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BARCELONA, Spain – Two of the European Union's premier annual healthcare IT conferences will converge to form "eHealth Week 2010" in Barcelona, Spain.
The ministerial High Level eHealth Conference and the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition will together offer a larger, more comprehensive event for healthcare IT professionals than has been held in previous years.
The Convention Center CCIB in Barcelona will stage the eHealth Week event from March 15-18th, 2010.
Beginning the conference is the March 15th meeting of the prestigious High Level eHealth Conference - an EU event organised by the Spanish EU Presidency, the European Commission, the Government of Catalonia and the Foundation TicSalut - as a closed ministerial conference in its 8th edition. The group works to facilitate wider deployment of effective eHealth applications. In parallel to the High Level eHealth Conference, the fourth meeting of WoHIT will be staged from 16th-18th March, offering a program and exhibition to encourage Healthcare transformation via eHealth.
Five parallel session tracks, two for the eHealth conference, three for the WoHIT, will be available to attendees. The exhibition floor will revive WoHIT's annual showcase of country pavilions, alongside exhibition booths from more than 60 leading industry providers. An interoperability showcase and a dedicated theatre for industry solution presentations and product launches will round out the exhibition side of the show.
According to a release from HealthTechWire, the joint event will bridge the two key worlds of policy-makers and eHealth users and promoters. Key leaders will address the European eHealth roadmap, the release noted, attracting prestigious regional and global media attention.
Gérard Comyn, head of unit at the European Commission, ICT for Health / Information Society and Media Directorate-General, said "Building on the results of the Swedish Presidency, the Barcelona High Level eHealth Conference will be the starting point of a new set of actions on eHealth deployment."
"There are enourmous eHealth investments being made right now by government and healthcare providers," said Jeremy Bonfini, senior vice president, Global Services at HIMSS. "WoHIT 2010 will give all stakeholders critical knowledge to the practical benefits of eHealth throughout the continuum of care."
