e-Health

SPIDER/Karolinska e-health workshop summary

Daniel Berggren — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:20:52 +0200

On the 13-14 September SPIDER and Karolinska University Hospital organized an E-health Workshop in Stockholm. The workshop gathered a variety of e-health researchers and practitioners to share experiences and future partnerships.

Putting Health Before ICT

Daniel Berggren — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:06:06 +0200

Today cardiologists operate on patients from a distance through remote controls and a video screen. E-Health, the use of information and communication technology in health care, is steadily changing our health system as it has changed our way of communicating with each other. But are countries really using IT in the best way to improve access and efficiency in our health care?

E-Health Brings Vision to Blind in India

Daniel Berggren — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:18:06 +0200

With a mix of a spirituality, ICT and MacDonald's the Aravind Eye Center has become one the best eye hospitals in the world. Located in south of India it has delivered specialist eye care to rich and poor since 1976. With E-health they bring specialist eye care to 2.5 million patients every year.