E-Health - A New Holistic Healthcare Plan for Europe
23rd – 24th March 2011, Hotel Silken Berlaymont Brussels, Belgium

Health professionals face new and evolving challenges, such as ageing populations, personalised healthcare requirements and new regulations, whilst adjusting to financial pressures and ever increasing public expectations.

At the same time, health-related technology is advancing at great speed, providing a wide range of new digital solutions. This innovative technology is essential for medical advancement, but it can also create challenges of its own. How do we best harness its true potential?

This symposium will help address these challenges and look at the latest technological developments, including management of patient treatments, electronic prescriptions, digital medical imaging, electronic medical records and data security, with a view to improving the quality of healthcare in general, across Europe.

Most crucially, this symposium will address how new medical technologies can be used intelligently for the benefit of both the health sector and patients alike, by supporting new healthcare business models, and improving the productivity and management of healthcare systems.

This symposium will also provide the knowledge and expertise required for healthcare professionals to successfully procure and implement new technologies, ensuring better value for money and avoiding IT project failures.

Why you should attend?

High Profile Speakers

This symposium promises an internationally recognised line-up of leading figures and expert speakers who will offer an invaluable insight into the latest initiatives and developments in the field of e-health and medical technologies. As well as hearing key presentations, there will also be ample opportunity for delegates to engage in interactive discussions and debates.

Tackle the Key Issues

We will examine in detail, the issues and challenges facing policy makers and healthcare professionals and focus on what needs to be done to address current problems and future concerns. You will hear about the latest innovations and developments in e-health and medical technologies, and share best practice in procurement and implementation. You will also gain an insight into the direction that new technologies are heading and the future opportunities this will create.

You will gain a better understanding of the complexities involved in policy and decision making processes at national and international levels, and hear about the potential impact of future EU and Government regulations. We will also examine the importance of IT infrastructure and how the latest technologies can enhance efficiency and support the development of new processes, with better coordinated management systems.

Networking

This symposium will also provide an invaluable opportunity to share best practice and network with expert speakers, practitioners and policy makers, from across Europe and beyond. Over 3½ hours of networking time is scheduled within the programme in order to support the exchange of ideas and encourage delegates to engage in thought-provoking topical debate. On the first day, the symposium will close with a cocktail reception to facilitate further informal discussion and networking.

Who should attend?
  • Heads of Health Informatics
  • Health Professionals
  • Directors of National
  • Regional & Local Health Authorities
  • Directors of Clinical Development
  • Directors of Nursing
  • Health Research Institutes
  • Heads Information Management
  • Chief Information Officers
  • Faculties of Public Health
  • Social Care Managers
  • Heads of Data Management
  • Heads of Procurement
  • Head of Facilities
  • Finance Directors
  • Heads of Patient Records
  • Medical Associations
  • Medical Directors
  • Health Ministers
  • Heads of IT Infrastructure
  • Heads of Shared Services
  • Policy Advisers
  • Project Managers
  • Systems & Policy Managers
  • Information Analysts
  • Information Architects