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NL: Hospital available capacity in acute care can be accessed online
In acute situations, it is essential for patients to find a place in the right hospital with the least possible delay. This requires information on available hospital capacity in such departments as…
NEWSCreated: 18/09/2013Updated Date: 18/09/2013
European collaborative portal on Assistive Technologies and inclusive solutions
Launch of the European collaborative portal on Assistive Technologies and inclusive solutions There is a growing concern throughout Europe about the difficulties faced by the organisations involved in…
NEWSCreated: 14/06/2013Updated Date: 14/06/2013
European survey on training and usage of Assistive Technologies
ATLEC (Assistive Technology Learning Through a Unified Curriculum - www.atlec-project.eu) is currently conducting a European survey on the training and usage of assistive technologies (AT). ATLEC…
NEWSCreated: 30/06/2012Updated Date: 30/06/2012
NL: Self-monitoring of suspicious spots and moles with Huidmonitor app
Of all types of cancers, skin cancer is growing the fastest. One in six Dutch persons is affected by it at some point in their lives. Commenting on the launch of the new app, Marcel Bekkenk, a…
NEWSCreated: 14/05/2012Updated Date: 14/05/2012
Survey report – ICT training and learning experiences of people with disabilities
ViPi released the ViPi Stakeholder Survey – Consolidation and comparative analysis of findings, including the Research Methodology & State of the Art. Both can be downloaded in accessible pdf format…
NEWSCreated: 14/04/2012Updated Date: 14/04/2012
NL: Website for kidney patients launched on the Mijnzorgpagina.nl portal
Mijnnieren.nl is hosted on the portal Mijnzorgpagina.nl ('my care page') which also houses the 'my care' pages of the Netherlands Diabetes Association (Diabetesvereniging Nederland - DVN, in Dutch)…
NEWSCreated: 12/04/2012Updated Date: 12/04/2012
EU: PONTE platform prototype to be released soon
PONTE is a European project intended to establish a platform to help new uses for existing drugs. It will offer vital assistance throughout each stage of the process - from the moment an idea is…
NEWSCreated: 30/03/2012Updated Date: 30/03/2012
PONTE - a Valuable Tool in Drug Repositioning Research
In a year's time researchers from across Europe will have easy access to valuable new technology designed to simplify and accelerate the clinical trials process. With the upcoming release of the…
NEWSCreated: 29/03/2012Updated Date: 29/03/2012
ATLEC to boost uptake in Assistive Technology by People with Disabilities
Recent studies throughout Europe [e.g. ACCESSIBLE, AEGIS (FP7 projects), and KA3 project ImPaCT in Europe] with over 1000 end-users and Assistive Technologies (AT) specialists, indicate that lack of…
NEWSCreated: 13/03/2012Updated Date: 13/03/2012
NL: New eHealth website for GPs: eHuisartsenKompas
eHuisartsenKompas (literally, 'e-GPs Compass') is a source of information to help GPs decide what forms of eHealth they can use in their practice. It provides a platform on which doctors, patients and…
NEWSCreated: 01/03/2012Updated Date: 01/03/2012
Smooth switch to open source at mental health care provider Rotterdam
Riagg Rijnmond, a semi-governmental mental healthcare organisation in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, late last year replaced their ageing proprietary desktops by about three hundred thin clients…
NEWSCreated: 22/02/2012Updated Date: 22/02/2012
NL: Patient’s view of an operation procedure to be publicised via social media
The treatment will take place at Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven, a city in southern Netherlands. The progress of the patient Ad Langendonk and his cardiologist from the hospital, Dr Lukas Dekker, can…
NEWSCreated: 27/01/2012Updated Date: 27/01/2012