Wednesday, May 25, 18.00,
E-HEALTH AWARDS GALA- E-Health excellence awards in 2010
(by invitation only)

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Thursday, May 26,

08.30-09.00 Participants registration & Welcome coffee

09.30-10.00 Welcome Address
Maria VASILESCU, General Manger, TARUS Media

Opening speeches,
Dr. Sorin Oprescu, General Mayor of Bucharest
Dr. Lucian DUTA, President, National Health Insurance House( TBC)

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10.00-11.30 PLENARY SESSION 1
PRIORITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE E-HEALTH SYSTEMS IN ROMANIA (SELECTION CRITERIA)

Suggested topics: e-Health policy context and market in Europe

• e-Health role in transforming the healthcare systems
• e-Health impact on the quality, safety and efficiency of the healthcare system
• The management of the development facilitated by e-Health can provide solutions for the crisis in the healthcare system
• e-Health in the rural zones

Chairpersons:
• Lacramioara STOICU-TIVADAR , MD, PhD, President, Romanian Society of Medical Informatics
• Delia BUDURCA, Editor in Chief, Medica Academica

Speakers:
• Dr. Michèle THONNET, Ministry of Health, Informatization of the Health System Mission, France

•Amalia-Irina VLAD, MD, PhD, European Commission, DG INFSO, ICT for Health, Research Programme Officer, Belgium
TOPIC: "eHealth development and deployment - EC strategies”

• Cristian Silviu BUSOI, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Belgium

• Traian IONESCU, President's Adviser, SIVECO, Romania

• György SURJÁN, MD, Acting Executive Director, National Institute for Strategic Health Research (ESKI), Hungary

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11.30-11.50 – Coffee Break

 

11.50 – 13.20 -PLENARY SESSION 2
e-HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY

Suggested topics:

• e-Health solutions for pharmaceutical sector: marketing, patients, clinical studies
• e-Health solutions for pharmacies: E-Prescription & Online Pharmacies
• The necessary equipment for implementing the e-Health systems
• Medical practice – support for the clinical decision

Chairperson:
•Delia BUDURCA, Editor in Chief, Medica Academica

Speakers:
• Raed ARAFAT , MD, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Romania

• Madis TIIK, MD, CEO, Estonian e-Health Foundation, Estonia
TOPIC: Implementation of Estonian EHR system and roadmap to the future- governmental point of view

• Prof. Michael NERLICH,MD, President, International Society for Telemedicine and e-Health, Germany

• Prof. Pekka RUOTSALAINEN, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
TOPIC: Pros and cons of Scandinavian e-Health strategies

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13.20-14.30 Lunch Break

 

14.30 – 16.00 PLENARY SESSION 3
IDENTIFYING THE E-HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES

Suggested topics:

• Healthcare systems centered on  the patient: e-Patient & e-Health Literacy
• Impact of the healthcare informatization on the family medicine
• The national registry of chronic diseases
• Telehomecare / Home hospitalization
• Telemonitoring
• Needs and approaches for cross-border e-Health

Chairperson:

•Delia BUDURCA, Editor in Chief, Medica Academica

Speakers:
• Dr. Mircea OLTEANU, First Vice President, Romanian Hospitals Association

• Dr. Marina PARCALABU, National Society of Family Medicine representative

• Peeter ROSS, MD, e-Health Expert, Estonian e-Health Foundation, Estonia
TOPIC: eHealth Services for the Citizen Provided by Patient Portals in Estonia

• Heinrich KÖRTKE, MD, Director, Institute of Applied Telemedicine (IFAT), Germany
TOPIC: Telemedical based thrombosis service

• Simona ENE, Vice President, The European Cancer Patient Coalition, Belgium
TOPIC: Impact of e-health on the pacients with chronic diseases

• Prof. univ. dr. ing. Lacramioara STOICU-TIVADAR, MD, PhD, President, Romanian Society of Medical Informatics
TOPIC: Continuity of care within and across borders

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