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5th International Health Summit in Prague postponed
The Prague 5th International Health Summit has been postponed due to the limitations of the airline transport in Europe. The new dates for the conference have been set: The Summit will take place June 24 - 26 2010 (Thursday to Saturday). Mr Hjertqvist was invited to give a presentation.
European Medical Travel Conference (EMTC) 2010
Mr Hjertqvist will attend the European Medical Travel Conference in Venice, May 6-7.
EMTC on Patient Mobility Directive: "As European legislation advances, with the Patient Mobility Directive, the rush has already begun to establish European networks, supported by appropriate marketing. Regulated patient mobility is more likely than a free market, so we need to understand how the system may work and how to develop the best solutions. EMTC2010 provides the platform."
Mr Hjertqvist to speak at the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress in Brussels, May 19-20
As the leading European event on health care business innovation, The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe is the only major international forum that convenes over 400 leaders from all sectors of health care to share the best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Mr Hjertqvist has been invited to give a presentation and will speak about patient consumer engagement.
World Health Day - 7 April 2010
With the campaign '1000 cities, 1000 lives', events will be organized worldwide during the week of 7 - 11 April 2010.The global goals of the campaign are:
1000 cities: to open up public spaces to health, whether it be activities in parks, town hall meetings, clean-up campaigns, or closing off portions of streets to motorized vehicles.
1000 lives: to collect 1000 stories of urban health champions who have taken action and had a significant impact on health in their cities.
For further information visit the website of World Health Organization
Priority of Financial Sustainability of Health Systems – Prague
The financial sustainability issue was discussed early this week in Prague. A commonly used term in health policy debates, especially in the context of affordability, our understanding of financial sustainability may differ. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify this notion, linking it to solidarity. Financial sustainability shall be understood rather as an objective than a as goal of the healthcare financing policy. The Czech Ministry of Health priority is to find a new complex and clear definition of financial sustainability of health systems and the impact of population ageing.
Mr. Hjertqvist spoke about the “Europe of the Healthcare Consumer”, providing additional interpretations of the sustainability of healthcare. Ms. Wilhelmsson intervened on "Public Discussions on Healthcare Reforms". All presentations will be soon available online here.
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