This is the sixth in a series of high-level eHealth conferences that have taken place since 2003, and the first to be held in one of Europe’s new Member States. This conference is, as always, a key date in the eHealth annual policy awareness-raising agenda.

The theme of ‘without frontiers’ is especially important to the Slovenian presidency as Slovenia has removed local, national border crossings at the start of the presidency. During the presidency, Slovenia will be advocating greater collaboration with the Balkan countries.

In terms of health, ‘without frontiers’ highlights among others: the collaborative work being done on good practices in eHealth, the focus on cross-border healthcare provision, ongoing proposals on eHealth interoperability, and the integrating work to be undertaken in the future in the prospective eHealth large-scale pilot and new telemedicine initiatives. To provide a complete overview of borderless eHealth, both vertical and horizontal aspects of health information systems will be discussed, and will cover a wide range of locations and stakeholders.

These issues will be included in the plenary and parallel sessions highlighted in the conference programme.

Local site visits and presentations by Slovenian experts will also give conference attendees an understanding of current eHealth activities in Slovenia. A key focus will be on the renewal of Slovenia’s health insurance card system.