25 November 21

How to ensure efficient and secure use of health data beyond borders? France and Finland collaborating to find answers

After having received during the DHS Summit on 23rd November an update from the Ministry of health in France about their national digital health strategy and the priorities of the upcoming 2022 French EU Presidency, we are glad to share this news about the MoU signed by the Health Data Hub in France and FinData …

by Francesco Condello
25 November 21

4 TAKEAWAYS FROM DAY 2 OF THE #DHSSUMMIT21 – PERSONAL REFLECTIONS FROM KAROLINA MACKIEWICZ

ECHAlliance’s Innovation Director, Karolina Mackiewicz hosted the Day 2 of the Digital Health Society Summit, under the topic “Connecting innovation, knowledge and our communities”, and she has summarised the day with these 4 takeaways: 1. DATA – “It’s a key resource and a base of all our developments”. We need to exploit the different opportunities …

by Francesco Condello
25 November 21

Meet the Pan African Health Systems Network (PAHESN)

PAHESN seeks collaboration partners to promote and coordinate evidence-based research on digitalization of primary healthcare services, and implementation strategies targeting rural communities. PAHESN recently established the Community Digital Health Hub Cameroon and Gambia. The Pan African Health Systems Network (PAHESN) has the mission and purpose to strengthen health systems through promotion and advocacy for evidence-based …

by Francesco Condello
25 November 21

Connected Health Welcomes £23m Package To Address NI’s Home Care Staffing Crisis

Northern Ireland’s largest provider of home care has commended Health Minister Robin Swann and his team following the announcement of a £23m funding package to help address the staffing crisis in the sector. Northern Ireland’s largest provider of home care has commended Health Minister Robin Swann and his team following the announcement of a £23m …

by Francesco Condello
25 November 21

How can hospitals be more green?

The healthcare industry is a huge contributor to global waste annually. This is why it is crucial for healthcare organizations to adopt sustainability practices into their procurement decisions. Find out what you can change to make a significant impact. In recent years many people will have thought that sustainability initiatives were a fad or phase. …

by Francesco Condello
25 November 21

Join our session “Are we shaping the digital market to all citizens? “ during the IGF – Internet Governance Forum 2021

We look forward to our session “Are we shaping the digital market to all citizens?” during the IGF – Internet Governance Forum 2021 on Monday, 6th December, 2021 (14:45 UTC) – (16:20 UTC) Session organized by ECHAlliance team:  Carina Dantas Karolina Mackiewicz Natalia Allegretti Speakers confirmed Catherine Chronaki, HL7, Not-for-profit, Europe (IMI Gravitate Health project) …

by Francesco Condello
25 November 21

Check out the latest updates and opportunities from Elemental – November
by Francesco Condello
25 November 21

Norwegian Smart Care Cluster is a gold cluster

The cluster has been approved for gold certification in the EU’s certification scheme. This shows that NSCC is a professional organization and attractive as a partner in EU projects. Read more here. In October 2021, two nice people visited the clusters main office in Stavanger. Yet the whole team was quite nervous. Why? These two …

by Francesco Condello
24 November 21

Sri Lanka Connected Health Alliance joins up with newly formed Sri Lanka College of Health Informatics in expansion of digital health innovations in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Connected Health Alliance will expand its horizon following the collaboration of Health Informatics medical speciality. This will support digital health innovations in the country. Sri Lanka Connected Health Alliance recently extended a warm welcome to a trailblazing organization that is all set out to facilitate Sri Lanka in harnessing the power of digital …

by Francesco Condello
24 November 21

PERTE: Proyectos Estratégicos para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica

1. Hacer que España sea líder en innovación y desarrollo de terapias avanzadas. 2. El día 15 de noviembre de 2021 el presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, presentó los Proyectos PERTE para la Salud de Vanguardia.3. Desarrollo de un Sistema Nacional de Salud digital que pueda reforzar la atención sanitaria primaria. El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro …

by Francesco Condello
24 November 21

Women in Biotech 2021 covered four success stories of women leaders

This year Women in Biotech platform came back with a topic Women Empower Teams, where four inspiring women from the biotechnology sector shared their stories and valuable advice on  September 29th during an online event organised by Lithuanian Biotechnology Association (LBTA) and moderated Agne Vaitkeviciene – vice-president of LBTA – and Dr. Monika Paule – …

by Francesco Condello
24 November 21

10 Takeaways from Day 1 of the #DHSSummit21 – Personal reflections from Bleddyn Rees our Chair

The Digital Health Society’s Chair, Bleddyn Rees, has summarised the 1st day of the Digital Health Society Summit 2021 with these 10 takeaways:    1.    Must not waste the digital game changer created by the Pandemic. Pandemic biggest wake up call for digital health. A Crisis drives innovation. Time for big actions says the eHealth …

by Francesco Condello
23 November 21

England – DigitalHealth.London Health Ecosystem is ECHAlliance Ecosystem of the Month – November

This month it is great to showcase our DigitalHealth.London ECHAlliance Ecosystem as so much is currently happening in London and DigitalHealth.London are celebrating their 5th anniversary – An ideal opportunity to connect some dots! 1. What is the approximate stakeholder breakdown of your ecosystem? DigitalHealth.London was launched in 2016 to create an active digital health …

by Francesco Condello
23 November 21

Pilot testing your way to successful health product development

Testbeds offer excellent opportunities for developers to test their solutions in authentic environments. Successful cooperation with testbeds results also in invaluable feedback from end-users, which adds a meaningful impact on product or service development. These are the main reasons why such environments attract continuous attention. To provide more information about testing facilities in the Nordic …

by Francesco Condello
18 November 21

Voxmate: Accessibility space could become a place for many new start-ups

This piece will give an overview of a new Estonian start-up that launched its mobile app for visually impaired people. It will also touch the issue of accessibility. One of the reasons why we all should care about this topic is that humanity is ageing and there are more and more people with special needs. …

by Adriana Diaz
18 November 21

AGE-WELL releases its 2020-2021 Annual Report

In this report, you can read about: – Products like smart-home sensors, remote therapies and virtual exercise programs that support healthy aging and independent living– Innovations designed to improve safety and quality of life for people who live in long-term care, and to assist caregivers– Dedicated network members who are working to change the future …

by Adriana Diaz
16 November 21

Management in a Digital Healthcare Sector

Management representatives across different levels from hospitals in South Denmark are learning how to be managers in a digital healthcare sector. The future healthcare sector is digital and calls for improved digital skills  The healthcare sector is going through a digital transformation, which necessitates new digital skills for healthcare professionals and requires that managers in …

by Adriana Diaz
15 November 21

GMDVA Signs MOU with TAMP to provide Doctor First Digital Health Innovation to GMDVA Global Medical Association Alliances Members

The goals, mission and vision of GMDVA is to validate global doctors and healthcare professionals, and to vet therapies and treatments. TAMP offers an opportunity for our doctor members to access “must-have” digital health innovation “up-skilling” that includes Doctor Innovator Facilitators sharing their Real Life Experiences in digital health with other doctors on a revolutionary …

by Adriana Diaz
11 November 21

What Can Be Done To Stop The Fear Of Infection In Hospitals?

Why are non-emergency procedures being halted in hospital systems across the US? Why are we not doing all we can to limit infection spread? Infection is spread through contact so what else can hospitals do to limit infection spread? Non-emergency procedures are being halted in many hospital systems across the US because people are fearful …

by Francesco Condello
11 November 21

New CEO to lead Cross Technology Solutions’ international expansion

Innovative Swedish medtech company taking next step for international growth. Titti Lundgren, one of the founders of the award winning medtech company Coala Life, which focuses on cardiac diagnostics and digital health, will build Cross into a global medtech company. LifePod is the platform for remote patient monitoring with most diagnoses on the market and …

by Francesco Condello
09 November 21

DIGITAL & INNOVATION SKILLS HELIX IN HEALTH – The DISH project

The DIGITAL & INNOVATION SKILLS HELIX IN HEALTH, the DISH project is an Erasmus+ Sector Skills Alliance project with seven partner countries (Norway, Germany, Spain, England, Poland, Belgium, and Denmark).The University Hospital Sonderjylland is the project lead partner and the South Denmark EU office is the coordinator.  A triple helix partnership is established in each …

by Francesco Condello
08 November 21

Celebrating research amidst the pandemic in North Estonia Medical Centre

The North Estonia Medical Centre belongs to the one percent that not only uses fruits of research, but also contributes and creates new knowledge in science. On October 28, we had our third annual in-house research and development conference. The aim of the conference is to highlight the important research work we do within the …

by Francesco Condello
04 November 21

Somerset NHS FT observes improvements after deploying digital nursing forms

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust observes improvements after deploying digital nursing forms that were developed using Better’s low code tools, an integral part of Better Platform. The forms, deployed across all adult inpatient wards at the Musgrove Park Hospital, give nurses a better oversight of patients by enabling assessments to be digitally recorded at the bedside …

by Francesco Condello
04 November 21

Cognitant Group: 3D avatar-led health education increases patient reported understanding

Cognitant applies use of visual, immersive and interactive formats to deliver engaging, personalised information that changes patient behaviour and outcomes. A case study which demonstrates this positive impact is an avatar-led interactive programme for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), created in collaboration with the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust, UK. Patients reported better understanding of …

by Francesco Condello
03 November 21

The Nursing Council of Kenya & WCEA Partnership enables nurses’ and midwives’ lifelong learning

WCEA’s mission in Africa is to provide sustainable and innovative e-health and m-health technology and CPD to help frontline workers to improve health incomes in Africa. This is achieved by partnering with local authorities and organizations. We are proud to effectively collaborate with the Nursing Council of Kenya, with whom we have worked longer than …

by Francesco Condello
03 November 21

Oxford Brain Diagnostics looks for collaboration partners for neurodegeneration

We are on a mission to change the way the world thinks about brain health. Our novel technology assesses brain health based on changes in the cellular structure. We enable more efficient drug development and personalised patient care. Oxford Brain Diagnostics are looking for interested clinicians dealing with dementia who would like to learn about …

by Francesco Condello
03 November 21

SurgiQ’s mission is to increase healthcare providers’ operational capacity with automatic planning

SurgiQ’s AI is helping physiotherapy providers plan more than 30,000 treatments per month automatically with a potential outcome of more than 55,000 hours of additional care per year.Schedulers and planning specialists could save hours per day with the company’s automated scheduling tools. SurgiQ is already targeting surgery and physiotherapy, and is actively looking for partnerships …

by Francesco Condello
03 November 21

Learning to cope with your condition/vascular anomaly

How could you deal with your condition in a practical way in order to make your life easier? This article is written by a medical doctor who is a patient herself as well. Dr. Margaret Lee is a pediatric dermatologist in Boston, USA. As a child she was diagnosed with CMTC with a modified port-wine …

by Francesco Condello
03 November 21

How Can US Hospitals Reduce Costs Without Sacrificing Quality?

What can hospitals do to reduce their costs while ensuring patient satisfaction and quality of care remains high? Find out more about what you can do to meet economic and environmental sustainability initiatives, infection control strategies and cost reduction pressures. Is your hospital spending money on unnecessary costs which aren’t improving patient experience? Is the …

by Francesco Condello
03 November 21

Opportunity to Join FRRHH Interim Faculty Advisory Board

The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH) is currently in its Development Phase and this is expected to continue until 2024. As the next part of our development, we are delighted to announce that we are establishing an Interim Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) to support and advise FRRHH. This Interim FAB will support …

by Francesco Condello
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