Work in Healthcare or Life Science? Find out what Microsoft is up to!

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04/17/2008

For those in the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries... Ben Flock sent me some info on what sounds like a fantastic -- and free-- event he's working on (below). Sounds super interesting, and it's a great way to learn about what Microsoft is up to on a variety of strategic, technical, and solution-oriented topics in the Health and Life Science space. And if Ben's involved, this is bound to be a top notch affair. If you can be in Atlantic City, NJ, April 22-24th, definitely check this out! More info here.

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Microsoft would like to invite you to the 2^nd annual Health & Life Sciences Industry Developer & Solutions Conference (Event Highlights & detailed Agenda below). It’s going to be a great event including Peter Neupert (Microsoft’s Healthcare Strategy Leader), US & Worldwide industry representatives, a broad range of Microsoft Product/technology experts, and the Surface Computing team! We’re expecting 400+ customer/partner attendees from the Payer, Provider, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device Industry…best of all, it’s a free event! The event covers a broad range of subjects geared for development & architecture leaders along with executive technology and business decision makers.

Microsoft Health & Life Sciences

Developer and Solutions Conference 2008

Overview

This is a unique event designed for developers, architects, technical and business decision makers in the healthcare industry. Please join us to discover how Microsoft, its partners, and customers make possible the delivery of Software + Services in Health & Life Sciences.

Keynotes

Topic: Microsoft: Improving Health Around the World

Peter Neupert - Corporate Vice President Health Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation; Steve Aylward, Health & Life Sciences Industry General Manager, Microsoft Corporation

At the heart of the health information management dilemma is the fragmented nature of how health data is created, collected, shared and stored. Few industries are as information-dependent and data-rich as health care and few are so siloed. It is our philosophy that technology is a cornerstone of enabling a critical and sustainable shift in the way that healthcare is delivered and managed: aggregating data within and across provider organizations, aggregating data for consumers across all of their sources, and ultimately connecting these views for better-informed health decisions and better clinical outcomes. A company with the reach and resources of Microsoft can play a major role in addressing these challenges and make long-term contributions towards improving the cost, quality and delivery of care. This keynote session will help instantiate Microsoft’s overall vision for improving health, and its commitment to achieving transformation through industry-leading solutions.

Topic: Microsoft Connected Industry Framework: An enabler for meeting today’s demands and tomorrows expectations

Paul Mattes - Industry Managing Director, Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft Corporation

Every vision and strategy must have a plan - a blueprint for execution from both a near-term and long-term perspective. In this session we discuss Microsoft’s Connected Industry Framework, providing specific context and solution strategy across the Health & Life Sciences Industry. Our Premier Partner Sponsors will describe how they are leveraging the Framework in the delivery of Health & Life Sciences Industry solutions.

Topic: Microsoft Health Products: Technology Roadmap & Customer Experiences

Grad Conn - Senior Director Health Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation

Amalga, Amalga HIS, Amalga RIS/PAC, and HealthVault. Some of you may have heard about them, others may be scratching their heads in bewilderment. This is a great opportunity to gain business insight and technology perspectives on Amalga and HealthVault - Microsoft’s flagship Health Product brands.

Touch the Future with Microsoft Surface

You’ve heard of it..but NOW you can touch it. We will have a Microsoft Surface device available during the entire event – attendees will be able to view, interact, and see compelling demonstrations of how Microsoft Surface can be used.

Solutions Focused

· Health 2.0 – Health & Life Sciences version of web 2.0

· Connected Industry Framework (CIF) – “SOA enablement for Health & Life Sciences”

· Office Business Applications for Life Sciences – “solutions for Life Sciences”

· Consumer Enablement Reference Architecture(CERA) – “empowering consumers in the new Healthcare age”

· Patient Safety Screening Tool (PSST) – “saving patient lives through proactive measures”

Deep Technical Content

Confirmed Technical Sessions include:

· Programming Microsoft Silverlight 2.0

· Building Secure ASP.NET AJAX Applications

· ASP.NET AJAX Design & Development Patterns

· SQL Server Data Services – scalable, easily programmable and highly available utility-based data store