Health 2.0 in Europe: Quotes & Testimonials

We've been reaching out and  collecting statements regarding Health 2.0 Europe from health care's finest in Europe.  Etienne Caniard from the National French Health Authority and Ségolène Aymé from OrphaNet, speakers at the conference raise some interesting points in this post. Click also for our Regional Health 2.0 Ambassadors from Europe.

"The impact of online technologies on health care and in particular on the physician/patient relation is highly underestimated. One of our challenges is to ensure that healthcare providers understand this new reality and decide to use the tools rather than to undergo them. The French National Authority wants to promote this sort of change management in order to improve the quality of care." Etienne Caniard

This conference is a real opportunity for the rare disease community, because many of the obstacles for patients and professionals concerned by rare diseases, can find a solution thanks to Web 2.0. I'm delighted to know that I'll be meeting the key actors in this field, and share experiences with them. This should be a great advance for epidemiological research which is so difficult to conduct because rare disease patients are dispersed." Ségolène Aymé