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Putting Evidence into Policy Practice – Learning from the Best

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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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in englischer Sprache

Why are some governments more successful than others in implementing reforms? How do decision makers in health systems link evidence and policy practice? What are the current reform trends in European health care systems?

EU Health Policy Expert, Nick Fahy Consulting Ltd., Oxford
Executive Director, Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis, Stockholm
Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London
Head, Division for Health Promotion and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana
Austrian Federal Minister of Health and Women's Affairs, Vienna
Member of the Board, French National Authority for Health; Chair, CEESP - Economics and Public Health Assessment Committee, Saint-Denis La Plaine Cedex

BA B.Sc. Nick FAHY

EU Health Policy Expert, Nick Fahy Consulting Ltd., Oxford

1994-1996 European fast stream administrator, Department of Health, London
1996-1997 Ministerial Private Secretary, Department of Health, London
1998-2000 Detached National Expert on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, European Commission, Brussels
2000-2002 Consumer Protection Administrator, European Commission, Brussels
2002-2007 Deputy Head of the Health Strategy Unit/Health Taskforce, European Commission, Brussels
2007-2010 Head of the Health Information Unit, European Commission, Luxembourg
since 2010 Independent Consultant

Fredrik LENNARTSSON

Executive Director, Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis, Stockholm

1994-1996 Project Manager, Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology, Stockholm/Sydney
1996-1999 Advisor to the Director-General, Central Board of Health, Lusaka
1999-2000 Budget and Planning Manager, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Stockholm
2000-2002 Project Leader, National Treasury, Pretoria
2002-2006 Director, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Stockholm
2006-2011 Deputy Director General, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Stockholm

MB BCh MD MSc DSc Martin MCKEE

Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London

1990-1995 Senior lecturer in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
1995-1996 Reader in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
since 1996 Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
since 1997 Director of Research Policy, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, London

Vesna-Kerstin PETRIC

Head, Division for Health Promotion and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana

2004 Head, Division for Health Promotion and Non-communicable Disease Prevention, Ministry of Health
1998-2004 Counsellor to the Minister, Ministry of Health
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization
1994-1998 Policy Advisor at the Department of Drug Addiction, Ministry of Health
1984-1994 Freelance translator (Translating from the English, Swedish and Spanish)

Dr. Pamela RENDI-WAGNER

Austrian Federal Minister of Health and Women's Affairs, Vienna

1989-1996 Study of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna
1997-2005 Specialisation in Specific Prophylaxis und Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Medical University of Vienna
2008 D.M. Thesis (Habilitation) for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Hygiene, Medical University of Vienna
2008-2012 Visiting Professor, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University
2011-2017 Director-General of Public Health and Chief Medical Officer, Austrian Ministry of Health, Vienna
since 2011 Head, Multisectoral Process of National Health Targets
since 2012 Visiting Professor, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna
Member of the Standing Committee of the Euro Regional Committee, WHO - World Health Organisation
since 2017 Austrian Federal Minister of Health and Women's Affairs, Vienna

Ph.D. Lise ROCHAIX

Member of the Board, French National Authority for Health; Chair, CEESP - Economics and Public Health Assessment Committee, Saint-Denis La Plaine Cedex

 Lise Rochaix, Ph.D., is full time member of the executive board of the French national health authority (HAS - Haute Autorité de Santé) and chairs the economics and public health assessment committee (CEESP - Commission d Evaluation Economique et de Santé Publique). She is currently in secondment from the University of Aix-Marseille II where she holds a chair in the economics department. Her research interests include regulatory issues in the healthcare sector, in particular, performance payments as well as and equity measurement. She earned her Ph.D from York University, UK.

Health Symposium

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16.08.2013

11:00 - 11:15OpeningPlenary
11:15 - 12:30Fair Society, Healthy LivesPlenary
13:00 - 14:30How Reliable is Evidence in Medicine?Plenary
15:00 - 16:00Indroduction to the Main Topics of the Working GroupsPlenary

16.08.-19.08.2013

AUVA: Austrian Charta of PreventionPartner

17.08.2013

03:00 - 06:00Sunrise Hike with Peter HabelerSocial
07:30 - 11:00Working Group 01: Creating Knowledge: Which Freedoms Should Clinical Research Have?Breakout
07:30 - 11:00Working Group 02: Sharing Knowledge: Communication in MedicineBreakout
07:30 - 11:00Working Group 03: Applying Knowledge: Who Is to Take Decisions? Who Is to Set Priorities?Breakout
07:30 - 11:00Working Group 04: Implementing Knowledge: What is the Value of Health?Breakout
11:30 - 13:00BILLA: Who Makes the Decision on Health at the Supermarket?Partner
14:00 - 16:30Reception on the HillSocial
18:00 - 19:30Lüder Wohlenberg “Spontaneous Recovery”Plenary
19:30 - 21:00Student Lounge hosted by PHARMIG – Association of the Austrian Pharmaceutical IndustrySocial

18.08.2013

14:30 - 16:00Presentation of the Working Group ResultsPlenary
18:30 - 21:30Reception hosted by PHARMIG – Association of the Austrian Pharmaceutical IndustryPartner

19.08.2013

07:00 - 08:30Putting Evidence into Policy Practice – Learning from the BestPlenary
09:00 - 10:30Responsibility for Setting the Agenda for Health Care PolicyPlenary
10:30 - 10:45Closing RemarksPlenary
14:30 - 18:30FOPI: The Future of the Healthcare Reform 2013 – 2018. Requirements for a Successful ImplementationPartner