What is the project about?
RENEWING HeALTH, “REgioNs of Europe WorkINg toGether for HEALTH”, is a three-year project started in February 2010, aiming at implementing large-scale real-life test-beds for the validation and subsequent evaluation of innovative telemedicine services in nine European regions for patients suffering from chronic conditions, notably diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The project uses a patient-centred approach and a common assessment methodology called MAST. It is expected that a total of 7.900 patients will participate in the trials. What are the piloted telemedicine services?
In the nine regions participating in the RENEWING HeALTH project the telemedicine service solutions are already operational at local level for the tele-monitoring and the treatment of chronic patients. The services are designed to give patients a central role in the management of their own diseases, fine-tuning the choice and dosage of medications, promoting adherence to treatment, and helping healthcare professionals to detect early signs of worsening in the monitored pathologies. The Consortium
RENEWING HeALTH involves a Consortium of 9 of the most advanced European regions in the implementation of health-related ICT services, supported by eHealth competence centres. Patients are represented in the Consortium by the European Patients’ Forum in an advisory but central role. Industry and main eHealth players are also represented in an Industrial Advisory Board. Project’s objectives
The overall objective of the RENEWING HeALTH project is to demonstrate that telemedicine based services can improve quality of life, and enable patient involvement and empowerment while optimising the use of resources in healthcare provision.
The specific objectives of the project are presented “here”. The role of EPF and the User Advisory Board
EPF is involved - together with EHTEL (European Health Telematics Association) - in the management of the User Advisory Board (UAB) whose primary mission, as defined in the UAB Terms of Reference, is to operate as a standing advisory committee to advise and provide on-going feed-back to the project team on the needs of users of the piloted telemedicine services.
The UAB brings together some 15 EU-wide organisations representing direct and indirect users of telemedicine services. As far as patient groups are concerned, all three disease areas concerned are represented by the following organisations: the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations, European Heart Network, and the International Diabetes Federation – Europe. Project information
Project Duration: 32 months (February 2010 - September 2012)
Total budget: 14.000.000 €
EC contribution: 7.000.000 € (CIP-ICT-Policy Support Programme)
For further information contact Walter Atzori or visit the project’s website at:http://www.renewinghealth.eu/