunities. One-day registration is possible too.
Click here for registration conditions. Click the button below to go to the registration page.
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Smallest mobile telemedicine solution on the market
Medweb is a technology leader in the delivery of web-enabled, secure telemedicine, teleradiology and RIS/PACS solutions with over 1,000 installations worldwide. Medweb also developed the Handheld Telemedicine Kit (HTK), which is a deployable kit of medical devices needed to conduct first-line patient exams, integrated with a tablet computer.
Every device in the kit has at least two-megapixel imaging capability and makes use of the latest advances in optics, LED light sources, digital displays, wireless data transfer, and high-resolution imaging. The HTK works with Medweb's m-Health applications on both Apple and Android devices, and Smart Consult Encounter Management software running on Tablet or Ultrabook.
The kit is designed to upload image data to EMR, PACS or Medweb Cloud Services via 3G/4G cell phone or WiFi where available. The additional lithium battery pack and solar panel provides up to seven days of regular usage without a separate power source.
For more information, attend Medweb's CEO, Pete Killcommons' presentations in the Med-e-Tel 2013 conference program on "Low-Cost Vitals Screening over Cellular Networks" and "Radiology and the Developing World" and meet with Medweb representatives and see product demo's in the Med-e-Tel expo.
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RECAP: innovative solutions for chronic diseases
The RECAP (Regional Care Portals) project is a European INTERREG project with partners from Belgium, The Netherlands and UK. It focuses on innovative solutions for chronic diseases and aims at boosting innovation and employment by strengthened cooperation at international level. In view of the scale and the urgency, RECAP focuses specifically on patients with chronic heart failure problems, one of the main causes of death in Western Europe. By focusing on a specific target group, the quality of the solutions is improved, services can be more easily delivered to new patient groups and integration in the transnational portal is facilitated. RECAP regards the growing demand for telehealth as an opportunity to get innovative solutions, such as services to diagnose, treat and monitor from a distance, to the market. The telehealth sector in the partner regions comprises 145 companies employing some 115,000 people. RECAP aims to:
- promote business development by promoting the application of telehealth equipment and its market development;
- create new European or international collaboration clusters and models for coordination and collaboration;
- develop decision-making structures to be able to apply remote diagnosis and treatment effectively;
- develop the structure and architecture of an transnational integrated care model with the use of a transnational health portal.
The research and testing of innovations will take place in regional hubs, each of which will focus on one aspect where the necessary experience has already been gained. Linking the existing knowledge in the hubs and translating knowledge into building blocks that can be used to establish a Transnational Health Innovation Portal is the main result of RECAP. It is essential to scale up the existing regional portals to a transnational level to be able to continue to facilitate the growing need. Only through clustering strengths can a high level of care be guaranteed in the future. Meet RECAP partners in the Med-e-Tel 2013 expo and assess opportunities to expand your transnational collaboration.
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Improving clinical pathways in a cost-efficient manner
Finnish telemedicine solution provider RemoteA offers easy-to-use, cost-efficient solutions for simplifying the diagnosis of a number of common medical disorders, such as sleep apnea, cardiac arrhythmia, and hypertension. The RemoteA telemedicine system eliminates the barriers dividing primary and specialist care and is already helping hundreds of health care professionals on a daily basis. Thanks to the growing range of diagnostic tools being developed as part of the RemoteA telemedicine system, attending physicians now have a practical and affordable means for diagnosing the health of their patients more easily and more extensively than ever before. The system eliminates the need to refer patients to specialists in many cases and makes the expertise of specialists available when needed in a very cost-efficient way for primary care units. The RemoteA telemedicine system consists of easy-to-use devices, a secure communication system linking professionals in the field and at hospitals, and sophisticated browser-based analysis software. The system has been designed from the start with user-friendliness, fail-safe operations, and scalability in mind - and means that it is just as easy to introduce it for a network of a handful of physicians and specialists as it is for a hospital district or dozens of clinics nationwide. The RemoteA telemedicine system already serves close to 200 clinics, health centres, and occupational health care facilities in Finland, Sweden, the UK and Portugal. So far, no less than 50,000 specialist consultation reports have been delivered to patients and GPs and more than 1,300 patients are diagnosed monthly. Find out more from RemoteA in the Med-e-Tel 2013 expo. Also hear about the cost of a traditional clinical pathway of an arrhythmia patient compared to a modified pathway where an online consultation service is in use at a primary care facility, presented by Tuomas Harju in the Med-e-Tel 2013 conference program. |
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From IT infrastructure to telehealth services: the worldwide Huawei vision
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology solutions provider, providing, through strong partnerships end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, devices and cloud computing. eHealth is a strategic topic for Huawei at worldwide level. Huawei provides different solutions from infrastructure to telehealth solutions using an innovative portfolio in equipment and services, covering digitalized hospitals, regional health platforms, mobile health and telemedicine/telehealth. Hear more about the Huawei vision from Dr. Patrice Cristofini during the Med-e-Tel opening session on April 10th and see Huawei's solutions in the Med-e-Tel expo. |
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eHealth patient-centered solutions: new opportunities and strategies in the pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical companies, but also other traditional pharma players such as pharmacies (see for instance netCare: pharmacies as a useful addition to basic healthcare), evolve towards more comprehensive healthcare partnerships. eHealth solutions will play an increasingly important role to enhance stakeholder engagement and patient outcomes. This evolution will require a more intimate appreciation of patient needs, care pathways and technology enablers. Hear from Eddie Chan, Associate Vice President & Global Head of Customer Solutions & Innovation at Sanofi, how his company has developed and prototype-tested a number of eHealth solutions. His presentation will be part of the Med-e-Tel opening session on Wendesday April 10th. Sanofi, together with Connecting Nurses, is also actively supporting the afternoon session on Wednesday April 10th at Med-e-Tel on "Roles and Empowerment of Women in eHealth and Telemedicine", and will be showing their solutions in the Med-e-Tel expo. |
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The need for a clearer European vision for telehealth
The European Commission eHealth Action Plan for 2012 to 2020 provides a focus for telehealth and stimulates a debate on the role of telehealth services in helping meet changing health and well-being needs. In a presentation at Med-e-Tel 2013, Malcolm Fisk, Co-Director of the Age Research Centre at Coventry University (UK), and coordinator of the European TeleSCoPE project, will point to the need for a wider understanding (and definition) of telehealth and to the way that the European Code of Practice for Telehealth Services (developed within the European Commission funded TeleSCoPE project) is poised to make its mark - influencing the shape of telehealth services; providing an essential quality benchmark; safeguarding users and helping to give clarity to the European vision. Malcolm Fisk's presentation is now scheduled in the plenary opening session on Thursday April 11th at Med-e-Tel. Also attend the launch session of the new beta-version of the Code of Practice in the afternoon of Thursday April 11th at 16h00 to find out more about this Code, whom it is for, and what it is meant to achieve! |
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Pre-Med-e-Tel meeting on the future of health systems and primary care in Europe
On the eve of Med-e-Tel 2013, the Vasco da Gama Movement, is organizing a meeting and round table concerning the future of health systems and primary care in Europe. The Vasco de Gama Movement (VdGM) is the WONCA Europe Working Group for new and future general practitioners. WONCA is the World Organization of Family Doctors (General Practitioners). The meeting is taking place at the Clinique d'Eich and starts at 19h00. Harris Lygidakis, President of VdGM, will open the meeting and present activities of VdGM in Europe and worldwide. This will be followed by a round table in which the "3 hottest topics in health systems and primary care in Europe" will be debated. Participants are invited to bring forward their ideas of the hottest topic in health and primary care in Europe. For more information, or to participate in the meeting, please contact (by Monday April 8th latest): Martin Sattler, MD mobile: +352 621380022 martin_sattler@hotmail.comHarris Lygidakis will also be at Med-e-Tel and present "An Online Platform as a Tool for Surveys by Patient Associations" in the Med-e-Tel conference program. |
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Newsbriefs
To follow are links to some interesting and recently published articles, books, studies, interviews and reports (if you would like to suggest an article for inclusion into a following newsletter, feel free to send details to info@medetel.eu):
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