The eHealth Forum 2014 is a three-day event which opened yesterday (12.05) at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center as part of the Greek EU Presidency. It is a platform for the exchange of experience and "best practices," creating opportunities and challenges for dynamic partnerships and innovative synergies between local government, public, social and academic institutions and organizations representing patients and health professionals.

European Commission Vice President responsible for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, spoke at the opening session yesterday. She Kroes referred to the first eHealth conference in 2003, also under the Greek presidency and pointed out the changes made over the last decade. "Experts and professionals have run a relay, taking eHealth racing from one country to another. So eHealth has become a priority of national and regional healthcare."
 More information: 1st eHealth newsletter (12.05.2014)