Welcome to the World Health Care Congress Europe 2007!

The World Health Care Congress Europe 2007 is presented for the 3rd consecutive year with lead underwriting support from Capgemini. The event will take place on 26-28 March 2007 at the Fira Palace Hotel in Barcelona, Spain. To secure your seat, register now, sign up to receive a printed brochure as soon as it becomes available, or download one here now.

Please note that last year's event sold out rapidly and registration was closed early. If you missed the open registration period and were unable to attend, please accept our apologies.

Organised under the high patronage of the European Commission, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where over 500 health leaders share best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. 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.

Four focused Summits will give attendees a unique opportunity to discuss pertinent issues in depth and to determine actionable plans with their colleagues:

• Chronic Disease Management and Patient Empowerment
• Implementing IT Systems
• Paying for Performance
• Using Electronic Health Records to Achieve Patient-centred Care

Accessible to a non-IT audience, two Executive Seminars will present strategies and action plans that delegates can adapt to improve their own programmes, providing data, showcasing latest projects, and imparting lessons learned by leading practitioners in:

• e-Health and Patient Empowerment
• Leveraging IT to Improve Patient Safety

"Practical and relevant. The speakers go straight to the essential and the questions are concrete: what can we do with what we have?"
- Mike Leers, CEO, CZ, The Netherlands
2005 Participant

"Great meeting. Contents, networking and venue were all excellent."
- Victor Villagra, President, Health & Technology Vector, Inc., USA
2006 Participant

European Health Ministers
Marina Geli i Fàbrega Minister of Health, Government of Catalonia Spain	Rudy Demotte Federal Minister for Public Health and Social Affairs Belgium
Mary Harney Minister for Health and Children Ireland	Dr. Tomás Julínek Minister of Health Czech Republic
Viviane Reding Commissioner, DG Information Society European Commission Belgium	Mrs Ulla Schmidt Federal Minister for Health and Social Security Gemany
Livia Turco Minister of Health Italy
Keynotes and Plenary Sessions
David Nicholson, CBE Chief Executive National Health Service United Kingdom	George C. Halvorson Chairman and CEO Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Hospitals USA
Dr Hans Jürgen Ahrens Chairman AOK-Bundesverband Gemany	Walter Bergamaschi General Director, Information Systems Ministry of Health Italy
Harry Cayton National Director for Patients and the Public Department of Health United Kingdom	Christian Paire Chief Executive University Hospital Centre of Rouen France
John Glaser, PhD Vice President and CIO Partners HealthCare USA	Jennifer Dixon Director, Health Policy King’s Fund United Kingdom
Guillem López-Casasnovas Professor, Department of Economics and Business Universitat Pompeu Fabra Spain	Cor Spreeuwenberg Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences Professor, Department of Integrated Care, University Maastricht Netherlands
Franz Knieps Director General for Public Health Care, Health Insurance and Long Term Care Insurance, Federal Ministry of Health Gemany	Prof Harry Burns Chief Medical Officer Scotland
Dr Patrick Edgar CEO, Westfries Gasthuis Hospital Netherlands	Pablo Juantegui CEO, Sanitas Spain
Jack Lord CEO Humana Inc. USA	Prof Gerrit van der Wal Inspector General for Health Care Netherlands
Chronic Disease Management and Patient Empowerment
Iris van Bennekom General Manager NPCF (Federation of Patients and Consumer Organizations of the Netherlands) Netherlands	Søren E. Skovlund Senior Adviser and Manager, Corporate Health Partnerships Novo Nordisk A/S Denmark
Dr Orlaith O'Reilly Director of Public Health Health Service Executive, South (SE) Ireland	Derek Feeley Director of Healthcare Policy and Strategy Health Department Scotland
Peter Gilroy, OBE Chief Executive Kent County Council United Kingdom	Dr. Gerard Comyn Head of Unit, ICT for Health, The European Commission Belgium
Implementing IT Systems
Dr Johannes Th. Kedzierski CEO Alkmaar Medical Center Netherlands	Jacques Sauret Director, ADAE General Director, GIP-DMP France
Peter Alvinsson CIO Kalmar County Council Sweden	Mats Larson President, European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) Sweden
Dr Ilias Iakovidis Deputy Head of Unit - ICT for Health, Directorate General Information Society, European Commission Belgium	Robert A. Stegwee Professor, E-Health Architectures and Standards, University of Twente Netherlands
Kevin Dean Managing Director, Public Sector Healthcare, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, Inc. United Kingdom	Dr. Orna Blondheim CEO Emek Medical Center Israel
Rafael Peñalver Castellano Secretary General, Castilla La Mancha Health Service (SESCAM) Spain
Paying for Performance
Heinz Kölking CEO, Diakonissen-Mutterhaus President, Hospital Managers Association of Germany (VKD) Vice-President, European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) Gemany	Ken Anderson Commercial Director General Department of Health United Kingdom
Dr Martine Aoustin Head of the Casemix-Based Hospital Payment Group Ministry of Health and Solidarity France	Mercè Casas Galofre CEO IASIST SA Spain
Dr Frank W. Heimig CEO InEK gGmbH Gemany	Robert Dredge Senior Fellow, Centre for Health Planning and Management Keele University United Kingdom
Dr Dik Hermans General Director The Health Care Insurance Board (CVZ) Netherlands	Dr Rushika Fernandopulle CEO Renaissance Health USA
Using Electronic Health Records to Achieve Patient-centrered Care
Professor Michael Thick Chief Clinical Officer NHS Connecting for Health United Kingdom	Pierre Leurent Founder and CEO Voluntis France
Steve Walker Chief Information Officer UK Biobank Programme Director, NIHR IS Programme United Kingdom	Dr. Guy Bisson Full professor, University of Sherbrooke Director, University and Medical Affairs, Cree Health Board Canada
Dr Hans Hillege General Manager, Trial Coordination Center, University Medical Centre of Groningen Netherlands	Lily Wong Director of Planning and Business Development, Pfizer Worldwide Pharmaceutical Operations USA

• David Garwood, Secretary, Patients' and Citizens Task Force, EHTEL, United Kingdom
• Dr Petra Wilson, Director, Public Sector Healthcare Europe, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, Belgium
• Alberto Sanna, Director, e-Services for Life & Health, Scientific Institute and University H San Raffaele; Project Manager, Personalized Information Platform for Life and Health Services (PIPS), Italy

• Dr John H. Coakley, Medical Director and Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
• Tosh Mondal, CTO, National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), United Kingdom
• Niels Kristensen, President, Danish Pharmaceutical Association, Denmark

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For general questions and programme inquiries contact:

Pascal Lardier
Director, International Conferences
Email: pascal.lardier@worldcongress.com

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To inquire about sponsorship/exhibit opportunities contact:

Ron Trznadel
Executive Vice President, Business Development
Phone: 781-939-2432
Email: ron.trznadel@worldcongress.com

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To inquire about press passes and co-marketing opportunities:

Amy Wilder
Senior Marketing Manager
Phone: 781-939-2606
Email: amy.wilder@worldcongress.com

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