OPEN FORUM DEBATE: Health First Europe’s Road Map for the future of patient safety in Europe
Tuesday 24 April 2012, 10.00-12.30
European Parliament
Health First Europe is organizing an invitation-only roundtable event on 24 April in the European Parliament from 10.00-12.30 to debate the Future of Patient Safety in Europe. Under the Sponsorship of MEP Christofer Fjellner, (EPP, Sweden), the event will be chaired by HFE Honorary President John Bowis with the participation of HFE Patron and Former EU Health Commissioner David Byrne, the Health Systems and Health Threats Units of the European Commission (DG SANCO), representatives of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and HFE MEP Supporter and Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee, MEP Karin Kadenbach (S&D, Austria).
The event also included other high-level stakeholders to discuss and validate the HFE recommendations on patient safety and healthcare-associated infections.
Keynote contributors
JOHN BOWIS, Honorary President HFE
MEP KARIN KADENBACH, (S&D, Austria)
KATJA NEUBAUER, Deputy Head of Unit, Health Systems, DG SANCO
GUNTHER JONITZ, Representative for International Affairs, German Coalition for Patient Safety
MEP ANTONYIA PARVANOVA (ALDE, Bulgaria) – TBC
PROFESSOR JOHAN GIESECKE, Chief Scientist, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
DOCTOR ANTOON GIJSENS, Policy Officer, Health Threats, DG SANCO
Please, register emailing to info@healthfirsteurope.org by 10 April.