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Symposium "eHealth in Europe's Regions: Acting for Citizens' Health"

The EHTEL 2010 Symposium was jointly organised by EHTEL, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA) and hosted by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) in Brussels on 22-23 November 2010. 170 Representatives of 42 Regions from 22 countries attended this inspiring event that marked the launch of the mutual cooperation for eHealth in Europe’s Regions. On the page below you can download all presentations - they are marked by a leading [*].

Final Programm [PDF-Download]

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Pre-Symposium Session
 

[*] Secure Connections for Mobile Points of Care [PDF-Download]
Tony Corrigan, Intel Digital Health Group, United Kingdom

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Monday, 22 November 2010, 14:00 - 18:00 hrs


Welcome addresses

  • Ourania Georgoutsakou, Assembly of European Regions
  • Solvejg Wallyn, European Regional and Local Health Authorities
  • Martin Denz, European Health Telematics Association


[*] Acting for Europe’s Health: The Active and Healthy Ageing' Innovation Partnership
Maria Iglesia-Gomez, DG Health and Consumers (SANCO), Brussels [PDF-Download]


Panel: Regional Health Challenges and the Answer of eHealth
Chair: Gérard Comyn, CATEL

Statements:

 

Session: eHealth deployment in Europe's Regions: Call for Actions
Chair: Marc Lange, EHTEL, Brussels


Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 09:00 - 13:30 hrs

 

The future of eHealth in a pan-European Perspective
Chair: Gérard Comyn, CATEL

 

Session: eHealth and Telemedicine in a Pan-European Perspective:
Chair: Stephan Schug, EHTEL, Brussels

Part 1 - Electronic Health Records and Cross-border eHealth Services

Part 2 - Telemedicine, Personal Health and Clinical eHealth Applications

Public and private investments into eHealth: How to achieve sustainability
Chair: Mário Romão, EHTEL

Wrap-up and Closing Note: eHealth in the Regions, the Way Forward
Presentation of session conclusions by the Session Chairs & Rapporteurs:

  

EHTEL Member Meeting [minutes in the internal section]

 

Host and venue

This Symposium is jointly organised by EHTEL, the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA) and hosted by the Committee of Regions (CoR).

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the political assembly that provides the regional and local levels with a voice in EU policy development and EU legislation.

The Treaties oblige the Commission, Parliament and Council to consult the Committee of the Regions whenever new proposals are made in areas that affect the regional or local level. The CoR has 344 members from the 27 EU countries, and its work is organised in 6 different commissions. They examine proposals, debate and discuss in order to write official opinions on key issues. To learn more go to http://www.cor.europa.eu.

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Europe's Regions

The intensified collaboration for eHealth in Europe’s Regions aims to:

  • Highlight the role of the Regions for maintaining their citizens’ health, e.g. by promoting prevention, by providing integrated health and social care and by supporting dignity and autonomy of patients with chronic diseases.
  • Unlock the full potential of eHealth and telemedicine for the Regions.
  • Demonstrate Regions as early adopters of innovative health services.
  • Identify clusters of Regions with similar geographical or economic challenges for health.
  • Understand the various faces of the changing demography and role of Regional health policies for active and healthy ageing.
  • Explore the next steps for the Regions with a view on the Digital Agenda for Europe and
    the European Innovation Partnership.
Acting for Citizens' Health