Partnering for Better Health: improving care, accelerating growth and efficiency
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Microsoft is hosting its 3rd annual eHealth event that examines how ICT can enable advanced patient-centric healthcare in Europe.
The event has consisted of open forum discussions that explore how different stakeholders view the
future of eHealth. Regardless of the current economic crisis, citizens and patients will continue to expect high quality healthcare systems and services. This means that governments effectively need to re- engineer their national systems and consider approaches to healthcare delivery which will stretch their pre-existing resources. The event brought perspectives from around 80 thought-leaders in the European medical and technology community, including health organisations involved in innovative telemedicine projects, European policy experts and policymakers.
The topics of discussion included:
Most importantly this event hasreminded participants that is “everybody’s business” - providers, citizens and patients, technology vendors and partner companies, researchers, professionals, governments and payers alike.
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Agenda for the day:
1) Welcome Speech
Keynote:
• Neil Jordan - General Manager Worldwide Health Industry, Microsoft
Perspectives from the EU upcoming Presidencies:
• Marie Louise Bloch Rostrup-Nielsen - Health Attaché, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU
• Dr. Stavros Malas - Minister of Health of the Republic of Cyprus
2) The Future of Care Delivery
Policymakers agree that the future of sustainable healthcare lies in moving care from the hospital to the community wherever possible. The use of technology in healthcare is making this increasingly feasible thus reducing the need for inpatient and hospital care, and allowing patients to stay close to their home and family.
Moderator:
• Elena Bonfiglioli – Senior Director Health, Public Sector Europe Middle East and Africa
Speakers:
• Paul Timmers, Director of ICT addressing Societal Challenges, DG INFSO, European Commission
• Arve-Olav Solumsmo, - HP - Head of the European Health Center of Excellence, Ahus–Norway (former CIO of St Olavs Hospital in Trondheim)
• Laurent Grumiaux, Director Sales & Business Development, Fishing Cactus
• Ed Percy, Business Director Manager for Healthcare, Logica
• Javier Quiles del Rio – Head of IT Project Management Department and Innovation Manager, Servizo Galego de Saúde
3) Health Collaboration: how to innovate case management, remote care and monitoring
Information and communication technologies (ICT) offer huge improvements and efficiencies in case management, independent living and remote care delivery.
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Moderator:
• Elena Bonfiglioli – Senior Director Health, Public Sector Europe Middle East and Africa
Speakers:
• Peter Hindmarsh - Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology at University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
• Remi De Brandt - Chief Information Officer, CIO Director at National Union of Socialist Mutualities, NVSM-UNMS
• Jeanine Martin - Director, National Healthcare US Health & Life Sciences, Avanade
• John Eaglesham - Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Digital Institute - Dallas Project
• Oystein Johnsen - Creative Director, Abilia
• Tomasz Szelagowski - Board Member, European Patients Forum
4) Health Cloud Session
To maximise the benefits that eHealth can bring, healthcare solutions today need to be built on modern interoperable systems that allow collaboration across platforms, while at the same time emphasizing confidentiality of patient information.
Moderator:
• Rüediger Dorn, Director Cloud Computing, Public Sector Europe, Middle East and Africa, Microsoft
Speakers:
• Megan Richards – Director of Converged Networks and Services, European Commission
• Jesper Frederiksen – General Manager Europe and North Africa, Parallels
• Alois Steidel – CEO, K|M|S AG
• Diogo Reis – IT Manager Hospital Fernando Fonseca and Consultant for the Central Health Record Solutions of the Portuguese Ministry of Health
5) "Manifesto for an eHealthier Europe" Debate and Dinner
The final session of the day will feature a
high- level dialogue, bringing together policy makers in Brussels.
Moderator:
• John Vassallo - Vice President EU Affairs, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft
Speakers:
• John Dalli – Commissioner, Health and Consumer Policy, European Commission
• Antonyia Parvanova – Member of the European Parliment, MEP