Analysing and Federating the European Assistive Technology ICT Industry - Final Report
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There are currently approximately 45 million people in Europe who report a long standing health problem or disability. Further, the aging population means that more people will have to live with some sort of disability. Recent figures from the 2008-based national population projections EUROPOP2008 show that the share of people aged 65 years or over in the total population is projected to increase from 17.1% to 30.0% and the number is projected to rise from 84.6 million in 2008 to 151.5 million in 2060.
Call for Papers: International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC)
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Telemedicine to Transform European Healthcare
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Swedish and Finnish Officials Look to UK Telehealthcare Success
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Swedish and Finnish local authority officials and health and social care leaders have visited the UK to view the success of telehealthcare initiatives in offering personalised community-based care, ensuring an efficient use of available healthcare resources and improving quality of life.
Close to the User: User Centered Design Improves Workflows in Radiology
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The software developers at Siemens Healthcare have come up with something special for customers employing Siemens PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS (Radiology Information System) software: Clinical staff members process their specific tasks via "role-based portals". These portal applications are tailored to the respective users and workplaces.
The First International Workshop on Medical Applications Networking (MAN 2009)
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The International Workshop on Medical Applications Networking (MAN) provides a forum for discussion of recent developments, bringing together researchers, scientists, engineers, academicians and students all around the world to share the latest updates on new technologies and applications that would shape the next generation of networks and systems related with medicine and healthcare.
Agfa-Gevaert Announced First Quarter Results - HealthCare Segment
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Agfa HealthCare performed in line with earlier expressed expectations, in spite of the economic crisis. The business group's sales decreased by only 1.0 percent to 291 million Euro. The markets for X-ray film and hardcopy film evolved in line with the trend of the previous quarters. Due to the crisis, some care organizations are postponing their investments in Computed Radiography (CR) equipment. Despite the weak economic conditions, Imaging IT and Enterprise IT performed markedly better than in the first months of 2008.
7th HealthGrid International Conference Registration Open
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June 29 - July 1, 2009, Berlin, GermanyThe 7th annual HealthGrid conference is designed to bring together the fast-growing community of HealthGrid researchers and users and to foster closer interactions among them. The conference sessions address the multidisciplinary educational and professional development needs of the community, including Grid middleware and Grid applications developers, Biomedical and health informatics users, Security specialists and Policy makers.
Over £220 Million to Boost Innovation in the NHS
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InterSystems Spotlights Winners of 2009 Innovator Awards
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InterSystems Corporation has announced the winners of its annual worldwide Innovator Awards competition. The awards honor and encourage development of innovative solutions that utilize one or more of InterSystems' software products. Entries were received from a large field of developers in 13 countries and the submissions were judged by an independent panel of IT industry experts.