NETC@RDS for eEHIC workshop

“Deploying eEHIC services for borderless care in Europe”

Luxembourg 2 April 2009

The NETC@RDS mid-term workshop successfully took place on 2nd April 2009 in the context of the MEDeTEL Forum (www.medetel.lu). More than 100 representatives of the healthcare and eHealth community attended the event that was aimed at pointing up the project achievements reached so far in the deployment phase with specific focus on policy and legal related aspects, potential market dimension and commercial features of the service. The workshop targeted on the effectiveness of the proposed ICT solution in view of the interoperability of the eEHIC as forthcoming challenge for borderless healthcare in Europe.

The NETC@RDS workshop also raised the opportunity to create synergies with other EU funded projects dealing with cross border healthcare domain such as TEN4Health, epSOS and HPROCard and with national and regional initiatives launched in the same area.

During the 3 days MEDeTEL Forum an interactive stand hosted the demonstration of the NETC@RDS services. More than 70 contacts with healthcare executives, administrators and professionals, industries and government officials were set up. Press and media agents followed the whole event.

For more information, click see http://netcards-project.com/web/mtw09