Foreword
eHealth Week 2013 sees healthcare professionals, government officials, academics and many others descending upon the Irish capital. With the scope of this subject expanding seemingly exponentially, there are more and more people taking a closer interest in the latest developments in this field, and the event in Dublin is sure to be a melting pot of people, ideas and enterprise.
This year, we are delighted to celebrate the conference in Dublin
and I know for a fact that all of the 2500-plus delegates are looking forward to not only the conference, but also the famous Irish hospitality, which no other country can match. Over the past seven years in which HIMSS had had an office in
Europe, we have seen a tremendous growth of interest in eHealth. Where we initially saw a more traditional audience of healthcare and IT workers, we are now seeing very strong interest from pharmaceutical companies, architects, engineers, law firms and many other new stakeholders. This is a strong indication of just how fast the sector is expanding and will continue to do so as healthcare technology continues to play an increasingly large role in our lives. The eHealth sector is also resulting in many new jobs being
created globally. In some cases, new jobs are being created so fast that there is often a lack of qualified candidates. These topics will be discussed in length at the conference. Keynotes from all over the world will come and present their best
Christina Roosen Executive Director
eHealth workers take a few days out of their calendars and gather for the annual week-long conference, where around 30 national delegations are hosted by the country which holds the EU Presidency of the Council and the European Commission. The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), the organisation I work for, is one of the world’s largest, non-for profit membership organisations with one sole mission: to educate our members and the rest of the world on how to deliver better healthcare through IT. Together, these three entities (the EU Presidency nation, the EC and
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HIMSS Europe) make up the founding partners of eHealth week. Besides the sessions held by these three parties, the conference brings a number of additional partners who hold their own annual meetings, seminars and focus groups, and then of course there is the state of the art exhibition, comprising commercial vendors and country pavilions.
, HIMSS Europe
he eHealth week is a bit like the annual queen bee gathering for all the busy eHealth bees in the world. So much is happening across the world in healthcare technology, keeping all stakeholders extremely busy throughout the year. Then once a year, all the busy
practices so that European decision makers can be inspired and make decisions based on real experiences. We are also seeing an increasing interest towards public-private partnerships, and that is why we have started offering an online and onsite matchmaking service - free for eHealth week delegates - in partnership with the ECH Alliance.
“It is a very exciting time for me to be in the midst of this fast moving industry, which affects practically everyone’s lives”
It is a very exciting time for me to be in the midst of this fast
moving industry, which affects practically everyone’s lives. Let’s ensure that the right solutions are in place to care for our relatives and also for ourselves. I hope that we can continue to share knowledge and that industry and international decision makers can continue to drive the eHealth agenda forward together.
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