Calendar
July
CONFERENCE: Making the eHealth Connection: Global Partnerships, Local Solutions
13 July – 8 August, 2008, Bellagio, Italy
http://www.ehealth-connection.org
Making the eHealth Connection: Global Partnerships, Local Solutions is a month-long conference series at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy. The conference is focused on eight key tracks: inter-operability; public health informatics and national health information systems; access to health information and knowledge-sharing; eHealth capacity building; electronic health records; mobile phones and telemedicine; unlocking eHealth markets; national eHealth policies. While attendance of this month-long conference is by invitation only, individuals will be able to participate in virtual forums.
September
CONFERENCE: 5th Regional Coordination Meeting of the Virtual Health Library (VHL)
14-16 September, 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
http://bvs5.crics8.org/
The VHL model serves as an integral part of the research, teaching and service systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its objective is to promote equitable access to information and knowledge on health and to develop national and institutional capacities to manage sources and flows of information as basic conditions to increase the efficiency, efficacy, quality and transparence of healthcare systems. The purpose of the Regional Coordination Meeting is to analyze the current progression of the VHL at regional, national, thematic and institutional levels to promote the interchange of progresses, dificulties, solutions and innovations to contribute to the recomendations for the future development.
CONFERENCE: 8th Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information (CRICS)
16-19 September, 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
http://www.crics8.org
CRICS is internationally recognized as an innovative congress in scientific and technical information and communication that periodically addresses the regional and international state-of-the-art. It covers the fields of information, knowledge and research evidence management, scientific communication, librarianship, information science, methodologies and information technologies and its applications for the development of health research, education and health care systems. CRICS8 will bring together once more the information and communication producers, intermediaries and users mainly from Latin America and Caribbean but as in the previous congress there will be leaders and representatives from others regions.
October
CONFERENCE: MedNet 2008 – The 13th Annual Symposium on the Internet in Medicine
15-18 October, 2008, St. Petersburg, Russia
http://www.mednet2008.org/
MEDNET 2008 is an international meeting aimed at bringing together researchers, developers and users involved in the application of the internet in medicine, starting either with a medical or technological background.
November
CONFERENCE: World of Health IT 08 Conference & Exhibition: Connecting Leaders in Technology and Healthcare
4-6 November, 2008, Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.worldofhealthit.org
This conference will focus on the role and impact health IT has on the health sector in Europe and other parts of the world, including the Middle East and Africa. The educational sessions will primarily address experiences from deployed services, and focus on proven benefits in quality and efficiency. The participants will also discuss the challenges faced by the early adopters. The demonstration activities will give unique insight into the practical aspects of IT systems and their connectivity.
2009
CONFERENCE: Med-e-Tel – The International Educational and Networking Forum for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT
1-3 April, 2009, Luxexpo, Luxembourg
http://www.medetel.lu/index.php
Med-e-Tel focuses on ehealth and telemedicine applications and a wide range of other medical ICT applications and on the convergence of information and communication technology with medical applications, which lead to higher quality of care, cost reductions, workflow efficiency, and widespread availability of healthcare services.