The 16th ANNUAL HEALTHWORLD CONFERENCE — “Healthcare in Greece: Turning Around for the Economy and the Society”—took place on Wednesday, October 4 and Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel. The conference was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Health, the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE), the Association of Health Research and Biotechnology Industry (SEIV), the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) and Medtech Europe.
HEALTHWORLD Conference once again proved its position as the leading health policy forum for constructive dialogue between experts from the academic/scientific community, the government, the medical community, HC sector professionals, representatives of international organizations and policy-makers.
The role that the health sector can and must play in two important and interrelated pillars, economic growth and social well-being and other key issues of the health sector were presented by high level speakers and discussed in depth by approximately 400 delegates taking part in discussions expressing their deep concerns regarding our country’s healthcare environment.
Sincere thanks to our distinguished speakers from Greece and abroad who honored us with their presence and contributed to the success of the conference, to our sponsors for their continuous help and support and to all participants for their active involvement. Conference conclusions will be announced soon and uploaded to our web-site.
CONFERENCES SPEECHES & PRESENTATIONS:
DAY ONE > WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017
Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Makis Papataxiarchis, President, Pharmaceutical Companies Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce – slide
Kate Marie Byrnes, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Athens
Keynote Address: Andreas Xanthos, Minister, Ministry of Health
DIGI-VOTING: Healthcare Policies in Greece: The Involvement of Stakeholders in Decision Making | John Kyriopoulos, Professor Emeritus of Health Economics, Department of Health Economics, National School of Public Health
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Panos Tsakloglou, Professor, Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics & Business
SESSION 1 – Healthcare Expenditure, Budgeting and Reforms
Moderator: Makis Papataxiarchis, President, Pharmaceutical Companies Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Sotirios Bersimis, President, National Organization for Health Care Services Provision (EOPYY)
Pascal Apostolides, President, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE)
Dr. Sotiris Vandoros, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, King’s College, London, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Harvard University
Theodore Tryfon, President, Greek Pharmaceutical Industries (PEF)
Theodore Liakopoulos, President, Medical Devices & Diagnostics Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Nicholas Kotopoulis, Scientific Associate, National Evaluation Center of Quality & Technology in Health (EKAPTY)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Reform Efforts in Greece: Alekos Papadopoulos, f. Minister of Health, f. Minister of Finance
SESSION 2 – THE VALUE OF PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | SOCIAL AND PATIENTS’ FOOTPRINT
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Andrew Powrie-Smith, Communications Director, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
Meletios-Athanassios Dimopoulos, Rector, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
John Filos, President, Medicine Pricing Committee, Ministry of Health, Associate Professor in Auditing-International Standards, Public Administration Department, Panteion University
Mihalis Himonas, Director General, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE)
Kathi Apostolidis, President, Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELL.O.K.), Vice President of ECPC-European Cancer Patient Coalition/Belgium
SESSION 3 – INVESTMENT IN HEALTH IS INVESTMENT IN WEALTH: THE POSITIVE DIMENSIONS OF HEALTHCARE
Moderator: John Kyriopoulos, Professor Emeritus of Health Economics, Department of Health Economics, National School of Public Health
Lois Lambrianidis, Secretary General for Strategic and Private Investments, Ministry of Economy & Development
Yannis Tountas, Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens
Konstantinos Deligiannis, Member, Medical Devices & Diagnostics Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, General Manager, Southeastern Europe, GE Healthcare
Konstantinos Panagoulias, Alternate President, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE)
Spyros Filiotis, Vice President, Clinical Trials, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE)
SESSION 4 | DISCUSSION – NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY: THE DAY AFTER
Moderator: Tasos Telloglou, Journalist
Athanasios Papadopoulos, Member of Parliament, Head, Health Sector, SY.RI.ZA
Vasileios Oiconomou, Member of Parliament, Head, Health Sector, New Democracy
Evy Christophilopoulou, Member of Parliament, Responsible for Labor, Social Insurance & Health, Democratic Coalition (PASOK-DIMAR)
George Mavrotas, Member of Parliament, Head, Health Sector, To Potami
Makis Papataxiarchis, President, Pharmaceutical Companies Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
DAY TWO > THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Theodore Liakopoulos, President, Medical Devices & Diagnostics Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
SESSION 1 – Innovation and Technology: two key— and interrelated—pillars for maximizing the value in HC Sector
Moderator: Evangelos Georgiou, Professor, Nuclear Medicine Physician, Head, Medical Physics Laboratory (MPL) and Head, Medical Simulation Centre (MPLSC), Medical School, University of Athens
Paul Arnaoutis, President, Association of Health-Research & Biotechnology Industry (SEIV)
Dimitrios Kouvelas, President, Committee for the Reimbursement of Medicines (Positive Medicines List), Ministry of Health, Professor and Head, Clinical Pharmacology Department, School of Medicine, AUTH
Zefi Vostitsanou, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Director, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE)
Theodore Papaioannou, Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Kostas Athanasakis, Health Economist, Researcher, National School of Public Health
SESSION 2 – HEALTH TECHNOLOGY IN THE GREEK HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Moderator: Dimitris Koutsouris, Director, Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
Christodoulos Stefanadis, Professor of Cardiology, Medical School, University of Athens
Manolis Koutalas, President and C.E.O., General Hospital Sismanoglio-Amalia Fleming and Paidon Pentelis Hospital
Dr. Dimitrios Linos, Professor of Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, f. President, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons – video
Dr. Panagiotis Makridis, President, Panhellenic Laboratory Cooperative Doctors- Medisyn
SESSION 3 – Identifying Models of Cooperation – Private & Public Sectors
Moderator: Kyriakos Souliotis, Associate Professor of Health Policy, & Vice Rector, University of Peloponnese, Senior Associate Director, LSE Enterprise – Medical Technology Research Group
Dr. Panagiotis Georgakopoulos, Vice President, National Organization for Health Care Services Provision (EOPYY)
Yiannis Valvis, Senior Manager, Consulting, Deloitte Greece
“Deloitte Greece 2017 Study: Healthcare in Greece, Overview and Trends”
Margarita Antonaki, Director General, Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies
George Stephanopoulos, Special Advisor of the Minister of Health, Ministry of Health
SESSION 4 | DISCUSSION – Healthcare Spendings Towards Efficiency
Moderator: John Kyriopoulos, Professor Emeritus of Health Economics, Department of Health Economics, National School of Public Health
Fotis Patsourakos, Treasurer, Athens Medical Association
Kyriakos Theodosiadis, President, Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association
Zoi Grammatoglou, President, Association of Cancer Patients, Volunteer Friends and Doctors of Athens (KEFI), Member of the BoD, Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELL.O.K.)
Dr. Theodoros Komatas, General Manager, Financial Services Division, Ministry of Health
Zachary Ragousis, President & Managing Director, Pfizer Hellas
Konstantinos Deligiannis, Member, Medical Devices & Diagnostics Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, General Manager, Southeastern Europe, GE Healthcare
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