HIE Meeting Place Announce index

Synergy between research in medical informatics, bio-informatics and neuro-informatics: Knowledge empowering individualised healthcare and well-being

Subject: Preliminary programme announcement

Under the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, the Belgian Federal Ministries of Social Affairs and Public Health and the European Commission — Directorate General Information Society and Directorate General Research — invite you to a working conference: Synergy between research in medical informatics, bio-Informatics and neuro-informatics: Knowledge empowering individualised healthcare and well-being.

The conference will be held on December 14, 2001 in the Pyramids at Place Rogier, Brussels.

Objectives of the conference

1. To design synergetic R&D activities for the next decade in the domains of medical informatics, bio-informatics and neuro-informatics.
2. To initiate work on a strategic document (White Paper) for the Commission Services, the Institutions of the Member States and the international organisations concerned.
3. To devise a strategy for building both knowledge and tools supporting individualised health in Europe by implementing co-operation among these domains.

The scope of the conference

Medical informatics, bio-Informatics and neuro-informatics are three separate domains that have been developing fast and in various directions. This is illustrated in the ongoing efforts to better define their boundaries and intersections.

Both to realise their full potential and to achieve better integration of health knowledge it is crucial for them to interact conceptually as well as practically.

In this process, information and communication technologies (ICTs) act as indispensable catalysts.

Who should attend ?

The plenary session is open to researchers, decision makers and industrial stakeholders, as well as to other interested individuals.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is compulsory and on a 'first come, first served' basis.
The afternoon session is confined to experts who will contribute to the debate that will focus mainly on the intersections between the domains under discussion.

Participation will be confirmed on the basis of the applicants' profiles and preferences (see registration form).

Some of these experts will be invited to refine and extend the conclusions of the conference through a follow-up project (White Paper).

Further information

May we kindly invite you to visit the website to register online or for the latest conference information: www.ramit.be

Sincerely Yours
On behalf of Prof G De Moor
Geert Thienpont

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Geert Thienpont
RAMIT vzw
Project Manager
c/o Dept. Medical Informatics
University Hospital (5K3)
De Pintelaan 185
B-9000 Gent
Tel: +32 9 240 40 67
Fax: +32 9 240 34 39
Email: geert.thienpont@ramit.be