CALL FOR ABSTRACTS /PAPERS
Med-e-Tel 2008

You are cordially invited to join us at Med-e-Tel 2008 (16-18 April 2008) and its educational and information program of interactive seminars on eHealth, telemedicine and all possible ICT applications in medicine and healthcare. Organized by Luxexpo and supported by a wide range of national and international associations and institutions, this three day meeting and networking event brings together leading specialists to present recent achievements and developments in the field.

The areas covered will include (but are not limited to):

• Ageing services technologies
• Bio-informatics and bio-medical technologies
• Cost-benefit studies
• Current eHealth realizations and projects
• Developing countries and eHealth
• Disease and wellness management
• Distance education, eLearning
• eHealth and telemedicine integration into routine medical practice
• eHealth and transport systems (air, rail, road, sea, space)
• eHealth applications in cardiology, radiology, wound care, paediatrics and other medical disciplines
• eHealth for prison systems
• eHealth strategies for the future
• Electronic health records
• ePrescription
• eTherapy including ePsychology
• Facing threats and natural disasters
• Home monitoring, homecare applications
• Innovations within eHealth
• Legal and ethical aspects
• Long term data preservation and intelligibility
• Medication compliance
• Military telemedicine experiences
• Mobile eHealth (mHealth) applications
• Nursing informatics and telenursing
• Nutrition, drugs and eHealth
• Reimbursement issues
• Satellites and eHealth
• Secure data transmission
• Smart homes and independent living
• Standardization and interoperability
• Telecommunication and wireless technologies for eHealth
• Etc.

Attendees are invited to submit abstracts related to these themes so they may have an opportunity to discuss their own work with leaders in the field. Abstracts will be published on the Med-e-Tel website and in the Med-e-Tel exhibition and conference guide. The educational and informational program takes place in the morning and afternoon during the three conference days. Detailed schedule will be available on www.medetel.lu.

Abstract submission: The abstract must be prepared according to these guidelines . Authors should submit a one page abstract before the deadline, i.e. by January 12, 2008   by e-mail to

Med-e-Tel's Educational Program Coordinator - Dr. Malina Jordanova, at education@medetel.lu .
Note:
Special registration fee for speakers!
Maximum two presentations are allowed per registration fee!

Full paper submission and publication:   F ull papers of accepted abstracts will be published (if received by February 25th, 2008 ):

• In the Med-e-Tel 2008 electronic proceedings (CD-ROM) that will be available at the time of the event and that will be distributed as part of the registration fee.
  
• In the "Med-e-Tel Vol. 1 - Global eHealth Updates" book. This book will not be part of the conference registration fee, but will be made separately available for purchase.

Please note that papers will only be considered for publication into the book after payment of the registration fee!

Click here for paper submission guidelines. In addition, PowerPoint presentations will also be published on the Med-e-Tel website after the event.

Language: Official language of the event is English.

Facilities   Facilities for projecting PowerPoint presentations are available in the conference rooms.

To prevent technical problems during Med-e-Tel 2008, after receiving confirmation of acceptance of your presentation, send a copy of your presentation to Med-e-Tel's Educational Program Coordinator, Dr. Malina Jordanova, at least 2 weeks before your talk (or even earlier), i.e. before April 1st, 2008! If the file is small enough, please send it by email to education@medetel.lu and confirm with Dr. Jordanova that a suitable media reader is available.

Contact phone/fax number is +359 2 979 70 80 . 

If the file is too big, send it on a CD. The postal address is:
Malina Jordanova, MD, PhD
Solar-Terrestrial Influences Laboratory
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 3
Sofia 1113
Bulgaria

Important dates and other specifications for presentations are available at : http://www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=call_for_abstracts

Registration Fee

Speaker registration for Med-e-Tel includes:

• Unlimited access to Med-e-Tel (3 days)
• Participation in the Educational and Information Program
• Exhibition guide, including copy of abstracts
• Med-e-Tel electronic proceedings (CD-ROM)
• Coffee breaks
• Lunch buffet
• Invitation to the Welcome Reception on the evening of April 16th
• Invitation to the Exhibitor and Attendee Reception on the evening of April 17th

More information at: www.medetel.lu

Or contact Frederic Lievens, International Coordinator,

tel: +32 2 269 84 56, fax: +32 2 269 79 53, or e-mail info@medetel.lu .

We look forward to welcoming you to Luxembourg in April 2008!
Sincerely yours,

Malina Jordanova
Educational Program Coordinator