European Health Forum Gastein
Posted by Admin on 16 October 2013 09:58
Jesper Thestrup has chaired a session on mHealth at the recent European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG). The session featured five high-level speakers presenting their views on mobile healthcare solutions to support sustainable healthcare systems in the future. The speakers included Mr. Robert Madelin, Director General of the DG Connect in the European Commission. See the webstreaming of the session here.
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The European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) is the leading health policy event in the EU and takes place annually. It provides a major platform for decision-makers in various fields of public health & health care. With its wide-ranging three-day programme, the EHFG offers an unparalleled opportunity to exchange information about a broad spectrum of contemporary health issues. This year's event took place in Bad Hofgastein on 2-4 October 2013. One of the six forums were dedicated to the use of mobile healthcare solutions. It was divided in two sessions. The first session was dedicated to user experience and the second to regulatory and policy issues. Jesper Thestrup from In-JeT chaired the first session. The two sessions can be view here:

Session 1: http://webcast.ec.europa.eu/eutv/portal/archive.html?viewConference=20775&catId=20732

Session 2: http://webcast.ec.europa.eu/eutv/portal/archive.html?viewConference=20775&catId=20759

You can also see the full programme of EHFG 2013 and download the presentations here: http://www.ehfg.org/home.html