European healthcare systems are facing new challenges, such as population ageing and subsequent budget pressures. The use of mobile communication devices as well as mobile health applications has the potential to play moajor role in the transformation of healthcare and increase its quality and efficiency.
However, while mobile health solutions represent a solid approach to empower the patients and improve their quality of life, and help healthcare practitioners to deliver more accurate care, critical factors need to be addressed, such as privacy and security safeguards, interoperoperability and standards developments. This event will examine the right forward to unlocm the potential of mHealth in Europe.
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Speaker line-up:
Eva Kaili Member of the European Parliament
Carmen Laplaza Deputy Head of Unit of E-Health, Wellbeing, Ageing, DG CONNECT, European Union
Michael Seewald Vice President & WorldWide Head, Real World Evidence, Novartis
Giuseppe De Carlo EU Project Manager, EFA - European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases
Moderator: Paul Quinn Professor, Law Science Technology & Society, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
18 Oct 2016 @ 02:30 pm
18 Oct 2016 @ 05:00 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Renaissance Brussels Hotel
Rue du Parnasse 19
Belgium
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