Agenda
The full conference programme can be found below, please check back regularly for updates.
27th February - Joint Action CHRODIS – How can the outcomes of this European collaboration be taken up?
28th February - Joining forces and moving forward to address chronic diseases across Europe
Monday 27 February, 2017
Afternoon
13:30 – 14:00
Registration and welcome coffee
14:00 – 14:30
Welcome
							
							
							
							Carlos Segovia,
							Coordinator,
							JA-CHRODIS
						
14:30 – 15:45
Parallel sessions:
							1. How can decision-makers, professionals, patients and researchers make the best use of the CHRODIS Platform and share valuable knowledge & experiences (WP4)? 
Enrique Bernal-Delgado, (IACS)
Rogério Tavares Ribeiro, (APDP)
Marieke Hendriksen, (RIVM)
Tamara Poljicanin, (CIPH)
Cristina Blas Miranda, (IACS)
Wil M. de Zwart, (Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport)
2. How can Europe approach the care of persons with multimorbidity? (WP6)?
Graziano Onder, (AIFA)
Federica Mammarella, (AIFA)
 Rokas Navickas, (VULSK)
Elena Jureviciene, (VULSK)
 Mieke Rijken, (NIVEL)
 Maria João Forjaz, (ISCIII)
Valentina Strammiello, (EPF) 
						
15:45 – 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 – 17:30
Parallel sessions:
							1. What needs to be taken into account for the exchange and transfer of good practices in health promotion and disease prevention (WP5)? 
Moderator: Kenneth Eaton, The Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe 
Anne Pierson, (EuroHealthNet)
 Djoeke van Dale, (RIVM)
 Teresa Bennett, (HSE)
Francisco Ruiz, (Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health)
 Luciana Costa, (INSA)
 Alexander Haarmann, (BZgA)
2. What are the lessons for the prevention and care of chronic diseases, taking diabetes as an example (WP7)?
Marina Maggini, (ISS)
 Jelka Zaletel, (NIJZ)
Jaana Lindström, (THL)
Valentina Strammiello, (EPF)
 Anne-Marie Felton, (FEND)
David Somekh, (EHFF) 
						
Evening
19:15 – 22:00
Networking event (on invitation only)
Tuesday 28 February, 2017
Morning
09:00 – 09:30
Registration and Coffee
09:30 – 11:00
Session 1 - Addressing the chronic disease challenge in Europe
							
							
							
							Moderator:
							
							Clive Needle,
							Senior policy advisor,
							EuroHealthNet
						
09:30 – 09:45
Welcome note
							How JA-CHRODIS contributed to reducing the burden of chronic diseases across Europe.
 
							
							
							Carlos Segovia,
							Coordinator,
							JA-CHRODIS
						
09:45 – 10:00
Keynote presentation
							How does the Joint Action CHRODIS contribute to the EU work to prevent and address chronic diseases?
 
							
							
							Vytenis  Andriukaitis,
							Commissioner,
							European Commission
						
10:00 – 10:15
Keynote presentation
							What is the potential link between JA-CHRODIS and WHO Europe’s Action Plan on NCDs?
 
							
							
							Zsuzsanna Jakab,
							Regional Director,
							WHO Europe
						
10:15 – 10:30
Keynote presentation
							In which ways can JA-CHRODIS help address the sustainability of our health systems?
 
							
							
							Ian Forde,
							Senior policy analyst in the Health Division,
							OECD
						
10:30 – 11:00
Panel Discussion
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30
Session 2 - How can policy makers use the JA-CHRODIS results to (plan to) address the chronic disease challenge and ageing society?
							Moderator: Clive Needle, Policy and Advocacy Director, EuroHealthNet 
Launch of “12 steps towards implementing practices to reduce the burden of chronic diseases" - Carlos Segovia, Coordinator, JA-CHRODIS
Ranieri Guerra, Director General Prevention, Chief Medical Officer, Italian Ministry of Health
Miroslaw J. Wysocki, Director General, National Institute of Public Health, Poland (NIH)
Alain Brunot, Medical Inspector for Public Health, French Ministry of Health
Jolyce Bourgeois, Belgian Ministry of Health
Gintare Šakalyte, Vice Minister of Health, Ministry of Health Lithuania
Gabrijela Korže, Attaché for Public Health and Pharmaceuticals , Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the EU 
						
Afternoon
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
Session 3 - Making the link: How can we better integrate health promotion in comprehensive healthcare?
							
							
							
							Moderator:
							
							Anne Hendry,
							Clinical Lead for Integrated Care,
							 Scottish Government 
						
13:30 – 13:45
Keynote presentation
							An external view on ways to move forward the JA-CHRODIS recommendations on comprehensive care in relation with sustainable health systems
 
							
							
							Ellen  Nolte,
							Head of London hubs,
							European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
						
13:45 – 14:00
Keynote presentation
							Integrating health promotion in healthcare from different perspectives
 
							
							
							Ricardo Baptista Leite,
							Member,
							 Portuguese Parliament
						
14:00 – 15:00
Panel discussion
							
							
							
							Ellen  Nolte,
							Head of London hubs,
							European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
							
							
							Ricardo Baptista Leite,
							Member,
							 Portuguese Parliament
							
							
							Annabel Seebohm,
							Secretary General,
							CPME
							
							
							Nicoline Tamsma,
							President of EuroHealthNet,
							Co-ordinating Advisor International Affairs at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
							
							
							Nicola Bedlington,
							Secretary General,
							European Patients' Forum
						
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 16:45
Session 4 - How does JA-CHRODIS leave its mark, including examples in practice?
							Moderator: Anne Hendry, Clinical Lead for Integrated Care, Scottish Government 
Mieke Rijken, NIVEL, The Netherlands: Dutch implementation of the JA-CHRODIS multimorbidity care model
Helen McAvoy, Director of Policy, Institute of Public Health in Ireland: Opportunities and challenges to implement health promotion practices from Ireland's perspective
Vesna Knjeginjic, Assistant Minister, Serbian Ministry of Health: Setting up a pilot national chronic disease plan using the tools prepared in JA-CHRODIS
Antonio Sarría-Santamera, Coordinator of CHRODIS PLUS, Rokas Navickas, Scientific Coordinator of CHRODIS PLUS: Presentation of the next Joint Action 
						
16:45 – 17:00
Concluding Remarks
							Moderator: Anne Hendry, Clinical Lead for Integrated Care, Scottish Government 
 
							
							
							Xavier Prats Monné,
							Director General for Health and Food Safety,
							(DG Sante) European Commission
							
							
							Paloma Casado Durández,
							Ministry of Health Spain
						
Logistics
When
Mon 27 February, 2017 13.00 to 
Tue 28 February, 2017 17.30
CET
Where
Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre
Avenue du Boulevard 17
B-1210 Brussels
Belgium
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