Systemen nationale gezondheidszorg thema van bijeenkomsten medische top EU-landen (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Pools voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2011 i, gepubliceerd op donderdag 6 oktober 2011.

On 6-7 October 2011, meetings of Chief Medical Officers (CMO) and Chief Nursing Officers (CNO) from EU Member States will be held.

The meetings are organised regularly by countries presiding over the European Council and have the status of an affiliated event of the Presidency. This year’s conference is organised by the Polish Ministry of Health.

Among the issues discussed during the meetings will be matters related to the priorities of the Polish Presidency in the domain of healthcare. The participants in the meeting will also attend a lecture by Professor Pawel Luków (University of Warsaw) devoted to ethics in healthcare, and speeches by representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO i), and the Council of Europe, on subjects connected with the functioning of healthcare in EU countries.

The leading issue of the sessions with the participation of CMO will be the current events and changes in national healthcare systems in particular EU Member States. The sessions intended for CNO will focus on matters connected with the vocational training of nurses.

Jakub Golab

Presidency Spokesperson