Presentation by Andy Bleaden, International Projects Manager, Andy Bleaden, International Projects Manager, ECHAlliance at ECO 18: How digital innovation can support workforce strategies on Wednesday 27 March at Haydock Park Racecourse.

1. www.echalliance.com / info@echalliance.com
Andy Bleaden
andy@echalliance.com
ECHAlliance Overview
March 2019

2. Member Organisation (650+ organisations - Join Us)
Companies, policy-makers, researchers, health & social care providers,
patients, insurances…
16,500+ experts / professionals
International events
/ groups / workshops
H2020 projects, tenders
& expert services
who
what
Communication
/ networking
Growing reach across 78 Countries and 4.4 billion
people Europe, USA, Canada, China & the Commonwealth
International Network of Ecosystems
(100+ ecosystem gatherings a year)
where
About ECHAlliance
Not for Profit Organisation
Registered in Ireland and in the UK (Community Interest Company CIC)
Connecting &
joining the dots
Membership
Support

3. ECHAlliance Membership: Recent New Members
JOIN US NOW!
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under ‘Members

4. Permanent Ecosystems: basic principles
• Based on a geographic area
• Multi-sector stakeholders gathering
• Accessible to all (no barriers/fee)
• Permanent, with regular gatherings
• Light governance via working
group
• Shared strategy & action plan
• Lead with a need
• Member of an International network
• Patients / Citizens at the centre

5. MEET
LEARN
COLLABORATE
SHOWCASE
OPPORTUNITIES
KNOWLEDGE
SHARING
GLOBAL
REACH
BUILD TRUST
Ecosystem
Benefits

6. ECOSYSTEMS………………..
Break down silos,
transform healthcare delivery
and create economic growth

7. Existing Ecosystems
Belgium – Brussels
Belgium - Flanders
Canada – Ontario
Czech Republic
Denmark – South
England – Manchester
England - North West Coast
England – London
England - Yorkshire & Humber
Estonia
Finland – Oulu
France – Nice PACA
Germany – Rheinland
Greece - Athens
Malta
Netherlands - Friesland
Northern Ireland
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Serbia
Scotland
Highlands & Islands (Scotland)
Slovenia
Spain – Valencia
Spain - Galicia
Spain – Catalonia
USA - New York
Wales
Launching soon
Bretagne France
Sweden
Exploring Prospects
Africa
Australia
Canada
Finland
Germany
Norway
Romania
Spain
Sweden
UK
Members of the International Network of
Ecosystems
100+ quarterly gatherings per year

8. Priority Area Ecosystem
Brussels(BE)
Catalonia
Estonia
Friesland(NL)
Galicia(SP)
Greece
Ireland
Manchester(UK)
NorthWestCoast(UK)
NorthernIreland
Oulu(FI)
Portugal
Scotland
Highland&Islands(Sco)
Serbia
Slovenia
SouthernDenmark
Valencia(SP)
Yorkshire&Humber(UK)
Wales
Bretagne,(FR)
Flanders(BE)
Electronic Health Records S S S N P P P P S S P P S
Tele Health / mHealth S S P P P P S P S S
Mental Health S S N P N P N P N
Dementia S N S
Preventive Care S S P P P N
Active Healthy Ageing (AHA) N S P P S S P N N S S S S
Integrated Care P N P S P P P P P P
Medicines Optimisation N P P P P N
Analytics and BI N N P S P P P P S
Artificial Intelligence N P P P
Home Care S S N P P N S
Health Tourism S P S S
Interoperability S S S N N N S S P S N
Patient Engagement N S P S N N P S N P N N
Funding, Financing, Support N N N N N P N N N N P
Scaling N N P P N N
Access to healthcare P P
Bioinformatics S S
Smart Healthy Cities S
Image guided Therapy S S
Data sharing ethics & regulation N N
Rural health P P
Smart business modelling S
Supports and encourages inter-ecosystem collaboration, greater engagement & H2020
Consortiums
Ecosystems Priorities Matrix
A work in progress
S = Strength
N = Need
P = Priority (not defined)

9. ECHAlliance Ecosystems/Events 2019
Constantly being updated
ECHAlliance members contact heather@echalliance.com for details

11. AIM: To provide a platform for stakeholders, responsible for a given topic area, to meet, promote and
advance their work across the network, therefore maximising knowledge sharing and best practice.
Working Groups are open to all ECHAlliance members – contact gregor@echalliance.com for details.
Medicines Optimisation Working Group
Chair: Prof Mike Scott, Head of Pharmacy & Medicines Management, Northern Health & Social Care
Trust, Northern Ireland / Director, Medicines Optimization Innovation Centre
Mental Health & Wellbeing Group
Co-Chairs:
Prof Matthew Hotopf, Director South London & Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Psychiatry, Kings College London
Bleddyn Rees, Digital Health Expert and Lawyer at Osborne Clarke
Next steps: agreeing priorities MOWG / focus on WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge
Next steps: deciding on key priority areas
International Working Groups

12. ECHAlliance - H2020 Projects
WE4AHA
supports the definition and execution of an Innovation to Market (I2M) plan, further
development of the Blueprint to drive the policy vision on digital innovation, and
the consolidation of EIP on AHA Action Groups and Reference Sites
Smart Healthy Cities (PULSE)
is a visionary project aimed at transforming public health from a reactive to a
predictive system using heterogeneous data from numerous sources
Interoperability (TRILLIUM II)
reinforcing and scaling EU/US cooperation on Patient Summery to further advance
global Electronic Health Record (EHR) interoperability
Active & Healthy Aging (SEED)
supporting the Recognition of the Silver Economy in Europe: Rewarding innovative
solutions that demonstrate a significant impact on the quality of life of the ageing
population.
Valentina Tageo, International Projects Lead – Project Services
Andy Bleaden, International Projects Manager

13. The Global Network of Digital Health
Alliances
Canadian Integrated
Health Alliance
China Consortium
Health Alliance
Contact us info@echaliance.com
Connecting 78 Countries and 4.4 billion people

14. The Digital Health Society
Join the movement!
www.thedigitalhealthsociety.com
The Digital Health Society (DHS) movement was born during the Estonian EU Presidency in 2017, which focused on the
development of a digital society in Europe, enabled by the free flow of data, as the fifth freedom right in the European Union.
Launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia and the ECHAlliance as a call for action, the 1st objective of the DHS has
been to bring together all stakeholders of the digital health ecosystem around the table to drive the agenda of the EU Presidency.

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The DHS Task Forces
 Convergence roadmap on Interoperability standards
 Led by Erik Gerritsen, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health of
Netherlands
 Citizen-controlled Data Governance and Data Donors
 Led by Angela Brand, Professor at the University of Maastricht
 Legal Framework for the Free flow and the secondary use
of data
 Led by Bleddyn Rees, Lawyer and digital health expert at Osborne Clarke
 Digital Transformation and change management in health
and social care organisations
 Led by Richard Corbridge, CDIO Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, NHS
 and Jane Carolan, National Director at Health Business Services (HSE)
Ireland
See DHS Task Forces’ Action plans on www.thedigitalhealthsociety.com
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Task Forces
on key
challenges

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The DHS Mission
100 million
Digitally Connected Healthier Citizens by
2027
Enabling
Environment
Citizen
Engagement &
Empowerment
Research &
Innovation
Digital Health
Infrastructure
4components

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7
Ways to get involved…….
 Sign the DHS Declaration
 Join the DHS Task Forces www.thedigitalhealthsociety.com
 Share your white papers and thought leadership
 Contact us with ideas and suggestions to achieve the 100
million Digitally Connected Healthier Citizens by 2027.
 Email: dhs@echalliance.com

18. 1. provide relevant, timely and high-quality articles, reports, best practices and research in digital
health transformation.
2. increase awareness and commitment of governments and the private sector to invest in, promote,
and advance in transforming healthcare delivery.
3. generate knowledge that will significantly contribute to the improvement of health using Digital
technologies and processes.
4. disseminate research findings and best practices in events, workshops and through social
networks.
Contact: dho@echalliance.com www.digitalhealthobservatory.com
Opportunity to share: high-quality articles, reports,
best practices and research in digital health transformation
The Digital Health Observatory
an invitation to get engaged
ECHAlliance Digital Health Observatory, as a Global Connector section has 4 objectives to:

19. EURORDIS Rare Diseases
Europe and the European
Connected Health
Alliance (ECHAlliance)
announce a long-term
strategic partnership
to develop awareness on rare
diseases, to promote initiatives
aiming at accelerating innovation
to improve access to information,
quality diagnosis, treatment and
multidisciplinary care and
research for rare diseases.
Learn more
https://echalliance.com/news/428534/EURORDIS-Rare-Diseases-
Europe-and-ECHAlliance-announce-partnership-.htm

20. www.echalliance.com / info@echalliance.com
Andy Bleaden
International Projects Manager
andy@echalliance.com
ECHAlliance Overview
March 2019