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

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 event celebrates the launch of the mutual cooperation for eHealth in Europe’s regions. The Joint Symposium will be held on 22-23 November 2010 at the Committee of the Regions, Jacques Delors Building, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

Final Programme, Last Revision: 19 November 2010
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11:00 - 12:30

 Pre-Symposium Session

Secure Connections for Mobile Points of Care
Tony Corrigan, Intel Digital Health Group, United Kingdom

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12:30 - 14:00

Welcome Buffet

 

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


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

Statements:

  • Kurt-Åke Hammarstedt, Norrbotten County Council, Sweden
  • Celia Gómez González, Health Planning and Innovation, Ministry of Health, Andalucia Region, Spain
  • Jens-Otto S. Jeppesen, Region of South Denmark
  • George Crooks, NHS 24, Scotland, UK
  • Paul de Raeve, European Federation of Nurses, Brussels
  • Maria Iglesia-Gomez, DG Health and Consumers (SANCO), European Commission

 

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

  • The eHealth experience in Wallony
    Andre Vandenberghe, Réseau Santé Wallon, Charleroi, Belgium
  • Establishing a Smart Care platform for Health and Welfare in North Braband
    Edwin Mermans, Depart. Social & Cultural development, Provincie Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
  • An electronic speech infrastructure in European regions
    Frederik Brabant, Nuance Healthcare, Austria
  • Integrating eHealth and eWelfare in South Karelia
    Tuula Karhula, Elderly Services, South Karelia District, Finland
  • Providing Health Records to Citizens and Patients in Uppsala
    Benny Eklund, County Council of Uppsala, Sweden
  • Regional Roll-Out of a National Electronic Health Record (ELGA) in Lower Austria
    Hubert Lindner, ICT and Organisational Development, NÖ Landeskliniken-Holding, Austria
  • Transforming Health Data into better-informed care for patients and communities
    Iain Buchan, Northwest e-Health, United Kingdom

22.11.2010, 19:30 - 23:30 hrs: Networking Dinner


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

 

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

  • (e)Health in European Regions and the Civil Society: A View by EESC
    Anna-Maria Darmanin, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • The future of (e)Health in European Regions: A View by the Acting EU-Presidency
    Luc Nicolas, Belgian Health Ministry
  • Steering the future of eHealth in Europe and the Regions
    Peteris Zilgalvis, DG INFSO, Head of Unit H1, European Commission,

 

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

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

  • Establishing an Infrastructure for Patient-centred eHealth Services in Estonia
    Ain Aaviksoo, PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies, Estonia
  • Receta XXI, ePrescribing in the region of Andalucía
    Ana Carriazo, Junta de Andalucia
  • Connecting Europe by Interoperable eHealth Services: Vision and Reality
    Michael Schindzielorz, University Hospital Essen, Dirk Jost, März Internetworking AG, Pierre-Michael Meier, German Healthcare Decision Makers, Martin Tiani, Tiani-Spirit, Austria

Part 2 - Telemedicine, Personal Health and Clinical eHealth Applications

  • Lessons learned from the Roll-Out of Personal Health Records in Catalunya
    Joan Cornet i Prat, TicSalut, Departament de Salut, Catalunya, Spain
  • Tele-Diabetes, Educating and supporting diabetic patients in the Auverne Region
    Igor Tauveron, Auvergne Region, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • Telemonitoring in Support of Patients with Chronic Diseases in the Veneto Region
    Claudio Saccavini, Region of Veneto, Italy
  • Stakeholder Involvement and Represenation of pan-European User Requirements in RENEWING HeALTH
    Walter Atzori, European Patients Forum, Brussels

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

  • Using Structural Funds for Regional eHealth infrastructures: A missed opportunity?
    Karl Stroetmann, empirica, Bonn, Germany
  • Building eHealth infrastructure with Structural funds: What works
    Octavian Purcarea, Nicole Denjoy, COCIR, Brussels
  • A European ehealth Interoperability Roadmap for Sustainable Healthcare
    Michèle Thonnet (tbc), French Ministry of Health

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

  • Regional Health Challenges and the Answer of eHealth: Gérard Comyn, CATEL
  • eHealth deployment in Europe’s Regions: Maria Francesca Vencato, Kent Brussel Office
  • eHealth and Telemedicine in a Pan-European Perspective: Stephan Schug, EHTEL
  • Public and private investments into Regional eHealth: How to achieve sustainability: Mario Romao, EHTEL
  • Closing Note:
    Markku Markkula, Committee of the Regions & Chair of Espoo City Council, Finland

 

End of Joint Symposium: 13:30 hrs

Farewell Buffet: 13:30 - 14:30 hrs

EHTEL Member Meeting: 14:30 - 16:30

 

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.

Commitee of the Regions

Rue Belliard 101
1000 Brussels

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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