12-13 June, at Excel, London

Health+Care 2013 is a new ‘macro event’ which means there will be four co-located events – The Health+Care Integration Conference, The Home Care Show and The Residential Care Show based around the now well-established Commissioning Show. At the moment, ‘qualifying delegates’ will get complementary passes to the event, so register now if you (or, particularly commissioning colleagues) are interested in attending. Website for further information and registration.

Last Tuesday (14 May) the organisers held a pre-event telecare/telehealth exhibition in a show flat in East London owned by Circle, the parent company of Invicta Telecare, so there will be a significant remote monitoring and technology for independent living component to this event.

Dr Jamie Wilson demonstrates the Home Touch dashboard at the show flat

6 June, London

The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has a one-day event on 6 June entitled Worlds in collision: Is mobile technology challenging conventional telemonitoring? in which eminent speakers will examine the case for mHealth sweeping aside proprietary protocol-driven monitoring technologies and greatly improving outcomes for users in the process. This will cover the impact of such things as adding a SIM card to an environmental sensor through to genuinely wearable technology and to cars that can inform emergency services of the state of their occupants following an accident. The previous event, on medical apps (report here), was a sellout. Details and booking here.

13-15 May, 2013
The event is co-hosted by the European Commission and the EU Presidency (Ireland currently holds the EU Presidency). The ECHAlliance is supporting the events. The eHealth Week will bring together industry partners and providers with government representatives and decision makers from across Europe. Events taking place during the week will highlight the role of technology in improving healthcare and health service efficiency and reinforce Ireland’s place as a leader and innovator in the Health ICT sector. Includes the 2nd EU-US eHealth Business Marketplace on Tuesday 14 May. eHealth Week website.

12-13 May, Abu Dhabi, UAE
The Continua Health Alliance has launched ‘Continua Connects’ technology showcase and networking events that “bring together major purchasers with developers and integrators of Continua compliant devices, systems and services.” The aim is to promote and support global adoption of Continua’s interoperable Design Guidelines and to “gain exposure for Continua-ready personal health technologies developed by member companies”. Continua Connects events are open to member and non-member companies. The first of these events will be happening in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Med-e-Tel 2013 is next week (10-12 April) and here is some update information in case you are still making up your mind whether to attend or not: Med-e-Tel 2013 conference program updates.

4 – 8 May 2013, Austin, Texas
For 18 years, the American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) Annual International Meeting and Trade Show has been a major forum for healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs in the telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth fields. ATA 2013 will be its largest ever meeting. The world-class, peer reviewed program includes 500 educational sessions and posters, highlighting the latest innovations, applications and delivery models in telemedicine. The 2013 exhibit hall hosts nearly 300 vendors and, with over 6000 projected attendees, there’s no better place to meet and network. More details and registration.
ATTENTION UK readers: Are you attending ATA 2013? At least one UK TTA reader is and he’s wondering if you would like to meet up in Texas. Email editor Steve if you are and I’ll put you in touch.

June 7-8, 2013, Bern, Switzerland (Conference language – English)

Endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on e-Cardiology and the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, the main topics of this conference concern the development and application of tools such as telemonitoring, telecardiology, telerehabilitation and mHealth applications in the field of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Preliminary programme and further information here: European Conference in eHealth and Telemedicine in Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. NOTE: March 2013, To submit an abstract or poster please use the online submission procedure.

25 March – 6 April, The Mall, Sutton Coldfield
Products will be on show in The Mall throughout the week, together with workshops demonstrating how adopting and using simple devices and gadgets can have a profound effect upon improving the lives of people living alone or requiring increasing support in particular. The Gadget Hub, as it will be known, has been inspired by Richard Haynes of The Community Gateway and is being delivered in partnership with Our Place Community Hub. Volunteers are being recruited to oversee the project and funding is being sought to support its progression into a successful retail business. It is hoped that Gadget Hub (which has been selected for the finals of the Mall’s Retail Factor competition) will become a regular presence in The Mall. Press release (PDF) for details.

10 April 2013
Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands (IEWM) are running a free 1 hour webinar on Wednesday 10th April 2013, 2:15-3:15pm. “The aim of this event is to learn more about embedding Telecare as a universal and preventative personalisation tool. We would also like to share ideas with you and offer the opportunity for a two-way discussion and sharing best practise [sic] examples amongst professional peers, through a Q&A session. We will explore some of the barriers to better mainstream the uptake and ongoing use of Telecare, and ways in which the ideas and solutions discussed link directly with Make it Real, Think Local, Act Personal and Quality, Innovation, Productivity, Performance (QIPP).” Read more about the event, and register, here. Heads-up thanks to Alasdair Morrison.

27 March, Leicester
Free, morning (9.30am – 13.30pm) event organised by West Midlands Medilink: “will provide delegates with an understanding of the challenges associated with getting products from concept to market”. More information and registration. Pre-registration essential.

18 April 2013, London.
One-day session organised by The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM). “The event will major on giving clinicians confidence in the use of apps by exploring the benefits of app use and describing key aspects of app creation and use, with a particular focus on regulation and approval.” More information.

28-30 May 2013, San Diego, California

The Wireless-Life Science Alliance’s (WLSA) annual Convergence Summit this year will focus on ‘Moving Healthcare from Innovation to Adoption’ and helping to move forward implementation of healthcare technologies and connected health. Speakers include Dean Kamen, who founded DEKA Research & Development Corporation; Bakul Patel, policy adviser to the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), UK mobile entertainment pioneer Ralph Simon of London-based Mobilium International which is focusing on mobile applications in Africa and David Saÿen, San Francisco-based regional administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Early bird rates fly away this Friday 15 March. Press release. Registration/information.

21 March 2013, Walthamstow, London

The London Telecare Group has again organised one of its popular, free-to-attend MarketPlace Events at which most of the UK’s telecare and telehealth suppliers set out their stalls and visitors can look over the latest gear and prod and poke the reps in the hope of getting an unhyped view of their wares. See the flyer (PDF) for details. Although it is not necessary to book, please let LTG Chair Doug Miles know that you plan to attend.