High Level eHealth Conference 2015

Projektinformationen

EHW15

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 685436

DOI

10.3030/685436

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 5 Mai 2015

Startdatum 19 März 2015

Enddatum 18 August 2015

Finanziert unter

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being

Gesamtkosten

€ 312 398,50

EU-Beitrag

€ 300 000,00

Koordiniert durch

NACIONALAIS VESELIBAS DIENESTS
Latvia

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - EHW15 (High Level eHealth Conference 2015)

Berichtszeitraum: 2015-03-19 bis 2015-08-18

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

High Level eHealth Conference 2015
Latvia took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2015. In order to emphasise the importance of the Digital Single Market and its opportunities as well as challenges related to the development of the Digital Single Market, the Latvian Presidency organised number of meetings, discussion and conferences that served as input to the political agenda and ongoing processes.
A vital role in patient-oriented healthcare and in raising citizens' involvement in the maintenance of their own health play eHealth and mHealth (mobile health) both of which were emphasised at the High Level eHealth Conference entitled “Me and my Health – Transcending Borders”. The conference underlined the need to introduce innovative and sustainable eHealth funding and payment mechanisms and to provide systematic training and other support mechanisms for medical personnel to promote efficiency and safe transition to an eHealth-based integrated healthcare model. The conference participants also stressed the need to improve citizens’ digital skills and knowledge about health in order for them to use eHealth solutions in the communication between the citizens and healthcare professionals, and to promote research in eHealth. Taking into consideration the results of the European Commission Public Consultation on the Green Paper on Mobile Health the conference also discussed further steps for promoting wider use and implementation of mHealth at EU, national and regional level.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

The conference took place in Riga on 11–13 May under the “eHealth Week 2015” which is the largest annual eHealth event in Europe and was organised by the Ministry of Health of Latvia, the National Health Service, the European Commission and in cooperation with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

The Conference can be considered as a success in term of participation, high quality of the speakers and presentations and engagement of all players: politicians, experts, managers, health IT professionals, health care professionals and providers, patients and other stakeholders. A total of 1334 participants (including 280 Ministerial conference participants) and 81 exhibitors from across Europe gathered in the Conference to exchange knowledge and share best practices as part of the annual eHealth Week and exhibition.

Apart from the conference, the Presidency held high level discussion regarding patient empowerment during the Working Lunch on 11 May 2015. Representatives of High Level delegations from the EU member states came together in order to discuss on actions and practical steps needed, how can governments can influence patient empowerment, encourage and engagement using technologies, especially the potential of mHealth for patient empowerment, prevention and ensuring the sustainability of healthcare systems.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

"Based on the conference sessions and discussions held in the Working Lunch the conference conclusions have been made highlighting common issues and acknowledgements raised during the conference and a call of the participants of eHealth Week 2015 on practical steps that should be taken by Member States of the European Union and industry leaders. The Conference conclusions have been made publicly available in the home page of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia.
As Commissioner Andriukaitis highlighted in his speech during the conference opening ceremony: ""By coming together at events such as this and by sharing experiences in the Member States and at EU level, we will drive forward the case for eHealth"".
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