Greek Health Minister, European Leaders To Convene In Brussels For 5th Annual World Health

Sept. 8, 2008 - PRLog -- WOBURN, Mass, UNITED STATES  – Building on the success of the 2008 event, the World Health Care Congress Europe will convene more than 600 health care leaders from around Europe and the world for its 2009 event, 13-14 May, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.

The World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where hundreds of health leaders share best-practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Participating thought-leaders include: health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.

Featured speakers are to include, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, Greece, who will participle in a roundtable discussion with other health ministers from Europe and around the globe.

WHAT: The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe
WHEN: 13-14 May 2009
WHERE: Bedford Hotel and Conference Centre, Brussels, Belgium
PROGRAM AGENDA: www.worldcongress/europe

Featured speakers include:
•Dimitris Avramopoulos, Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, Greece
•Dr Lodewijk Bos, President, ICMCC, The Netherlands  
•Dr. Martin Denz, President, European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL), Switzerland  
•Dr. Bruno Giovanni Gridelli, Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh;Director, Department of Surgery; Medical and Scientific Director, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (IsMeTT), Palermo and UPMC International, Italy  
Kari Harno, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa , Finland  
•Dr Jacob Hofdijk, Special Advisor, Chronic Disease Management, Ministry of Health, The Netherlands  
•Torunn Janbu, MD, President, The Norwegian Medical Association, Norway  
Margaret Parton, Chief Executive, NHS Technology Adoption Centre, United Kingdom  
Erwin van Leussen, Manager Innovation, Achmea Health Insurance, The Netherlands  
Hans Verrept, Head of the Intercultural Mediation Unit, DG1, Federal Public Service for Public Health Belgium  
•Dr. Michael Wilks, President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), Belgium  
•Emilio Mordini, Director, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Italy  
•Willy Palm, Dissemination Development Officer, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO European Centre for Health Policy, Belgium  
 
The event features visionary keynote addresses, controversial debates, dynamic panel discussions, case studies, tutorials and roundtable discussions. (need more here, look at the pdf on the website)

Attendee Summit Offerings:
•Chronic Disease Management
• Implementing Health IT
• Reforming Health Insurance
• Improving Quality and Patient Safety
• Chronic Disease Management
• Implementing Health IT
• Reforming Health Insurance
• Improving Quality and Patient Safety

For the latest programme updates, please visit www.worldcongress.com/europe

About World Health Care Congress Europe
Presented by World Congress, the leading global producer of health care conferences for senior-level executives from private industry and government, the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe is featured through the support of  Humana  DB Motion, Health Dialog and Aetna Global.

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World Congress is the leading global procuder of health care conferences directed at senior-level executives.