Connected Health: Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Practice – Champions & Partnerships (Portugal and UK) Lisbon - 7 October 2014 The UKTI Lisbon team invites you to join the British delegation that will travel to Lisbon for the conference and networking event: Connected Health: Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Practice – Champions & Partnerships (Portugal and UK). This initiative will address the topic of Connected Health, the importance of technology in Healthcare, particularly on telemonitoring and self-management of chronic conditions, focusing on Portuguese/British flag projects. UK companies are invited to join the delegation and have a series of bilateral meetings with potential partners with whom they can pursue business in Portugal, Portuguese speaking countries, and others where local players have been delivering projects. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet potential partners and customers either by making new contacts or by re-connecting with previously established ones. Our team can assist you in making the most of this networking opportunity with a targeted approach to potential partners for the one-to-one meetings. To join the British delegation and attend this event, your company will be required to commission an OMIS - Overseas Market Introduction Service, details of which can be found at www.gov.uk/ukti.

1. Connected Health
Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Practice –
Champions & Partnerships (Portugal and UK)
National School of Public Health, Lisbon 7 October 2014
This event will address the topic
of Connected Health, the raising
importance of technology in
Healthcare, particularly on tele-monitoring
and on self-management
of chronic conditions. Focus will be
given to the Portuguese and British
flag projects in the area, and to UK/
Portugal’s success cases.
The change in consumption habits
is modifying the relations between
the several Healthcare players. The
financial sustainability, the ageing
population, the improvement in
Healthcare, the access to information
and the proximity to healthcare
professionals are leveraged by
mobility and Technology.
Programme
Monday, 6 October 2014
Arrival in Lisbon
Networking dinner with Portuguese contacts
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Connected Health – Session at the National School
of Public Health
am Opening by HM Ambassador
The potential of monitoring in health prevention
Self-management of chronic conditions
Opportunities in the Portuguese NHS
Portuguese/UK market capabilities
UK/Portuguese success cases
pm Networking lunch, followed by Bilateral meetings
between British and Portuguese companies
A UKTI event, in collaboration
with Kinematix

2. Globally
The mHealth market is expected to
be worth £18bn in 2015. Mobile health
applications alone generated over
£430m by 250 million users. By 2016
it is expected that close to 5 million
patients will be using tele-monitoring
devices. It is estimated that by 2017,
3.4bn people will own a smartphone
and half of them will be using
mHealth apps.
Europe
The EU believes health apps could
lead to €99bn of savings, helping
cut healthcare costs. Investment in
mHealth research has reached €100m
so far, with a further €95m estimated
for the next 2 years.
Portugal
The country is on the forefront of new
technology adoption. Fixed broadband
covers 100% of homes and NGA is
available to 85% of homes (62% in
the EU). LTE is available to 91% of the
population and the penetration rate of
smartphones is 33%. In the Healthcare
system, 66% of the hospitals have a
broadband connection (36% in the EU)
and 67% exchange clinical information
with external providers. For GPs, the
rate is 43% (28% in the EU).
Main opportunities lay on new
innovative mHealth applications, and
on solutions that match the Public
projects’ needs for self-monitoring
of chronic diseases, ePrescription,
eDispensing, electronic patient record
and others, to meet the ambitious
eHealth objectives of the Portuguese
Ministry of Health.
UK delegation
British companies are invited to join
the delegation travelling to Lisbon
and have a series of bilateral meetings
with potential partners with whom
they can pursue business in Portugal,
Portuguese speaking countries, and
others where local players have been
delivering projects.
How to sign up
To join the British delegation and
attend this event, your company will
be required to commission an OMIS –
Overseas Market Introduction Service,
details of which can be found at
www.gov.uk/ukti
Please note the deadline for
registration is 19 September 2014
The OMIS cost is £420 (exc. VAT)
and includes:
• Access to special rates for
accommodation
• Networking dinner on 6 October
• Access to the Session & Networking
opportunities on 7 October
• Tailored meeting programme with
potential Portuguese partners
organised by UKTI Lisbon
You will be responsible for your travel
costs. UKTI Lisbon will liaise with you
to arrange accommodation and a
visiting programme according to your
travel plans and specific objectives of
your visit.
For further information and to register your interest please contact:
Carlos Fernandes
E: carlos.fernandes@mobile.ukti.gov.uk
T: +351 21 392 4069
Zélia Henriques
E: zelia.henriques@mobile.ukti.gov.uk
T: +351 21 392 4067
A UKTI event, in collaboration
with Kinematix