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EFMI Special Topic Conference 2023 Telehealth Ecosystems in Practice
2023-10-25 08:30 - 2023-10-27 13:10 (Europe/Brussels) | Auditorium of Politecnico di Torino – Energy Center, Via Paolo Borsellino 38/16, Turin, Piamonte, 10138, Italy
Each year, the European Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI) holds a Special Topic Conference (STC). In 2023, the main focus is telehealth Ecosystems in Practice and conference topics will include homecare and telemonitoring, televisits, teleradiology, telerehabilitation, data integration and standards, sensors, devices and Patient Reported Outcomes, AI applications to telehealth, healthbots and conversational agents and, finally, embedded decision support systems.

European and National Cancer Strategy: The digital leap towards improving oncology care
2023-11-01 09:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Brussels) | European Parliament Office in Athens, Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 8, Athens, 105 57, Greece
MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos and the Hellenic Cancer Federation-ELLOK, in the framework of the All.Can Greece initiative, will organise a round table discussion entitled: “European and National Cancer Strategy: The digital leap towards improving oncology care”, on Wednesday, 1 November 2023, in Athens.
The discussion will focus attention on groundbreaking approaches in oncology care including the progress, challenges & prospects of oncological care in Greece, the pivotal role of new digital tools in cancer management as well as the utilization of new healthcare technologies and innovative pharmaceuticals for cancer. Moreover, the discussion will showcase the creation of a National Cancer Care Plan as a prerequisite for the improvement of cancer care and treatment in Greece.
During the second panel, Prof. Panos Bamidis, Director of the AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab, will present eCAN, highlighting “New Digital Tools for Cancer Management in Europe and Greece,” along with other EU-wide best practices in digital cancer care transformation.

Current Ethical And Ethical Issues With An Emphasis On Clinical Trials And Artificial Intelligence
2023-11-04 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Athens) | University of Thessaly, Αργοναυτών, Filellinon και, Volos 382 21, Greece, Volos, Thessaly, 2421x, Greece
The Research Ethics and Ethics Committee of the University of Thessaly is organizing a conference in Greek entitled “Current issues of Ethics and Ethics with an emphasis on clinical trials and artificial intelligence” which will take place on Saturday 04 November 2023 at 09:30 am. in the Hippocrates Amphitheater, in the Department of Medicine in Larissa.
The event will host scientists from the field of Ethics and Ethics, under the coordination of faculty members of the University of Thessaly. The aim of the conference is to inform and exchange documented opinions as well as the interaction between scientists on current issues of ethics and ethics in research.
The topics that will be covered during the conference are the following:

Assessment – Challenges and future proposals of E.H.D.E. of the University of Thessaly.
Good Research Practices.
Research ethics.
Basic principles of conducting clinical research and the role of the EOF.
Patients’ rights to clinical studies and access to treatments.
Collections and analyzes of large-scale everyday data: Peculiarities and challenges.
Big Data and Public Health: Moral and ethical concerns.
ChatGPT. Ethical dilemmas DEBATE.
Ethical implications of violations in scientific publications.
The use of the Turntin plagiarism prevention application at the University of Thessaly.

The conference is addressed to the academic community of the University of Thessaly as well as its students.
eCAN WP8 members will present the session titled “Collections and analyzes of large-scale everyday data: Peculiarities and challenges”.

16th European Public Health Conference
2023-11-08 11:40 - 2023-11-11 15:55 (Europe/Dublin) | Convention Centre Dublin, Spencer Dock, N Wall Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1, D01 T1W6, Irlanda, Dublin, D01 T1W6, Ireland
The European Public Health (EPH) Conference is an annually organised scientific conference on public health issues in Europe. Each year the conference is organised in a different country by the EPH Conference Foundation in close cooperation with one or more local partner(s). The conference actively seeks a larger partnership with other European NGOs and institutions.
The conference of this year, in Dublin (Ireland), hopes to open up part of this discussion, with a focus on health, and health care. We will look specifically at gender and health, at health care delivery generally, the use of digital tools, and the necessary staffing and skills to provide good care. We will, in line with the overall conference theme, look in depth at the climate emergency, and very specifically at the human food supply.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses serious risks to global food security that will require a range of responses from governments and international organizations. The unfolding crisis in Ukraine will push up already-high food price inflation, and have serious consequences for low-income net-food importing countries, many of which have seen an increase in malnourishment rates over the past few years in the face of pandemic disruptions. The Ukraine conflict not only exposes the evil of the current Russian government, but also our failure to create a resilient sustainable global food supply. We can do better, and we have to do better.

National Oncology Conference BJCN-MORE 2023
2023-11-09 17:00 - 2023-11-12 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Hotel International, Golden Sands, Front Beach Alley,, Varna, 9007, Bulgaria
For more than a year now, the Multidisciplinary Oncology Talks and Extracts (MORE) have been reborn in BJCN (Bulgarian Joint Cancer Network) – a cluster of creative individuals and diagonal approaches for sustainable solutions in Bulgarian clinical oncology. Thus, the BJCN-MORE national conference is transformed into a meeting – a prototype of the future ecosystem in which oncologists, patients and state institutions will coexist in social harmony.
This year the conference is devoting its experts, digital evangelists and listeners to clinical behavior in esophageal and gastroesophageal junction carcinoma. The fourteenth edition will once again be a rostrum of inventions for the digital architecture of comprehensive cancer centers born from the awakening of national clinical thinking.
eCAN participants will talk about the aims and objectives of the project after its first year of existence on Saturday, between 17:35 and 17:50.

International Conference AHL Napoli 2023
2023-11-13 09:30 - 2023-11-15 17:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Università degli Studi Federico II di Napoli, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Napoli, 80131, Italy
The theme of the Conference is: “Scaling-up digital solutions for active and healthy living: Implementing across scientific disciplines, industrial sectors and scenarios”. It will be held at the Unina Congress Centre, Naples with the opportunity for online participation.
On November 13, 2023, the eCAN Joint Action (JA), represented by the AUTH partner, will take part in the annual General Assembly of the Reference Site Collaborative Network (RSCN) during the event.
The conference will allow participants to hear first-hand the insights from experts in Active and Healthy Living; meet with others from across Europe working in the field of Active and Healthy Living; and become familiar with digital health and care technologies. To date we have secured a number of renowned and distinguished international speakers who will share their experience and insight with participants.

European Cancer Summit
2023-11-15 08:00 - 2023-11-16 20:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels, Rue du Fossé aux Loups,47, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
The European Cancer Summit will be held in Brussels face-to-face, though participants will be able to also join online.
The event, organised by the European Cancer Organisation (ECO), will gather oncology experts, patient advocates, politicians, and policymakers collaborating on the future of cancer care in Europe. Challenges that lie ahead, key priorities and most effective strategies for success will be also discussed between the 15th and 16th of November.
The Summit is where every aspect of cancer care – present and future – can be explored. This is the event that showcases ECO’s multi-stakeholder, collaborative efforts to bring about more effective, efficient, and equitable cancer care in Europe.
On 17 November, the day after the European Cancer Summit 2023, ECO invites participants to join the INTERACT-EUROPE project, a flagship element of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. The meeting will gather leading oncology education experts from across Europe, and many others, to consider ground-breaking new methods and tools for improving inter-specialty cancer training.

Demystifying digital health innovations and future technologies
2023-11-28 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
Exploring the opportunities and challenges associated with the digitalization of health care, the 1-hour event will help build momentum towards creating more inclusive and accessible health systems in Europe and Central Asia.
A panel of experts will discuss potential areas of innovation, including low-code and no-code development platforms, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Medical Things, as well as their potential in alleviating challenges faced by health professionals and patients.
The agenda also includes a closer look at practical applications, benefits, common barriers and ethical considerations in adopting digital health innovations. Additionally, the webinar will highlight key stakeholders and their roles in facilitating and scaling up cutting-edge technology in the health-care sector. The panel will include speakers with experience of the implementation and use of innovative technologies in health care, who can provide insights on best practices and lessons learned.
The webinar is open to the public, including digital health developers, policy-makers, researchers and health-care practitioners. Please use the registration link if you are interested in taking part.

Steering Committee Meeting
2023-12-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-12 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
The Steering Committee meeting of the eCAN will be held in a virtual format with members from beneficiary and affiliated entities, experts and observers. The online meeting will serve for the different Work Packages leaders to present the progress achieved in their respective areas and share their planning, deliverables and milestones for the next months.

Athens Digital Health Week 2024
2024-01-15 09:00 - 2024-01-19 15:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Royal Olympic Hotel, Athanasiou Diakou 28,, Athina, 117 43, Greece
Athens Digital Health Week 2024 – ADHW is co-organised by IDIKA S.A. – the Hellenic eGovernment Center for Social Security Services and the National eHealth Authority (NeHA) of Cyprus and is hosted in Athens by HL7 Hellas. A wide range of events covering many topics of digital health in Europe and beyond are also hosted during ADHW rendering it into a high-profile networking event of digital health innovators in Europe.
ADHW aims to contribute to the advancement of digital transformation in Europe with emphasis on digital health, to provide support to the European Health Data Space (EHDS) implementation, to promote partnering and collaboration of digital health initiatives and projects (like eCAN) and to discuss regulatory and legal issues.

Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Joining Forces
2024-01-31 14:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
Turning the tide on cancer is one of the main priorities of the European Commission in the health domain. Three years after the publication of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, will host a high-level event to take stock of Europe’s efforts to improve the lives of everyone touched by cancer and to take the lead in the fight against this disease.

8th ELLOK Annual Conference
2024-02-02 - 2024-02-04 | Wyndham Grand Athens hotel, Megalou Alexandrou 2, Athens, 104 37
The Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELLOK) organises on February 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2024, its 8th Annual Conference, entitled: “Human at the Center: Co-Creating the Frame”.
The Conference takes place at the Wyndham Grand Athens hotel in Athens (Megalou Alexandrou 2) and, this year the event aims to highlight important health policy issues and developments that affect the quality of oncology care provided in Greece. The 8th Congress of the Hellenic Cancer Federation is part of the three-year (2021-2024) Campaign of the International Union for Cancer Control (UICC) for World Cancer Day.
On Friday, several eCAN members from WP8 present the eCAN Joint Action to national stakeholders, from policymakers to researchers and cancer organisations. This session takes place from 19:30 to 20:20 (GMT+2).

World Cancer Day 2024
2024-02-04
World Cancer Day held every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).

By raising worldwide awareness, improving education and catalysing personal, collective and government action, we are all working together to reimagine a world where millions of preventable cancer deaths are saved and access to life-saving cancer treatment and care is equitable for all – no matter who you are or where you live.
The last year of the UICC campaign is all about bringing attention to a higher level—literally. We will raise our voices to engage our leaders. Now that we have knowledge and a united community by our side, we are ready to shake the very foundations of injustice—to become lifelong advocates fully equipped to push for lasting change.
Together, we will make sure our leaders know that we demand a commitment to prioritising cancer, to creating innovative strategies designed to confront inequity and to investing our resources to achieve a just and cancer-free world. We will call on leaders to eliminate health inequities by addressing their root causes, ensuring that everyone has access to quality health services when, where and how they need them.

Health and Wellbeing Living Lab symposium
2024-02-20 09:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | BIP Meeting Center, Rue Royale 2-4, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium
The forthcoming symposium is dedicated to showcasing the outcomes of the VITALISE project, which focuses on harmonizing Living Lab services and procedures while recognizing Living Labs as integral Research Infrastructures.
The symposium’s primary objective is to engage in collective reflection with the European Commission and relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries of Research Infrastructures. The aim is to discuss and plan the next steps toward a new era where Research Infrastructures are open and actively involve communities as powerful tools for co-research.
The discussions centered on shaping the future of open and community-engaged research infrastructures and innovation and policymaking initiatives, will align with the liaison objectives of eCAN. The event will provide a platform to explore how Research Infrastructures could serve as powerful tools for co-research, advancing the goals of both the VITALISE and eCAN projects in promoting collaborative and participatory approaches to healthcare innovation and policies.

General Practitioners' Oncology Questions
2024-02-23 09:00 - 2024-02-24 13:45 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
eCAN will be presented in one of the talks of this course in Hungary. The course will have round table discussions with the personal involvement of GP colleagues. The organisers believe that in this way they will be able to go over the chosen topic in an even more practical way and answer the questions the audience may have regarding prostate tumor patients.

Hungarian Psychooncology Society Conference 2024
2024-02-23 09:00 - 2024-02-24 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | University of Debrecen Clinical Center, Nagyerdei krt. 98, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
The Hungarian Psycho-Oncology Society will take place on February 23-24, 2024. The title of the conference: Evergreens and new trends in oncology
This event helps professionals working in the field of oncology to cope with their daily workload. The organisers have designed workshops for oncology and radiotherapy specialists and residents, nurses, psychologists, mental health professionals and social workers.
eCAN leaflets will be distributed during the event and Dr. Orsolya Horváth, PI of the JA’s pilot projects, will do a presentation titled “Palliative care and the integration of active oncotherapy”.

Webinar "Projetos hospitalares financiados pela UE"
2024-02-28 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
In partnership with the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Health and in collaboration with the FDC, the APDH is organising the webinar “Projetos hospitalares financiados pela UE” (EU-funded hospital projects) on 28 February at 18h.
During this event, the EU4Health programme will be presented. It runs from 2021 to 2027 and provides funding to countries, health organisations, academia, civil society institutions and NGOs in the European Union (EU).
The European Commission launched this funding programme with the aim of promoting a healthier EU, focusing on the following areas Cancer; Crisis Preparedness; Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Health Systems and Human Resources for (Digital) Health.
At this event, two Portuguese projects that have received funding from the EU will be presented: e-Hospital4Future and eCAN – Strengthening eHealth for cancer patients, with the aim of publicising their journey and the added value they have achieved so far. The organisers hope to show other organisations the potential of this type of initiative to leverage their internal projects for a healthier healthcare system.
The webinar will be held in Portuguese.

Webinar: The new European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: opportunities and challenges in its application in the healthcare field
2024-03-18 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
The Spanish Association of Health Law (AEDS) will present its new cycle of webinars, the WebinAEDS, with the first session focusing on a topical issue: ‘The new European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and challenges in its application in the healthcare field’.
The main virtue of this regulation lies, according to expert consensus, in its function as a regulatory basis. However, it has some disadvantages, such as the speed of development and the global nature of the regulation.

The eCAN Joint Action will be introduced by Joaquin Cayón, Head of the Legal Service of the Regional Ministry of Health of Cantabria and IDIVAL researcher.

Implementation of Digital Tools for Oncological Quality of Care – Barriers and Facilitators
2024-04-05 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Athens) | Mediterranean Palace, 3, Salaminos str, Thessaloniki 546 26, Greece, Mediterranean Palace, 3, Salaminos str, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, 546 26, Greece
The workshop entitled “Implementation of Digital Tools for Oncological Quality of Care – Barriers and Facilitators” is organized by the Cancer Guidance Center-Kapa3, in the framework of the project “E-Health4Cancer” co-funded by the European Union, Erasmus+ KA210-ADU (Project code: 2022-2-EL01- KA210-ADU-000097120).
The aim of the action is firstly to review the results of “E-Health4Cancer”, which is related to the exchange of good practices in the use of non-clinical digital health solutions for cancer patients and their caregivers in Europe, and to explore the latest developments in this field, looking at current challenges and available solutions in supporting oncology patients.
During the workshop, Pantelis Natsiavas, from the Institute of Applied Biosciences (INAB-CERTH) and Stella Spyrou, from the 3rd Regional Health Authority of Greece (3RHA), will moderate and participate in the roundtable ‘Digital Health: Infrastructures, Challenges for a Rational Transition. Bright Examples!’. WP8 members will present the eCAN project, its scopes and the experiences of the psychologists running the pilots at Papageorgiou Hospital.
Other best practices of digital tools as studied by the project partners will be also presented. Patients, caregivers, representatives of civil society organizations and a number of scientific stakeholders who will provide their own valuable insights will join the meeting.
You can join the online evente here.

American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024
2024-04-05 13:00 - 2024-04-10 12:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | San Diego Convention Center, 111 Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, CA 92101, United States
The AACR Annual Meeting is the focal point of the cancer research community, where scientists, clinicians, other health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates gather to share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine. From population science and prevention; to cancer biology, translational, and clinical studies; to survivorship and advocacy; the AACR Annual Meeting highlights the work of relevant minds in cancer research from institutions all over the world.
Andrea Pace, from the WPs 5 & 6, will present a poster in the meeting about the eCAN pilots and some of their preliminary results. More information about the poster here.

eCAN Workshop: Tips for better communicating your research
2024-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
Now that the results of eCAN are on the horizon, it is a good moment to share with all participants in the Joint Action some tools to help them disseminate their work, discuss communication strategies to increase the impact of the project and foster synergies and cooperation with the communication and dissemination area.
This online meeting will address the functions of a Communication Work Package and how it interacts with the other entities of the JA. It will also look at the different possibilites and roles that scientists can play in disseminating their results and the actors with whom they should interact for that purpose, a task in which WP2 can help.

European Public Health Week
2024-05-13 - 2024-05-17
The 2024 European Public Health Week (EUPHW) will take place between May 13 – 17 of 2024.
It aims to:
Raise awareness and amplify existing messages on five specific public health themes, in line with key organisations at European level.
Create trust and innovative ways of collaboration among all professionals contributing to public health at local, national, regional and European level.
Info will be updated soon!

HaDEA Info-Day: EU Funding Programmes for Health and Digital Transformation
2024-05-14 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, Fragkoudi 11, Athens, Athens, 101 63, Greece
The HaDEA hybrid event “Info-Day EU Funding Programmes for Health and Digital Transformation” will be organised by the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, the Greek National Documentation and Electronic Content Centre (EKT), the Greek Ministry of Health and the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) on Tuesday 14 May 2024 (09:00-17:30) at the premises of the Ministry of Digital Governance (11 Fragoudi Street and Al. Pantou, Kallithea) with parallel digital transmission.
At the event, HaDEA representatives will present the Digital Europe (DEP), Horizon Europe (HE) and Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding programmes. The National Contact Points will present the challenges usually faced in the context of Greek participation, while participants will have the opportunity to put their questions directly to HaDEA representatives. Stergiani Spyrou (CIO-3rd Regional Health Authority) will present the eCAN JA, explaining Greek participation within the project.
The event will be held in English.

In order to partecipate in the online session, please use the following LINK.

Roundtable on Secondary Use of Health Data for Research and Health-related Public Interest Purposes
2024-05-21 13:00 - 17:25 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
The OECD Roundtable will provide insights on how OECD Member countries and non-Members can better harness health data to enhance better healthcare, while ensuring privacy and data protection, in line with the OECD Recommendation on Health Data Governance. The Roundtable will bring together key stakeholders including policy makers, experts from industry, civil society, patient associations, regulators, health providers, and academia to deepen our collective understanding of the legal bases and approval processes that allow the secondary uses of health data in the public interest supported by data protection safeguards.
The roundtable will cover three main themes and will feed into a draft report on each of these themes:
· Legal bases for health data processing: consent and public interest;
· Building on commonalities, differences and best practices to streamline health data collaboration project approvals;
· Fostering public trust in health data processing for research.

Round table on the use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare field
2024-05-21 13:30 - 14:30 (Europe/Brussels) | IDIVAL, Cardenal Herrera Oria, Santander, Cantabria, 39011, Spain
IDIVAL, an eCAN partner, will organise a round table in Spanish on ‘Artificial Intelligence: how can we use it in healthcare’. Three speakers (a doctor, a scientist and a health lawyer) wil discuss the challenges of AI and its use in healthcare, including cancer diagnosis and treatment.
The eCAN Joint Action will be introduced by Joaquin Cayón, Head of the Legal Service of the Regional Ministry of Health of Cantabria and IDIVAL researcher.

European Week Against Cancer
2024-05-25 - 2024-05-31
The European Week Against Cancer (EWAC) is a key international awareness week on the health calendar, that takes place every year between 25 and 31 May to unite Europe in the fight against cancer.
EWAC is organised by the Association of Cancer Leagues (ECL), in collaboration with its member leagues and partners across Europe. During EWAC, all public, private and non-profit organisations in the cancer community are encouraged to organise virtual events, promote relevant publications and projects, as well as make use of our communication materials.

Kékgolyó Days 2024 – National Training Conference for Professionals in Oncology
2024-05-30 14:00 - 2024-06-01 14:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Hotel Eger & Park, Szálloda u. 3, Eger, 3300, Hungary
The conference entitled ’Kékgolyó Days 2024 – National Training Conference for Professionals in Oncology’ takes place in Eger, Hungary, from May 30th to June 1st. The event is organised by the Hungarian National Institute of Oncology and it aims to gather clinicians and institutional representatives from Hungary.
Topics addressed will be diverse, from treatment of urological tumors in the 21st century, to patient support programme/training or oncology care throug the eyes of the patient.
Bettina Futaki, physiotherapist from the National Institute of Oncology will hold a presentation about the eCAN project and will talk about the role of telemedicine in physiotherapy and the importance of remote rehabilitation activities and practices in general.

II. Kékgolyó Palliative Days Conference
2024-05-31 | Hillside Irodaház, Alkotás u. 55-61, Budapest, 1123, Hungary
The conference entitled ’II. Kékgolyó Palliative Days Conference’ will take place in Budapest, Hungary, next May 31st. The event is organised by the Hungarian National Institute of Oncology and it aims to gather general prcticioners and experts in Oncology and Palliative Care.
The goal of this conference is to continue the dialogue between three main actors: those performing active oncology treatment, family doctors and palliative specialists. These three groups aim to create optimal patient pathways and to pass on the basic knowledge of palliative care to doctors dealing with patients with advanced cancer.
During the day, several topics related to oncology will be addressed: structure and chances of the Hungarian hospice palliative care system, pain relief, symptomatic treatment, end of life care and palliative sedation, setting treatment goals, social awareness and fundraising in hospice-palliative care.
Dr. Orsolya Horváth, medical doctor and eCAN PI from the Hungarian National Institute of Oncology will hold a presentation about the eCAN project and its activities.

WHO Spring Course – Impact Training on Big Data in Healthcare 2024 June Edition
2024-06-05 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Hotel Valencia Center, Av. de França, 33, Valencia, 46023, Spain
The Shared Services of the Ministry of Health (SPMS) of Portugal will make a presentation titled “Real Cases for the application of Digital Health in Portugal” where eCAN will be featured.
The presentation was made in the context of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe’s Spring School on “Impact Training on Big Data for Healthcare”, which aims to improve national capacity around Big Data, empowering the attendees not only from a technological perspective but most importantly, from an organizational, ethical and regulatory dimension, addressing the critical aspects for the successful implementation and maintenance of a Health Big Data infrastructure in a healthcare organisation.
