Upcoming Industry Events

The European Connected Health Alliance is holding the ECH Leadership Summit on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Barcelona. This event will feature focused keynote addresses, moderated panel sessions, enlightened short presentations and great networking, while exploring the many aspects of "Delivering Permanent MHealth Ecosystems".

Speakers will include:

• Commission
• Dr Andrew McCormick, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Social Services - Northern Ireland
• Bleddyn Rees, Head of Healthcare Wragge & Co - UK
• Pamela Goldberg, CEO, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative - USA
• Dr Oliver Harrison, Director, Health Authority Abu Dhabi
• Prof Chris Taylor OBE, Manchester Informatics - UK
• Michael Strübin, Continua Health Alliance - Belgium
• Carlos Gallego, TicSalut Foundation - Catalonia, Spain
• Maritta Perälä-Heape, Director, Center Health & Technology - Finland 
• Joseph Ternullo, Partners - Center for Connected Health - USA
• Claus Nielsen, AAL Forum, International Manager Delta - Denmark
• Dr Eero Punkka, Dept Head, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland 
• Bruno Charrat, Managing Director - CNR-Santé - France
• Tom Gray, CTO, Kainos Software Ltd - Northern Ireland
• Brian O'Connor, Chair, European Connected Health Alliance

To learn more about this event and to register, please click here.

MIHealth is the meeting point and platform of reference for decision-makers in the healthcare sector to share their experience and knowledge in clinical innovation and its impact on healthcare management.

The forum will comprise diferent formats that will be used to present the forum’s topics in an innovative framework: conferences, discussions and personalized meetings. And the exhibition zone.

When and where is MIHealth taking place?

Will take place 24 and 25 May 2012 at the Barcelona Conference Centre at the Montjuïc Exhibition Centre.
 

What are the Forum’s objectives?

• To provide a multi-sector, across-the-board response to the present and future challenges facing the healthcare sector.
• To provide genuine experiences in the field of new technologies applied to clinical management that might contribute or are already making a decisive contribution to achieving better efficiency.
• To build a global platform that brings together supply and demand in terms of companies and healthcare professionals and organizations respectively.

Which topics will be discussed?

• Clinical knowledge and innovation management: from the idea to the market
• Technologies for the healthcare system transformation
• Innovation in the management of healthcare organizations
• Sustainability of health systems

What will the forum comprise?
The following formats will be used to present the forum’s topics in an innovative framework:

• Conferences
• Discussions
• Personalized meetings

For more information and to register for the conferece visit the MIHealth Forum website.

HealthTech:NextGeneration will host it's second annual Conference & Exposition at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Francisco, CA on May 24-25th 2012. This two day comprehensive event will bring together leaders and professionals in healthcare and information technology under one roof. It will showcase up-and-coming strategies and technologies to tackle today's healthcare delivery obstacles, shaping and advancing the healthcare industry forward into tomorrow's paradigm of patient controlled environments.  The focus of the conference will be in mobile, informatics and cloud technologies in healthcare.  

The conference will feature speakers from Department of Veterans Affairs, Kaiser Permanente, IBM, Department of H&HS, Dell Healthcare, UCLA, Office of the National Coordinator, Oracle, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Continua Health Alliance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, MedApps, Deloitte Life Sciences, PricewaterhouseCoopers, University of Florida, Northrop Grumman, GE Healthcare, Intel and more.

The conference is designed for Healthcare & IT Executives, Consultants, Entrepreneurs and Professionals. Attendees will also include Policy Makers, Vendors, Insurers, Medical Administrators, Directors, Managers and VCs. The attendees will enjoy networking opportunities, enabling them to establish new clientele, partnerships and collaborations. They will be able to preview the latest innovative products and services in Healthcare Technology and be able to educate themselves through our in-depth panel discussions.

The 2012 GSMA-mHealth Alliance Mobile Health Summit will once again bring together leaders of the health and mobile industries to define strategies, forge relationships, and foster the growth of the mobile health ecosystem. Visionaries, thought-leaders and worldwide organisations will participate in this annual senior-level conference and technology exhibition.

Make plans now to join us in Cape Town for Mobile Health Summit as we bring Mobile to the Heart of Health. In partnership with Continua Health Alliance, register today with special discount code G3014B9L and receive a 30% discount towards the price of a Gold Pass. Visit www.mobilehealthsummit.com to learn more.

AAMI 2012 offers educational, networking, and personal-development opportunities that will enable you to expand your expertise, increase your productivity, develop lasting relationships with your peers — and ultimately advance your career.

Educational Sessions focus on the key issues that you and your peers are dealing with today — from wireless networks to Joint Commission compliance — as well as long-term strategic issues.

The Expo enables you to visit with more than 150 equipment manufacturers and service providers to learn more about the latest medical technologies and practices impacting your career.

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to network and share experiences among some 1,500 of your colleagues from across the nation and around the world.

Don't miss Continua's Executive Director, Chuck Parker, presentation on home healthcare systems and safety issues, Sunday June 4, 2012.

Visit the AAMI 2012 website for more information.

Connected Health Asia will bring together key decision makers from healthcare providers, researchers, mobile solution and technology providers and device manufacturer to discuss the critical issues in healthcare delivery and how it can be improved through connectivity – whether mobile, electronic or tele.

Find out what are the ‘best’ available options in healthcare technologies and the most appropriate and beneficial business model to optimize both quality of healthcare and return on investment.

Don't miss Continua's Executive Director's Keynote presentation on mobilizing technology to efficiently deliver qulaity and cost-effective healthcare on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. 

For more information regarding the presentation times and to register for the event visit the Connected Health Asia Website.

The Ninth Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference & Exhibition will focus on networks, platforms and applications for consumer engagement and behavior change. The program will offer detailed and practical information on innovative applications of remote monitoring, home telehealth, mHealth, eHealth, social media and games to promote wellness, manage diseases and facilitate accountable care. This event builds on the strength of our eight previous Healthcare Unbound events. Over the years, the program has attracted hundreds of executives and clinicians from across the US and abroad.  This year's keynote speakers include: Chuck Parker, Continua Health Alliance; Wil Yu, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT & the CMS Innovation Center;  Torben Nielsen, The Regence Group; and  John Mattison, MD, Kaiser Permanente.  $100 discount on the applicable registration fee for Continua members.

In 2012, HIMSS AsiaPac will connect people and information in new ways that increase patient care and safety, reduce healthcare costs, and improve quality of life across the continuum of care in the heart of Asia - Singapore.

The Exhibition will showcase hundreds of products and services for your healthcare IT needs. Experience live demonstrations, technology updates, new products and services in the healthcare IT industry. Don't miss the IHE Interoperability Showcase!

For more information please visit the HIMSS AsiaPac 2012 Website.