TeleMed & eHealth '08

Conference Aims and Objectives

Self-care is increasingly seen by patients, government, and healthcare providers as a way of helping to manage the rising tide of long-term chronic conditions, and is expected to improve both health outcomes and patient satisfaction.

eHealth technologies have the potential to play a key role in self care, and Telemed & eHealth 2008 will explore the opportunities and challenges surrounding their introduction.

Key Issues

Key issues for the conference are expected to include:

• The state of the evidence base on the potential effectiveness of these technologies
• Their ease of use
• How they can be integrated into mainstream care services
• The financial implications of their adoption