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Following the notable success of the World Health Care Congress Europe , The European Leadership Summit on Chronic Care is the forum where government and industry leaders share successful initiatives and global best practices in the implementation of chronic disease management programmes. Organised under the high patronage of the European Commission, the first annual event will convene senior executives from key organisations advancing chronic care in Europe including providers, payers, suppliers, customers, policy-makers and health officials.
Chronic diseases and long term conditions can represent up to 70% of a country's total health expenditure. These costs are even higher when chronic conditions are poorly managed. With aging populations and an increasing number of chronic patients, health systems worldwide are embracing chronic care as one of the most promising opportunities to improve clinical and financial outcomes.
The European Leadership Summit on Chronic Care is the forum where government and industry leaders share successful initiatives and global best practices in the implementation of chronic disease management programmes. The first annual event will convene senior executives from key organisations advancing chronic care in Europe including providers, payers, suppliers, customers, policy-makers and health officials.
A two-day networking opportunity, the event features visionary keynote addresses, controversial debates, implementation case studies, tutorials and informal roundtable discussions.
Four focused summits will give attendees a unique opportunity to discuss pertinent issues in depth and determine actionable plans with their colleagues:
Two best practice seminars will also explore disease specific initiatives for:
Keynotes Include
- Dr Leo Kliphuis , Deputy Director Public Health, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, The Netherlands
- Prevention and management – Reforming health systems to better take in account chronic diseases
- Franz Knieps , Director General for Public Health Care, Health Insurance and Long Term Care Insurance, Federal Ministry of Health, Germany
- Beyond statutory programmes – the future of chronic care in Germany
- Dr Harry Burns , Chief Medical Officer, Scotland
- Adopting a total population approach - The impact of healthy living programmes on chronic disease prevalence and cost
- Prof Reinout van Schilfgaarde , Chair, National Diabetes Federation, The Netherlands
- Building incentives to reorganize care for improved outcomes in diabetes and COPD
- Dr Bert Vrijhoef , Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, University Maastricht, Department of Integrated Care, University Hospital Maastricht , The Netherlands
- Chronic care programmes – measuring success and determining the Return On Investment (ROI)?
- Anna Coote , Head of Engaging Patients and the Public, Healthcare Commission ; Commissioner for Health, Sustainable Development Commission, United Kingdom
- Promoting health and preventing chronic diseases - Where do we start?
- Marc Suhrcke , Economist, WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development, Italy
- The economic case for chronic disease prevention in Europe
Concurrent Summits
- Summit 1 - IT Infrastructures, Electronic Health Records and Chronic Care
- Walter Bergamaschi , IT Director General, Ministry of Health, Italy
- Dr Josep Roca , Director, Chronic Care Programme, Hospital Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Summit 2 - Aligning Financial Incentive and Restructuring Care
- Dr Richard Smith , CEO, UnitedHealth Europe , United Kingdom
- David Colin-Thomé , National Clinical Director for Primary Care, Department of Health, United Kingdom
- Summit 3 - Telehealth and Remote Monitoring
- Peter Gilroy , Chief Executive, Kent County Council, United Kingdom
- Prof Gordon Peterkin , Director, The Scottish Centre for Telehealth , Scotland
- Sture Pettersen , Deputy Manager, The Norwegian Center of Telemedicine and Health, Tromso Telemedicine Laboratory , Norway
- Summit 4 - Empowering Patients and Supporting Self-Care
Best Practice Seminars
- Seminar 1 - Diabetes
- Thomas Pieber , Medical Director, University Hospital of Graz , Austria
- Prof Peter Hindmarsh , Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom
- Seminar 2 - Cardiovascular and Lung Disease
- Ruth Kennedy , CEO, The Improvement Foundation , United Kingdom
- Dr David Lyon , Clinical Chair for Long Term Conditions, The Improvement Foundation , United Kingdom
- Dr Michael Hansen-Nord , Senior Consultant, Medical Department, Funen Hospital , Denmark
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