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WOBURN, MA, UNITED STATES – Health ministers from Hungary, The Netherlands and Ireland and other EU countries will address What lies ahead: Adapting Healthcare Strategies to Changing Demographics in a ministerial roundtable at the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe, to be held March 10-12 in Berlin, Germany. Prior to the roundtable discussion, Ulla Schmidt, German Federal Minister of Health, will deliver a keynote address on Germany’s health reform effort.
Organized under the high patronage of the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry of Health, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major global forum where healthcare leaders share best practices and initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe.
WHAT: The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe
WHEN: 10-12 March 2008
WHERE: The Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
Thought-leaders attending include health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and health care suppliers. The event features visionary keynote addresses, controversial debates, dynamic panel discussions, case studies, tutorials and roundtable discussions.
Featured Keynote Presenters:
David Nicholson, Chief Executive, Department of Health and National Health Service, United Kingdom
Dr Michael Wilks, President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), Belgium
Dr Hans Jürgen Ahrens, Chairman, AOK-Bundesverband, Germany
Sir Muir Gray, Chief Knowledge Officer, Department of Health and National Health Service, United Kingdom
Attendee Summit Offerings:
• Chronic Disease Management
• Implementing Health IT
• Reforming Health Insurance
• Improving Quality and Patient Safety
Delegation of 50 Speakers Include:
Norbert Paland, Head of Telematics Division, Federal Ministry of Health (Germany); Dr. Fiona Adshead, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health (United Kingdom); Arne Kverneland, Head, Department of Health Informatics, National Board of Health (Denmark); John Glaser, PdD, VP and CIO, Partners HealthCare (USA)
For the latest programme updates, please visit www.worldcongress.com/
About World Congress Europe
Presented by World Congress, the World Health Care Congress Europe is presented by Silver Sponsor: BT Health www.btplc.com/
