DRIVING BETTER OUTCOMES FOR BETTER VALUE:  LAUNCH OF THE EARLY INTERVENTION TOOLKIT

EUROPEAN STEERING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE

The European Steering Group on Sustainable Healthcare, AbbVie, The Work Foundation &amp; Fit for Work Global Alliance
 In cooperation with:
The Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Estonia
are delighted to invite you to:
DRIVING BETTER OUTCOMES FOR BETTER VALUE: LAUNCH OF THE EARLY INTERVENTION TOOLKIT
European Parliament, Tuesday 21st November 2017, 13.00-15.00, followed by networking reception
Supporting those with musculoskeletal conditions return to work, reducing sickness absences and generating eleven euro of return for every one invested, the pioneering Early Intervention Clinic is driving better outcomes for better value for patients, healthcare systems and society.
We invite you to join us at this special event to launch a Toolkit designed to support the pan-European rollout of the principles behind the Early Intervention Clinic. With a healthy and active workforce as one of the key pillars of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the effective management of chronic diseases central to improving the sustainability of healthcare systems across Europe, the launch of this patient-centric Toolkit comes at a crucial time. We look forward to welcoming you to its first live demonstration in November.
Confirmed speakers include:
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Mary Harney, Former Minister of Health for Ireland and Chair of the European Steering Group on Sustainable Healthcare
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Marian Harkin MEP (ALDE), Co-founder of the Interest Group Brain, Mind and Pain
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Nicola Bedlington, Secretary General, European Patients' Forum
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Sylvain Giraud, Head of Unit B1 - Performance of National Health Systems, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
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Antonio Cammarota, Team Leader, Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL)
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 Magdalena Wladysiuk, President, Central and Eastern European Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care (EESTAHC)
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Professor Joachim Fischer, Director, Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine
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Professor Anthony Woolf, Chair, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
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Dr Juan Jover, Head of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Complutense University, Madrid
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Neil Betteridge, Liaison Officer for EU Public Affairs, European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
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Lesley Giles, Director, The Work Foundation
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Esteban Plata, President International, Western Europe and Canada, AbbVie
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WITH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED