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Nevertheless, the industry is eager to demonstrate what can be done from a technical point of view to manage treatment processes more efficiently. At MEDICA 2008, numerous IT companies will present their cutting-edge solutions for implementing electronic patient records. There are already a number of successful projects underway in which hospitals work with referring physicians by sharing access to data from electronic patient records.

Compactness is in demand

Another trend, in addition to the growth in electronic networking of healthcare players, is the increasing compactness of medical devices that offer the same high performance as conventional systems. A highlight at last year’s MEDICA 2007 was the world’s smallest ultrasound scanner, compact enough to fit into any emergency case. This year’s MEDICA 2008 will unveil CARDIOHELP, an innovation that is sure to astonish healthcare professionals: it is the world’s smallest heart-lung machine. Thanks to its handy format, the device can even be taken aboard ambulances and rescue helicopters. This will help patients who would otherwise need to be attached to a conventional, large heart-lung machine, and therefore not transportable.

MEDICA Trade Show and Congress is especially geared toward physicians and other healthcare professionals in hospitals, medical offices and laboratories, as well as hospital managers and medical equipment dealers. Of 137,000 healthcare professionals that attended MEDICA 2007, 40 percent came from other countries. Over 13,000 visitors were especially interested in COMPAMED. COMPAMED targets production managers, heads of research and development, and all those involved in planning the manufacture of medical products.