ehealth at the heart of patient safety
On 21 June 2011, hanover Brussels and ACCA organised a roundtable debate which was chaired by Antonyia Parvanova, Member of the European Parliament, on the European Commissions’ second upcoming action plan on eHealth. Patient safety, efficiency and clinical governance were discussed, and specifically, how innovation can benefit healthcare systems.
The debate was initiated by a new study, produced by ACCA in collaboration with the European Commission and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, highlighted the role of Information and Communication Technologies in driving patient safety.
You can hear the views of the speakers on what can be done to make eHealth a successful story in Europe in the videos below:
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Antonyia Parvanova, Member of the European Parliament
• Nicola Bedlington, Secretary General, European Patient’s Forum
• Paul Timmers, Director ICT addressing societal challenges, DG INFSO, European Commission
• Mark Millar, Chief Executive, Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust, ACCA, Council Member
• Petra Wilson, Member of the European Governing Council, HIMSS, CISCO
• Debbie Guy, Lead Nurse NHS, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Francesco Bortolan, Department of Health, Veneto Region
• Andrzej Rys, Director of Public Health, DG SANCO, European Commission
The debate attracted over 60 stakeholders from different sectors of the industry, trade associations, academia and representatives of the EU institutions.
To read the summary of the event, click here.