MANAGEMENT
Lean architecture reflecting quality of care
Congresses
Heart, body and mind
The clear focus of the numerous lectures given at the International MRI Symposium was on cardiac imaging.
MANAGEMENT
Key success factors for hospital management
MANAGEMENT
Reforming the Viennese hospital structure
UROLOGY
17-21 March Stockholm Sweden
EAU hot topic: Imaging in urological oncology today
Big discussions are expected at the upcoming European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Stockholm* when urologist Dr Jochen Walz (right), of the Urological Department at the Institute Paoli-Calmettes, Marseilles, France, presents the forum: Imaging in Europe: Who, where, what, how many! and M F Coelho, of the European Society of Urological Imaging (ESUI) describes the Clinical utility of…
MANAGEMENT
More for less: Driving up performance in acute care
Spring IT congresses and the economic outlook
April, the month of showers and flowers, and most importantly for those working in healthcare IT, two European congresses: ConhIT and Med-e-Tel.
ISICEM 2009
About 5,000 physicians and healthcare workers interested in intensive care and emergency medicine will gather in Brussels for the 29th ISICEM.
FINANCE
Financing strategies in hospital groups
The Hospital Manager Symposium
Participation in the Hospital Manager Symposium, which is organized by EUROPEAN HOSPITAL in cooperation with the European Congress of Radiology and which is part of the congress, has increased continuously since its introduction six years ago. Last year about 250 attendees listened to the lectures and discussions.
Make a note in your diary: The MCC Hospital World 2009
Globalization and internationalization are increasingly important, but the question is, how to handle these trends as they affect the hospital market? The 2009 MCC Hospital World Congress will again convene over 200 CEOs, senior executives and government officials from all sectors of the Hospital Industry to exchange ideas in order to foster innovative, solution-oriented strategies to advance…
Do you know the right financing strategy for your hospital?
Since the beginning of the global economic crisis the question of whether and how much hospital managers should invest in updating medical technology has become more complicated. Fear of making the wrong decisions and insecurity around future budgets make it even more important to find trustworthy and competent financial solutions shaped to the specific needs of individual hospitals. VR Medico,…
Despite the poor market outlook Medica 2008 proved a superlative event
Dusseldorf, November — Medica's anniversary had many significant facets: in its 40th year, and for the 40th time, this spectacular international medical trade fair broke its previous year's record in visitor numbers — but, only just. The event was not only struck by the snow and ice of a sudden winter onset, but also by a storm that brought a level of chaos to Messe Dusseldorf's outdoor…
Want to open a care facility?
Operators and funding bodies of care facilities, politicians and representatives from nursing care insurance companies and their advisory body the Medical Service of the Central Organisation for Medical Insurers (MDS), as well as investors, gathered in November for the two-day Euroforum Conference.
Don't wait to watch them die
The lower life expectancy of men is mainly due to insufficient uptake of healthcare services and an unhealthy life style Low social status influences men's health far more than women's health Medical care must address men at work, at sports centres, and other gatherings
Landwind
Shenzhen Landwind Industry Co. Ltd. (Landwind) began operations as a distributor for Siemens and Philips ultrasound products in mainland China and later commenced production of its own black and white ultrasound equipment on an Original Design Manufacture (ODM) basis for HONDA in 2004.
EPPENDORF and MEDICA
When the first `diagnostics week´ was held 40 years ago the exhibition attracted just a handful of companies, all from the laboratory sector. At the time, no one could have known that this sedate event would eventually develop into the world's biggest medical exhibition, MEDICA.
Continua Health Alliance demonstrates seamless data sharing
The Continua Health Alliance, a non-profit coalition with more than 170 healthcare and technology industry members worldwide, demonstrated how seamlessly sharing data of Continua pre-certified products and solutions - across a variety of environments - can help consumers, professionals and businesses.
The first cross-border European University Hospital
During the MCC Hospital World 2008 congress, held in Berlin this September, speakers from international firms and hospital chains discussed the demands and necessities for future healthcare.
Connectathon 2009
The IHE Connectathon (IHE = Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) is a joint initiative of healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information.
MEDICA 2008 opens its doors
When from 19 to 22 November the world's largest medical fair takes place in Dusseldorf, the entire city is in a kind of emergency state: hotels are bustin' out of their seams, traffic periodically comes to a standstill and at night exhibitors and visitors alike crowd the narrow streets of the Altstadt and the fancy hotel bars and enjoy whatever entertainment North Rhine-Westphalia's capital has…
Exhausted? Share a `Happy Hour´
Regulars at MEDICA well understand the energy needed to stay the pace. A welcome break at the end of the days could be found at the receptions or `Happy Hours´ held by certain exhibitors who will be happy to welcome visitors to their stands.
Facing the terror
While Western Europe's hospitals only carry out drills for possible terrorist events — Israel's medics face the real thing. During the recent Congress of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine in Berlin, internist Dr Michael Kafka, head of emergency medicine at the Bnai Zion Medical Centre in Haifa, described strategies to cope with mass casualty events.
Erster Europäischer Kongress für Integrative Medizin (ECIM)
Als Kongresspräsident lud Professor Stefan N. Willich von der Berliner Charité zur Diskussion über die Möglichkeit, dem Wunsch der Patienten nach integrierter medizinischer Versorgung nachzukommen. Denn bei chronischen oder Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen zum Beispiel möchten die Menschen sowohl schulmedizinische Aufklärung und Behandlung durch ihren Arzt als auch…