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WHAT:

HIMSS EMEA Launches eSeminar Series

• One of the current hot topics in healthcare IT is electronic health records and Prof. Georges De Moor, head of Medical Informatics at Ghent University and president of the EuroRec Institute, both based in Belgium, will speak on “Electronic Health Record Systems certification: the European perspective.”
• HIMSS is offering this inaugural eSeminar on a complimentary basis to all participants – be they members of non-members of the organisation.
• eSeminars are online seminars in which healthcare professionals are able to send and receive information as well as discuss issues with a global audience – and all without leaving their chair. (Visit http://emea.himss.org/professionaldev/faq.asp  for technical details.)
• Future topics include impact on quality of care, impact on patient safety and risk management, economic impact

WHEN:

3 April 2007 15:00 – 16:00 CET/ 14:00 – 15 GMT

WHERE:

For further information on Prof De Moor alongside registration details, go to www.himss.org/emea professional development

WHY:

The decision to launch the eSeminars series is an integral element of the HIMSS EMEA mission to bring innovative educational content to the broad HIT communities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

This and future eSeminars offer valuable opportunities for healthcare professionals, EMEA- and world-wide, to listen to and interact with widely recognised experts.

WHO Should attend:

All those who take an interest in EHRs including:

• Health information technology users and buyers
• Directors, managers and administrators
• IT professionals
• Health authorities and policy makers on regional and national levels
• Standardisation organisations and competent authorities at national, regional and international levels
• Vendors, software and hardware development companies and providers of professional service

Further information at www.himss.org/emea professional development