Workshop and Tutorial on the Use of Open-Source Software in HealthCare Applications

Christian Elsner
Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

What is Open-Source Software? What is the Open-Source Landscape in Healthcare Applications? The Authors will give a short Overview on the General Scope of Open-Source
Software and will then show the landscape of actual open-source Software in HealthCare Applications.

Legal Aspects on Open-Source in HealthCare The Authors will give an overview on actual legal aspects on the use of Open-Source Software.

Instant Linux - Hands-on with Your own Laptop Linux is the most used platform for Open-Source Products and is itself a Open-Source Project. The Authors will provide a simple Linux-Bootable CD-ROM. Attendees with their own Laptop and CD-ROM and Diskette-Drive will be able to join the hands on Part with "Instant Linux" with some simple steps to use Linux on their own.

Open-Source vs. Commercial Software How can You make the decision between Open-Source and Commercial Software? The Authors will give a short Overview on Decision criterias and hope to have a precious discussion with the audience on the use of Open-Source Software vs. Commercial Software.

Featured Project: Open Source in Clinical Trials The Authors will explain a hands-on Project on the Use of Open-Source Software in Clinical Trials.