ELEKS Software Ltd., a leading Ukrainian IT service and consulting company, is pleased to announce its participation in the 2nd International Conference “Telemedicine: Myths and Reality” that will be held on October 23-24, 2008 at Dnister Hotel in Lviv, Ukraine. As an official sponsor of the conference, Eleks will be a party in discussions within the framework of this major event as the company’s top manager, CEO, Oleksiy Skrypnyk, Jr, who will deliver a speech entitled “Hospital Information Systems in Ukraine: Issues of Implementation and Future” on the second day of the conference. During his speech Oleksiy Skrypnyk will share his vision of current situation on the Ukrainian market of medical information systems and the trends of its further development.

On October 23 Vsevolod Kachmar, Eleks’ Sales Manager, will make a presentation “Electronic Patient Card”. More than 13 years’ experience in successful medical information systems implementation will be presented on the basis of “Doctor Eleks”, a product designed for clinics document workflow automation. In his presentation Vsevolod Kachmar will highlight the main features of “Doctor Eleks”, its advantages compared to other systems and benefits gained by its users.

It is worth mentioning, that the conference will bring together Ukrainian and foreign practicing physicians, managers of health centres, developers of software products and medical equipment providers, as well as active users of medical software. The scientific and practical forum will cover key issues of telemedicine, informatization and automation in Healthcare and creating a single electronic medical environment. Specialists from various medical spheres will get a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge with top IT professionals and business experts as well as to discuss current issues in the field of telemedicine and their possible solutions. Undoubtedly, the event will contribute significantly to the methods of e-Healthcare development both in Ukraine and in other countries.

The conference is arranged by the Association for Ukrainian Telemedicine and e-Health Development (a National Member of Іnternatіonal Socіety for Telemedіcіne and e-Health) and “Meditech”, the Western Ukrainian Telemedicine Centre.

It is of interest that among the numerous topics to be discussed in the course of the meeting there are clinical telemedicine, e-health, home and mobile telemedicine, telemonitoring, hospital information systems, telemedical networks, informatization of public health, IT management in public health and pharmacy, and many others. This year’s conference program will also include a teleconferencing bridge with the 1st International Conference “Advances in e-Health and Telemedicine International” which will be organized by the Polish Telemedical Society on October 23-26, 2008 in Warsaw, Poland.

An exhibition of technical equipment and software for telemedicine and e-health will be held during the conference. Participants will be provided with a unique opportunity to obtain practical and specific answers to many questions that will help them build a bright future for their business, their organisation or their healthcare practice.