F7 FORUM
Organised by DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), European Commission
The importance of the solidarity principle in our healthcare systems is unique to Europe and we should not change it. However, we can modernise it, i.e. digitise processes in our healthcare systems which can make them more efficient and bring them closer to citizens.
The objectives of this forum are twofold:
Furthermore, we will demonstrate the role of modern technologies in making the balance right – how mobile health can support patients, informal carers and healthcare professionals in their responsibilities and how concerns about trust, security and safety need to be addressed.
The forum will share experience gained in different Member States where the use of digital tools has helped bring healthcare closer also to those people who may often be difficult to reach – young people or people living in remote areas and people with certain medical conditions that may give rise to stigmatisation.
mHealth is a solution (not a problem)
In this session we will discuss recent developments in the area of mHealth following the public consultation on the Green Paper on mHealth: data protection, quality and safety of health and wellbeing applications, how mHealth supports patient empowerment and the possibilities of the effective use of mHealth in everyday practice.
Panellists
Michal Boni, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, Poland)
John Farrell, Ministry for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland
Jeremy Wyatt, Professor, Adviser on New Information and Communication Technologies, Royal College of Physicians, UK
Michele Pastore, Samsung Electronics and Code of Conduct Working Group
Nicola Bedlington, Secretary General, European Patients' Forum
Chair
Terje Peetso, Policy Officer, Health and Well-being Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission