Roundtable debate: A Health Care Workforce for the Digital Age
Under the Patronage of the Finnish Presidency
#Digital4Care
Tuesday 5 November 2019, 12:00 – 14:00
Room ASP 5F385 – European Parliament
Welcoming remarks by MEP Sara Cerdas (S&D, Portugal)
HFE is organising a roundtable debate entitled A Health Care Workforce for the Digital Age, taking place at the European Parliament on Tuesday 5 November 2019 from 12:00 – 14:00.
This roundtable will focus on the role of workforce to encourage the uptake of digital solutions to innovate healthcare systems.
The following issues will be discussed:
- What structural changes in health care settings can support health workers in leading the digital revolution?
- What skills do health care workers need to maximise the benefits of digital technologies?
- How EU policies can support health care workers in scaling up innovation?
Key note contributors
MARIA TERESA PARISOTTO – European Specialist Nurses Organisations (ESNO)
TANJA VALENTIN – MedTech Europe
PAULIUS POVILONIS – European Medical Students’ Association
CHRISTOPH KLEIN – European Commission (DG CNECT)
TAPANI PIHA – Finnish Presidency of the Council
ANTANAS MONTVILA – European Junior Doctors Association
MATTHIAS WISMAR – European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
TILEN KOZOLE – European Pharmaceutical Students
ANNABEL SEEBOHM – Standing Committee of European Doctors
The roundtable event will be moderated by MARC LANGE, Secretary-General of the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL)