We are very honored to invite you to participate at the International Conference on e-Health and Bioengineering, EHB 2009, which will take place in ROMANIA, in the city of Constanta.

The main objective of this second conference, organized by the „Gr.T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iaşi, the Romanian Society of Medical Bioengineering and “Ovidius” University of Constanta, is dedicated to the e-health and bioengineering in general. Its goals are to promote concepts and advanced hardware and software technologies in the emerging domains of e-health, telemedicine, medical devices/equipment, medical informatics, biomechanics, biomaterials, biotechnologies and healthcare management.

Another objective is to strengthen the interdisciplinary synergy between medical and technical researchers and practitioners, within the generous framework of medical bioengineering, in order to establish and promote advanced scientific concepts, methods and technologies for medical services and healthcare in Romania and enlarged Europe. In this respect, a special attention will be granted in the next years to targeting research to the real needs of patients, through different national and international projects and partnerships.

And, last but not least, EHB 2009 represents a new "official" occasion to show that telemedicine in Romania and particularly in Iaşi exceeds the level of other more or less theoretical approaches and demonstrative issues. Its maturity was already proven by real time transmission and analysis of some vital biosignals of patients, performed by using the facilities offered by the first Romanian Telemedical Regional Centre located at the Faculty of Medical Bioengineering of the „Gr.T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iaşi, which was developed by a local team within two research pilot projects – TELMES and TELEMON – financed by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research. So, our intention is to promote procedures for teleconsultation, telediagnosis and telemonitoring, providing an alternative to be employed in the healthcare system that could be made available "every time and anywhere" for those persons who need such a public service.

Dear colleagues, you are all welcome to EHB 2009 !

Professor Hariton COSTIN
EHB 2009 Conference Chair