Welcome to the World Health Care Congress Europe 2008!
Over 600 Industry and government leaders reconvene to share best practices for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe
Organised under the high patronage of the European Commission, the German Federal Ministry of Health and presented for the 4th consecutive year, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where over 600 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.
The event is scheduled 10-12 March 2008 in Berlin, Germany.
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Dr Ab Klink
Minister of Health
Welfare and Sport
The Netherlands
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Mark Britnell
Director General of Commissioning and System Management
Department of Health
United Kingdom
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Dr. Michael Wilks
President
Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
United Kingdom
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Sir Muir Gray
Chief Knowledge Officer
Department of Health and National Health Service
United Kingdom
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Norbert Paland
Head of the Telematics Division
Federal Ministry of Health
Germany
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Patrice Blémont
Director
Regional Hospitalisation Agency of Franche-Comté
France
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Georg Baum
Chief Executive
German Hospital Association (DKG)
Germany
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Charles Scatchard
Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Oracle Corporation
France
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"The single most important conference on healthcare innovation, showcasing best practice and latest initiatives across Europe and offering numerous opportunities to network with global health leaders."
— Felix Pintado, CEO, Latrobe Regional Hospital, Australia
Four focused summits will give attendees a unique opportunity to discuss challenges in depth and determine actionable plans with their peers:
- Chronic Disease Management
- Implementing Health IT
- Reforming Health Insurance and Improving Financial Performance
- Improving Quality and Patient Safety
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Prof Mordechi Shani
Chairman, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Tel Aviv University
Israel
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Prof Richard Grol
Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Netherlands
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Dr. Geraint Lewis
Specialist Registrar in Public Health, Croydon Primary Care Trust
Harkness Fellow, New York University
United Kingdom
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Dr. Rafael Bengoa
Professor, ESADE School of Business
Director, Kroniker Observatory on Quality and Chronic Disease Management
Spain
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Dr Manuel Serrano
President, Education Health and Society Foundation;
Coordinator, Expert Patient Programme
Spain
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Dipak Kalra
Senior Clinical Lecturer in Health Informatics, Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME), University College London
United Kingdom
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Arne Kverneland
Head, Department of Health Informatics
National Board of Health, Denmark
Denmark
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Dr. Claude Poirier
Conseiller médical principal/Senior Medical Advisor
Inforoute Santé du Canada/Canada Health Infoway
Canada
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Nick Partridge
Chief Executive, Terrence Higgins Trust
Chair, INVOLVE
Commissioner, Healthcare Commission
United Kingdom
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Dr. Luis Alegre
Deputy Director
Balearic Islands Health Services (IB-SALUT)
Spain
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Mike Leers
Chairman and CEO
CZ Group, The Netherlands
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Joanne Alder
Principal & Consulting Actuary
Milliman
United Kingdom
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John Harvey
Director of Public Health
Havering Primary Care Trust
United Kingdom
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Karl Lauterbach
Director
Institute of Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Köln, Germany
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Charles Bogosta
President, UPMC International and Commercial Services Division
Executive Vice President, UPMC
USA
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Dr. Bruno Giovanni Gridelli
Medical and Scientific Director and Director of Surgery, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (IsMeTT);
Medical and Scientific Director, UPMC International
Italy
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Prof Otto Rienhoff
Professor of Medical Informatics
Georg August University Gottingen
Germany
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Professor Max Aebi
Director of the MEM Research Center Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery (IEFO), University of Berne
Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University (Canada)
Switzerland
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Dr Gillian Leng
Director, Implementation Systems
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
United Kingdom
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Space is limited. Register today!
"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
For general questions and programme inquiries contact:
Lindsay C. Pater
Community Manager
Phone: +1 781-939-2555
Email: lindsay.pater@worldcongress.com
To inquire about sponsorship and executive networking opportunities, contact:
Ron Trznadel
Executive Vice President, Business Development
Phone: +1 781-939-2432
Email: Ron.Trznadel@worldcongress.com
To inquire about press passes and co-marketing opportunities:
Amy Wilder
Senior Marketing Manager
Phone: +1 781.939.2606
Email: amy.wilder@worldcongress.com
