The 17th ANNUAL HEALTHWORLD CONFERENCE
—“Health in the Post-Memorandum Era”—took place June 11 and 12, 2018 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.
The HEALTHWORLD Conference once again proved its position as a premier health policy forum for constructive dialogue between experts from the academic/scientific community, government, medical community, HC sector professionals, representatives of international organizations and policy-makers.
The theme of this year’s conference defined its content that focused precisely at the time when our country is approaching the exit of the memorandums and set the base for various pertinent discussions in key chronic issues in the health sector, but also to the new challenges that have arisen in the years of the memorandum. The necessity of setting a road map in HC with patient centered policies that ensure unimpeded access to HC services and also a stable environment that will allow the introduction of innovative therapies and medicines in the country was among the issues discussed in depth by approximately 400 delegates that took part at the discussions, during both conference days.
Sincere thanks to our distinguished speakers from Greece and abroad who have honored us with their presence and contributed to the success of the conference and also to our sponsors for their continuous help and support.
Η Εθνική Συνομοσπονδία Ατόμων με Αναπηρία (ΕΣΑμεΑ), ως κεντρικός φορέας εκπροσώπησης των ατόμων με αναπηρία, χρόνιες παθήσεις και των οικογενειών τους, συμμετείχε, παρουσία του Αντιπροέδρου της κ. Γρηγόρη Λεοντόπουλου, στη συνάντηση με τους εκπροσώπους συλλόγων και ενώσεων ασθενών η οποία πραγματοποιήθηκε στα γραφεία του Ελληνο-Αμερικανικού Εμπορικού Επιμελητηρίου και αποτέλεσε τη βάση για τη δημιουργία του ανωτέρω φυλλαδίου. Εκ παραδρομής δεν κατέστη εφικτό να συμπεριλάβουμε τις προτάσεις της ΕΣΑμεΑ στο φυλλάδιο οι οποίες θα προστεθούν ως αυτοτελές κείμενο τις προσεχείς ημέρες στην ιστοσελίδα μας. Σε δεύτερο χρόνο οι εν λόγω προτάσεις θα ενσωματωθούν, μαζί με προτάσεις και άλλων ενώσεων και συλλόγων οι οποίες δεν πρόλαβαν να παρουσιαστούν λόγω περιορισμένου χρόνου προετοιμασίας του φυλλαδίου, στο νέο επικαιροποιημένο φυλλάδιο το οποίο θα σταλεί εκ νέου στους αρμόδιους φορείς.
CONFERENCE SPEECHES/PRESENTATIONS
DAY ONE | Monday, June 11, 2018
INTRODUCTION – WELCOME ADDRESSES
Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Makis Papataxiarchis, President, Pharmaceutical Companies Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Geoffrey Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Andreas Xanthos, Minister, Ministry of Health
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Miranda Xafa, Economist, Senior Scholar, Center for Int’l Governance Innovation (CIGI)
SESSION 1 | Capabilities and Prospects for the Health Technology Assessment
Moderator: Evangelos Georgiou, Professor, Nuclear Medicine Physician, Head, Medical Physics Laboratory (MPL) and Head, Medical Simulation Centre (MPLSC), Medical School, University of Athens
Ilias Giannoglou, Vice President, National Organization for Medicines (EOF)
Dimitris Pantazis, Pharmacist, CEO, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research & Technology (IFET)
Kostas Athanasakis, Health Economist, Researcher, National School of Public Health
Yiannis Vlontzos, Vice President, Responsible for HTA and Negotiation, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE), President and Managing Director Greece & Cyprus, MERCK S.A.
SESSION 2 | Primary Health Care: A Key Concern in a Changing Socio-Economic Environment
Moderator: Natassa Spagadorou, Health Correspondent, OnMed
Financial protection against the risk of illness: An estimate of the catastrophic effects of health payments in Greece (2010-2015) | Ilias Kyriopoulos, Research Associate, LSE Health, London School of Economics
Stamatis Vardaros, Alternate Secretary General, Ministry of Health
Nikos Kolman, President, Panhellenic Union of Pharmacists
Evangelos Fragoulis, Vice President, Hellenic Sociery of General Medicine
SESSION 3 | Engaged Patients: Getting Patients in the Heart of Decision-Making
Moderator: Mary Geitona, Professor of Health Economics, University of Peloponnese
Pascal Apostolides, Managing Director, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals S.A.
George Kalamitsis, President, Hellenic Liver Patients Association “Prometheus”, President, Patients Rights Control Committee
Vasso Maraka, President, Hellenic Federation of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (HFoPwMS)
Marianna Lambrou-Avdelopoulou, President, Greek Alliance for Rare Diseases (PESPA), President, Tuberous Sclerosis Association of Greece (EEOS)
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Chris Allen, DG ECFIN Resident Representative in Athens
SESSION 4 | The Contribution of Health Industry to the Expansion of the Country’s Development Perspective
Moderator: Stamatis Zacharos, Journalist, Action24, Athens 9.84 Radio
Lois Labrianidis, Secretary General for Strategic and Private Investments, Ministry of Economy & Development
Makis Papataxiarchis, President, Pharma Innovation Forum (PIF)
Olympios Papadimitriou, President, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE)
Theodore Tryfon, President, Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry (PEF)
Georgios Farmakidis, Professor, OB/GYN, Stony Brook University, N.Y.
Konstantinos Bargiotas, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Member of Parliament, Democratic Coalition
DAY TWO | Tuesday, June 12, 2018
INTRODUCTION – WELCOME ADDRESSES
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
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
George Giannopoulos, Secretary General, Ministry of Health
DRIVING THE DEBATE: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE ON PATIENT ENGAGEMENT
Makis Papataxiarchis, President, Pharmaceutical Companies Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
SESSION 5 | Management and Control Policies of Medical Technology: New Capabilities-Better Results
Moderator: Theodoros Papaioannou, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Cardiovascular Mechanics, Medical School, University of Athens
George Pappous, Expert, Health Technology and Quality in Healthcare
Spiros Gkikas, General Manager, Greece & Cyprus, GE Healthcare
Dimitris Nikas, Managing Director, Medtronic Hellas
SESSION 6 | Medical Insurance Contracts as a Means of Effective Health Care Budget Control
Moderator: Anthony Pappayannides, Journalist, Managing Director, Economia Publishing
Konstantinos Kremalis, Professor Emeritus, President, Insurance Social Security & Labor Affairs Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Managing Partner, Kremalis Law Firm
Thanassis Lopatatzidis, Group Director, Outpatient Solutions Development, Affidea Group
Gregory Sarafianos, President, Panhellenic Union of Private Hospitals
John Kyriopoulos, Professor Emeritus of Health Economics, National School of Public Health
SESSION 7 | Stability and Predictability: Major Pillars for HC Policy and Prerequisites for Economic Development
Moderator: Ioannis Boletis, Professor of Nephrology, Medical School, University of Athens
Theodore Liakopoulos, President, Medical Devices & Diagnostics Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Konstantinos Galanakis, Advisor, National Organization for Health Services Provision (EOPYY)
Mihalis Himonas, Director General, Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE)
Vasilis Pentafragkas, Member of the Board, Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry (PEF)
Yiannis Podimatas, Pharmacist, Special Advisor, Ministry of Health
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