PRESS INVITATION, 26.May, 2006

The programme is divided into four principal themes in which the common denominator is visions for the future. The themes are:

• Imagining the future of healthcare and well-being
• Innovations
• Healthcare policy and strategies for the future
• Experience in telemedicine and methodology

Meeting place Tromsø
So far, 280 Health professionals, researchers and business representatives from 26 countries have registered for the conference. In addition to the TTeC conference programme there will be arranged a number of workshops, four pre-conference tutorials and a plenary, moderated discussion on the future of telemedicine and eHealth.

The conference's considerable international interest makes it a forum for networking and exchange of experience across national boundaries. This is also reflected in the programme.
Intended participants (audience and contributors)

• users, developers, researchers and producers of telemedicine and eHealth services
• policy and decision makers
• healthcare professionals, managers and consultants
• academics, scholars and students in the field of health, medicine, social sciences, technology and informatics
• designers, visual art professionals, film directors and writers

For the up-to-date programme, please see www.telemed.no/ttec2006
Further information is available from the Head of Communication, Mrs. Hilde Pettersen,  telephone +47 991 03 794.

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