eHealthNews.eu Portal Digest - 26.02.2013

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Research Partnership to Reveal What Doctors Worldwide Say on Social Media About Cardiovascular Disease & Treatments
Doctors 2.0 TM & You and Creation Healthcare have announced a research partnership that will reveal for the first time how healthcare professionals (HCPs) discuss cardiovascular disease and treatments using public social media channels. The research is being conducted using Creation Pinpoint, the world's first social media monitoring tool dedicated to studying public conversations among HCPs, and will be presented at Doctors 2.0 & You in Paris, June 6 - 7, 2013.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/research/3404-research-partnership-to-reveal-what-doctors-worldwide-say-on-social-media-about-cardiovascular-disease-a-treatments
 
Sniffing out the Side Effects of Radiotherapy May Soon be Possible
Researchers at the University of Warwick and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have completed a study that may lead to clinicians being able to more accurately predict which patients will suffer from the side effects of radiotherapy. Gastrointestinal side effects are commonplace in radiotherapy patients and occasionally severe, yet there is no existing means of predicting which patients will suffer from them.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/research/3403-sniffing-out-the-side-effects-of-radiotherapy-may-soon-be-possible
 
Check out the Med-e-Tel 2013 Conference Program
10 - 12 April 2013, Luxexpo, Luxembourg.
Stepping away from your daily activities for just a few days and attending Med-e-Tel 2013 will provide you with an opportunity to obtain practical and useful information on current telemedicine and eHealth topics and applications.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/medetel/3402-check-out-the-med-e-tel-2013-conference-program
 
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust First to Implement CSC's Complete Next-Generation Pathology Suite
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust will be the first to implement the full suite of CSC's next-generation laboratory products to help meet the evolving demands and requirements of a modern pathology service. Continuing a 20-year partnership, the trust has agreed a five-year extension of its current contract for CSC's laboratory information system, and to adopting new modules as they become available.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/csc/3401-salisbury-nhs-foundation-trust-first-to-implement-cscs-complete-next-generation-pathology-suite
 
Active and Healthy Ageing - For You & with You
Europe is ageing and that comes with challenges, both social and economic. The number of people aged 65+ in Europe will almost double, from 85 to 151 million in 2060. Living longer is great, but it is also a formidable challenge for both public and private budgets, for public services and for older people and their families. New approaches and solutions are needed urgently and you should be aware of them. Start today with 'Active and Healthy Ageing' and care for your health. The EU is working on new solutions for the problems that demographic ageing brings.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/download/publications/3400-active-and-healthy-ageing-for-you-a-with-you
 
Carestream Named Top Medical Technology Company in Spain
Readers of Redacción Médica, a leading Spanish medical news journal for healthcare professionals, voted Carestream one of 10 leading healthcare companies in Spain during 2012. It is the second consecutive year that Carestream has been recognized for this accolade, which notes the company's continued commitment to introducing new technologies as a platform for improving the performance of medical professionals and enhancing patient care.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/carestream/3399-carestream-named-top-medical-technology-company-in-spain
 
Philips Launches "Fabric of Africa" Campaign
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has launched "Fabric of Africa" - a collaborative campaign to drive public-private partnerships and to improve healthcare access across the continent. The main intention of the campaign is to develop meaningful partnerships with local and international stakeholders to improve healthcare delivery in the areas of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), maternal and child health, and healthcare infrastructure, delivery and clinical training.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/philips/3398-philips-launches-qfabric-of-africaq-campaign
 
#DOCTORS20 Invites to Attend Open Tweetchat on Diabetes, Insulin, and Social Media
20 February 2013, 11:00 - 12:00 GMT
Doctors 2.0 & You, the annual international healthcare social media conference in Paris, is hosting an open tweetchat on diabetes, insulin, and social media. This one-hour tweetchat will be supported by a team of bilingual (English and French) moderators, partners in a project to present original research at the Doctors 2.0 & You conference in Paris, on June 6 - 7, 2013.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/events/3397-doctors20-invites-to-attend-open-tweetchat-on-diabetes-insulin-and-social-media
 
The Quest for a Better Bionic Hand
For an amputee, replacing a missing limb with a functional prosthetic can alleviate physical or emotional distress and mean a return of vocational ability or cosmetics. Studies show, however, that up to 50 percent of hand amputees still do not use their prosthesis regularly due to less than ideal functionality, appearance, and controllability. But Silvestro Micera, of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, is paving the way for new, smart prosthetics that connect directly to the nervous system.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/development/3396-the-quest-for-a-better-bionic-hand
 
New Software Delivers iPad Consultations for GPs
GPs have entered a new era of mobile working with the rollout of software that enables them to carry out patient consultations on any tablet device. After successful pilots with a number of early adopters, the UK's leading GP software provider EMIS has begun making its mobile solution available to GP practices using the company's EMIS Web healthcare system.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/emis/3395-new-software-delivers-ipad-consultations-for-gps
 
Carestream Shows Smaller-Format DRX Detector as Work in Progress at ECR
Carestream is extending its leadership in the wireless digital radiography market by demonstrating a smaller-format 25 cm x 30 cm CARESTREAM DRX 2530C Detector* as a work in progress. The new cesium iodide detector is designed to offer high efficiency for dose sensitive paediatric, orthopaedic and general radiology exams.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/carestream/3394-carestream-shows-smaller-format-drx-detector-as-work-in-progress-at-ecr
 
Carestream Shows New Tabletop Laser Imager for General Radiology, Mammography Imaging Applications
Carestream will show its new DRYVIEW 5950 Laser Imaging System that produces 508 pixels-per-inch output for general radiology and mammography images at ECR 2013. The new imager can support efficient printing and time-saving film cartridges that can benefit healthcare providers of all sizes across the globe.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/carestream/3393-carestream-shows-new-tabletop-laser-imager-for-general-radiology-mammography-imaging-applications
 
Carestream's New Native Lesion Management Module Enables Semi-Automatic Comparisons on Vue PACS Workstation
At ECR 2013 Carestream will demonstrate its new lesion management module as a native oncology follow-up application that can be added for its Vue PACS. This lesion management application will be used to perform semi-automatic quantitative comparisons of historical imaging exams on a Vue PACS workstation.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/carestream/3392-carestreams-new-native-lesion-management-module-enables-semi-automatic-comparisons-on-vue-pacs-workstation
 
Carestream Demonstrates New Module for Review of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Exams on Mammography Workstation
At ECR 2013 Carestream will demonstrate a new module that displays digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams from DICOM-compliant acquisition devices on its CARESTREAM Vue Mammo Workstation. The workstation also displays traditional mammograms, breast ultrasound, breast MRI and general radiology exams to equip radiologists to work efficiently from a single desktop.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/carestream/3391-carestream-demonstrates-new-module-for-review-of-digital-breast-tomosynthesis-exams-on-mammography-workstation
 
Carestream Displays New Dose Capture and Tracking Enhancements for its Vue RIS Platform
Carestream will showcase the latest enhancements to its Vue RIS including the storage and tracking of radiation dose information at ECR 2013. "We are laying the groundwork to support cumulative dose tracking, which is an important patient care initiative worldwide," said Cristine Kao, Carestream's Global Marketing Manager for Healthcare Information Solutions.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/carestream/3390-carestream-displays-new-dose-capture-and-tracking-enhancements-for-its-vue-ris-platform
 
Carestream Demonstrates Innovative CS 9300 System for ENT and Dental Indications at ECR
Carestream will showcase its innovative CS 9300 System, a high-quality cone beam CT (CBCT - 3D imaging) and true panoramic imaging system for ENT and dental indications at the European Congress of Radiology 2013.
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http://www.ehealthnews.eu/events/3388-first-european-conference-in-ehealth-and-telemedicine-in-cardiovascular-prevention-and-rehabilitation
 
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Carestream Shows New Tabletop Laser Imager for General Radiology, Mammography Imaging Applications
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