For HC2009 we will include more practical applications in the conference programme: more examples of good practice, good implementations and how to achieve them. And more to promote understanding of modern health and care practice and how informatics can enable and support that practice.

We still aim to meet the many and wide ranging needs of HC participants, making your investment of time and money worthwhile. HC2009 will provide more opportunities for suppliers of systems and services to participate in the conference as well as exhibiting. We will provide opportunities for you to share your work, find solutions to your current issues, and see systems and projects addressing similar areas.

The conference topics will include:
• Policy and strategy: latest developments
• Implementation of programmes: national progress and local experiences
• Leadership, professionalism, training and education
• Understanding health and care: how services are delivered
• Tele health and care / interactive care
• Supporting healthy living
• Process and IT enabled transformation of services
• Outcomes of leading/exemplar projects: what was achieved and how
• Health Informatics grand challenges 
• Using emerging technologies and future relevant technologies
• GIS and mapping for health promotion and other applications
• Supporting Health Informatics research