Towards meaningful use of health information: lessons from the UK experience - reception, 8 February, 2011

UK Trade and Investment in partnership with the West Wireless Health Institute invites you to join us for a reception: Toward Meaningful Use of Health Information: Lessons from the UK Experience

Date and venue

Tuesday 8 February 2011

West Wireless
Health Institute
10350 North Torrey Pines Rd. 
La Jolla, CA 92037

Business attire

Time
6.00pm – 8:00pm

RSVP
Via e-mail: rsvp@gmwhi.org
Via phone: +1 858 412 8716

Speakers

Professor Richard Lilford, a member of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Appraisals Committee and a past member of the Medical Research Council Health Services and Public Health Research Board. He is vice-chair of the Research and Development Committee of NICE. He is also a member of the World Health Organization Safety Alliance Subgroup on Research Methodology. In addition, Richard is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Birmingham and he directs the National Health Service R&D Portfolio of Patient Safety Research for the Department of Health in England and is currently evaluating the Health Foundation's Safer Hospitals Initiative.

George MacGinnis, PA Consulting Group eHealth team working within the National Health Service (NHS) in England to shape a vision for the use of personal health technologies. George is also Vice Chair of the Continua Health Alliance’s Use Care Working Group.

Chris Steel is PA Consulting Group's Country Head in the United States and leads PA's work in Information Technology and Healthcare in the region.
  

Key discussion points will include:

• Lessons from the UK experience for those seeking to establish systems that drive quality healthcare through the meaningful use of information

• New possibilities in connected health, drawing on PA experience at the centre of telehealth initiatives in England

• A fresh peer behind the news headlines to highlight the opportunities in the UK for companies with established experience and innovative eHealth solutions

• Ways for organizations seeking to invest in UK eHealth solutions to offer their solutions in the UK market.

To meet us at the event or to find out more about how PA can advise in life sciences and healthcare, please contact us now.