The theme for MIE2006:
“Ubiquity: technologies for better health in aging societies”

Information technology helps to improve the quality of health care by
disseminating and systematizing knowledge of diagnostic and therapeutic
possibilities as well as the organization and management of care. Unobtrusive,
active, non-invasive technologies, including wearable devices, allow us to
continuously monitor and respond to changes in the health of a patient. Such
devices range from micro-sensors integrated in textiles, through consumer
electronics, to belt-worn personal computers with head mounted high quality displays.

Such ubiquitous computing allows us to identify new ways of managing care that
promises to be considerably easier in letting patients maintain their good
health while enjoying their life in their usual social setting, rather than
having to spend much time at costly, dedicated health care facilities. It may
prove essential for ensuring quality of life as well as health care for
increasingly aging societies.

In addition to the “traditional” topics of health and biomedical informatics,
“ubiquity: technologies for better health in aging societies”, a promising
field for the future of health care, has been chosen as special topic for
MIE2006.We are now beginning to prepare MIE2008, so stay tuned!