Barcelona 15-17 November 2001
Organised by European Respiratory Society (ERS) &
IST Cluster of Telemedicine & home care projects
Sponsored by: International Telemedicine Journal
With the support of the European Commission (Information Society Technologies)
http://chronic.cestel.es

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

The impact of IT-based home-care services on Citizens, Health Care Systems and Industry

European health care systems are facing a period of unprecedented changes prompted by a confluence of events: from the evolving attitudes of end-users and changes in demographics, to the underway technological revolution in health care (e-health), triggered by advances in information technology; to, finally, the recent advances in genomics and its foreseen substantial impact on health care.
For the first time, the health care sector is becoming a significant driving force in the technology evolution process.
In this new scenario, integrated delivery systems based on patient-centred care, supported by an intensive use of information technology (IT), will facilitate the most efficient use of the existing resources in the health care system.
The new situation is imposing important challenges to: a) health care professionals; b) health providers and social insurers; and, c) industry; with an enormous impact on the final users, the citizens.
The Conference is intended to provide sound concepts, experience and criteria to any one involved in decision making within the health care system. To this end, it will bring together a selected world-wide group of speakers from the health care community, industry, governments, academia and users that are playing an active role in the area.
The conference will consist of tutorial courses, Keynote speeches and presentation of technical and scientific papers

      OBJETIVES OF THE CONFERENCE
  • To assess the state of the art of IT-based home care services around the world
  • To provide a reliable picture of the current and future possibilities of the home-care scenarios in the new emerging health care models
  • To contribute to the definition of efficient care protocols and clinical guides specifically focused in IT-based home care services
  • To identify market opportunities in Europe for the IT-based home care services, and the challenges to reach these markets
  • To share experience and to learn from experts
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
  • Health professionals (doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, social workers, care givers)
  • Health institution decision makers at national, regional and local levels
  • Health providers, health administrators and social insurers
  • Equipment suppliers
  • Telcommunications companies, looking for added value services for their networks

     THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES
  • Understand the driving forces of the expected changes in the European health care systems
  • Appraise the role of IT in the new emerging health care services (e-health)
  • Identify the key aspects to ensure the success of IT-based home care services
  • Address pivotal issues in the re-engineering process involved in the implementation of the new services
  • Consider the political and ethical issues involved in the transitional phase
  • Identify marked and business opportunities
  • Evaluate the economical implications of the new services
 
The conference is organised in four plennary sessions, six parallel session in three streams, three tutorials, and exhibition and poster area.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Thursday, 15 Nov 2001
03:00 - 06:00 Parallel Tutorials:
New concepts for emerging models of care
Basics on information technologies
Introduction to IT-based home care services

Friday, 16 Nov 2001

09:00-09:15 Welcome & introduction to the conference
09:15-10:15 Keynote speaker Emerging models of Healthcare. Disease Management
15 minutes coffee break
10:30-12:00 Plenary Round table: New health care services
Chairman:
Patient-centred care with emphasis in home care services
Interfacing among health care levels: continuum of care
Standardised health care processes: clinical guidelines
New educational settings
 12:00-01:15 Plenary Round table: the enabling technologies
Telemedicine: web-based services
Wireless&high bandwidth technologies
 01:15-03:00 Lunch
03:00-04:30 Working groups
Group 1 Chairman:
Home monitoring and telecare technologies: sensors&home hub& wireless communication
Group 2 Chairman:
Clinical protocols: continuum of care & clinical guidelines
Group 3 Chairman:
New organizational and business models: reengineering processes across the system
 30 minutes Coffee break
05:00 - 06:30 Working groups
Group 1 Chairman:
Home monitoring and telecare technologies: regional networks
Group 2 Chairman:
Clinical protocols: patient-centred care & best practice in telecare
Group 3 Chairman:
New organizational and business models: market opportunities and legal issues
Saturday, 17 Nov 2001
09:00 - 10:00 Keynote speaker: a view from the outside world
30 minutes coffee break
10:30 - 12:00 Plenary.Round table: Impact of IT-based home care services
Chairman:
Patient empowerment: a powerful driving force of the health care system
Health professional: redefining the roles
The role of health managers revisited
The impact of the common information space in the patient-carer relations
12:00 - 1:00 Plenary. Round table: Successful experiences
New tools for citizens support
New practice for patients management
 1:00 - 02:00 Working lunch
02:00-03:00 keynote speech:
Future trends: looking for sustainability
03:00-03:30 Conclusions and closing
EXHIBITION:
The conference will include an associated exhibition by manufacturers and suppliers dealing with telemedicine and home-care.
IMPORTANT DATES:
10 JANUARY 2001.......CALL FOR PAPERS
1 JUNE 2001…………………LAST CALL FOR PAPERS
15 SEPTEMBER 2001…..DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
30 SEPTEMBER 2001…..DEADLINE FOR REVIEW OF PAPERS