22 & 23 September

BCS Health Scotland Conference; Glasgow Science Centre

Registration costs as low as £30 +vat for students and an earlybird rate (before 31st August) of only £70+vat for BCS members. Non-members get the opportunity to take one year complementary BCS membership with their registration.

For the first time the programme includes presentation of the NHS Scotland eHealth Awards, and with over 32 exhibitions and a free champagne social event there is masses to see. 

Visit www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/his for further information

24 September

Digital Wellbeing - For Patients, Caregivers and Citizens

Southern Institute for Health Informatics 2010 Annual Conference; Langstone Campus, University of Portsmouth 

The conference theme focuses on topics such as home telecare, impact of the ageing society, assisted living, personal health records and workplace wellbeing.  This agenda is closely aligned with empowering people to self-manage their chronic conditions and make lifestyle changes to improve their health. It also involves supporting innovation and cost reduction in healthcare delivery and using technology to facilitate these changes.

A wide range of speakers representing local and national points of view include:

• Professor Jeremy Wyatt, University of Warwick
• Professor Martin Severs, NHS Information Standards Board
• Dr Sanjeev de Sylva, Dell
• Deborah Jamieson, Dept of Health/DWP
• Samantha Riley, NHS South East Coast
• Murray Bywater, Silicon Bridge Research

The conference is aimed at healthcare professionals, senior managers and system developers both within the NHS and in companies supplying products and services to it. Others with interests in health informatics will also find plenty to hear and talk about.

The conference also features an "Infomart". The Infomart is an informal information marketplace area that allows vendors and researchers a low cost method of meeting people and exchanging information.

The cost of early registration (bookings made by 30 August) is £75, which includes lunch.

To register, go to the conference website: http://www.chmi.port.ac.uk/sihi/sihi2010/register.htm

Email enquiries to sihi@port.ac.uk or phone Angela Muscat on 023 9284 6445.

30 September

Healthcare Technology 2010, QEII Conference Centre, London

This conference will focus on how information communication technology can assist in making health services in the UK more efficient, and improve the health and wellbeing of millions of NHS users annually. The conference will focus on how technology and innovation can help continue to meet users', patients' and clinicians' expectations of quality care, whilst achieving greater value for money savings in the midst of budget cuts.

Speakers scheduled include Christine Connelly, Chief Information Officer for Health, Department of Health, Professor Bernard Crump, Chief Executive Officer, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and Charles Gutteridge, National Clinical Director for Informatics, Department of Health.

For more information and to book:

Visit: www.govnet.co.uk/healthtech or email: mailto:andrew.resciniti@govnet.co.uk

UKCHIP registrants are eligible for a 10% discount. Simply quote ‘UKCHIP' when making your booking.

Looking further ahead 

20 October NEW DATE

UKCHIP AGM & Council Meeting; hosted by CSC Computer Sciences Limited, London

25 & 26 October

Global E-Health Forum - Hamburg 2010

Visit http://www.global-ehealth-forum.com/ for further information.

26 October

The International implementation of electronic health records

One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA

Visit http://www.crfr.ac.uk/events/iehr/home.html for further information.

8 - 9 November

EHI Live, NEC Birmingham; Visit http://www.ehealthinsiderlive.com/ for further information

5 – 7 December

Healthcare IT Exchange™

Healthcare IT Exchange™ provides senior IM&T executives in NHS and Private Healthcare organisations the unique opportunity to meet, collaborate, network and learn about the benefits and cost efficiencies produced through an effective and well implemented IT infrastructure.  Customised itineraries are produced through a variety of strategic conference sessions, interactive discussions and one-on-one business meetings with solution providers.

Request your invitation online or e-mail exchangeinfo@iqpc.com

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