Transcript eHealth Symposium - VOKA Health Community

European Knowledge Tree Group (EKTG)
eHealth Symposium
Monday January 18, 2016
in collaboration with The Royal
Bank of Scotland, at its Headquarters in London
Building the European digital health environment –
Turning best practice into mainstreamed implementation!
This Symposium will assist health professionals, industry, policy makers and
users to learn about some of the best practices and innovations currently under
way across Europe and facilitate the implementation of appropriate initiatives in
their own area. It continues EKTG’s aim to develop and deliver critically targeted
information, education, planning and actions through a varied programme of
activities.
The event is aimed at: Users, User Groups, Policy Makers and Governments, Budget
Holders, Financiers and Entrepreneurs, Academics and Researchers, Industry and
others working in the eHealth field.
We are very grateful for the support given to this event by Royal Bank of Scotland, INNOVATE
UK, and many others. Due to this generous support Registration is free but places are very
limited. The Symposium will cover the following areas:
Awareness – where are we now?
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Developments in Europe
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Developments in the UK
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Technology developments
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Financing developments
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Market challenges
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Barriers to mainstreaming
Implementation – getting to where we want to be
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Breaking down the barriers to mainstreaming
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Breakout Groups to explore solutions
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Reports on Group conclusions
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Lessons learned
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Individual Action Plans
The event will run from 09.30 to 18.00 and will be a mixture of plenary sessions and break out
groups, each delivering an action plan that can be utilised at a local level.
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Confirmed speakers include:
Neil Bellamy, Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms & Services, Royal Bank of Scotland
Peter Saraga, Chairman EKTG, and AAL Advisory Board
Dr. Peter Persyn, Minister of the Flemish Parliament
Ain Aaviksoo, Deputy Secretary General for E-services and Innovation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia
Monica Ryden, Swedish Government
Robert Madelin, Senior Adviser for Innovation, European Political Strategy Centre
Rafael De Andrés Medina, President, Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Forum
Paul Timmers, Head of Unit DG CONNECT
Pēteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit eHealth and Well Being, DG CONNECT
Peter Wintlev-Jensen, DG Connect
John Bowis, Hon. President of Health First Europe
Marc Lange, Secretary General, EHTEL
Professor Heinz Wolff, Brunel University
Karl H Richter, CEO and Co-Founder, EngagedX
Mike Part, Head of Digital Services (London Region), NHS England
Jane Barnacale, Director of Patients Information (London Region), NHS England
Lindsay Adam, Managing Director, pcbyvoice
Caterina Sampol, Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Barcelona
Sofia Moreno-Perez, Independent Consultant, Madrid
Spiros Peristeris, Prescriptive Solutions Entity Services Ltd
Jan Hoogewerf, Health Informatics Unit, Royal College of Physicians
Sabine Lobnig, Deputy Director Communications & Regulations, Mobile Manufacturers Forum
Padmanabhan Raguraman - Community Matron/PT, East London Foundation Trust
David Brindle, Guardian Newspaper
If you wish to register for this event please use the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-the-european-digital-health-environment-turning-bestpractice-into-mainstreamed-tickets-19423408939
If you wish to submit an Abstract for short presentation or to submit a Poster, please send now
with a summary of not more than 500 words to [email protected]
If you wish to Exhibit or Display your products/services, or Sponsor a session or the printed
programme, please contact Clive Noak at [email protected] Telephone: 07794 644628
For general enquiries regarding this event, please contact Maggie Ellis at [email protected]
Programme planned from 09.30 - 18.00
We look forward to seeing you at this prestigious event.