ENS4Care: Evidence Based Guidelines for Nurses and Social Care Workers for the deployment of eHealth services Innovative, high quality, safe and cost-effective national healthcare systems are dependent upon policy-makers and stakeholders developing and implementing high-quality eHealth services. The EU project “ENS4Care” will share good nursing and social work practices in eHealth services (telehealth and telecare) and…
eHealth guidelines for nurses, social workers
New eHealth guidelines for nurses, social workers The recently completed EU funded Ens4Care project developed five guidelines for European nurses and social workers on using eHealth to promote healthy lifestyle, prevention, clinical practice, skills development for advanced roles, integrated care and nurse ePrescribing. The EIWH were a participating partner in this project that has now…
7th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health 2017
Call for Abstracts 7th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health – Rights, Resilience, Recovery Dublin 6-9 March 2017 On International Women’s Day, the International Association of Women’s Mental Health would like to invite you to submit an abstract for the 7th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health 2017. International Women’s Day In 2017 the Congress will…
Collaboration in Ireland for Clinical Effectiveness Reviews
Collaboration in Ireland for Clinical Effectiveness Reviews (HRB-CICER) 2016 Clinical effectiveness is a key component of patient safety and quality. The integration of best evidence in service provision, through clinical effectiveness processes, promotes healthcare that is up to date, effective and consistent. The National Clinical Effectiveness Committee (NCEC) is a Ministerial committee established in 2010…
The European Institute of Women’s Health calls make a pledge for parity.
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Celebrating International Women’s Day 2016, the European Institute of Women’s Health calls on both key stakeholders and citizens of Europe to make a pledge for parity. International Women’s Day is held on the 8th of March each year throughout the world to celebrate women’s contributions and achievements and to call…
ESC Congress 2016
Event ESC-Congress 16th Mar. 2016, Brussels, Belgium This will feature an Interactive workshop on patient engagement in healthcare, The event is run for the European Society of Cardiology ….more
Final year of JA-CHRODIS Project
JA-CHRODIS Project Partners and Stakeholders discuss way forward for final year On 4th February, JA-CHRODIS held its 2nd General Assembly which all Associated and Collaborating Partners of the Joint Action were invited. Partners heard how two mechanisms were needed in order to collect information on one hand, and implement the practices in every day…
Alzheimer’s disease: More difficult to slow than previously thought
Progression of Alzheimer’s is more difficult to slow than previously thought Being physically and mentally stimulated helps delay cognitive decline but the alterations to the brain involved in Alzheimer’s disease do not seem be affected in most individuals. The progression of Alzheimer’s disease appears more difficult to slow than previously thought. In past few years,…
ENVI Committee meeting 23 Feb 2016
ENVI Committee meeting held, Brussels, 23 Feb. 2016. Members voted on two questions Zika virus Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods. Opinions on implementing Energy efficiency Directive will be considered. Ms Andrea Ammon, Acting Director ECDC presented her agency’s annual exchange of views with Members The EU…
Secure health information needed!
S-health is the obvious patient priority It’s not M-health or E-health but very S-ecure health that is needed!! Healthcare and government are a higher target than the retail sector for most targetted for data breaches, according to Gemalto. security firm 1,673 data breaches meant that 707 million data records were compromised worldwide during 2015, according…