Welcome Message

The objective of the IEEE International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application and Services (Healthcom2009) is to bring together interested parties around the world in the health care field from academia, research, government and industry to exchange ideas, report learning, and discuss innovation and emerging solutions addressing challenges in e-Health. Participants include clinicians, hospital administrators, IT professionals, researchers, educators, healthcare solutions vendors, and consultants. Healthcom2009 is also an important forum for discussions on e-Health projects sponsored by world bodies such as ITU, WHO and APEC, particularly Ubiquitous Healthcare Initiative for Ageing Societies. In addition to the technical papers to be selected by the International Technical Program Committee, the program will include keynote addresses by international experts on some of the burning topics in eHealth: eHealth for Ageing eHealth for Pandemics and Biosecurity eHealth for Developing Countries Global Developments in m-Health The proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore and EI indexed. As in the previous years, best papers from Healthcom2009 will be published in major international refereed journals such as ISI-listed Telemedicine and e-Health Journal, Journal of Healthcare Engineering, and Journal of e-Health Technology and Application. Healthcom2009 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Communication Society, IEEE NSW Section, IFMBE and AIMBE. CALL FOR PAPER (pdf)

Scope and Topics

Topics of particular interests include the following tracks, but are not limited to: e-Health for ageing: Health and Clinical Issues in Ageing, Ageing and Cognition, Technologies for assessing elderly patients, Chronic Diseases, Emerging technologies and their acceptance by the aged population. e-Health and m-Health: Next Generation Electronic Health Records, Security and Privacy, e-Health and m-Health for developing countries. e-Health for Public Health: e-Health for Disaster Situation Management, Ontologies for knowledge integration in Public Health Infrastructure, e-Health for biosecurity. New Models for Healthcare delivery: Assistive Care, Preventive Care, Wellness Assessment, Emerging Technologies including electronic games for Rehabilitation, Interactive Technologies for Promoting Good Health, e-Health Initiatives of World Bodies, Rural Healthcare management, Service Models. Network/Communications Infrastructure and Architecture for Healthcare: Internet and Medicine, Grid Infrastructure for Collaborative Healthcare, IT Infrastructure and Platforms for Remote Care, Mobile and Wireless Networks, Sensors, Wireless Sensor Networks, Body Area Networks. Applications: Remote Health Monitoring Systems, Personalized Health Monitors, Telemedicine Applications, e-Health marketing. Education: e-Training, Multimedia in Education and Training, Health Visualization.