International Development and Evolving Dimensions in Telemedicine : F. Lievens, Board Member and Secretary/Treasurer, ISfTeH, Switzerland & M. Jordanova, Solar-terrestrial Influences Laboratory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

eHealth is brought to life by contemporary changes of our world and summarises the entire range of services that are at the crossroad of traditional healthcare and information technology. eHealth affects the entire health sector-from general practitioner to the hospital manager, from nurses to software specialists, from social security funds to patients.

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[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Pan-European health network planned

Smart Open Services (SOS) is a pan-European ehealth project facilitating cross-border healthcare. The project aims to develop services providing patients travelling across Europe with access to high-quality care.

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[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Smart fabrics for health to be piloted by EU team

A cluster of EU research projects, collectively known as the SFIT Group are piloting garments which can measure a wearer’s body temperature or trace their heart activity.

Architecting Health Network – Building a Foundation for Health Connectivity : Michael Gill, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Health IT tends to be a catch-all phrase and includes almost anything electronic that displays or transports information. This article focuses primarily on the transportation of information and the provision of applications in a connected environment, where connectivity is the defining factor.

Patient Empowerment through e-Health : Milon Gupta, Eurescom

[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The vision of the empowered patient is still lagging behind reality, but now e-health offers the opportunity for patient empowerment.

EU launches emergency call system

The European Commission has proposed a system, which provides cars in Europe with a direct contact to the emergency services.

MediSys helping to identify public health threats through intelligent web search system

The European Commission has developed a medical intelligence system

The SOPARNO Project Set to Make an Impact

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

SOPRANO stands for �Service-oriented Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans� and it is an integrated project in the European Commission�s 6th Framework Programme (IST Priority 6th Call on Ambient Assisted Living or AAL).

EU urged for funding generic drug industry

The European Parliament will be demanding for funds to creation of a generic drugs industry in poor countries as the long-term solution to the developing world’s health crisis.

Telemedicine Gets a Human Face

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

This initiative of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka endeavours to take the dividends of the highly specialized field of human genetics to rural communities through an ICT platform, and draws on the infrastructure facilities of the newest Nenasala at the Kurunegala Hospital and that of the Koslanda Nenasala.

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[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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