Quality and safety of health care. The role of professionals within the scope of free circulation
Keynote address : Bernard Merkel , Head of Unit, Public Health Directorate. Directorate-General Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission
C.1. Quality, safety and satisfaction, everyone’s concern
Chairperson: Rosa Suñol, Fundación Avedis Donabedian, Barcelona. Spain
• Safety in healthcare (World Health Safety Alliance)
Valentina Hafner . Quality of Health System. Regional office for Europe . WHO. Copenhague
• Experiences in Magreb. Mater-Child health services.
Tyane Mustapha , Directeur de la Population, Ministère de la Santé. Morocco
• Experiences of the safety of patients in Egypt
Mona Sobhy Sitta, Professor. Occupational Medecine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University . Égypt
• Expectations and satisfaction. The patients’ opinion. CatSalut. Spain
Carles Manté . Director CatSalut. Government of Catalonia . Spain
C.2. Free circulation of citizens and patients
Chairperson: Isabel de la Mata . Health Counsellor. Spanish Permanent Representation to the EU. Brussels
• Mobility of patients in Europe
Isabel de la Mata . Health Counsellor. Spanish Permanent Representation to the EU. Brussels
• Mobility of patients in North Africa and the Middle East
Kazeem Behbehani , Former Assistant Director General. WHO. Geneva
• Perspectives in health policy
Kevin McCarthy , DG Research, European Commission, Brussels
• Health system and financing
Magda Rosenmöller , Europe for Patients project. IESE Business School , Barcelona . Spain
• The Quality of Care Patients Safety
Rosa Suñol , MarQuis Project. Fundación Avedis Donabedian, Barcelona . Spain
C.3. Challenges for health professionals in the Euro-Mediterranean region in the 21st century
Chairman: Mila García Barbero . Director. WHO Office, Barcelona . Spain
Speakers :
- Walter Baer , European Commission, Brussels .
- Igor Svab , President, WONCA. European Region. Slovenia .
- Javier Rubio , Subdirector General de Ordenación Profesional. Ministry of Health and Consummer Affairs. Spain .
- Alan Rowe , Vice-President British Medical Association, London . United Kingdom .
- Josep Maria Martínez Carretero, Sots-director, IES, Departament de Salut, Government of Catalonia. Spain
- Olinda Anía, Departament de Salut, Government of Catalonia. Spain
C.4. Migration and health policies
Chairperson: Charles Watters , Director. The European Centre for the Study of Migration and Social Care, University of Kent . UK
Principal Lecture: Joseba Achotegui , Consell Assessor sobre Salut Mental, Departament de Salut, Government of Catalonia. Collaborator IEMED. Spain
Speakers:
- Elvira Méndez . Directora de Salut i Família. Professor. Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona . Spain
- Anissa Smatt , Association femme en Communication, Algiers. Algeria.
- Lia Chinosi, Professeur, Università di Ca’ Foscari di Venezia. Italy