The Bavarian State Ministry of Health, Care and Prevention stands for what people want most: Health and quality of life – in every phase of life and into old age. As the highest professional authority, it is responsible for the public health service, for hygiene and infection control as well as for the medicines and pharmacy sector. It is supported by the health authorities and the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety. In addition, the Ministry exercises the legal supervision over the region’s immediate public health insurance companies in Bavaria. The Bavarian State Examination Office for Social Security reviews the efficiency and legality of the administrative actions of the social security agency under the control of the Free State.

The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) is a global advisor and through leader supporting the transformation of health through information and technology. As a mission driven non-profit for more than 60 years, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research and analytics to advise gloabl leaders, stakeholders and influencers on best practices in health information and technology. With a community-centric approach, our innovation engine delivers key insights, education and engaging events to healthcare providers, governments and market suppliers around the world.

HIMSS serves the global health ecosystem with focused operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Members encompass more than 100,000 individuals, 480 provider organisations, 470 non-profit partners and 650 health services organisations.

Vision - To realise the full health potential of every human, everywhere.

Mission - Reform the global health ecosystem through the power of information and technology.

• Initiatives
  • Accelerate Health
  • Global Health Equity Network
  • Women in Health IT
  • Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability
  • Alliance for Nursing Informatics
  • EHRA
  • Health Technology Alliance
  • Immunisation Integration Programme
  • Interoperability Showcase
  • IHE USA
  • TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform)

A Global network of/for Telemedicine & e-Health stakeholders that facilitates the dissemination of knowledge and good practice in Telehealth & e-Health through promoting and supporting Telemedicine/e-Health activities worldwide and also by providing access to organised experts in the field, internationally. A Neutral, Democratic, Non-governmental and non-profit society with close ties to WHO and ITU that also aids developing countries in the field of Telemedicine and e-Health.

The "Consortium of  Educational Institutions in Digital Health" ("CONEDIG") is an organ of the ISfTeH, academically independent, that operates under the umbrella of the Society's Education Program and Management Board.

CONEDIG’s purpose is to assist the Consortium’s partners to coordinate their programmes around Digital Health education issues (including Telemedicine, eHealth, m-Health, Medical Informatics, Bio-Medical Engineering, etc.) such as teaching, research, development, practical applications in view of initial graduation and post-graduation

The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) is the world body for health and biomedical informatics. As an association of associations’, IMIA acts as a bridging organization, bringing together the constituent organizations’ and their members. IMIA provides leadership and expertise to the multidisciplinary, health focused community and to policy makers, to enable the transformation of healthcare in accord with the world-wide vision of improving the health of the world population

The European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) is the leading nonprofit organization in biomedical and health informatics in Europe. The Federation comprises 30 national societies and includes an exceptional network of experts and stakeholders in health, care, IT and its societal dimensions; supported by 15 topic working groups ranging from human factors, to security and translational health informatics.

EFMI is committed to health for all underpinned by information and communication technology.
The objectives when founded in 1976 were:

• To advance international co-operation and dissemination of information in Medical Informatics on a European basis;
• To promote high standards in the application of medical informatics;
• To promote research and development in medical informatics;
• To encourage high standards in education in medical informatics;
• To function as the autonomous European Regional Council of IMIA.

The German Society of Digital Medicine e.V. (DGDM) is a professional society dedicated to the promotion of science, research, and teaching in the field of Digital Medicine and its development as a future-oriented medical specialty. The DGDM promotes scientifically based education and training in studies and clinical practice in the form of scientific programs, events, and information in the field of Digital Medicine. It participates in health policy discussions. The Society pursues its goals especially by uniting scientists and physicians working in the field of Digital Medicine, as well as medical students, trainees, and members of non-physician healthcare professions who have a practical or scientific interest in Digital Medicine. The DGDM was founded in November 2020 and is registered as an association with headquarters in Berlin.

German Telemedicine Society (DGTelemed) is a national association to promote, to disseminate, to market and to publish modern innovative developments, solutions and products in telemedicine. DGTelemed is a forum of communication, discussion and lobbying for telemedicine in Germany and Europe.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitstelematik (DGG) is a long-standing Digital Health Association speeding up the development and meaningful routine use of eHealth, Telemedicine and Digital Health services in Germany and Europe. DGG is the ISfTeH National member for Germany. Through a rich collaboration network (e.g. in HIMSS sphere), DGG supports mutual learnings with a global perspective. As organisation and through its members, DGG has made vital contributions for building the European EHR and cross-border ecosystem. DGG advocates digitally enabled integrated person centred care and thus cross-sectorial and decentralised/localised health and social care. DGG Interop Council representatives support consensus finding on clinically oriented Health-IT architectures, standards and profiles. DGG partners in dialogues on EHDS, telehealth etc. are German legislators and implementers on Federal and State level, gematik (National Agency for Digital Medicine), Medical Informatics Initiative (MII/TMF - HealthData@EU).

Data Saves Lifes Germany

"Data Saves Lives" is a multi-stakeholder initiative whose purpose and ambition is to raise awareness among patients and the public about the importance of health data.

Data Saves Lives DE aims to provide information on how health data can be used, including the European Health Data Space and the Health Data Utilization Act. They want to create a trusting environment for an open dialog between stakeholders in which the responsible use of health data can be discussed from all perspectives.

Bavarian Telemedicine Alliance (BTA) is an interdisciplinary network interface in the field of medical telematics which provides solutions, concrete insights and help for the practice of patient care in clinics and doctor’s offices. Topics are future regulations and standardization, technology options and infrastructures, new social and political framework conditions as well as pricing and financing forms for new telematics services. To realise these goals the BTA deals multidimensionally and beyond the blockades of current disputes with physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and other allied health professions.

The BTA was established in Ingolstadt, May 2012. It is a nationwide contact for all activities in the field of telemedicine, eHealth and health telematics. As a neutral competence platform, the BTA initiates, coordinates and networks telemedical projects in Bavaria, and is an information and support centre for the healthcare system and its patients. The BTA  brings diverse telemedical approaches to the public and increases the level of awareness and acceptance of digitally supported health care.

Medical Valley EMN e.V. is a leading international cluster in the field of healthcare management. Highly specialized research institutions, internationally leading and at the same time many emerging companies are active here. These companies cooperate closely with world-renowned health research institutions in the cluster in order to find solutions for the challenges of healthcare of today and tomorrow. After being named a national Leading-Edge Cluster in 2010 by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Medical Valley was declared one of 12 national "Digital Hubs" by the German Federal Ministry of Economics in 2017. Medical Valley EMN e. V. has been acting as a cluster management organization since 2007 and currently networks around 250 members from economy, science, healthcare, networks and politics.

Armenian Association of Digital Health (AADH) is a non-governmental, non-profit professional organisation founded in December 2008 by a group of physicians and ICT specialists in Yerevan, Armenia, interested in exploring and developing Digital Health in Armenia and worldwide.

Armenian Association of Digital Health is visioning to lead the quality and accessibility of health care in Armenia via exploration, establishment and development of Digital Health services in the local health care system.

The mission of Armenian Association of Digital Health is to promote the development of Digital Health in Armenia, concurrently participating and contributing to the further advancements in the field worldwide

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Founded in 1997 under the joint authority of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia, Russian-Armenian University (RAU) is a young, rapidly developing and ambitious university and nowadays already one of the leading universities in the South Caucasus region.

RAU offers a diverse range of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs. Academic programs at RAU are coordinated by 8 Institutes, which offer high-quality education most branches of modern science and the humanities at all levels of study, as well as innovative career-focused courses: the Institute of Economics and Business, the Institute of Law and Politics, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, the Engineering Physics Institute, the Institute of the Human Sciences, the Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, the Institute of Media, Advertising and Cinema, the Institute of Oriental Studies. RAU implements more than 100 educational programs in Russian, Armenian and foreign languages in accordance with the State educational standards of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia. It is practically the only university in Armenia that can be classified to the research cluster. In 2016, it was included in the list of the 1000 best business schools in the world, according to the expert agency EdUniversal.

The University of Agder is an academic institution that provides a combination of excellent educational and research opportunities within a pleasant and open environment.

UIA has over 1,500 employees and 13,000 students, which makes us one of Southern Norway’s largest job providers. Regionally anchored in Southern Norway, which is famous for its astonishing natural surroundings, the University of Agder offers a wide range of studies across six faculties. We have two campuses, one in Kristiansand and the other in Grimstad.

We are an open and inclusive university characterised by a strong culture of collaboration and a global outlook. Co-creation of tomorrow’s knowledge is our vision. UIA aims at further developing education and research at a high international level.

Luleå University of Technology is in strong growth with world-leading competence in several research areas. Our scientific and artistic research and education are conducted in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, public actors and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has a total turnover of SEK 1.9 billion per year. We currently have 1,840 employees and 17,670 students. Lulea University of Technology is located at 97187 Luleå, Sweden.

The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) (www.cvut.cz) was founded in 1707 and is one of the oldest technical universities in Europe and currently the major technical university in the Czech Republic. Offering high quality education and a long tradition of cutting-edge science and engineering, CTU counts approx. 1.7K members of academic staff, 18.5K students, 8 faculties, and 5 institutes.

The Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU) (www.ciirc.cvut.cz) is a modern scientific research institute of the Czech Technical University in Prague that brings together excellent research teams, young talent and unique know-how with the aim of pushing technological boundaries and building on the best traditions of Czech technical education. CIIRC CTU was founded in 2013 and is the youngest CTU’s institutes, starting its full operation in newly built facility in 2017. The CIIRC CTU’s research focuses on four basic pillars: industry, energy, smart cities, and healthy society, all implemented in basic and applied research. In 2021, the institute has nearly 255 employees (210 FTE) working in 8 research departments complemented by four specialized centers such as Testbed for Industry 4.0, RICAIP Centre - Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production (www.ricaip.eu), National Centre for Industry 4.0 (NCI4.0) and Centre of City of the Future (CCF). CIIRC CTU aims to concentrate on cutting-edge research in the fields of computer science, robotics, cybernetics, artificial intelligence and related areas, especially machine learning, optimization, automated reasoning, machine perception, computer vision, intelligent, distributed and complex systems, automatic control, computer-aided manufacturing, energy transport, smart homes and smart cities, bioinformatics, biomedicine, and assistive technologies.

The Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public institution of higher education and research that specialises in science, engineering and architecture.

The UPC is the technical university with the highest percentage of doctoral-level graduates in Spain. lt has 8 campuses, 20 schools and 30 departments. lt teaches 66 bachelor's degrees, 81 master's degrees and 45 doctoral degrees.

Every year the UPC receives a great number of international students. During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 1,314 incoming students from exchange programmes. Most of them came through the Erasmus programme, although a significant percentage carne as a result of mobility agreements with South American universities.

There are also a great number of international students enrolled at the UPC as regular students (4.158 students in the 2020-2021 academic year). Around 54% of the students enrolled in doctoral programmes are international students. And around 27% of the students enrolled in masters programmes are international students.

Highlights

• The UPC is the Spanish university with the highest number of international students on master's and doctoral degrees.
   
• The UPC is the Spanish university with the highest scientific output and research income, thanks to the research projects carried out.

Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine (Shupyk NHU of Ukraine) is the national leader in higher and postgraduate education, continuing professional development for medical doctors and pharmacists with a history of over 100 years.

Shupyk NHU of Ukraine is constantly expanding cooperation in the field of education and science. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (the name of the institution at that time) became collective member of the International Personnel Academy of UNESCO (2001), a member of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (2008), a member of the European Association of Medical Education (2011). The University is the first institution from Ukraine represented in the Global Excellence Index of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM Global Excellence Index).

Since 2018, Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (the name of the institution at that time) is a member of ORPHEUS (The Organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System). Within the University there are 3 educational & research institutes and 5 faculties, which unite 81 departments (of which 69 are clinical, located on 230 clinical sites), scientific library, 4 centers, 3 laboratories, vivarium, clinic, 17 divisions, 5 dormitories. There are 11 specialised academic councils for 17 scientific specialties, and 25 scientific schools. 2018 it was awarded "Recognized Excellence – 5 Stars" by the European Foundation for Quality Management.

The Digital Health Summit is the key meeting point for health tech experts, clinicians, industry, investors & start-ups in the heart of Munich. Digital Health has and will continue to redefine, innovate and disrupt our health systems – raising many questions that we will discuss, develop and answer with you.
 

The build.well.being (https://buildwellbeing.fhstp.ac.at) 2024, Sept 13^th in St. Pölten, Austria is an open access networking event for doers in Digital Healthcare. Health professionals meet developers, applied science intersects with innovative ideas from students and companies. Under this year’s motto eXtending Realities in Healthcare the talks will feature entrepreneurs, scientific and clinical experts, visionaries, and next-generation innovators on topics such as XR Training for Healthcare Staff, GenAI-based MedicalXR Prototyping and Next-Gen XR Interfaces. 

DigitalHealthNews.eu is the first European eHealth news portal and one of the most visited sites on the Internet for eHealth decision-makers, professionals and stakeholders looking for the latest eHealth breaking news.

The JAIR is an interdisciplinary open access journal in which researchers from different academic levels publish according to high scientific standards and in compliance with the principles of Good Scientific Practice. We welcome application-oriented researchers from all academic institutions: You are more than welcome to submit a paper! The JAIR is an English-language journal, although, in the spirit of open science, we are open to accepting papers in other languages with an appropriate English translation.

Ukrainian Journal of Medical Informatics and Engineering

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