The Road to the EHDS: legacies, challenges, and paths to success in Finland and Germany

EHTEL’s European Health Data Space (EHDS) implementers’ task force successful kick-off meeting was held on 5 November 2024. The task force is now back with its second online meeting: The Road to the EHDS: legacies, challenges, and paths to success in Finland and Germany on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 14.00 – 15.30 CET.

The focus of this second meeting will be on EHTEL members’ own experiences with EHDS implementation challenges, specifically in Finland and Germany. This event is dedicated to EHTEL members only.

On the agenda:

• The EHDS and the responsibilities of Member States, Aurora Ursula Joala, European Commission, Liaison in the eHN Format and Impact Assessment Task Force
• The case of Finland, Heidi Peltotalo, THL
• The case of Germany, Daniela Spießberger, Gematik
• Q&A

Earlier on the same day, do not miss the EU Health Policy Platform first webinar on Primary Use of health data and Electronic Health Record Systems. This earlier webinar will set the scene on how the EHDS will empower patients and enhance data exchanges for better healthcare delivery. 

Meanwhile, in case you missed EHTEL’s first EHDS task force meeting, here is a brief report and video of what was discussed.