Membres du Groupe 5e risque serions très honorés que vous soyez présent(e) à la conférence que le Groupe 5e risque organise le mardi 20 janvier prochain, de 18h à 19h30 à l’Institut Supérieur de Management Public et Politique (Paris 9e),… Read moreQuel rôle du privé dans la modernisation du secteur médico-social?

While other councils are wondering whether they might – in the future – provide video links between clients living in their own home and their carers, Angus Council is getting on with it, having appointed Chubb Community Care as a partner.

The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) is celebrating its 40th year by launching a new website, Living made easy. Living made easy already includes the Telecare made easy section launched last year and will eventually see all the expert advice and… Read moreDLF celebrates 40th year with launch of 'Living made easy'

Bonn-based empirica, a major consultancy the the European telehealth/telecare arena has won a contract to measure and assess Union Member States eHealth progress: whether national eHealth policies, strategies, roadmaps and/or implementation measures exist and have been updated whether and to… Read moreempirica: Assessing progress towards an interoperable European eHealth space

Bursaries to attend the British Computing Society (BCS) Health Care Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate on 28-30 April 2009 are being offered to NHS and social services staff, in return for a winning essay (not more that 2000 words) on… Read moreBritish Computing Society conference bursaries

Quick reminder that the deadline for the submission of abstracts for Med-e-Tel 2009 (The International Educational and Networking Forum for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT) is January 16, 2009.

According to an item in Wireless Healthcare, Indian Railways has taken steps to provide quality medical care via a telehealth network [URL “http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.ukRemoveThisFromTheUrl/wh/news/wk01-09-0003.htm” is reported by Google to be compromised by malware, 16 March 2015] to its employees and retired… Read moreIndian Railways’ telehealth initiative

Brief item introducing, and linking to, a recent study commissioned by the US Chamber of Commerce: “The Impact of Broadband on Senior Citizens”. From the Aging-in-Place at Home blog.

The objective of the Telehealth Network Grant Program (TNGP) is to demonstrate how telehealth programs and networks can improve access to quality health care services in underserved rural and urban communities in the US. The program will provide funding for… Read more$3.4m available in Telehealth Network Grant Program