med-e tel: a unique education tool for success f. lievens 1,2, m. jordanova 3,4 1 board member,...

Med-e Tel:A Unique Education Tool for Success

F. Lievens1,2, M. Jordanova3,4

1Board Member, Secretary and Treasurer of International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), Switzerland

2Director, Med-e-Tel, Belgium, [email protected] 3Space Research & Technology Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

4Education Program Coordinator, Med-e-Tel, [email protected]

During last decades the exponential growth and implementation of Telemedicine/eHealth is evident in all areas of healthcare

The changes are so numerous and rapid that following the new achievements becomes A must in order to ensure consistent quality healthcare service Extremely difficult and time consuming task

Med-e-Tel is there to support specialists in keeping informed about what are the new trends and realizations in Telemedicine/eHealth

25-28.09.2012 2Saratov Fall Meeting SFM'12, Saratov, Russia


Med-e-Tel (The International Educational and Networking Forum for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT) www.medetel.eu

Med-e-Tel is


o A highly specialized education, business and networking forum

o Truly international with more than 50 countries attending every year

o Bringing manufacturers and suppliers of Telemedicine/eHealth equipments as well as service providers together with buyers, healthcare professionals, representatives of international organizations and associations, institutional decision makers and policy makers from all over the world

o Providing attendees with hands-on experience and knowledge about currently available products, technologies and applications

o A forum where state-of-the-art products, services, ideas, projects, etc. are presented and discussed

o A nesting place for development of existing relationships and establishing new co-operations and partnerships between individuals, scientific groups/institutions, small, medium and large size enterprises, etc.

Med-e-Tel is an Official Event of the


www.isfteh.org

International Society for Telemedicine & eHealthNGO in official

relations with WHO


ISfTeH is THE International Federation of national associations who represent their country’s Telemedicine and eHealth stakeholders

Its mission is to facilitate the international dissemination of knowledge and experience in Telemedicine and eHealth and to provide access to recognized experts in the field worldwide.

Members: 73 countries and territories as per September 2012

Easy Online Application atwww.isfteh.org/members/join

Med-e-Tel Format


o Exhibition o Educational program

o Plenary session o Parallel sessions o Poster sessionso Satellite symposia o Workshops o Project meetingso …

o Media corner

Continuing Medical Education


Charter on Quality Assurance in Medical Specialist Practice, adopted by the Management Council of the Union of European Medical Specialists, March 1996, http://www.uems.net/fileadmin/user_upload/uems_documents/UEMS_Charters_Declarations/175.pdf

Continuing medical education is a fundamental requirement for the maintenance of the quality of medical practice

The participation of medical specialists in continuing medical education programs should be encouraged



• Since 2007 Med-e-Tel is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide European external CME credits for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists

• Over 250 medical specialist had already received CME credits at Med-e-Tel

Lifelong Education


Med-e-Tel provides lots of educational opportunities through its extensive program of presentations, panel discussions, workshops and satellite symposia, publications and Knowledge Resource Center

Publications & Newsletter


Knowledge Resource Center:Available for Free


>3500 abstracts, papers and PPT

Per year Per country Per topic Evidence based

Read or download

Media Partners

Many journals, magazines and on-line information services help Med-e-Tel participants to stay abreast of what is going on in the field of eHealth, telemedicine and healthcare IT and to take better informed decisions in their daily business or healthcare practice

Information about the media partners and copies of their publications are available for free in the Med-e-Tel media corner

A direct access to the media partners web portals and their free online materials is available from the Med-e-Tel website


eLearning


Virtual Sessions for Students and Nurses


Virtual student competition

Every year a 1000$ award for the best students presentation!

Networking and Learning from the Others


Participants – >50 countries In cooperation with EC supports participation

from developing countries International knowledge exchange network

to share practical experiences on the application and impact of eHealth initiatives


The Role of Med-e-Tel is highly valuable as to its ability to provide quality expertise and advise, to mobilize specific resources and to validate the reliability and efficiency of Telemedicine/eHealth

Med-e-Tel proved that networking is essential! Knowledge of what is globally going on in the field of

Telemedicine/eHealth supports professionals in: Building up a common level of understanding and knowledge Influencing local policy where the role of Telemedicine/eHealth in the Health care

sector is concerned Building public awareness about Telemedicine/eHealth and its potentials Having constructive and meaningful dialogues and building

multi-stakeholder consensus on principles, policies, and strategies related to effective, technologically appropriate and culturally sensitive eHealth implementation

One is never too old to learn!

The key factor is motivation!


See you at the next edition,

10-12 April, 2013!

Do not forget to tell your friends!

Спасибо!

Thank you!


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