Are you active in the healthcare sector? If so, chances are that you've planned a trip to 'Medica' in Düsseldorf next week. Barco will be there too and we're all geared up for a successful 2014 edition of the world's biggest medical event. Highlights on our booth (Hall 15, booth 15C24) include Nexxis™, which provides uncompressed video-over-IP in the operating room (OR) - including a preview of 4K imaging for the OR -, our CareConnex interactive patient care solutions for the bedside and our Eonis™ clinical displays. Our colleague Johan Stockman will even host a speaking slot on the future of operating room integration. Not to be missed!

4K for the OR
The eye-catcher at the Barco booth may well be the preview of our 4K imaging solutions for the OR! Building on a rich legacy of 4K projection in its digital cinema division, Barco healthcare is now taking the lead in bringing 4K imaging to the digital OR. Over the past few years, we have been working closely together with the key industry players as well as with some of the industry's best-known 4K experts to set the standard in 4K imaging. Ted Schilowitz for example, futurist-consigliere for 20th Century Fox and CinemaVangelist for Barco, was part of the team that captured the first 4K surgical procedure on video. He strongly believes that "4K delivers images even surpass the live surgical experience."

Exclusive previews at Medica!
Barco already offers a 58" large-format surgical display specifically designed for 4K imaging in the cath lab, interventional suite and hybrid OR. A new version of this 58" screen and a brand-new 32" 8MP display have now been optimized for 4K imaging and will both be previewed at Medica. In addition, Barco will also preview a new version of its Nexxis™ solution for video-over-IP integration in the OR. The new release has been optimized for management and distribution of 4K resolution video sources in and between operating rooms.

Interactive patient care
Medica visitors looking for solutions to enhance hospital efficiency while improving patient satisfaction and comfort, may find the answer in our CareConnex interactive patient care solution. Combining cutting-edge hardware, software and services, CareConnex provides a highly personalized set of entertainment, communications and educational services at the bedside, as well as single sign-on clinical access for healthcare professionals. Our team at Medica will demonstrate how Barco's unique hard- and software approach enables enterprise-wide integration with your own business tools and processes while ensuring seamless collaboration with all hospital applications for a patient-centric workflow. The result is better patient outcomes, improved clinical workflows and substantial operating savings.

Science Meets Medicine
More than an immense exhibition (11,600 m2), Medica also includes an extensive conference program. Under the motto 'Science Meets Medicine', the conference will illustrate how medical advancement is often closely linked to technical developments. Barco is delighted to underscore that statement, at its booth and during the speaking slot of Johan Stockman, Barco's VP Strategic Marketing Surgical Imaging, at the Medica connected healthcare forum (hall 15, booth 15C24) on Friday 14 November. Not to be missed!

Drop by our booth to discover how all the above solutions, and many more besides, are helping hospitals enhance patient care, while boosting productivity!

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