CapacityHD Twinning Sessions

CapacityHD Twinning Sessions: 26 and 27 June 2025

 

The sessions taking place during the 2025 IHE-Europe Connectathon Week in Vienna, Austria, 23-27 June.

CapacityHD Twinning sessions on Digital Strategies and Interoperability Challenges in light of the EHDS

In conjunction with the IHE Connectathon Week Delegation Workshop

 

1. About CapacityHD

CapacityHD (Capacity Building on Primary Use of Health Data - HADEA/2022/OP/0006) is a service contract managed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) and implemented by consortium comprising empirica Technology Research (lead Contractor), the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD), Predictby, European Services Network (ESN), and IHE Catalyst.  
 
The overarching goal of the study is to facilitate the development and strengthening of skills and abilities of staff working on national digital health services in key areas relating to the primary use of health data. In this context, the study team is organising twinning activities including an expert visits programme and also masterclasses on several topics of common interest. 

 

 

 

2. Invitation for the CapacityHD Twinnings @ the IHE Connectathon Week 2025 

In cooperation with IHE Catalyst (CapacityHD partner) and the Xt-EHR Joint Action, CapacityHD is cordially inviting you to join the CapacityHD Twinning Sessions on 26 and 27 June 2025, organised within the frame of the IHE Connectathon Week 2025 - since 2000 a unique meeting place on healthcare interoperability topics. The Connectathon Week takes place from 23 to 27 June 2025 at Vienna Allianz Stadion, Gerhard-Hanappi-Platz 1, 1140, Vienna, Austria. 
The Twinning attendees can benefit not just from the twinning meetings, but from using the opportunity to attend parts of the IHE Connectathon Week by receiving a free Delegate Pass to the Experience Days, taking place 24 – 25 June 2025.
 
Please note that there are limited slots that allow CapacityHD to reimburse travels, so a registration does not guarantee participation. CapacityHD will send confirmations on a first-come-first-served basis.  
 

Preliminary Agenda

Thursday, 26 June 2025
Time Topic
8:45 - 9:00
Registration
Block 1 Global outreach of the EHDS
9:00 - 10:30
The use of EEHRxF at the global scale
  • EU commission Keynote presentation
  • The Global IPS pilot
  • Global examples in practice
  • Panel Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00
Digital Strategies in the Era of EHDS – Country delegation presentations
Sharing guidelines and digital strategies – Part 1
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Digital Strategies in the Era of EHDS – Country delegation presentations
Sharing guidelines and digital strategies – Part 2
15:30 - 16:00
VIP tours
Block 2 Engaging the Industry and Member State perspectives
   
16:00 – 18:00
CapacityHD Interoperability and EEHRxF twinnings and Xt-EHR sessions
Xt-EHR challenges & self-assessment guidelines
  • Recommendations from X-Nets
  • The Testing Continuum and Product delivery alignment  - led by IHE
  • Panel discussion – what are the next steps
Focus on 
  1. Harmonised EHR components
  2. EEHRxF Transaction in practice
  3. Conformity assessment and Product testing continuum
 
 
Friday, 27 June 2025
Time Topic
8:45 - 9:00
Registration
09:00 - 10:20
Twinning Session « Preparing for the EEHRxF » (T42)
Guidelines for MS to adopt EEHRxF
10:20 - 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00
Twinning Session « Preparing for the EEHRxF » (T41)
  • Technical workshop on testing tools and conformity
  • Practical examples
12:00
Closing of Connectathon Week
13:00 - 14:30
Continued discussion on Xt-EHR topics
 
 

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