• France

    First Emergency Telediagnosis Over Regional Telecardiology Network On 5 March 2010, 1:30 am, the first request for an emergency telediagnosis over a radiology network named 'T-Lor' was made in the region of Lorraine, in north eastern France. The T-Lor network project aims to enable tele-expertise and telediagnosis as well as the exchange of...

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  • Denmark

    Single Access to Personal Health Records The 'My Health summary' service, now available through the Danish e-health portal 'Sundhed.dk' allows authenticated users to obtain a faster and better overview of their own patient data.   Once logged into the health portal with their digital signature, users can access this personal health...

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  • Spain

    200 Surgical Procedures Achieved Using Neuro-Navigation Device The Torrecárdenas Hospital Complex of Almería in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia has performed over 200 surgical procedures using a neuro-navigation device, an IT equipment which shows in real time three dimensional (3D) images of the brain and/or the spine.   The...

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  • European Connected Health Leadership Summit 2010

    This year’s ECH Leadership Summit theme is “Engagement – How do you make it happen!”  Attend the Summit and learn: What are the technologies? Are they ready yet? How should I prepare my organisation? Where do we start? Who do I need to involve and where do I turn for help? What are the “Do's & Don'ts” when introducing technologies? How do we...

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  • Healthcom 2010

    Telecommunications and Networks are enabling technologies for telemedicine in remote and rural locations, but also for continuous health monitoring out of hospital, at home, and during sports, leisure or professional activities.   The 12th International Conference on ehealth Networking, Application & Services aims to bring together interested...

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  • WoHIT 2010

    The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition is a forum for the advancement of healthcare IT in Europe. Addressing the needs of key stakeholders in the European e-health Community, The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition offers professional development sessions, vendor exhibitions, best practice exchanges, networking sessions, and debates...

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  • Med-E-Tel

    “THE International E-Health, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum for Education, Networking and Business” Med-e-Tel focuses on e-health 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...

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  • 30th ISICEM: Reflecting on Three Decades of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine

    It has been 30 years since the first International Symposium of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine was held. The Founder and Chairman of the meeting, Jean- Louis Vincent sat down with ICU Management Managing Editor Sherry Scharff to reflect on the early beginnings of ISICEM and to discuss the future of the symposium and the broader field of intensive...

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  • Study Finds Taperguard Line of Endotracheal Tubes Reduces Microaspiration

    Boulder, CO —February, 2010 – Covidien announced results from a recent study1 suggesting that its Mallinckrodt™ TaperGuard™ line of endotracheal tubes reduces microaspiration by providing a more effective tracheal seal compared to other conventional endotracheal tubes. Microaspiration refers to aspiration of fluid, secretions and other materials...

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  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Use in the ICU:

    Kirsten Colpaert, MD Intensive Care Department Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium [email protected]   Pieter Depuydt, MD, PhD Intensive Care Department Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium [email protected]   Filip De Turck, M.Sc, PhD...

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