IHE-Europe Connectathon Week parallel events organised from Brussels by Karlien Erauw (IHE-Belgium) and her team reported that the Belgian Online eHealth Interoperability Days attracted over 1,000 participants for the 15 webinars organised. They were a great success with satisfaction levels at 8/10 (Content: 7.9 and Presentation: 8.1).

With around 1000 attendees at the Connectathon and the many parallel events, the Connectathon 2017 surpassed even the highest of guesstimates.

Key facts and figures:

The organisation leading the project will have both test plans and customised test tools, used by the IHE Gazelle testing management. These define the test criteria, enable the tests and verify that the systems / solutions of the various vendors have exactly implemented the appropriate specifications.

Brussels is an international city like no other. It is the capital of Belgium AND the “self-styled capital of Europe” hosting the headquarters of NATO and many other European Union institutions. 

There is plenty to do including a visit to the Grand-Place of Brussels, considered one of the most beautiful places in the world, eating a Belgian waffle or the famous “Belgian fries with mayonnaise” and tasting the numerous local beers. 

Participants agreed that EHDS should move beyond data availability toward data usability, identifying three systemic gaps: standardization, trust (including SPE certification and AI-based anonymization), and operational tooling.