EVENT: eHealth week 2010

The most complete assembly of healthcare professionals will be meeting at the Barcelona Convention Centre (CCIB) from 15 to 18 March. Don’t miss eHealth Week 2010, which for the first time includes the High Level eHealth Conference of the European Commission and the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition.

Subjects of the conference
- eHealth for providing sustainable healthcare
- eHealth before world challenges through local actions
- eHealth works: here is the proof
- the eHealth market: present and perspectives
- eHealth user platform

For further information on the programme and the speakers at the eHealth week 2010, consult: www.worldofhealthit.org and www.ehealthweek2010.org

About High Level eHealth Conference 2010
Organised jointly between the new Spanish presidency of the European Union and the European Commission, in cooperation with the Government of Catalonia and the TicSalut Foundation, the High Level eHealth Conference 2010 is a ministerial event which since 2003 has been an important annual challenge in the sector of ICT for healthcare. In this 8th edition, the subject of the congress will be “Electronic health for sustainable healthcare services: global challenges through local actions”, and it recognises the immediate perspective of a rapidly ageing European society in which the ever longer life expectancy and the consequent increase in chronic illnesses are causing serious problems around the world in sustaining the health systems. The congress will consider how and why electronic health can make the difference in facing this challenge. For further information, consult www.ehealthweek2010.org.

About World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition
The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition is the main forum for advancing in IT in European health.  By dealing with the needs of the main people involved in the community of electronic health in Europe, the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition offers sessions of occupational development, supplier displays, exchanges of best practices, sessions of networking and debates and discussions on the subjects making up the future of electronic health. The WoHIT  organising Committee has the European Commission, the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society), EUROREC (European Institute for the Health Records), COCIR (European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry), EHTEL (European Health Telematics Association) and EFMI (European Federation for Medical Informatics). Since it started in 2006, WoHIT has been attended by more than 5,000 people and served by 180 exhibitors from more than 60 countries around Europe and the rest of the world. For further information, consult www.worldofhealthit.org.

To read more, please visit the eHealth week 2010 website.