Past Events

Seventh Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference & Exhibition, July 19-20, 2010, San Diego, CA. This nationally recognized event focuses on networks, platforms and applications for technology-enabled participatory medicine. Topics to be covered include innovative applications of remote monitoring, home telehealth, mhealth, ehealth and social media to promote wellness and manage diseases. The program features an aging services educational track organized by AAHSA and CAST. Supporting organization: Continua Health Alliance.

Website: http://www.tcbi.org/index.php?conference=7ahu2010

Continua Members:  To receive a registration discount, please visit the members page and click the Continua Members Discounts link on the right of the page for more information.

Members please click here for more information.

Continua Health Alliance will be offering a "public day" for non-members to join the valuable Educational Sessions, presented by industry experts as well as join the Opening Session of the Continua Summer Summit. Join speakers and industry experts for a day of insightful Health Solutions keynotes, product demonstrations and networking opportunities.

Opening Session (4:15 pm – 6:30 pm):

Opening Announcements KeynotesIoannis Maghiros, Principal IST Scientific Officer, EU CommissionNiamh Scannell, Industry Director, Technology Research for Independent Living Centre

Educational Sessions

IEEE 11073 Training (8:30 am – 12:00pm)

Presented by Douglas Bogia, PhD, Chair of the IEEE 11073 Personal Health Device Committee

The tutorial covers all of the optimized data and communication standards being created in the IEEE 11073 Personal Health Device working group. This includes the Optimized Exchange Protocol (ISO/IEEE 11073-20601), the device specializations (6 in the disease management domain, 2 in health and fitness domain, and 2 in the independent living domain), and the status of those standards. Since implementations are underway, time will be available for answering questions about implementation barriers or places where the standards are not clear. If there is interest, it will also be possible to step through an implementation to inspect the details of the protocol dynamically.

FDA 201 (10:00am – 12:00pm):

Presented by Scott Thiel, Chair, Continua Regulatory Work Group, Global Regulatory Affairs, Roche Diagnostics

An expansion on the FDA 101 presentation provided through Continua Health Alliance by the RWG. FDA 201 will cover additional detail in the following areas:Medical Device BasicsReminder of what is a medical deviceDifference between OTC and Rx medical devicesWhat does FDA-listed, 510(k) exempt, 510(k) cleared, PMA approved site registration, CFG, COE, recognized standard, etc. mean?Device Review Process:What is the process for filing a 510(k)?Information about Medical DevicesExamples of where to look for information relevant to the above topics.

Path to Certification (12:30pm – 3:30pm):

Presented by Julie Fleischer, Chair of TCWG, Michael Kirwan, Technical Operations Manager, Continua and AT4 Wireless

This educational session will cover what types of devices can be certified in the next 3-6 months as well as pre-requisites such as Bluetooth HDP/MCAP and USB PHCD certification basics and how to obtain these requirements. It will also cover how to apply for Continua Certification as well as the certification process and what to expect. The session will also walk through the Continua Version 1 Guidelines as well as a demonstration of the v1.0 Test Tools developed by AT4 Wireless.

FDA 345: Mobile Health Case Study (1:00pm – 3:00pm):

Presented by Scott Thiel

Continua organized a major conference with the FDA in January, 2010. This tutorial will follow up on the prior course materials presented during the Continua 2009 meetings with new insights gained from the FDA meeting with specific emphasis on the Mobility .

Social mWellness by Design (1:00pm – 3:00pm):

Presented by Vincent Salvo, Head of Healthcare Innovation, frog design inc.

This educational session will discuss how a new category deemed mobile wellness (mwellness) will be the center of healthcare discussion. Mwellness will become the dominant behavior change agent by ultimately creating total and continuous self-awareness. This awareness, enabled by the most pervasive computer in the world – the smart phone – will drive illness prevention, predication, consumer participation, and personalized medicine to new heights.

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Location: The Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Fee: USD $159.00 per attendee

To complete online registration, please click here.

Please feel free to contact Continua Events (mnelson@linkeventsco.com) if you have any further questions. We look forward to seeing you in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK!

This year's Summit, June 14th - 16th in Belfast, Northern Ireland, promises to set a new standard, as we deliver content for those beginning their journey in remote patient monitoring, as well as those experienced in deploying these innovative technologies. Don't miss this opportunity to hear about the current state of the art technologies, processes and future direction of "connected health."

The European Connected Health Campus is happy to present a prominent level of industry and professional thought leaders who will be leading discussion on the current state of the market. Our mission is to provide participants in connected health with the tools they need to be successful - education, best practices, use cases and processes. This year's Summit, "Engagement - How to make it Happen", will provide you with the tools and knowledge to bring back to your practice or office and identify your next steps. Whether evaluating your own internal organization or vendors, or exploring where to begin or what metrics to use to define success, you will find it all at the Leadership Summit.

Register now at www.echcampus.com/registration.html and do take advantage of the Early-Bird Delegate Registration discount.

Early-Bird register by April 30th and pay only £389 +17.5% VAT.
Rates revert to standard registration fee of £465 +17.5% VAT, from May 1st.

Registration includes:
• access to all keynote and panel discussions
• access to the newly expanded ‘connected health' exhibition
• networking lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday
• tea/coffee breaks
• delegate pack
• a special dinner reception on Tuesday evening
• a special reception on Wednesday evening with our partners, Continua Health Alliance

Click here for details regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities. are also available on the website.  Please hurry, spots are filling fast.

Special additional pre-Summit Workshops will be announced soon.

We look forward to seeing you in Belfast in June!

AAL-Continua Forum

Europa Hotel, Belfast

14 June 2010, 14:30 – 16:45

Please click here to view the agenda.

Europe is ageing, which presents challenges and opportunities. New tools and services are being developed to support older people. However, health and welfare systems are under pressure. More than ever, people look to ICT solutions to maintain quality of life, enable independent living, and ensure quality and safety of care, while improving efficiencies and saving costs. Effective deployment is however hindered by regulatory uncertainties, misaligned incentives, lack of trust among stakeholders and other factors.

Two important stakeholder groups are industry and government, and this Forum is bringing them together. The AAL Joint Programme, founded in 2008, is an initiative of 23 Partner Countries and the European Commission to support research and development to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of ICT. The Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open, international industry coalition of more than 200 member companies which collaborate to develop a system of interoperable personal health solutions focusing on health and wellness, disease management, and independent aging.

The AAL-Continua Forum on 14 June 2010 in Belfast will begin and foster a dialogue of both groups and address one of the main challenges of the market: research and innovation are being funded, but few solutions reach the market, and fewer still become successful. What are the barriers to market entry, growth and success, and how can they be removed? How can governments and industry work better together to address the common challenges?

Format: Selected experts will set the stage for a lively debate among European and international industry and government representatives. The Forum will be open to the public, and is directed at all stakeholders interested in market issues related to ICT-based solutions for the elderly. Click here for a preliminary agenda.

Attendance is free but the organisers request you register by clicking here:

Place/Time: The event will take place in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, on Monday, 14 June 2010, the first day of the ECH Campus Connected Health Week, from 14:30 to 16:45. All attendees are invited to attend the opening of the opening reception at 17:30 on the exhibition floor.

Offer: The ECH Campus Leadership Summit on 15/16 June 2010 is an international gathering of key practitioners, thought and industry leaders from the field of Connected Health. Forum attendees can register at the early booking rate: use code "book6194" when registering at www.echcampus.com.

Accommodation: For accommodation please go to www.echcampus.com.

For further questions please contact:

Silas Olsson, Ambient Assisted Living Association, silas.olsson@aal-europe.eu
Michael Strübin, Continua Health Alliance, michael.strubin@continuaalliance.org

Focusing mainly on European healthcare challenges, the Health Executive Summit convenes speakers and participants from around the world to share visionary strategies, innovative programs and latest best practices.

This international conference is aimed at sharing visionary strategies and latest best practices, as well as providing solutions to current health challenges facing European health systems.

3 themes in 2010:
- Chronic Disease Management - Reengineering care to improve clinical and financial outcomes
Chronic or long term conditions can represent up to 70% of a country's total health expenditure. With aging populations and an increasing number of chronic patients, European health systems are embracing chronic care as one of the most promising opportunities to improve clinical and financial outcomes.
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister of Health and Sports in France, to preside Ministerial Roundtable on "Preparing health systems for the future: Integrating chronic disease management in national reforms".

- eHealth - Implementing collaborative patient-centred care
Focus on the use of internet and mobile technologies to integrate care and build a better collaboration between health professionals
and patients.

- Sustainable Development - Designing sustainable health systems
Health establishments are important consumers of resources and major producers of wastes. From vision to performance measurement, this Summit builds a business case and explores successful initiatives in sustainable development.

The Health Executive Summit is collocated with HOPITAL EXPO and HIT Paris, one of the largest Hospital and Healthcare tradeshow in Europe: 30 years of experience, gathering more than 26.000 visitors and 750 exhibitors.

For any information, please visit www.health-es.com or contact Camille Del Boccio: Camille.delboccio@fr.cmpmedica.com

The Connected Home market will develop rapidly in 2010. Consumers increasingly want to use VoIP and advanced entertainment such as IPTV, web and video-on-demand. E-healthe and wellness are new markets with many opportunities. Now the prices of the required products are favorable and the (broadband) connections almost perfect, nothing stands in the way of success.

During the event, the visitors will learn from speakers from leading companies in the industry how to build a business model around services and products in the Connected Home area.

Continua members are eligible for seminar and exhibition dsicounts.  Please click here and then click the "members discount" link for more informaiton.

If you use telecommunications solutions for healthcare, the ATA Annual Meeting is the single-most important event of the year, keeping you up to date with the latest developments in your field. The 15th Annual International Meeting of the American Telemedicine Association takes place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, May 15-18, 2010.

ATA 2010 will focus on outcomes and evidence for telemedicine and telehealth. The meeting will feature roughly 350 peer-reviewed presentations, covering the full spectrum of telemedicine-related subject areas and specialties, within eight concurrent tracks.. Presentations will include oral concurrents, poster presentations, pre-meeting courses and general plenaries. ATA 2010 will also include special Executive Roundtables, featuring top executives in the industry discussing the future of telemedicine from a corporate perspective.

Please click here for more information.

WHCC annually gathers more than 2,000 health care, health care, government and corporate leaders to formulate solutions to the challenges of cost, quality and delivery.

In response to demands from the nation's largest employers and purchasers for affordability and transparency in health care quality, the 7th Annual WHCC convenes the major sectors in health care to determine actionable goals and implementation strategies to demonstrate quality, consumer choice, cost-effectiveness and transparency.

Don't forget! If you register by Friday, February 26, 2010, you are eligible to SAVE $200 off the EARLY BIRD RATE! To register, contact World Congress at 800-767-9499 and mention code XXX!

When calling, do not forget to ask about TEAM RATES! WHCC will provide your team with the skills they need to implement best practices into your organization. Take advantage of our scalable team discount pricing* so your organization may benefit from this exclusive offer!

Please click here for more information.

The March 24,2010 Town Hall meeting will begin at 7:00am - 9:00am PDT.  Members, please click here for dial in information.

Please join our Executive Director, Chuck Parker at the HIMSS10 event in Atlanta.  Mr Parker will speak on Advancing Information Technology in the Personal Health Solutions Ecosystem.

For more information and directions on how to register, please click here.

Fourteen companies announced at a joint press conference in Tokyo that their products, devices and services do or will soon comply with Continua's Design Guidelines. Additionally, healthcare management service providers announced they will move forward with integrating Continua compliant products into their operations.

Attended by more than 150 people along with 70 members of the press, the conference also featured a total of 24 Continua members demonstrating connected personal health as well as Continua President Rick Cnossen delivering a keynote address.

Continua Members can take part in unparalleled networking opportunities, free industry educational sessions and face-to-face Work Group meetings during the Summit. Join the alliance today and take advantage of this event!

Please click here for more details.

Opening Session (open to the public):

• Opening Announcements

• Keynotes
  - Chris Wasden, Managing Director, Health Industries Advisory Strategy, PricewaterhouseCooper
  - Eric J. Topol, M.D., Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute and Chief Academic Officer of Scripps Health; Chief Medical Officer, West Wireless Health Institute
  -Mohit Kaushal, Director of Health Care for the FCC's Office of Policy and Strategic Planning

• Board Company Profile
  Bruce Henderson, PricewaterhouseCooper

Educational Sessions (open to the public):

• Reimbursement 201: When someone else pays the bill,
  Presented by Lynn Shapiro and Daphne Clark of EpsteinBeckerGreen

• Through the efforts of Continua and other organizations, health reform may include reimbursement for remote monitoring in the not too distant future; the ink may well be dry by the end of January. Further, even under the current system, there are more options for getting at least the services component reimbursed, a critical step to encouraging the marketplace to buy and use remote monitoring tools.

• Privacy 301: Privacy and Security Requirements for Connected Healthcare: more than just HIPAA
  Presented by Robert Hudock and Russ Gray of EpsteinBeckerGreen.

• Privacy and security continue to be top of mind issues for both consumers and policy makers as the nation shifts the health system toward an interconnected and electronic future.

• FDA 345: Mobile Health Case Study
  Presented by Colleen Hittle and Brad Thompson of EpsteinBeckerGreen

• Continua is organizing a major conference with FDA in January, 2010. We will follow up on the prior course materials presented during the Continua 2009 meetings with new insights gained at that FDA meeting.

• MBA/FDA 235: Managing FDA Compliance for IT Companies Entering Regulated Territory,
  Presented by Colleen Hittle and Brad Thompson of EpsteinBeckerGreen

• Managing a Regulated Healthcare Supply Chain

• "Upgrading" field installed devices.

• Overview of a QSIT Audit

• MBA 301: Strategic Planning for Profitable Entry in Connected Healthcare
  Presented by Bill Venema of EpsteinBeckerGreen and Dane Stout of Sun Microsystems

• Picking up on the themes from FDA 345, this class will focus on the range of relationships possible in that middle space. After the killjoy regulatory experts are done defining the requirements for the middle category, the creative and more fun-loving corporate types will discuss the myriad of ways that collaborators can work together to advance their mutual business interests.

• IEEE 11073 Training
  Presented by Douglas Bogia, PhD, Chair of the IEEE 11073 Personal Health Device Committee

• The tutorial covers all of the optimized data and communication standards being created in the IEEE 11073 Personal Health Device working group. This includes the Optimized Exchange Protocol (ISO/IEEE 11073-20601), the device specializations (6 in the disease management domain, 2 in health and fitness domain, and 2 in the independent living domain), and the status of those standards. Since implementations are underway, time will be available for answering questions about implementation barriers or places where the standards are not clear. If there is interest, it will also be possible to step through an implementation to inspect the details of the protocol dynamically.

• Path to Certification
  Presented by Julie Fleischer, Chair of TCWG, Michael Kirwan, Technical Operations Manager, Continua and AT4 Wireless

• This educational session will cover what types of devices can be certified in the next 3-6 months as well as pre-requisites such as Bluetooth HDP/MCAP and USB PHCD certification basics and how to obtain these requirements. It will also cover how to apply for Continua Certification as well as the certification process and what to expect. The session will also walk through the Continua Version 1 Guidelines as well as a demonstration of the v1.0 Test Tools developed by AT4 Wireless.

• Overview of ONC Meaningful Use/ARRA provisions and relevancy to Continua Remote Patient Monitoring
  Presented by Alston Bird.

Please feel free to contact Continua Administration (admin@ContinuaAlliance.org) if you have any further questions. We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm PST
Location: Westin Gaslamp Quarter Hotel

Registration is now closed.

Register Today - Space is limited

Join speakers and industry experts from both groups for a day of insightful Mobile Health Solutions keynotes, panel discussions on the state of the environment, product demonstrations and networking opportunities with venture capital and development organizations. Current speakers include:

• Keynote Addresses by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and Glenn Lurie. 
  
  Dr. Soon-Shiong is the Executive Chairman and CEO of    Abraxis Health. He was recently appointed Executive Director of the UCLA Wireless Health Institute, and is Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Professor of Bioengineering at UCLA.
  
  Mr. Glenn Lurie is President, Emerging Devices, Resale and Partnerships at AT&T Mobility, where he leads AT&T's strategic initiative to drive innovation that will bring wireless connectivity to new consumer electronics devices and applications.

• Panel Discussions with speakers from WLSA and Continua leadership, including Ascension Health, Intel and Continua providers.
  
  Speakers also include members of BeWell Mobile, MedApps, Vignet, MYCA, Jitterbug, Sotera Wireless, Watermark, Intellidot, Telcare, Corventis and Proteus Biomedical. 

Click here to access the agenda.

An exclusive networking reception is scheduled immediately after the agenda. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact directly with mobile health leaders from both groups. Don't miss more than a dozen mobile healthcare product demonstrations from leading members of both groups!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in co-sponsorship with Continua Health Alliance and the Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT) is announcing a public workshop entitled ‘‘Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving Safety and Effectiveness.'' The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate discussion among FDA, industry, academia, professional societies, clinical investigators and other interested parties on issues related to safe and effective interoperable medical devices.

The workshop will be held on January 25-26, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on January 27, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to arrive early to ensure time for parking and security screening before the meeting. Security screening will begin at 8 a.m., and registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Non-U.S. citizens are subject to additional security screening, and they should register as soon as possible.

If you need special accommodations because of a disability, please contact Susana Rosales (Susana.rosales@fda.hhs.gov) at least 7 days before the public workshop.

For a more detailed agenda and to register for the conference please visit the following web site:

http://mdpnp.org/FDA_Interop_Workshop.php

There is a registration fee of $400 USD to attend the workshop to cover the expenses. Attendees must register in advance. In person attendance is limited to 200 participants.

Registration may be limited to achieve balanced participation. Upon registering, you will receive a notice indicating that your registration has been received and is pending confirmation. You will receive an additional email notifying you if your registration was accepted or declined. You may also register to attend the meeting via webcast for a reduced fee.

If you are a Student and would like to register for this event, please note that there is a discounted rate of $150 to attend. Please e-mail Events@continuaalliance.org for further information on how to complete registration. Proof of student status is required obtain this rate (copy of student id). Student status applies to undergrad, grad, medical students, residents and fellows.

For visitor parking information, please click here.

For Foreign Visitor Security Information, please click here: Foreign Visitor Data Request Form.  Please note that this process may take up to two weeks, please plan accordingly.Call for Presentations - Due January 11:

Use Case Submissions:

Attendees are invited to submit short (20 minute) presentations on any of the use-case scenarios described below, any combination of these use-case scenarios, or their own. Presentations should include a high level description of the use-case, an analysis of the relevant strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges (with focus on any potential safety hazards), and a proposal for a path forward in support of potential use in the USA. Presentations will be immediately followed by a moderated discussion with an expert panel and the audience.

The forms and instructions are now located on http://mdpnp.org/FDA_Interop_Workshop.php. To submit a proposal, please e-mail it to: fdaworkshopproposals@mdpnp.org. Proposals will be accepted until close of business, January 15, 2010.

Accomodations:

A sleeping room block has been set up at the Sheraton Washington North Hotel for attendees. Details are below:

Sheraton Washington North Hotel

4095 Powder Mill Road

Beltsville, MD 20705

Sleeping rooms are priced at $129.00/night (excluding taxes)

Reservations can be made by calling 1800-325-3535. Please be sure to identify yourself with the Medical Device Interoperability Workshop or CHA110 to take advantage of this rate!

Come join Executive Director Chuck Parker and UCWG Representative George MacGinnis for their interactive Panel discussion "What are the Critical Factors for Mobile Healthcare Services Success from Strategic, Technology and Financial Perspectives" on December 1, 2009 at 10:40am. Also join Mr. Parker for his Keynote Speech "Creating Standards for a Critical Service" at 11:45 am.

The ONLY Event For Best Practice and Innovation In Global Wireless and Healthcare Convergence

With a special keynote delivery from Vittorio Collao, CEO, Vodafone Group we bring you the lead pioneers in wireless and healthcare convergence and best practice. Expect two days of 50:50 representation from the communications and healthcare sectors working towards services innovation and partnership - with Continua Health Alliance, GSMA, NHS, mHealth Alliance, Vodafone, Orange, Verizon, Microsoft, Bluetooth Special Interest Group and more.

Visit www.mobilehealthcareindustrysummit.com for more information.

Come learn more about Continua during our Panel, "A League of Innovators: How 210 Competitors Cooperate to Run Continua and Grow a Market True Stories of Derring-Do, Strategic Tradeoffs and Occasional Misadventures" 11:30 am ET on Thursday, Oct. 22

Symposium 2009 includes half a dozen keynotes by people doing ground-breaking work at the intersection of health care and information technology. It features over 20 breakout sessions, where the conversation and analyses become intimate. Building on last year, it extends its line-up of demos direct examples, live, of eye-opening new products and services. For over one thousand expected attendees, the meeting is structured throughout to make networking and partnering enjoyable and easy. Please come to Boston! I'll look forward to saying hello.  For more information, please click here.

Continua members please click here for further registration instructions.

Come visit Continua at Booth #1028!

No matter what your business is - healthcare, entertainment, fleet management or financial planning - wireless can transform how you do business. International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment brings this possibility to life.

With a focus on applications, network architecture and technologies such as LBS, machine-to-machine and WiMAX (just to name a few), this international event brings a community of users, carriers, developers and manufacturers together to generate dialogue, share ideas and debate the economics of MOBILE BUSINESS.

For more information and to register, please click here.

Come join Executive Director Chuck Parker for his discussion, "Standards & Interoperability," on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 9:00am - 10:30am!

Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) aims at extending the time older people can live in their preferred home environment by increasing their autonomy and assisting them in carrying out activities of daily living. The AAL Joint Programme (AAL JP) is a new joint research and development (R&D) funding activity implemented by actual 20 European Member States and 3 Associated States with the financial support of the European Community based on article 169 of the EC treaty. The overall objective of the program is to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

Please click here for more information.

Come hear Continua President Rick Cnossen, WSWG Co-Chair Doug McClure, and TWG Chair Jayant Parthasarathy for the "Progress in Interoperability" Panel. Thursday, September 24, 2009, 11:30-12:30am

The Third Annual ATA Mid-Year meeting is one great meeting combining two great tracks & showcasing the latest in products and services

The 2009 Mid-Year Meeting will be held September 23 - 25, 2009 at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa in Palm Springs, CA. This meeting has two great tracks that run concurrently.

Track I:
Cutting Edge and Off-The-Shelf Technology: Making the Right Decisions

Track II:
4th Annual Pediatric Telehealth Colloquium

For more information and to register, please click here

Come visit Continua in Booth #111!

Now in its 11th year, The Forum-the annual meeting of DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance-delivers unparalleled education, exhibits and networking for the population health improvement community. The Forum 09, Sept. 21 and 22, in San Diego, continues this tradition with industry-leading programming focused on innovative population health management strategies.

For more event information or to register, please click here.

This meeting is a quarterly update for members to get up to speed regarding work group projects and upcoming Continua activities. Please click here for dial in and webinar information

The Town Hall Meeting will take place August 19, 2009 begining at 7:00am-9:00am PT.

A Three-Day Industry Forum highlighting the latest trends, best case studies, hands-on experiences, and innovative strategies from America's top hospitals and other prestigious organizations!

For more information, please click here.

The World Health Care Congress is pleased to announce its Leadership Summit on WiHealth to be held this summer in Boston. This two-day Summit convenes policy-makers, payers, providers and medical group practices from across the nation to discuss business and clinical opportunities for integrating mHealth, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth solutions into existing care systems. Real-life, case studies and the results to-date from pilots at several leading provider organizations will be shared.

www.worldcongress.com/WiHealth

This seminar will offer, among others, a complete insight of the recent and future Bluetooth enhancements: the new HDP (Health Device Profile), already adopted; the Bluetooth High Speed technology, recently adopted, and the Bluetooth Low Energy specification, on track for completion later this year or early 2010. An update of the test tools and the Bluetooth qualification process will be analysed.  For more information, please click here.

Continua will hold its Summer Summit in Beautiful British Columbia Canada. Join fellow Continua Members for educational sessions, Plugfest #006 and networking opportunities. Additional Information will be available shortly.  Please see the link below.

http://members.continuaalliance.org/members/summer_summit_2009/

This two-day event, which is free and open to the public, will bring together stakeholders from government agencies, academic institutions, health care organizations, and technology companies to review the state of telehealth science and technology, identify gaps in knowledge that can be addressed through targeted research and evaluation initiatives, and explore opportunities to leverage evolving information and communication technologies to advance the field.

Please join Dr. Deepak Ayyagari of Continua Health Alliance and Sharp Laboratories and listen to him speak on the industry perspective.

For more information including an updated agenda, logistics and registration, please click here.

Healthcare Unbound is a nationally recognized conference and exhibition on the convergence of consumer and healthcare technologies to facilitate participatory medicine. The event focuses on innovative applications of remote monitoring, home telehealth and e-health to manage diseases and to promote wellness. Join hundreds of senior executives and clinicians from healthcare provider and payer organizations across the US and abroad, as well as medical device companies, IT and telehealth vendors and consultants to explore the potential of this rapidly evolving market. For full details, please visit here: http://www.tcbi.org/index.php?conference=conference-temp

Please note that the meeting does not overlap with the Continua Summer Summit, as only Plugfest #006 will be held on June 23rd. Continua Members will receive a $200 discount to attend this Conference and Exhibition. Contact Continua Administration for details.

High Quality Care for All put quality at the heart of the NHS, providing an ambitious shared vision for the future of the NHS. One of the key enablers for this is creating an environment where innovation can flourish.

The Innovation EXPO is your chance to help deliver that ambition, and participate in the largest and most exciting event of its kind. The Innovation EXPO will take place at the ExCel Centre at London Docklands on 18th and 19th June 2009. It is a unique opportunity to catch up with the best in healthcare innovation from the public, private, voluntary, academic and scientific communities.

• hear world leading innovation experts and thinkers;

• see and test innovation in action;

• transact real business with a range of public and private sector partners;

• talk to organisations with a global health reach;

• see the latest cutting edge technology, devices and pathways showcased by the leading companies.

For more information, please click here.

First Showcase of Interoperable HIT for Long-Term Care.  The 2009 Long-Term Care Health Information Technology (LTC-HIT) Summit will take place June 8-9, 2009 at the BWI Marriott Hotel in Baltimore, MD. This year's Summit will feature an interoperability Showcase demonstrating HIT interoperability for shared care, transfer of care, personal health and e-prescribing.

The Showcase will take place Monday June 8, 12:00-7:00 p.m. Interested in showcasing your interoperable HIT system? Click HERE for an application and additional information. Deadline to apply is April 20, 2009. Table top exhibit opportunities are also available.

This meeting is a quarterly update for members to get up to speed regarding work group projects and upcoming Continua activities.  Please click here for dial in and webinar information.

Building on the success of the 2008 event, the World Health Care Congress Europe will convene more than 600 health care leaders from around Europe and the world for its 2009 event, 13-14 May, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.

The World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where hundreds of health leaders share best-practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Participating thought-leaders include: health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.

Featured speakers are to include, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, Greece, who will participle in a roundtable discussion with other health ministers from Europe and around the globe.

Dimitris Avramopoulos, Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, Greece
Dr Lodewijk Bos, President, ICMCC, The Netherlands Dr. Martin Denz, President, European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL), Switzerland
Dr. Bruno Giovanni Gridelli, Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh;Director, Department of Surgery; Medical and Scientific Director, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (IsMeTT), Palermo and UPMC International, Italy
Kari Harno, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa , Finland
Dr Jacob Hofdijk, Special Advisor, Chronic Disease Management, Ministry of Health, The Netherlands
Torunn Janbu, MD, President, The Norwegian Medical Association, Norway
Margaret Parton, Chief Executive, NHS Technology Adoption Centre, United Kingdom
Erwin van Leussen, Manager Innovation, Achmea Health Insurance, The Netherlands
Hans Verrept, Head of the Intercultural Mediation Unit, DG1, Federal Public Service for Public Health Belgium
Dr. Michael Wilks, President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), Belgium
Emilio Mordini, Director, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Italy
Willy Palm, Dissemination Development Officer, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO European Centre for Health Policy, Belgium

The event features visionary keynote addresses, controversial debates, dynamic panel discussions, case studies, tutorials and roundtable discussions.

Attendee Summit Offerings:
• Chronic Disease Management
• Implementing Health IT
• Reforming Health Insurance
• Improving Quality and Patient Safety
• Chronic Disease Management
• Implementing Health IT
• Reforming Health Insurance
• Improving Quality and Patient Safety

For the latest programme updates, please visit www.worldcongress.com/europe

The leading global producer of health care conferences for senior-level executives from private industry and government, the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe is featured through the support of Humana DB Motion, Health Dialog and Aetna Global.

Continua members receive a 25% discount on registration. Please click here for details.

The ATA Annual Meeting is the world's largest trade show focusing exclusively on telemedicine. It is recognized around the world as the primary forum for companies involved with telecommunications & technology solutions for healthcare. ATA invites companies with an interest in positioning themselves as one of the players in the industry to join us for ATA 2009 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ATA 2008 Annual Meeting was quite successful, breaking records in attendance and having a sold out exhibit hall.

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HIMSS09 is where physicians, nurses, HIT executives, pharmacists, vendors, and healthcare IT professionals from around the world come together for a week that will forever change the face of healthcare IT. They come in search of solutions. They leave with a shared vision.

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In its 7th edition and with a proven potential for global networking, Med-e-Tel 2009 will attract healthcare providers, industry representatives, researchers, and government officials from 50 countries around the world. The event showcases new technologies and solutions, and its comprehensive conference program focuses on a wide range of current telemedicine and ehealth experiences, business cases and research results. Med-e-Tel is organized in collaboration with the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth and several other national and international stakeholder organizations. Details are available at www.medetel.eu, where also a library with presentations from previous events can still be found.

At the 2009 Integrated Care Summit, March 29 to 31, in Austin, Texas, learn how companies like yours use value-based strategies, innovative technology and creative incentives to improve employee health, increase productivity and lower costs. Attend the Summit, hosted by DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Center for Health Value Innovation, and leave with the knowledge necessary to transform your company's approach to employee health and wellness - and to deliver the bottom line results the C-suite demands. Significant discounts available for HR administrators and other benefits professionals. Visit www.IntegratedCareSummit.org or call (202) 737-5980.

A new way to look at IC "Integrated Care" in Europe is fast approaching and we are working to generate momentum by hosting the "Future of Integrated Care Symposium" in Barcelona, Spain.

This day will feature a wide-range of world-class companies/organizations, and government entities all striving to integrate care across cities, regions and countries across the globe. This Symposium will bring together health professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, health ministries and commission members as they prepare for the next step towards personalized care organizations.

Goals:
Share Key Deployments of personal telehealth across the E.U.
Look at new models being created
Discuss the intersection of healthcare, the internet, telecommunications and the next frontier in biotechnology research

Tentative Agenda:

9:00-9:15am - Leadership in phsWi
9:15-9:30Am - Managing transition to future health delivery for chronic conditions
9:30-9:45am - Healthcare deployment Prospects in eu
9:45-10:00am - telecommunications and infrastructures - Jordi Bosch
10:00-10:15am - ICT in Catalonia - J Guanyabens, Dept of Health, Generalitat
10:15-12:00pm - "Just Do It" Deployments across the EU - Interplay among stake holders: Deployment settings in Europe - Brian O'Connor, Dr. Mike Bainbridge, Chuck Parker
12:00-12:15pm - Break
12:15-1:00pm - Standardization and integration "demo of certified vendors by Continua" - Rick Cnossen
1:00-2:30pm - Lunch
2:30-4:00pm - Personal Health and Truly Integrated Care - Scenario: C. Gallego, Moderator: Petra Wilson
4:00-4:15pm - Break
4:15-6:00pm - Business models, Regulation, Policy and Mandates - Scenario: J Bigorra - European, Scenario Moderator: Dr. Zoi Kolitsi
6:00-6:15pm - ehealth and beyond - J. M. Pique, Vice-General Director, Hospital Clinic

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Venue Information:
Hotel Arts
Marina 19-21, Barcelona 8005 Spain
Phone: 34 93 221 10 00 Fax: 34 93 221 10 70
Continua Hotel Arts Reservation Page

Event Dates: March 25-27
Group Code: iy7iy7a
Continua has established a discounted rate of 220 Euros (single occupancy) per night
The Continua Room Block will close Mar. 16, 2008.
After this date reservations will be accepted at best rate available.
Cancellations can be made without penalty until March 16, 2009, after this date any cancellations will be charged for the entire stay of the reservation to the client directly. IF the hotel should be fully booked on the corresponding dates there will be no charges applied.

The 4th edition of the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition will provide unprecedented opportunities to both attendees and exhibitors, as it will be held in conjunction with the yearly eHealth High Level Conference - eHealth 2010 - which is co-organised by the European Commission, the Spanish presidency of the EU and the Catalonian regional government.

The World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition is a leading platform for eHealth in Europe, convening major stakeholders from the Healthcare IT community to engage in knowledge sharing, networking with peers and learning about the latest healthcare IT trends, challenges and solutions.

Join us in March 2010 in Barcelona for a stimulating conference programme and a cutting-edge exhibition, while government leaders will be shaping the future of eHealth policy in Europe!

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At this exciting Cambridge Wireless joint SIGs event we look forward to informing you about the radio communications ecosystem in the medical environment, and specifically about the initiatives by Bluetooth and others to enable lower cost, more reliable, fully connected healthcare devices.

For more information please visit:
http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/events/article/default.aspx?objid=35926

CeBIT is the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments. The key target groups are users from industry, the wholesale/retail sector, skilled trades, banks, the services sector, government agencies, science and all users passionate about technology. CeBIT offers an international platform for comparing notes on current industry trends, networking, and product presentations. Deutsche Messe AG has organized CeBIT in Hannover each spring since 1986.

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