2^nd OpenECG Workshop

Integration of the ECG into the EHR & Interoperability of ECG Device Systems

Where we are - where we are going...

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Thursday April 1, 2004

10:00 - 13:00 Registration

13:30 - 14:20 Session 1: Opening. Chair: C Zywietz, DE

• Welcome
  
  
• Key Note: Medical Technologies and Healthcare - From Basic Technologies to Application - T Becks, DGBMT/VDE, DE
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

14:20 - 15:35 Session 2: Results from the OpenECG Project (1/2). Chair: T Becks, DE / P Rubel, FR

• OpenECG: Goals and Achievements - CE Chronaki, ICS-FORTH, GR
  
  
• The OpenECG Portal: Report on its Usage by Members and Visitors - F Chiarugi et al., ICS-FORTH, GR
  
  
• Integrated Content and Format Checking for Processing of SCP ECG Records - C Zywietz et al., Biosigna, DE
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

15:35 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:55 Session 3: Results from the OpenECG Project (2/2). Chair: T Becks, DE / P Rubel, FR

• Collection and Development of Open Tools for ECG Interoperability - F Conforti, CNR - Inst. of Clinical Physiology, IT
  
  
• Database-Collection of Different ECG and Implementation of SCP Format in Different EHCR Systems - I Johansen, Danish Center for Health Telematics, DK
  
  
• SCP-ECG Transmission by a Telemedicine Home Care Device: an Implementation Approach - R Ruiz et al., RGB Medical Devices, ES
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

16:55 - 17:05 Break

17:05 - 18:00 Session 4: Results from the OpenECG Programming Contest. Chair: F Chiarugi, GR / F Conforti, IT

• Standard Communications Protocol for Computer-Assisted Electrocardiography Advanced Viewer - E Cervesato / G De Odorico, Cardiologia A.R.C., IT
  
  
• Extension of an Open Source DICOM Toolkit to support SCP-ECG Waveforms - D Clunie, PixelMed Publishing, USA
  
  
• SCP Converter for Octave and Matlab - A Schloegl, Graz University of Technology, AT
  
  
• General Contest Discussion
  
  
• Awarding
  
  

18:00 Departure for Welcome Reception at Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin

Friday April 2, 2004

09:00 - 09:40 Session 5a: Key Note. Chair: CE Chronaki, GR / I Johansen, DK

• From Technical Innovation to Widely Accepted, IT-Supported Health Services. Experiences in Scandinavia and the EU at Large - N Rossing, Danish Center for Health Telematics, DK
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

09:40 - 10:55 Session 5b: ECG Interchange Formats and Viewers. Chair: CE Chronaki, GR / I Johansen, DK

• ECG Data Interchange Format and Protocols - Status and Outlook - T Norgall, Fraunhofer IIS Erlangen, DE
  
  
• ENV 14271 File Exchange Format for Vital Signs and its Use in Digital ECG Archiving - A Varri, Tampere Univ. of Technology, FI
  
  
• Micro System Data Format MSD for Interoperability between Wearable Devices - B Jettkant, BG Kliniken Bergmannsheil, DE
  
  
• Freeware FDA ECG Viewer for the XML FDA Format - F Badilini et al., AMPS LLC, USA
  
  
• MFER - a Japanese Approach for Medical Wave from Encoding Rules for Viewer Design - M Hirai, Nihon Kohden, JP
  
  

10:55 - 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 - 12:50 Session 6: User Experience and Manufacturer Views. Chair: N Rossing, DK / JJ Schmid, CH

• ECG Devices Interoperability in Hospital Environment: a Case Report - C Carpeggiani et al., CNR - Inst. of Clinical Physiology, IT
  
  
• ECG Management in Prehospital and Emergency Care - D Vourvahakis et al., EKAB, National Center for Emergency Care of Crete, GR
  
  
• From OEDIPE to EPIMEDICS - ET Medical Devices' Exploitation of SCP - C Malossi, ET Medical Devices, IT
  
  
• Open ECG Format - Philips' Experience - S Zhou, Philips Medical Systems, USA
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

12:50 - 13:50 Lunch

13:50 - 14:50 Session 7: Tele-medicine. Chair: M Bertinelli, IT / D Vourvahakis, GR

• Real Time Remote Monitoring Cardiac Patient at Distance - Y Jasemian et al., Aalborg University, DK
  
  
• New System for Cardiological Home Monitoring with Integrated Alarm Function - M Braecklein et al., Univ. Karlsruhe, DE
  
  
• Internet-Based ECG Evaluation and Follow-up - R Bousseljot et al., Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, DE
  
  
• Application Oriented Formatting and Communication Requirements for Electrocardiography. Necessary and Desirable Modifications on the SCP-ECG Standard - JJ Schmid et al., Schiller AG, CH
  
  

14:50 - 15:20 Session 8a: EHR & Interoperability beyond Resting ECG. Chair: C Carpeggiani, IT / A Macerata, IT

• The Electronic Health Record - Standardization and Implementation - OJ Bott, Technical University of Braunschweig, DE
  
  
• Fully Implementation and HIS Integration of a Paperless ECG Solution to all the Services of Son Llatzer Hospital (FHSLL) - A de la Pena et al., Hospital Son Llatzer, ES
  
  

15:20 - 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:45 Session 8b: EHR & Interoperability beyond Resting ECG. Chair: C Carpeggiani, IT / A Macerata, IT

• Development of a Computerized Electrocardiogram Module with Integration to Electronic Patient Record - J Mikkelsen et al., Amager Hospital, DK
  
  
• Problems and Solutions for Storing and Sharing Data from Medical Devices in eHealth Applications - F Chiarugi et al., ICS-FORTH, GR
  
  
• Application of SCP for Stress and Holter Electrocardiography - C Zywietz et al., Biosigna, DE
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

16:45 - 18:00 Session 9: Harmonisation and Bridging the Present ECG Format and Communication Standards. Chair: A Varri, FI / H Voss, DK

• IHE - Integrating the Health Enterprise - N Wirsz et al., Siemens Medical Solutions, DE
  
  
• Discussion on Selected Topics
  
  

18:00 Departure for Conference Dinner at TV Tower Berlin

Saturday April 3, 2004

09:00 - 10:35 Session 10: Related R&D Initiatives in Europe. Chair: T Norgall, DE / R Ruiz, ES

• Key Note: Personal Health System and Research Activities on e-Health in the Sixth Framework Program for R&D of the European Commission - A Lymberis, European Commission, Information Society Directorate General, BE
  
  
• Beyond EPIMEDICS - P Rubel et al., INSERM ERM107, FR
  
  
• BIOSIG - an Open Source Software Package for Biomedical Signal Processing for the Use with Octave and Matlab - A Schloegl et al., Graz Univ. of Technology, AT
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

10:35 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:50 Session 11: Trends and Challenges. Chair: A Lymberis, BE / C Zywietz, DE

• Combining Smart Card Technology and Telemedicine System for Early Ischaemic Detection - HF Kwok et al., Univ. of Sunderland, UK
  
  
• The Potential of EMFi Sensors in Heart Activity Monitoring - A Varri et al., Tampere Univ. of Technology, FI
  
  
• Towards a Network of Interoperability Testing Centers: an OpenECG Perspective - CE Chronaki, ICS-FORTH, GR
  
  
• Discussion
  
  

12:50 - 13:00 Closing Session - Chair: CE Chronaki, GR / C Zywietz, DE

• Highlights of the 2^nd OpenECG Workshop - A Summary