Plenary programme 15th EPH Conference 2022
Opening Ceremony: Strengthening health systems in Europe
Thursday 10 November, 11:40 – 12:40 CET
The session can be viewed on YouTube here.
This session is the official opening session of the conference and provides an introduction to the main theme.
Moderators:
- Reinhard Busse, Chair of the 15th EPH Conference 2022
- Verena Vogt, Chair of the EPH Conference International Scientific Committee
Speakers:
- Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe
- Karl Lauterbach, Minister of Health, Germany
- Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
Plenary 1: Can people afford to pay for health care? Evidence on inequity in financial protection in Europe
Thursday 10 November, 13:50 – 14:50 CET
Organised by WHO Regional Office for Europe
The session can be viewed on YouTube here.
Moderator:
- Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director of the Division of Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Reginal Office for Europe
Keynote speaker:
- Charles Normand, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
Panellists:
- Sarah Thomson, Senior Health Financing Specialist, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing
- Kaisa Immonen, Director of Policy, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
- Reinhard Busse, Head of the Department Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; Co-Director European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
- Tamás Evetovits, Head of Office, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing
Plenary 2: Benefits and challenges of the European Health Data Space
Thursday 10 November, 17:40 – 18:40 CET
Organised by EUPHA, European Commission
The session can be viewed on YouTube here.
Moderators:
- Iveta Nagyova, President European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
- Isabel de la Mata, Principal Adviser for Health and Crisis Management, DG SANTE, European Commission
Speakers:
- Fulvia Raffaelli, Head of the Digital Health unit, DG SANTE, European Commission
- Petronille Bogaert, President EUPHA Public health monitoring and reporting section; Head EU health information systems, Sciensano, Belgium
- Irene Schlünder, Expert EU data protection and database governance, TMF e.V., Germany
- Axelle Menu-Branthomme, Medical Expert, Health Data Hub, France
- Kaisa Immonen, Director of Policy at the European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Plenary 3: Health systems performance assessment for policy: uses and abuses
Friday 11 November, 10:30 – 11:30 CET
Organised by European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, European Commission
The session can be viewed on YouTube here.
Moderators:
- Isabel de la Mata, Principal Adviser for Health and Crisis Management, DG SANTE, European Commission
- Dimitra Panteli, Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Introductory keynote speaker:
- Reinhard Busse, Head of the Department Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; Co-Director European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Panellists:
- Kenneth Grech, Co-chair EU Expert Group Health Systems Performance Assessment; Ministry of Health, Malta
- Irene Papanicolas, Professor of Health Services Policy and Practice, Brown School of Public Health, Rhode Island, USA
- Marina Karanikolos, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Plenary 4: Reorienting health services: the transformational potential of health promotion
Friday 11 November, 14:00 – 15:00 CET
Organised by EuroHealthNet
The session can be viewed on YouTube here.
Moderators:
- Martin Dietrich, Acting Director, Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Germany
- Caroline Costongs, Director EuroHealthNet
Speakers:
- Rüdiger Krech, Director for Health Promotion, World Health Organization (by video)
- Susan Michie, Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London, United Kingdom
- Jan de Maeseneer, Chair European Commission Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Belgium
- Jet Bussemaker, Chair Council of Public Health & Society, Netherlands; Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Cristiano Figueiredo, USF da Baixa, Central Lisbon Health Centre Cluster; National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal.
Plenary 5: Sustaining high quality care: interprofessional training for our clinical and public health workforce
Saturday 12 November, 10:30 – 11:30 CET
Organised by Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), European Health Management Association (EHMA)
The session can be viewed on YouTube here.
Moderators:
- John Middleton, President ASPHER
- Tara Chen, Climate-Health Fellow, ASPHER
Keynote speakers:
- Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director of the Division of Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Reginal Office for Europe
- George Valiotis, Executive Director EHMA
Speakers/Panellists:
- Fatai Ogunlayi, Public Health Specialty Registrar UK, Health Security Agency, United Kingdom
- Laurent Chambaud, Andrija Stampar Medallist 2022, France
- Anett Ruszanov, Director of Policy and Programmes, EHMA
Closing Ceremony of the 15th European Public Health Conference
Saturday 12 November, 15:00 – 15:45 CET
The session can be viewed on YouTube here.
Moderators:
- Reinhard Busse, Chair of the 15th EPH Conference 2022
- Verena Vogt, Chair of the EPH Conference International Scientific Committee
Speakers:
- Christian Drosten, Director, Institute of Virology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Dineke Zeegers Paget, Strategic adviser European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
- Anthony Staines, Chair of the 16th EPH Conference 2023
Awards ceremony: Best Poster Prize, Best Abstract Prize, Ferenc Bojan Award
Welcome to next year's 16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, Ireland