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EMPOWERING PEOPLE Addressing citizens as individuals who should take an active role in their health care process.

INNOVATIVE USE OF HEALTH DATA Addressing the society who should benefit from the analysis of large volumes of data generated across healthcare sector and others.

ENHANCING CONTINUITY OF CARE Addressing healthcare systems and providers who should adopt interoperable across-border solutions.

OVERCOMING IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES Addressing transversal enabler issues that cross all the previous categories.

Meetings

2020 June 23 - 25

Focus Group | Virtual Meetings +info

Focus Group | Virtual Meetings

Date 23/06/2020 - 25/06/2020

Hour 10:00 - 16:00

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2020 May 14

eHAction WP4 tcon +info

eHAction WP4 tcon

Date 14/05/2020

Hour 13:00 - 14:00

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2020 May 13

24th Leadership Council Meeting eHAction +info

24th Leadership Council Meeting eHAction

Date 13/05/2020

Hour 8:00 - 10:00

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2020 April 15

23th Leadership Council Meeting eHAction +info

23th Leadership Council Meeting eHAction

Date 15/04/2020 - 15/05/2020

Hour 8:00 - 10:00

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NEWS

holidays season

eHAction wishes you a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year

Dear all, As we come to the end of 2020, we take this opportunity to reflect on all the recent changes happening in the world, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides that, we will continue to work on key topics to provide the best healthcare for everyone. We wish you and your family a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year. Going further for eHealth!

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WP5 Focus Group Virtual Meetings

From 23rd to 25th June 2020, six focus group meetings (FGMs) on common governance principles for the reuse of health data were held by the T5.3 team as virtual workshops. The three days were organised for three different target groups/audiences: DAY 1. Technology and Interoperability, Tuesday, 23 June 2020DAY 2. Public Health and Research, Wednesday, 24 June 2020DAY 3. Policy and Regulation, Thursday, 25 June 2020

Towards the European Health Data Space workshop

The ‘Towards the European Health Data Space’ workshop was held at SPMS headquarters, in Lisbon, on 21st and 22nd January 2020. Secondary use of data is a pillar of digital transformation in health. To ensure the safe use of data to support health, solid governance and leadership, multisectoral collaborations and respect for data protection values are required.

WP6 - Task 6.3 Contributor Workshop

A workshop on eHAction Task 6.3: ‘e-skills for health professionals’ was held on 15th and 16th January in Dublin, Ireland. Co-hosted by the task leaders, the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and the Irish Ministry of Health at the ICS headquarters, the workshop brought task contributors together to discuss the progress of the task, review results and agree on lesson learned.

19th Leadership Council Meeting

Following the eHealth Network meeting, the Leadership Council met to discuss the ongoing and future activities of eHAction. This Leadership Council face-to-face meeting began with the state of play of each Work Package, followed by the presentation of the plan for 2020, including upcoming workshops and events.

16th eHealth Network Meeting

The 16th eHealth Network meeting was held at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Brussels, on 28th and 29th November. Starting with the topic “Priorities in digital health”, the Commission presented its new priorities, followed by an overview of the eHealth Network's current plan and the discussion of the next multi-annual work plan as of 2021.

Joining the Dots Conference

Martin's Brussels EU Hotel hosted the Joining the Dots Conference from 27th to 28th November 2019. Striving for ensuring better data for person-centred health and care, optimised research and Learning Health Systems, as the name suggests, this conference brought together seven leading European initiatives, contributing to key recommendations and future strategies for Europe: C3-Cloud; Trillium II; Digital Health Europe; eHAction; i~HD; EHR2EDC; EHDEN.

EU Patient Organisations Workshop

The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports promoted the first European workshop with patient organisations in The Hague, Netherlands, on 27th November 2019. eHealth Network Co-Chair and eHAction Coordinator, Henrique Martins, joined representatives from the European Commission (DG SANTE and DG CONNECT), European Patients' Forum (EPF), Eurordis (EU organisation for rare diseases) and patient organizations from EU Member States in this workshop focused on patient’s empowerment in Europe.

MEDICA 2019 - Digitalisation in Health without Borders

MEDICA 2019 session Digitalisation in Health without Borders was held in Dusseldorf, on the 20th of November. On behalf of the eHealth Network and eHAction, Diogo Martins presented “The future of the EU eHealth Network: Strategies for meaningful services”, introducing the programme and focus areas for 2018-2021, as well as the Network’s strategies to face potential challenges and future opportunities.

eHAction joins COCIR 60th Anniversary

COCIR - European Trade Association representing the medical imaging, radiotherapy, health ICT and electromedical industries celebrated its 60th anniversary on November 14th, in Brussels. Henrique Martins, eHAction Coordinator and eHealth Network Co-chair, was invited to attend the event as a speaker at the session “Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence”.

5th Steering Council Meeting

The 5th Steering Council meeting of eHAction was held on 23rd of October 2019, at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union, in Brussels. eHAction – the Joint Action Supporting the eHealth Network – has been working to find ways to empower people by giving them an active role in managing their health data and processes, to use health data innovatively and to enhance continuity of care using interoperable and cross-border solutions.

Dissemination Event on the results of the EU Health Programme and other related EU initiatives

The dissemination event on the results of the EU Health Programme and related EU initiatives, with a focus on digital health, chronic and rare diseases was held in Sarajevo, at the Building of Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the 22nd of October 2019. In regard to digital health, the work developed and in progress by eHAction was presented at the session “Presentation on the selected initiatives funded by EU Health Programme”.

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