Solutions, Options and Opportunities to implement and extend eHealth.


eHealth is a broad domain that requires coordinated use of disparate and heterogeneous information systems often limited by a lack of extensive interoperability. The next-generation health information systems must overcome barriers to integration, leverage advances in information technology, address emerging requirements, and meet the needs of all stakeholders.The MedTech Dynamics, eHealth Japan Forum & Expo’ 2009 will showcase Health Informatics and cutting edge. Solutions currently impacting Healthcare. How Health Information Technology (HIT) is improving performance, safety, quality and extent of patient care will be a common thread of discussions.


MedTech Dynamics’ eHealth Japan Forum & Expo 2009 will play host to the region’s top Speakers and leading authorities in Medical and Health Informatics who will evaluate the challenges and issues confronting Institutional and Community Healthcare now and into the future. An objective of this event is to focus on Japan and compare and evaluate progress in eHealth implementation with Global benchmarks and Information Technology adaptation in Healthcare.
Proven eHealth solutions are presented which can provide rapid seamless transfer of information and optimize workflow.


Speakers will present their experiences, lessons learned, surveys, case studies and examples of Hospital IT implementation - along with results and achievements in the local, regional and international Healthcare arena. This Country specific event will address prime challenges and issues facing eHealth implementation in Japan. The Conference will provide an accurate overview and insight into Research and what the latest Technology has to offer Healthcare. Eminent Speakers will present their research and essential IT Solutions to eHealth connection and provide avenues to optimize the digital experience and paperless transformation.

Opening Speech by The Conference Chairman

Mr Leon Wreyford
Director & Conference Chairperson
MedTech Dynamics

A Strategic Framework for Realizing Japanese-versioned EHR      
                                                         
Prof. Hiroshi Tanaka
Director General and Professor
University Center for Information Medicine Tokyo Medical and Dental


Last July Japanese government declared a new policy for IT, named “i-Japan strategy 2015”, in which the highest priority is put on the IT-ization of healthcare, especially on the realization of nation-wide EHR.

The Road to Digital hospital - TWMU Experience on PACS Solutions and PACS Displays                           
Prof. Haruhiko Machida, MD & PhD, Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Medical Center East

IT Revolution in Medical Imaging: PACS and RIS


Prof. Yoshie Kodera, Ph.D.
Department of Radiological Technology
School of Health Sciences
Nagoya University


The field of medical imaging has achieved a great improvement in imaging system capability with accompanying increases in system complexity for past ten years.

Expected technology for Mobile eHealth   


Isao NAKAJIMA, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D. (IEEE M ‘98)         
Vice Rapporteur for eHealth of ITU and Professor              
Tokai University School of Medicine  


At present, the measurement devices in ambulances are not connected to any networks. They are not even synchronized automatically. In the future, the best solution appears to be to network them and to transmit data via a TCP/IP intranet on board the ambulance. Listed below are the vital signs that must be monitored(bedside monitors and digital video system excluded in this presentation).

Workflow Preparation and Automation Solutions to Strengthen and Enhance Hospital Operational Efficiencies 

                                                           
Mr Adam Chee
Director
binaryHealthCare.com


Experience shows that technology works best when the human factor is taken into account.

Promotion of Medical ICT in Japan and Global Standardization of Medical Wireless Body Area Network


Prof. Ryuji Kohno, Ph.D
Director
Center of Medical Information and Communication Technology
Yokohama National University


Ubiquitous medical healthcare system using advanced ICT technologies, i.e. medical ICT is engaged as one of the most significant innovations in academia and industry. This talk introduces a progress of research and development of body area network, i.e. BAN and its standardization in IEEE802.15.6 in order to encourage global collaboration as well as R&D and business.

Panel Discussion: How to Ensure Interoperability and Integration of eHealth Solutions.


Future proofing solutions for e-health and the collaboration required for successful implementation.

Ubiquitous Home Care System: Home-based diagnosis for lower urinary tract dysfunction

                                                                           
Prof. Yoshihiko Hirao
Professor and Chairman
Department of Urology, Nara Medical University


The principle of bio-instrumentation should be reflecting on the daily life activity under the condition of unrestraint, natural, less-invasive and long term in a home. Based on this principle, it seems to be skeptical that current urodynamic study (UDS) are gentle enough to the elderly, and are reflected precisely their daily micturition because voiding itself reflect delicately to the body and mental activity.