- cross-border dimension
- Monday 24 October 2016, 21:30 (CEST)
Practical information
- When
- Monday 24 October 2016, 21:30 (CEST)
- Languages
- English
Report
Brussels, 24 October 2016
About the Conference
Background
The EU Health Programme called for the organization of a conference of National Contact Points (NCP) in order to improve their functioning and raise awareness about the Directive 2011/24/EU on patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare .
This conference built on the discussions which took place at the Informal Meeting of Ministers of Health held in Luxembourg in September 2015, as well as on the findings of the 2015 Commission report on the operation of the cross-border healthcare Directive and the Eurobarometer on Patient Rights published in May 2015. These published reports and ongoing discussions showed that concerns around patient information and NCP performances persisted and continued to be identified as critical issues still to be addressed.
Aim of the conference
The conference aimed mainly at:
- Improving information provision to enable patients to cross-border healthcare;
- Fostering better coordination between NCPs;
- Amplifying NCP cooperation with patient organisations, healthcare providers and healthcare insurers for the benefit of patients.
Programme
Final programme (Updated version, 7 October 2016)
Participants
140 participants coming mainly from Ministries, National Contact Points, Patients organisations, Healthcare providers, Insurers, policy makers, journalists).
Presentations
- Opening speech of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukatis
European Commission - Health and Food Safety - Keynote speech on cross-border healthcare Directive
John Bowis
Health First Europe, HFE - Presentation on the relationship between the cross-border healthcare Directive and the social security Regulation
Gabriella Berki
Hungary, University of Szeged - "Experiences from Member States: the Benelux experience"
Anne Calteux, Luxembourg, Ministry of Health
Peter Janssen, Benelux Secretariat General
Benelux report Patients without borders, Cross-border patient flows in the Benelux - Perspectives of patients
Kaisa Immonen
European Patients' Forum, EPF - Perspectives of healthcare providers
Sarada Das
Standing Committee of European Doctors, CPME - Perspectives of insurers
Corinna Hartrampf
International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies, AIM - Building a digital infrastructure for the cross-border exchange of health data
Katja Neubauer
European Commission - Health and Food Safety - Digital healthcare providing opportunities for citizens
Carmen Laplaza Santos
European Commission, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology - Teleradiology in cross-border Healthcare
Peter Mildenberger
European Society of Radiology (ESR) - Special opportunities of eHealth from a patient perspective
Anne-Miek Vroom
Ikone Foundation