EUCERD/WHO Technical Workshop on the Classification of Genetic Diseases

Luxembourg

6th Eastern European Conference for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs and 1st Turkish National Symposium for Rare Disease and Orphan Drugs

Istanbul, Turkey - "Rare diseases policy development in Eastern European countries"

15th Workshop of the EURORDIS Round Table of Companies “Early Access to Rare Disease Therapies”

Paris, France - "Compassionate Use and Early Access Programmes”

4th European Sysmposium on Rare Anaemias

Sofia, Bulgaria - The 4th European Symposium on Rare Anaemias is an activity of the ENERCA project which aims to disseminate up-to-date knowledge and increase the public awareness about congenital and rare anaemias.

Treat-NMD Global Conference

Geneva, Switzerland - This international conference provides a unique focus on the challenges facing therapy development for inherited neuromuscular diseases. The conference sessions will look at the range of issues involved in therapy development in inherited neuromuscular diseases as well as discussing the latest research developments in this area.

Rare 2011: The Eurobiomed Meetings on Rare Diseases

Montpelier, France - The event will be pursuing the objective of serving as a public/private collaborative platform through intensified partnerships between the key players in research and industry.

2nd South Caucasian Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs

Tbilisi, Georgia - This conference is intended to provide the most updated information in the field of rare diseases, and give the participants an opportunity of meeting experts from all over the world.

Cluster meeting of projects in the area of rare diseases

Luxembourg - "European Actions to improve the life of patients living with rare diseases"

3rd meeting of the European Union Committee of Experts on Rare Diseases (EUCERD)

Luxembourg

7th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry & Challenges for care and treatment - Prague, Czech Republic (19-22 October)

The 7th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry is co-organized by the European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group (EViPRG), and is a World Psychiatric Association (WPA) co-sponsored meeting.

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues. The Day promotes more open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention and treatment services.

21. Alzheimer Europe konferencia (Varsó, 2011. október 6–8.)

A konferencia fő témája: „Európai szolidaritás határok nélkül”.

'New drugs for neglected diseases', Modena, Italy

The conference will be a forum for reviewing current progress and discussing the possible directions of ways to meet the medical needs posed by neglected diseases. Neglected diseases are a group of tropical infections which are especially endemic in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Oncopolicy Forum 2011 (Sweden, 26-27 September 2011)

The 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress Integrating basic & translational science, surgery, radiotherapy, medical oncology & care

Symposium on cancer genomics, Heidelberg, Germany (17-19 September 2011)

This conference will provide an opportunity to learn about the progressing areas of cancer genomics. The meeting will bring together scientists to interact and stimulate future research.

Conference: Searching for a Rose Garden. Fostering Real Alternatives to Psychiatry (2nd and 3rd September, 2011 in Berlin.)

This conference is the highlight of the event series ‘’Survivor Control: The Rights and Self-help Opportunities of People with Psychiatric Experience” organized by the Berlin Association for Protection against Psychiatric Violence this year.

Conference on ageing and neurodegeneration, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany (1-4 September 2011)

The reasons why age could be a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease are still unknown. A better understanding of the molecular basis of both ageing and neurodegenerative diseases could lead to new therapeutic and preventive strategies.

Mental health care in Europe – Learning from differences (Ulm, 23 - 25 June 2011)

The international conference in Ulm gives an opportunity for mental health services researchers to present their findings and learn from differences, in order to further improve mental health care and research across Europe.

World Blood Donor Day

WHO chose 14 June as the day to recognize the millions of people who save lives and improve the health of others by donating blood. The Day highlights the need to regularly give blood to prevent shortages in hospitals and clinics, particularly in developing countries where quantities are very limited.

VII International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICORD 2011)

Tokyo - Japan. A global meeting on international cooperation and public health policies focussing on research, diagnosis, development of and access to treatment and care for rare diseases. The programme for this conference will be available shortly.

5. európai betegjogi nap – konferencia (Brüsszel, 2011. április 11–12.)

Az egészségügyi ágazat érdekelt felei arról fognak tárgyalni, hogy a polgároknak milyen tapasztalataik vannak az európai egészségügyi ellátásról.

World Health Day – Antimicrobial resistance: no action today, no cure tomorrow

Antimicrobial resistance is not a new problem but one that is becoming more dangerous; urgent and consolidated efforts are needed to avoid regressing to the pre-antibiotic era.

International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare, Amsterdam 5-8/04/2011

The Forum has as its mission to support the movement for health care improvement. It aims to improve outcomes for patients and communities, provide practical ideas that can be implemented in the workplace, promote research into quality and safety improvement, foster effective innovation, and connect health care leaders and practitioners worldwide.

Brain Forum 2011 - The color of thought (Milan, 4-5 April 2011)

Which are the new horizons in the comprehension and boosting of human brain capacities?The first day conference will deal with this and with such subjects like creativity, memory and human-machine relationship. The secon day will be dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease.

Demenciáról szóló konferencia (2011. március 28., London)

A konferencia során a szakpolitikai szakértők azt vizsgálják, hogyan történik az eredményalapú teljesítéshez és az integrált szolgáltatásokhoz hasonló elgondolások végrehajtása és megvalósítása.

Optimal role of patient organisations in drug development

Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Conference about how partnership with patient organisations can contribute to more efficient drug development.

Launch event of the statement on ‘Mental Health Policy Issues’ [148 KB]

Brussels, Belgium. This meeting, organised by the Federation of the European Academies of Medicine at the European Parliament, will be the opportunity to hear the views of academic and trade association experts on key mental health policy issues and concrete recommendations to further promote mental health in Europe, and to discuss these issues with representatives from patients groups, industry and the European authorities.

Discovery research in neuropsychiatry: depression, anxiety and schizophrenia in focus (Budapest, 18-19 March 2011)

Besides neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's) - which have been in the focus of several earlier presidencies as health or "R and D" main themes - the other major set of disorders that have the most profound effect on the population of Europe these days are psychiatric disorders,  particularly depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.

10. nemzetközi konferencia az Alzheimer- és a Parkinson-kórról (Barcelona, 2011. március 9–13.)

A konferencia nem kizárólag az Alzheimer- és a Parkinson-kórról fog szólni, hanem egyedülálló és átfogó áttekintést ad majd a degeneratív idegrendszeri betegségekről.

Gyógyszerhamisítás elleni szakértői szeminárium

A tagállami nyomozási módszerek és tapasztalatok cseréje a gyógyszerhamisítás elleni hatékony fellépés érdekében.

Promoting Mental Health and Well-being at Workplaces

Berlin, Germany. In line with the overall purpose of the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being established in June 20081, the conference will create an opportunity to raise awareness about the relevance of mental health and well-being for workplaces and exchange and improve cooperation on challenges and opportunities in workplace mental health and wellbeing.

Egészséges jövőt gyermekeinknek - gyermekkori védőoltás

A szakmai konferencia célkitűzése, hogy felhívja a figyelmet a gyermekkorban beadandó védőoltások fontosságára a fertőző betegségek elleni küzdelemben, a gyermekkori védőoltásokban való részesülés növelésének, megerősítésének fontosságára különösen a nehezen elérhető társadalmi csoportokban, illetve az ehhez kapcsolódó különböző gyakorlatokra lehetséges közös lépéseket beazonosítva.

Rare Disease Day 2011: Focus health inequalities

Rare Disease Day is intended to increase awareness of rare diseases amongst the general public, European, national and local health authorities and policy makers, health professionals, researchers, academics, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, as well as the media.

Final conference on national plans for rare diseases

The conference aims at presenting the main results obtained in the framework of EUROPLAN and at discussing further steps in the sector of the strategic national planning on rare diseases.

4th International Symposium on Pulmonary Rare diseases and Orphan Drugs

This event will explore issues in rare lung diseases and the development of orphan medicinal products and other therapeutic options for these disorders.

Enhancing the Development of EU Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Industry

Budapest, Hungary. In an era when increasing demands are being made on Europe’s health services, generic medicines provide a major benefit to society as they ensure patient access to quality, safe and effective medicines while reducing the cost of pharmaceutical care.

Consensus in Pediatrics and Child Health Global Congress

The Congress will bring a Global academic debate platform searching for consensus and agreements on main child health pathologies, difficulties and controversies. One of the topics will be "Infectious diseases and vaccines".

European Debate on Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion and Prevention of Mental Disorders

Via the website you can subscribe to the conference, take a look at the brochure and share information about evidence-based programmes, national policies or projects, and supporting resources.

Working Group on the European Workforce for Health

Meeting of the European Commission Working Group on the European Workforce for Health, 7th February 2011, Brussels, Belgium.

World Cancer Day

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. WHO estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention.

FACE Workshop on Rare Cancers

The fifth workshop of the "Forum Against Cancer Europe" (FACE) will focus on the topic: "Rare Cancers: An Urgent Need for Policy” and will be chaired by Marisa Matias, MEP.

Eurovaccine 2010 – the European Vaccination Conference

The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for information and practice exchange between professionals working in the fields of regulation, policy, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of immunisation activities in European countries.

The Joint Programming of research in Neurodegenerative Diseases. What progress so far? [35 KB]

Alzheimer Europe is organising a lunch debate at the European Parliament in order to discuss the joint programming research in neurogenerative diseases. The area of neurodegenerative diseases, and in particular Alzheimer's disease, has been selected as the first joint programme initiative. The debate at European Parliament wants to get a deeper insight into the development and progress of this European initiative. This is an invitation only meeting.

Határokon átnyúló egészségügyi ellátás a betegek szemszögéből (Brüsszel, 2010. december 1.)

A magas szintű kerekasztal-találkozó a betegek szemszögéből fogja vizsgálni a betegeknek a határokon átnyúló egészségügyi ellátásban biztosítandó jogaira vonatkozó jogalkotási javaslatokat. Az esemény a betegbiztonság, az ellátás minősége és az egészségügyi ellátás egyenlőtlenségeinek kérdése szempontjából fogja megközelíteni a témát, kiemelve az unió tagállamai közötti együttműködések többletértékét.

World Orphan Drug Congress

Geneva - Switzerland

HEAL hosts European Film Premiere: Living Downstream, film on cancer and the environment

Health and environment alliance (HEAL) will host a series of screenings of the groundbreaking film on cancer and the environment, Living Downstream, followed by seminars with world-renowned environmental scientist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber.

Congress on congential malformations, their surveillance systems and primary prevention

Roma (Italy)

WHO/Europe conference “better health, better lives”

Young children with intellectual disabilities are an extremely vulnerable group often subjected to discrimination and neglect. Bucharest, Romania, 26-27 November 2010

Magas szintű konferencia a demenciáról (Brüsszel, 2010. november 25–26.)

Belgium soros uniós elnöksége alatt a demencia és a hozzá hasonló neurodegeneratív betegségek újra az EU napirendjére fognak kerülni. A konferencia az uniós szintű hivatalos kötelezettségvállalásokból kiindulva törekszik ezen egészségi állapotok kezelésének javítására.

nEUroped Extended Network Meeting (21 - 23 November 2010)

The nEUroped Network brings together patients and their families, patient organisations, research groups, and other interested parties across Europe. The meeting is focused on patients and Clinicians Reviewing and Challenging the nEUroped Achievements.

3. európai szimpózium a ritka anémiafajtákról és az első spanyol thalassaemia-találkozó betegeknek és szakembereknek (Madrid, 2010. november 19–20.)

Ez a szimpózium az ENERCA-projekt egyik eseménye, amelynek célja a szakmabeliek tájékoztatása, valamint a figyelem felhívása az örökletes és ritka anémiafajtákra, amelyek manapság jelentős egészségügyi problémát jelentenek.

Launch of European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2010

European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2010 was launched in the European parliament on 16 November 2010. A dedicated website is now online with information for the general public, general practionners and hospitals available in all EU Member States languages.

European Immunisation week (23-30 April 2011) - a focus on children

EIW 2011 will highlight the importance of collaboration and sharing both experiences and solutions for keeping vaccine-preventable diseases under control within the European Region.

New Strategies to monitor and control infections, antibiotic use and resistance in health care facilities in the EU Member States

Meeting organised by the Belgian Presidency of the EU. A three-day meeting of experts (plenary session and 4 workshops) to discuss various issues such as national hand cleanliness campaigns, quality indicators with regard to antibiotics policy and infection control, point prevalence studies (PPS) on hospital infections and the use of antibiotics in hospitals, residential homes and care homes.

Promoting Social Inclusion and Combating Stigma for better Mental Health and Well-being (8 -10 November)

In line with the overall purpose of the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being, the conference will enable EU-Member States and relevant professional and civil society actors to exchange and improve cooperation on challenges and opportunities in mental health and wellbeing.

Alcohol and cancer: Research, evidence and policy implications

The meeting at the European Parliament will highlight the latest research from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on an evaluation of alcoholic beverages and the risks to cancer.

Debate EU Workforce for Health – Putting a Human Face to EU Policy-making ( 27 October 2010)

This event will examine the extent of the challenge common for all European countries by bringing in personal testimonies of health professionals and patients from several European Member States

Improving Healthcare Standards in Europe: Towards an Effective Framework on Patient Safety ( 26 October 2010)

This special International Symposium provides a timely opportunity for healthcare practitioners and stakeholders across Europe to explore solutions framed around the two priorities enshrined in the Council Recommendation on patient safety from 2009.

12th European Organ Donation Day – conference

The programme covers a wide variety of issues and topics, including the Council of Europe's strategies in the field of organ transplantation, organ transplantation activities in Georgia and the Caucasus, the ‘Spanish model' of organ donation and World Health Organization (WHO) and EU policies.

ECPC Cancer Summit: Making the Cancer Partnership work (13 - 14 October 2010)

The ECPC Cancer Summit will address the issue of reducing the burden of cancer, tackle inequalities across the EU, and disseminate information and knowledge about the work of the European Partnership on Action against Cancer.

World Mental Health Day (10 October 2010)

World Mental Health Day on 10 October raises public awareness about mental health issues. The Day promotes more open discussion of illnesses, and investments in prevention and treatment services.

20th Alzheimer Europe Conference “Facing dementia together” 30/09 - 2/10/2010

Organised under the theme “Facing dementia together”, the conference hopes to explore the partnerships and collaborations necessary to promote a better quality of life for people with dementia and their carers.

MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) Meeting

On 29th September 2010, Members of the European Parliament Against Cancer (MAC) met in Brussels to discuss the following topic: 'Strengthening Ties between National Governments, the European Parliament and the European Commission'

Conférence ministérielle "Innovation et Solidarité"

Une réunion stratégique de haut niveau organisée avec la coopération de la Commission européenne visant à tirer des conclusions sur la manière d’améliorer l’accès aux médicaments.

Investing in tomorrow's European health professionals – ministerial conference

The conference will bring EU countries together to discuss an effective future policy for innovation and cooperation.

Befektetés a jövő európai egészségügyi dolgozóiba – miniszteri konferencia, 2010. szeptember 9 10.

A konferencia keretében az uniós országok arról tárgyalnak majd, milyen innovációs és együttműködési stratégiát kövessenek a jövőben.

International conference on Alzheimer's disease (10-15 July 2010)

This year the conference is in Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in the United States.

Health security Conference: lessons learned from the A(H1N1) pandemic in 2009 – better management of future health threats

Parallel session on vaccination. Module 2 - Implementation of Vaccine Strategy

Health security Conference: lessons learned from the A(H1N1) pandemic in 2009 – better management of future health threats

Parallel session on vaccination. Module 1 - Regulatory Procedure and Development of Vaccination Strategies

Fifth Eastern European Conference for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs “Rare Diseases in the Focus of Personalized Medicine” and First All-Russian Conference for Rare Diseases and Rarely Use

The Fifth Eastern European Conference for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs “Rare Diseases in the Focus of Personalized Medicine” and the First All-Russian Conference for Rare Diseases and Rarely Used Medical Technologies “The Road of Life” will take place in Saint-Petersburg, Russia ­­­­­on 1-3 July 2010. The conference will bring together leading scientists, practicing doctors, patients and representatives of the patient organizations from Russia, Europe and the CIS, European alliances CEEGN and EURORDIS.

Az idősek mentális egészségéért és jóllétéért (2010. június 28–29.)

Az Európai Bizottság és (az EU Tanácsának soros elnöki tisztét betöltő) Spanyolország kormánya által szervezett konferencia.

Mental Health and Well-being in Older People- Making it happen (28-29 June 2010)

The thematic conference is organised by the European Commission and the Spanish Government (current holder of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union).

Retooling the EU Orphan Drug Regulation and US Orphan Drug Act for Better and Faster Development of Rare Disease Therapies (18 June 2010)

12th Workshop of the Eurordis Round Table of Companies

V International Conference on Patient Safety (3-4 June 2010 )

The Fifth International Conference on Patient Safety has been organised within the programme of activities established by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. The objective of this conference is to present international and national experiences in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The European Conference on Rare Diseases (13 - 15 May)

“From Policy to Effective Services for Patients” is being co-organised by EURORDIS and its partners.

Európai betegjogi nap (2010. április 18.)

Az uniós intézmények és az érdekelt felek egyre nagyobb hangsúlyt fektetnek a betegek jogaira, amint azt a határokon átnyúló egészségügyi ellátásra vonatkozó betegjogok érvényesítéséről szóló új irányelv, valamint a „Európa a betegekért” kampány is szemlélteti.

High Level Conference on Organ Transplantation

This Conference gives attendees a vision of the current situation and the main challenges in the field of organ donation and transplantation in the countries of the European Union (EU), as well as up-to-date information about the future actions of the EU in this sphere.

"Bridging Patients and Researchers - To Build the Future Agenda of Rare Disease Research in Europe" (1 March 2010)

A European Workshop on Rare Disease Research organised by EURORDIS was held on March 1st at the Internatioanal Press Centre in Brussels. Throughout the day, prestigious speakers, panellists and discussants made the case for RD research to be included in public funding schemes and remain high in the European research agenda.

Rare Disease Day (28 February 2010)

Rare Disease Day is an annual, awareness-raising event co-ordinated by EURORDIS at the international level and National Alliances of Patient Organisations at the national level

EU Conference Prevention of Depression and suicide - Making it happen

Objective of the conference: 1) Identify policies, programmes and other measures that should be prioritised when aiming to prevent depression and suicide 2) Highlight commitments to action of main actors and Member States in the area of prevention of depression and suicide 3) Enable an exchange at EU-level on policy activities, good practices by stakeholders and research projects and policies in Member States, supported by the Commission' s EU Compass for Action.

EPF VALUE+ konferencia (2009. december 9–10.)

A betegrészvételről szóló konferencia jelenti majd az Európai Betegfórum (EPF) által vezetett VALUE+ projekt zárórendezvényét. A találkozó résztvevői megismerkedhetnek az elért eredményekkel és a betegrészvételt segítő eszközökkel. A konferencia fontos rendezvény, mely lehetőséget kínál a következetes politikai kötelezettségvállalás ösztönzésére.

World Day of Organ Donation/European Day of Organ Donation goes online

The website for the World Day of Organ Donation/European Day of Organ Donation (October 4th 2009) is online. Check out the program, the bands and a lot more information about this event!

A rák elleni európai cselekvési partnerség nyitórendezvénye

A rendezvényt Barroso bizottsági elnök nyitja meg, az esemény házigazdája pedig Androulla Vassiliou egészségügyi biztos.

Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being of Children and Young People– Making it happen

Thematic Conference Mental health in Youth and Education Organised by European Commission and Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs under the auspices of the Swedish Presidency. Stockholm, 29th - 30th September 2009;

World Alzheimer's Day - 21 September 2009

The theme for World Alzheimer's Day™ 2009 is 'Diagnosing Dementia: See It Sooner'. Every year on 21 September, Alzheimer associations across the globe unite to recognise World Alzheimer's Day in many ways.

Conference Innovative Incentives for Effective Antibacterials

The Swedish Presidency hosted an expert conference about the antibiotic resistance threat on 17 September 2009 in Stockholm. The aim of the conference was to explore ways of creating incentives for the development of new drugs. Such incentives could be changes in the regulatory mechanisms, innovative financial instruments or other innovative mechanisms.

Mental health Round Table

Destigmatisation and Improving the Quality of Care in Psychiatry Prague, 28 - 29 May 2009

19th Alzheimer Europe Conference 'Stars for help' (28-30 May 2009)

Mental Health and Gender: Key Issues for the European Pact For Mental Health and Well-being

It is very clear that gender plays an important role in mental health. Gender is important to many of the determinants of mental health, often linked to inequity in society, including gender inequality. There are clear differences between genders in mental health, and mental illness in Europe.

Kerekasztal-beszélgetés: „A pénzügyi és gazdasági válság pszichoszociális hatásainak mérséklése” (2009. április 27.)

A magas szintű találkozó (amelynek házigazdája Androulla Vassiliou egészségügyi biztos) témája a jelenlegi válság hatása a mentális egészségre és a jóllétre. A beszélgetés során a politikai döntéshozók és más fontos szereplők véleménye és javaslatai is napirendre kerülnek.

6th ISNS European Regional Meeting of International Society for Neonatal Screening (26-28 April 2009 )

Czech EU Council Presidency 2009 pre-congress workshop: Rare diseases and neonatal screening: consensus building on neonatal screening based on the opinion of EU patient support groups (Eurordis, European Genetic Alliance), ISNS and of the Orphanet consortium

The Microbial Threat to Patient Safety in Europe

Ministerial Conference organised by the Czech Presidency of the EU. Antibiotics are losing their clinical effectiveness at a pace that was unforeseen even five years ago. The emergence and spread of bacteria resistant to antibiotics seriously impacts morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay, and costs for hospitals are increasing. It also represents a severe limitation to modern patient care (e.g. organ transplantation, cancer treatment, intensive care, even surgery), which would not be possible without effective antibiotics.

Pharmaceutical Forum – Delivering for Patients

How to move from agreed principles to good practice and positive change across Europe Conference co-organised by the European Commission and the European Patient's Forum. 25 March 2009, Brussels, Belgium

Mental health and well-being at the workplace - Protection and inclusion in challenging times (17 and 18 March 2009)

Könyvbemutató a ritka betegségek napján (2009. március 3.): „The Voice of 12,000 Patients”

A ritka betegségek napja alkalmából Androulla Vassiliou, az EU egészségügyi biztosa bemutatja a „The Voice of 12,000 Patients - rare disease from the patients' perspective” (12 000 beteg hangja – a ritka betegségekről a betegek szemszögéből) című könyvet. Az eseményre március 3-án 11 és 13 óra között kerül sor Brüsszelben.

Nemzetközi konferencia a ritka betegségekről és gyógyszereikről (2009. február 23–25.)

A konferencia globális fórumot kíván biztosítani annak megvitatására, hogyan lehet a nemzetközi együttműködést a ritka betegségek elleni fellépés szolgálatába állítani.

Nemzetközi találkozó az új betegségekről és azok felügyeletéről (2009. február 13–16.)

A konferencia az új fertőző betegségekkel foglalkozó szakembereknek – tudósoknak, egészségügyi dolgozóknak és a terület más fontos szereplőinek – ad alkalmat a találkozásra.

Szeminárium a haemophilia kezelésének európai alapelveiről (2009. január 27.)

A szemináriumon európai parlamenti képviselők, illetve az Európai Bizottság, a betegszervezetek és az orvostársadalom képviselői a 10 alapelvet tartalmazó európai kiáltványtervezetről cserélik ki gondolataikat.

EU Open Health Forum 2008: "Developing and Implementing Health in the European Union" (10 - 11 December 2008)

This conference aims to contribute and increase the profile of health in the EU policies through discussion between EU policy makers and stakeholders on pressing public health issues and their impacts on the Community.

A demencia területén folytatott európai együttműködés fejlesztésére irányuló EUROCODE program záró konferenciája az Európai Parlamentben (2008. december 9.)

A program célja a demenciák területén aktív valamennyi szereplőt felölelő európai hálózat kialakítása konszenzuális mutatók közös létrehozása céljából és azért, hogy az európai szinergiák kiaknázására és a szorosabb európai együttműködés megvalósítására folyamatos párbeszéd jöjjön létre e szereplők között.

Egészségpolitikai döntéshozatal uniós szinten (2008. november 27–28.)

Az EPF és a VALUE+ közös szemináriumot szervez Vilniusban a balti államok és a szomszédos országok betegszervezeteinek képviselői számára. A találkozó célja, hogy bővítse a résztvevők tudását az uniós szintű együttműködésről, valamint megvizsgálja a VALUE+ projekt során nyert eddigi tapasztalatokat.

Strategies and national plans for rare diseases in Europe: towards common recommendations (18 November 2008)

“State of the art and sharing experiences: toward EU Recommendations”

Európai antibiotikumnap (2008. november 18.)

Az európai antibiotikumnap olyan kezdeményezés, melyre a Egészségügyi Világszervezettel és egyéb szakmai szervezetekkel, egészségügyi szakemberekkel és kutatókkal szoros együttműködésben kerül sor.

ECDC, Launch of European Antibiotic Awareness Day, Strasbourg, France

Harc az Alzheimer-kór és rokon betegségei ellen (2008. október 30–31.)

„Az európai egészségügy a betegek szolgálatában” – Az Európai Unió Tanácsának francia elnöksége által megrendezett konferencia (2008. október 13–14.)

A konferencia célja, hogy bemutassa, milyen hozzáadott értéket képvisel az egészségügy terén az európai uniós szintű fellépés a betegek biztonságának, az ellátás színvonalának és a betegjogok érvényesítésének szempontjából.

Rare Diseases and Child Disability (10 October 2008)

Pharmaceutical Forum

In its Conclusions on Medical Products and Public Health of 2000, the Council of Ministers underlined the importance of identifying innovative medicines with significant added therapeutic value to attain both industrial and public health sector goals.