{"id":5175,"date":"2026-10-04T17:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telemedicine.fi\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2026-10-04T18:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:03:36","slug":"30-years-at-the-forefront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.telemedicine.fi\/en\/30-years-at-the-forefront\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years at the Forefront"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5175\" class=\"elementor elementor-5175\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d49c2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5d49c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab2b06 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ab2b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f08da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48f08da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telemedicine.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eHealth-30-Years-at-the-Forefront-e1791101763125.jpg\" title=\"eHealth \u2013 30 Years at the Forefront\" alt=\"eHealth - 30 Years at the Forefront\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73c9df e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b73c9df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dad8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dad8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"><div class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"><p>The 30th anniversary book of the Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth explores the development of telemedicine, eHealth services and healthcare digitalisation in Finland from 1995 to 2025.<\/p><p>It combines the history of the Society with a broader account of how technology, digital information management and remote services have transformed healthcare.<\/p><\/div><form class=\"cart\" action=\"https:\/\/www.telemedicine.fi\/en\/product\/ehealth-30-years-at-the-forefront\/\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/www.telemedicine.fi\/tuote\/ehealth-30-years-at-the-forefront\/\"><div class=\"quantity\">\u00a0<\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be7d12 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2be7d12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9381478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9381478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book brings together contributions from a range of authors and examines three decades of change through thematic perspectives rather than as a conventional chronological history. It follows the transition from paper and film to digital environments and the development of data transmission that opened new possibilities for remote interaction between patients, citizens and healthcare services.<\/p><p>The publication also reflects the broader shift from individual telemedicine applications towards eHealth and digital health. An important theme is the Society\u2019s role as an open, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary forum where healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, administrators, companies and other organisations have shared knowledge, discussed emerging innovations and contributed to the development of the field. Photographs and other materials add another dimension to the story by documenting the Society\u2019s voluntary activities, events and community over the years. 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