Date:  Friday 9 June 2006                                                                             Register

Time:  9.30am to 12.30pm

Location:  IMC Building, University of Warwick   (Building No. 26 on Map)

Cost:    Free ~ Limited places – please register early

Outline

Kevin will be sharing his experiences & vision on the use of IT in healthcare across the world and will also present some of Cisco's initiatives in this sector.He will introduce a variety of new technologies and ways that health services across the world might and are in the process of adopting and use digital communication as part of their future service and patient support systems.

This seminar is NOT about Cisco's networking products or about its channel partners

Apart from the group discussions, there is also an opportunity for a one-to-one meeting with Kevin for HealthTech clients who are developing solutions based on wireless technologies. Please request a meeting, if interested, on the registration form.

About the Speaker

Kevin Dean is Managing Director for Public Sector Healthcare in Cisco’s Internet Business Solution Group (IBSG), focusing on helping public sector customers to develop their strategies and implementation plans for “Connected Health” information management and technology. He has experience in numerous aspects of health IT strategy and execution.

He and his team work with national & regional Governments around the world, as well as working with the European Commission and World Health Organisation.  Kevin’s team is also providing advice for ground-breaking projects such as the Health Academy, a joint WHO / Cisco initiative to provide health education to school children in developing nations.

Kevin edited and introduced a collection of essays from leading health IT thinkers (Thought Leaders:  “Connected Health” published December 2003), setting out ideas, lessons and opportunities for networked healthcare based on real experience.  He also edited and contributed to the White Paper on the use of Grid Technology in healthcare, jointly published with the Healthgrid Association, in 2004..

Agenda

  9.00am   Registration & Coffee

  9.30am   Welcome & Background - HealthTech

10.00am   Connected Health - Kevin Dean (CISCO)

11.00am   Discussions / Q & A

11.15am   Refreshments

11.30am   Pre-arranged 1-2-1 meetings

12.30pm   Close

Registration

If you would like to register for the event including a one-to-one meeting*, please click here

* Note : One-to-one meetings are limted to companies located in Objective 2 areas of West Midlands and preference will be given to companies having solutions based on wireless technologies for the healthcare sector