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World of Health IT 2008 continues to raise the bar with over 50 educational sessions attuned to the needs of key European stakeholders. This year’s conference will highlight four core topic areas which demonstrate how eHealth has become a leading industry for the European economy.
Education Sessions
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Plenary 1: Opening Plenary Session: Welcome Address click to read more
Time: 10:00
Location: Hall A1
Location: Hall A1
| Presented by: | ||
| Ms Viviane RedingEuropean CommissionerDG Information Society and MediaBelgium | Mr Jakob Axel NielsenDanish Minister for Health and PreventionDenmark | |
Track: eHealth as a Key enabler for in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
TL 2: Reaching Political Goals in Healthcare through Advance ICT Use click to read more
Time: 11:45
Location: Hall A1
By placing a high priority on eHealth in its healthcare agenda, Sweden has succeeded in making eHealth a natural and integrated part of all healthcare reform programs at the regional and national levels. Swedish State Secretary Karin Johansson will address the key success factors behind the strategy to visualize eHealth as the key enabler for a patient centred, accessible and efficient healthcare and how to build strong support and commitment from key stakeholders.
Location: Hall A1
| Presented by: | ||
| Ms Karin JohanssonState Secretary to the Minister for Health and Social AffairsSweden | ||
Track: eHealth as a Key Enabler in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
ES 3: Linking Individual and Population Data for Healthcare Quality and Safety click to read more
Time: 11:45
Location: Hall A2
Modern technology opens new possibilities for improving healthcare service quality and safety, whilst building on established population health principles. This session demonstrates present and future prospects in using electronic clinical and administrative data, with examples from hospital discharge registries and child registries for prevention and quality management of paediatric diabetes care.
Location: Hall A2
| Presented by: | ||
| Päivi HämäläinenPhDHead of UnitStakes, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and HealthFinland | Michael RigbyPhD, FSS, FRSMProfessor of Health Information StrategyCentre for Health Planning and ManagementUnited Kingdom | Jorma KomulainenMDChief PhysicianStakes, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and HealthFinland |
Track: eHealth as a Key Enabler in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
ES 4: HICT as a Strategic Catalyst: Lessons from Success in Malta click to read more
Time: 11:45
Location: Hall A3
Development of a brand-new hospital in Malta, which opened in late 2007, provided exceptional opportunities to integrate clinical, managerial, and political leadership to meet strategic goals for a national health system. This presentation identifies lessons learned for successful management of large-scale projects, with special emphasis on HICT as a strategic catalyst.
Location: Hall A3
| Presented by: | ||
| Hugo Agius-MuscatMD, MScDirector, Information Management & TechnologyMater Dei HospitalMalta | Arvind KumarMSSenior Vice President & Managing PartnerACS Healthcare SolutionsUnited Kingdom | |
Track: Innovation and eHealth
ES 5: Health System Strengthening in Developing Countries: Experiences in ICT Implementation click to read more
Time: 11:45
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
The Health Metrics Network is focused on creating a national health information system framework to support transparent evidence based decision making. More than 65 countries have engaged in the development and application of the HMN Framework. This session will present major achievements, lessons learned and principal challenges.
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
| Presented by: | ||
| David LubinskiBS, MA, MBAChief Technology OfficerHealth Metrics Network/WHOSwitzerland | ||
Track: Investing for eHealth Deployment
ES 6: Innovative Business Models for Exporting Healthcare Best Practices click to read more
Time: 11:45
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
This session will describe and discuss innovative business models used by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health System to export healthcare expertise across the globe. UPMC currently operates in Italy, Ireland, Qatar and western Pennsylvania in the United States.
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
| Presented by: | ||
| Jay SriniMS MSBA FHIMSSVice President Emerging TechnologiesUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterUSA | ||
Track: Investing for eHealth Deployment
Danish & Nordic Track 7: National Strategies: Healthcare ICT in the Nordic Countries click to read more
Time: 11:45
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
This session will address three topics related to national strategies for eHealth deployment. A Danish national strategy is required in order to realize the full potential of digitalization, to achieve total synergy and to perfect implementation and deployment. In the coming years, the Danish government and municipalities will invest approximately €400 million in development and implementation of welfare technologies.
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
| Presented by: | ||
| Otto LarsenCEODigital SundhedDenmark | Claus NielsenConsultantMedComDenmark | Gösta MalmerMDDirectorNational Centre for Coordination of eHealthSweden |
Track: Innovation and eHealth
TL 8: Integration of Acute and Primary Healthcare IT with Large-scale Deployments of Telehealth and Telecare: The Key to Health and Wellness in the 21st Century click to read more
Time: 14:15
Location: Hall A1
Global demographic time bombs coupled with the epidemics of chronic disease in elderly as well as young citizens make it imperative for bold and innovative approaches to the delivery of health and wellness care. This session will focus on activities in England which are designed with these issues in mind. Dr Bainbridge will also discuss some of the standards-based approaches being used and put this into the context of his recent award as'Health ICT Champion of the UK'.
Location: Hall A1
| Presented by: | ||
| Dr Michael BainbridgePhDSenior Clinical ArchitectNHS Connecting for HealthUnited Kingdom | ||
Track: eHealth as a Key Enabler in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
ES 9: The New European EHR Standard Put Into Practice click to read more
Time: 14:15
Location: Hall A2
In 2006 the European EHR standard (EN13606 EHRcom) was published. OpenEHR has produced an implementable specification and Ocean Informatics was the first company with a commercial implementation in the market. This presentation will discuss results of two years worth of next generation EHR systems implementations efforts.
Location: Hall A2
| Presented by: | ||
| Gerard FreriksMDDirectorERC bvNetherlands | ||
Track: Organisational Readiness for Transformation in Healthcare
ES 10: The ROI of Health Information Exchange - Seeing is Believing click to read more
Time: 14:15
Location: Hall A3
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) can serve as a key enabling strategy for the acceleration of development and implementation of eHealth. This session will review case studies and key issues posing important questions such as: How is the SOA approach being applied and what are the technology implications of SOA? It will also offer perspective on defining parameters for building a compelling ROI case for SOA in order to improve and measure healthcare business agility.
Location: Hall A3
| Presented by: | ||
| Heinz SchwarzDirector of Global Healthcare & Life SciencesSun Microsystems, Inc.USA | Claus ThorsenMScTeam Leader for IT Architecture StrategyHovedstaden RegionDenmark | |
Track: Innovation and eHealth
ES 11: Open eHealth Foundation: Enabling eHealth with an Open Source Initiative click to read more
Time: 14:15
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
The presentation gives an overview of the objectives and goals of the Open eHealth Foundation, starting from the motivation for the foundation to the current status of its developments and future plans.
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
| Presented by: | ||
| Alexander IhlsHead of Global Standards OfficeInterComponentWare AGGermany | Björn BerghMDDirector of Information Technology and Medical EngineeringUniversity Hospital HeidelbergGermany | |
Track: Investing for eHealth Deployment
ES 12: eHealth: From Early Promise to Sustainable Solutions: Session offered by COCIR click to read more
Time: 14:15
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
New technologies have the potential to improve the safety, quality, accessibility and efficiency of healthcare, as well as to contribute to the sustainability of health systems. eHealth is an important tool for making substantial health gains for the patient and will become more and more relevant in providing better citizen-centered healthcare. A facilitated roundtable discussion will examine the experience gained as well as the challenges and opportunities encountered in deploying eHealth services across Europe.
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
| Presented by: |
Eric
MaurincommeHealthcare IT Committee ChairCOCIRBelgium Cor
LeofProgram Director InteroperabilityPhilips HealthcareNetherlands Sascha
HenkeDirector, New Business AreaRobert Bosch GmbHGermany John
CrawfordCOCIR MemberUnited Kingdom |
Track: Investing for eHealth Deployment
Danish & Nordic Track 13: National Projects: Two National Initiatives from Denmark click to read more
Time: 14:15
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
This session will address three topics around National eHealth Implementation Projects. Firstly, the Danish project on implementation of a national medication record for all patients. Secondly, a national solution for healthcare professionals' and patients' access to patients records from hospitals via the national portal: Sundhed.dk. And thirdly, a compartitive analysis of eHealth developments and solutions in New Zealand and Denmark.
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
| Presented by: | ||
| Ivan Lund PedersenProject ManagerSDSDDenmark | Jens Rahbek NørgaardConsultantMedComDenmark | Ib JohansenVice CEOMedComDenmark |
TL 14: Real Reform in the USA: Efficiency, Effectiveness and eTransformation click to read more
Time: 15:30
Location: Hall A1
Economic circumstances are forcing U.S. health reformers to shift focus from providing universal access to eliminating waste. Advances in science and technology create powerful opportunities to meet national goals through process improvement. This session will examine the evolving mindset of US healthcare policy reform.
Location: Hall A1
| Presented by: | ||
| Dr Jeffery C BauerPhDPartner, Futures PracticeACS Healthcare SolutionsUSA | ||
Track: eHealth as a Key Enabler in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
ES 15: Web 2.0 as an Enabler for Citizen Empowerment in Medicine click to read more
Time: 15:30
Location: Hall A2
Web 2.0 has long been touted as the future of patient empowerment in healthcare. This session will demonstrate how Web 2.0 can enable said empowerment by presenting current applications of Web 2.0 in healthcare; describing potential, high-impact solutions and analyzing existing issues and societal risks.
Location: Hall A2
| Presented by: | ||
| Jose ValverdeMD, MScScientific OfficerIPTS, Joint Research Centre, European Commission.Spain | James MunroMDDirector of Informatics and ResearchPatient OpinionUnited Kingdom | |
Track: Innovation and eHealth
ES 16: IHE as a Solutions Provider for eHealth Interoperability - Session offered by IHE click to read more
Time: 15:30
Location: Hall A3
This session will focus on how IHE Integration Profiles are developed and used as building blocks of real-world eHealth solutions based on open standards. The approach will be illustrated with concrete deployment examples in European countries. Session offered by IHE
Location: Hall A3
| Presented by: |
Karima
BourquardUser Co-ChairIHE-Europe Geert
ClaeysFormer Vendor Co-ChairIHE-Europe Maarten
FestenIHE-Netherlands User, Project LeaderMedical Center Leeuwarden Sören
BittinsMScResearch AssociateFraunhofer ISSTGermany |
Track: Innovation and eHealth
ES 17: Advanced Technologies for Training, Therapy, Prevention, Education, and Rehabilitation click to read more
Time: 15:30
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
Advanced technologies enable clinicians to treat patients more efficiently. Benefits of virtual realty have becomed increasingly well recognized and supported by controlled clinical trials. This session will outline how virtual reality on hand-held portable devices and through internet-delivery will allow for wider dissemination and personalization in prevention, training, education, therapy, and rehabilitation.
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
| Presented by: | ||
| Brenda WiederholdPhD, MBAPresident & CEOVirtual Reality Medical InstituteBelgium | Kazem BebehaniPhD, FRCPath UKFounding PartnerLeaderHealthSwitzerland | Giuseppe RivaPhDAssociate ProfessorCatholic University of MilanItaly |
Track: Organisational Readiness for Transformation in Healthcare
ES 18: How to Effectively Deal with eHealth Implenemtation Barriers: Session offered by EFMI click to read more
Time: 15:30
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
EFMI as the European Gateway to Health Information helps to bridge the scientific, practical and organizational aspects of eHealth applications. This session will showcase two examples of successful eHealth implementations which focused on realizing business objectives of healthcare organizations through the introduction of IT systems. Two presenters will share how they managed cultural change within their organisations by demonstrating the added value of eHealth.
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
| Presented by: | ||
| Jan HazelzetMDChief Medical Information OfficerErasmus University Medical CenterNetherlands | Lasse LarsenFormer Director, Pharmacoeconomic DivisionDanish Medicine AgencyDenmark | |
Track: Investing for eHealth Deployment
Danish & Nordic Track 19: Welfare Technology and Prevention click to read more
Time: 15:30
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
This session will address three topics around welfare technology and prevention programs in Denmark including: implementation of monitoring devices in the homes of elderly citizens to improve their ability to handle daily living and prevent hospitalisation, an FP6 research project that will develop solutions for IT support of elderly and dependent people, and "Does it work on Sundays?", a Danish research project about IT support of senior citizens in their homes.
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
| Presented by: | ||
| Thomas RosenqvistCEO of Social CareMunicipality of LangelandDenmark | René LorenzMScHead ConsultantOdense Municipality Denmark | Jane ClemensenHealth DirectorMandag MorgenDenmark |
Track: Innovation and eHealth
TL 20: GEN2PHEN: An International Effort Towards the Universal Databasing of Gene-disease Relationships click to read more
Time: 16:45
Location: Hall A1
The main objective of GEN2PHEN is to identify the technological building-blocks needed to evolve todays diverse G2P databases into a seamless G2P biomedical knowledge environment, tied into genome browsers like Ensemble. This session will discuss current efforts to create a comprehensive biomedical knowledge repository and its potential for future gene-disease management.
Location: Hall A1
| Presented by: | ||
| Dr David AtlanPhDCEOPhenosystemsBelgium | ||
Track: eHealth as a Key Enabler in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
ES 21: Patient Safety through Intelligent Procedure in Medication (PSIP) click to read more
Time: 16:45
Location: Hall A2
Increased availability of electronic medical records allows for the exploitation of large data repositories to identify adverse events. This session will highlight how such data mining can inform the creation of innovative, contextualized decision support systems that support improved patient safety.
Location: Hall A2
| Presented by: | ||
| Régis BeuscartMD, PhD, IEEE-EMBS fellowChief of the Public Health DepartmentLille University HospitalFrance | ||
Track: Organisational Readiness for Transformation in Healthcare
ES 22: Summary of EHR activity around the World click to read more
Time: 16:45
Location: Hall A3
Implementing Electronic Health Records on a national scale can differ dramatically between and within countries. The success of implementation depends primarily on several factors including: governance, funding, adoption of interoperability standards and acceptance within the healthcare community. This session will summarize global progress towards EHR implemntation and contrast enablers and barriers to deployment in various countries.
Location: Hall A3
| Presented by: | ||
| Steven ArnoldMD, MS, MBA, CPEVP and Chief Medical OfficerTouchstone Health PlanUSA | Beverly BellRN, BS, MHA, CPHIMSPartnerCSC Scandihealth A/SDenmark | |
Track: eHealth as a Key Enabler in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
ES 23: A Patient's Charter for eHealth: From Requirements to Implementation: Session offered by EHTEL click to read more
Time: 16:45
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
In addition to supporting healthcare professionals in the delivery of patient services, eHealth information systems also have the potential to empower patients themselves. Realistically however, substantial, sustainable patient empowerment is only possible with support from professional staff and the provision of training to increase patient knowledge. This session will discuss EHTEL's belief that national healthcare authorities across the European Union should work to formalize and harmonize guidelines related to the use of eHealth systems and the processing of electronic health records.
Location: Auditorium 10 (A10)
| Presented by: | ||
| Angelica FrithiofChairEHTEL Patient and Citizens Working GroupSweden | Jos DumortierPhDProfessor of LawCentre for Law and ICT, Royal University of LeuvenBelgium | |
Track: Investing for eHealth Deployment
ES 24: EHR in Spain: Joining Efforts to Reach the Future click to read more
Time: 16:45
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
EHR implementation to provide easily and readily available health information to all citizens is one of the top priorities for the Spanish healthcare system right now. Through a collaborative effort between the national government and 17 local regions, Spain has created a national database of health cards and an innovative technological network of patient data available throughout the country when and where needed. This session will explore this EHR implementation in Spain and its progress.
Location: Auditorium 11 (A11)
| Presented by: | ||
| Pablo Rivero CorteDirector General of QualitySpanish National Health SystemSpain | ||
Track: eHealth as a Key Enabler in Integrated Healthcare and Citizen Empowerment
Danish & Nordic Track 25: Telemedecine in Practice click to read more
Time: 16:45
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
This session will address three topics around the implementation of telemedicine programs in Denmark including: patient homecare whereby patients are admitted to the hospital from their homes through the use of videoconferencing and are monitored using COPD devices, a large-scale telemedicine implementation plan in one of Denmark's multiple healthcare regions, and discussion of results of a telemedicine solution for wound treatment implemented in the South Jutland area.
Location: Auditorium 12 (A12)
| Presented by: | ||
| Michael Hansen-NordMDChief PhysicianMedical Department, OUH/Hospital of SvendborgDenmark | Jane KraglundCEORegion of South DenmarkDenmark | Rolf JelnesMDPhysicianSår-i-SydDenmark |
