The high-level eHealth conferences have been organised by the countries holding the temporary presidency of the E.U. since 2003 and are a challenge in the process carried out by the member states of working together in favour of greater implementation of applications in eHealth.
The Health Ministry of Spain, the country that will hold the presidency of the Council in the first semester of 2010, is pleased to be host to the European eHealth conference that will be held in Barcelona from 15 to 18 March.
During these periodical high-level conferences, presentations will be given of the latest technologies in on-line health, tools, applications and the best practices. A platform will be provided to encourage the development of on-line health services in Europe. The politicians, health administrators, researchers and suppliers, along with health professionals, are meeting to share their experiences and to discover what is new in this fast-evolving area.
With the motto: “eHealth for sustainable healthcare: global changes through local actions”, this eighth edition of the ehealth ministerial conference acknowledges the urgent perspective of a rapidly ageing European society, the lack of prevention and prediction of illnesses, the growing demand for quality attention, the lack of electronic health and the interoperability of the systems (nationally and internationally).
Increased life expectancy and the consequent increase in the prevalence of chronic illnesses pose serious challenges to the sustainability of the national health systems. The conference will present how and why on-line health may be the solution to facing this world challenge.
The eHealth Ministerial Conference 2010 is joint organised by the Spanish presidency of the European Union and the European Commission, with the cooperation of the Government of Catalonia and the TicSalut Foundation.
Full conference details are available online here!
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