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WEDNESDAY 19 MAY

Chronic Disease Management



  • 10-10.30am Managing chronic patients in the Veterans Health Administration, USA
    The Veterans Health Administration is an excellent example of how to manage patients with chronic diseases, both in terms of technology and healthcare organisation. Adam Darkins is responsible for these two areas and has come to share his organisation strategy.
    • Adam Darkins, Chief Consultant, Care Coordination, Veterans Health Administration, USA.
  • 10.30-11am Chronic Disease Management: implications for policy-makers.
    Managing chronic diseases is complex. Former Director of non-communicable diseases at the WHO and currently regional Minister of Health in the Basque region in Spain, Rafael Bengoa has come to share his international experience in reengineering and adapting healthcare systems to the realities of chronic diseases.
  • 11.30 am-12.30pm ROUNDTABLE Implementing large-scale programmes to reengineer care - challenges and opportunities.
    How should health systems be organised to provide optimum care for chronic patients? What share should be left to hospitals? This round table discussion brings together European experts who have head large scale projects to reengineer and adapt care to the realities of chronic diseases.
    • Dr Jacob Hofdijk, President, European Federation for Medical Informatics, Special Advisor Chronic disease management, Ministry of Health, Netherlands
    • David Colin-Thome, National Clinical Director for Primary Care, Department of Health, United Kingdom
    • Dr Josep Roca, Director, Chronic Care Programme, Hospital Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
    • Dr Gianluigi Scannapieco, Director, Plans and Programs Department, Veneto Region, Italy
    • Dr Jack Cochran, Executive Director, The Permanente Federation, USA
    • Moderator : Jean-François Penciolelli, Business Development Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences, France

  • 1.30-2.30pm ROUNDTABLE Measuring outcomes: turning prevention and quality into financial rewards.
    How can we assess the performance of a chronic disease management plan? How can we set key indicators and get a balanced point of view: patients, doctors, insurance groups? Using recent initiatives such as CNAMTS’s “Sophia”, the experts at this round table discussion will show how improved clinical outcomes can be turned into improved financial results.
    • Jean-Marc Aubert, Deputy Director, Management and Organisation of Care, Caisse Nationale de l’Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salariés, France
    • Pr Guy Storme, Executive Secretary, Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI), Chairman and Head of Radiotherapy, Oncologic Centre V.U.B., UZBrussel, Belgium
    • Jeanette May, Vice President, Quality and Research, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance, USA
    • Moderator :Dr Daniel Schlegel, Executive Partner, Health & Public Service, Accenture, Switzerland
    • Dr Leonard Witkamp, Director, KSYOS TeleMedisch Centrum, The Netherlands
  • 4.30-5.30pm MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE . Preparing health systems for the future: integrating chronic disease management in national reforms.
    During this prestigious session of the Health Executive Summit, representatives from various European Health ministries will join the French Minister of Health and Sports, Roselyne Bachelot, in sharing their strategies for restructuring healthcare and integrating chronic disease management into national reforms. Chaired by:
    • Dr Rafael Bengoa, Regional Minister for Health, Basque Government, Spain
    • Anna-Maria Borissova, Minister of Health, Bulgaria
    • Pablo Rivero, Director General, Quality Agency of the National Health System, Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Spain
    • Pascal Mélihan-Cheinin, Deputy Director, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, Ministry of Health and Sports, France

THURSDAY 20 MAY

e-HEALTH



  • 11.30-12.30am ROUNDTABLE: Building the IT infrastructure to improve collaborative care and promote patients as co-producers of their own health.
    Traditionally, healthcare systems tend to be organised around healthcare professionals and their issues. Technology is an opportunity to place patients back at the centre of the system and granting them a key role in improving and maintaining their own health.
    • Nicola Bedlington, Executive Director, European Patients’ Forum, Sweden
    • Michel Gagneux, President, ASIP Santé, France
    • Lucien Engelen, Health 2.0 Ambassador, Head of Regional Emergency Healthcare Networks, Radboud
      University Nijmegen Medical Centre, the Netherlands
    • Dr Niels Boye, Physician, Specialist in internal medicine, Endocrinology, and Health informatics,Denmark
    • Lee Aase, Manager, Syndication and Social Media, Mayo Clinic, USA
    • Moderator : Dr Mike Baindridge, Clinical Architect, NHS Connecting fot Health ; Principal Consultant ASE Ltd UK, United Kingdom
  • 2.30-3.30pm ROUNDTABLE - Bridging the gap between R&D and industrialisation. Innovative business models for e-Health and m-Health.
    How can we bridge the gap between research and industrialization for e-Health and m-Health technologies? What role should each of the main stakeholders play: research, public and private health insurance, manufacturers, telecommunication operators? These new technologies require new economic models. This round table discussion explores solutions to accelerate innovation and industrialisation of these technologies.
    • Loris Di Pietrantonio, Assistant Director, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium
    • Pr Louis Lareng, President, European Society for Telemedicine and e-Health, France
    • Alberto Sanna, Director, e-Services for Life and Health, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele, Italy
    • Gert-Jan Van Boven, CEO, Nictiz, The Netherlands
    • Martin Denz, President, European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL); President, Swiss Association for Telemedicine and eHealth, Switzerland




FRIDAY 21 MAY

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT



  • 10.30-11am A sustainable health system. What does it look like?
    With over 1,5 million employees, the carbon footprint of the NHS is more important than the city of Paris. Sonia Roschnik, Operational Director for the NHS Sustainable Development Unit, has come to share her vision of the necessary changes to prepare the NHS for the future and to meet the requirements of environmental sustainability.
    • Sonia Roschnik, Operational Director, NHS Sustainable Development Unit, United Kingdom
  • 11-11.30pm Aligning sustainability with quality and patient safety.
    While quality and patient safety remain top priorities for doctors and health professionals, sustainable development can sometimes appear to go against these values. Joseph Hajjar will showcase methods for integrating environmental progress into professional practices while maintaining maximum patient safety standards.
    • Dr Joseph Hajjar, President, Société Française d’Hygiène Hospitalière (SFHH), France
  • 1-2pm ROUNDTABLE . Using procurement and engaging the supply chain in sustainable development initiatives.
    Healthcare establishments are responsible for promoting sustainable development, setting out objectives to be met as part of contract performance, and influencing their suppliers’ manufacturing policies. Participants to this roundtable will share their experience and discuss the steps to managing change and implementing programmes at the hospital, regional or national levels.
    • Jean-Olivier Arnaud, General Director, Nîmes University Hospital Center (CHU); President, UNI-HA, France
    • Éva-Maria Persy, Head of Sustainable Development and International Cooperation, City of Vienna, Austria
    • Gustav Eriksson, Director, Environment and sustainability departement, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
    • Nicole Denjoy, Secretary General, COCIR, Belgium
  • 2.15-3.15pm IMPLEMENTATION CASE STU DIES : CHANGE MANAGEMENT . System-wide change: the French vision and strategy.
    The requirement for change and the urgent need to adopt more responsible practices require a political base and support from the authorities. As such, an agreement was signed in France between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development. Marie-Christine Burnier will share France’s vision and strategy for implementing a national policy.
    • Marie-Christine Burnier, Director, Techniques hospitalières, Head of Sustainable Development, Fédération Hospitalière de France, France


      • Change management. Adopting a system-wide approach to sustainable development.
      Kaiser Permanente is the largest HMO network combining healthcare and insurance in the USA. Conscious of the impact of the environment on health and vice versa, Kaiser has integrated the concepts of responsibility and sustainability into its objectives and practices. Kathy Gerwig has come to share the keys to a successful change management strategy.
      • Kathy Gerwig, Vice President, Workplace Safety and Environmental Stewardship Officer, Kaiser Permanente, USA
  • 3.45-4.45pm Impact and management of pharmaceuticals in the Stockholm healthcare system.
    Stockholm’s public healthcare system has set up a sustainable management system for pharmaceutical products by promoting a dialogue between the authorities (European and national) and drug companies. Åke Wennmalm will share the different steps taken to set up this programme and establish a system for classifying all medicines.
    • Pr Åke Wennmalm, Professor, Clinical Physiology, Environmental Director, Stockholm County Council, Sweden


      • Developing a green and sustainable pharmacy.
      Over the past few years, light has been shed on the signification environmental pollution linked to pharmaceutical products. Meanwhile, the sustainable chemistry movement has gained significant ground. Professor of environmental hygiene, Klaus Kümmerer puts forward a model for developing green, sustainable pharmaceutical solutions.
      • Pr Klaus Kümmerer, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany

  • 4.45-5.15pm "Health and climate change - mitigation and preparedness".
    Healthcare systems leave behind a significant carbon footprint. These changes in climate can in turn give rise to new risks for public health on a global level. Susan Wilburn, who leads studies on this dual movement at the WHO, has come to share the policies to be implemented in order to reduce carbon emissions and limit the health associated risks.
    • Susan Wilburn, Technical Officer, Occupational and Environmental Health Department, WHO, Switzerland