The letter urges EU leaders to focus on a sustainable, equitable Europe that prioritizes citizen health at the upcoming summit. It expresses concern that austerity measures are threatening economic recovery, health systems, and social values. Indiscriminate cuts to health and social services will increase costs and health problems in the long run. Bold reforms are needed that strengthen social protection systems and reflect societal needs rather than financial markets.
The document summarizes the findings of the 2009 Pan-European Health Study. It analyzed survey responses from 2,841 consumers across 7 European countries. Key findings include:
- 89% of respondents reported being ill in the past year, with the most common issues being headaches, allergies, hypertension, depression, stress, asthma, and heartburn.
- Factor and cluster analysis identified 4 distinct patient segments based on their attitudes toward health, lifestyle, and treatment.
- The segments are presented in a 3-dimensional graph showing their relative positions on factors like healthy lifestyle, health involvement, and alternative viewpoints.
1. This document calls for papers to be presented at the WFC/ACC/CCIAP Education Conference on Translating Evidence into Practice being held in Perth, Western Australia from September 26-29, 2012.
2. Papers on topics related to translating evidence into practice in chiropractic education or clinical practice should be 500-1000 words and submitted by April 30, 2012.
3. Authors of selected papers will be notified by May 31, 2012 and papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) uses computer technology as an aid for presenting, reinforcing, and assessing foreign language material, usually with an interactive element.
- Early CALL focused on drill-and-practice programs but now includes more innovative simulations and interactive programs that present real-life cultural situations.
- Strengths of CALL include interactivity, multimedia capabilities, rapid access to information, data storage, consistency, and a learner-centered environment. However, programs must have engaging and effective content and methodology.
Consensus statements from the north atlantic research dayecupresident
An international meeting of chiropractic leaders from Europe and Canada resulted in 12 consensus statements about collaborating on research and clinical guidelines. Key points included: establishing a North Atlantic research alliance; supporting research through funding and career opportunities to build credibility; conducting multinational collaborative research to improve quality and status; and developing clinical guidelines in conjunction with educational institutions.
This document provides an overview of the Resources tool in Sakai and how it can be used to manage course content. The Resources tool allows instructors to organize, share, connect, and control access to files and folders for students. It also discusses how to migrate content from Blackboard into Sakai courses using the Migrate Content tool and customize how resources are displayed. The Resources tool provides a way to centralize and maintain course materials.
The Chiropractic Action Team (CAT) is a nonprofit organization that partners with humanitarian aid groups like the Red Cross to provide chiropractic care. CAT has had success partnering with the Italian Red Cross to create chiropractic clinics and educate volunteers on preventing back injuries. The organization is seeking chiropractors to volunteer their time and expertise to help underserved communities and Red Cross volunteers through these partnerships. Chiropractic care can help people thrive by restoring proper function to the body, and CAT aims to promote chiropractic and make a difference through their humanitarian efforts.
Senn Delaney is a culture-shaping consulting firm that has been exclusively focused on transforming organizational cultures for over 35 years. They are recognized as the leading authority in culture shaping and have worked with many Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies. Senn Delaney uses a comprehensive methodology called DURAM to diagnose culture, unfreeze old behaviors, reinforce new behaviors, apply culture shaping tools, and measure results. Their approach begins with aligning senior leadership and engaging the entire organization to create lasting cultural change.
The document summarizes the findings of the 2009 Pan-European Health Study. It analyzed survey responses from 2,841 consumers across 7 European countries. Key findings include:
- 89% of respondents reported being ill in the past year, with the most common issues being headaches, allergies, hypertension, depression, stress, asthma, and heartburn.
- Factor and cluster analysis identified 4 distinct patient segments based on their attitudes toward health, lifestyle, and treatment.
- The segments are presented in a 3-dimensional graph showing their relative positions on factors like healthy lifestyle, health involvement, and alternative viewpoints.
1. This document calls for papers to be presented at the WFC/ACC/CCIAP Education Conference on Translating Evidence into Practice being held in Perth, Western Australia from September 26-29, 2012.
2. Papers on topics related to translating evidence into practice in chiropractic education or clinical practice should be 500-1000 words and submitted by April 30, 2012.
3. Authors of selected papers will be notified by May 31, 2012 and papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) uses computer technology as an aid for presenting, reinforcing, and assessing foreign language material, usually with an interactive element.
- Early CALL focused on drill-and-practice programs but now includes more innovative simulations and interactive programs that present real-life cultural situations.
- Strengths of CALL include interactivity, multimedia capabilities, rapid access to information, data storage, consistency, and a learner-centered environment. However, programs must have engaging and effective content and methodology.
Consensus statements from the north atlantic research dayecupresident
An international meeting of chiropractic leaders from Europe and Canada resulted in 12 consensus statements about collaborating on research and clinical guidelines. Key points included: establishing a North Atlantic research alliance; supporting research through funding and career opportunities to build credibility; conducting multinational collaborative research to improve quality and status; and developing clinical guidelines in conjunction with educational institutions.
This document provides an overview of the Resources tool in Sakai and how it can be used to manage course content. The Resources tool allows instructors to organize, share, connect, and control access to files and folders for students. It also discusses how to migrate content from Blackboard into Sakai courses using the Migrate Content tool and customize how resources are displayed. The Resources tool provides a way to centralize and maintain course materials.
The Chiropractic Action Team (CAT) is a nonprofit organization that partners with humanitarian aid groups like the Red Cross to provide chiropractic care. CAT has had success partnering with the Italian Red Cross to create chiropractic clinics and educate volunteers on preventing back injuries. The organization is seeking chiropractors to volunteer their time and expertise to help underserved communities and Red Cross volunteers through these partnerships. Chiropractic care can help people thrive by restoring proper function to the body, and CAT aims to promote chiropractic and make a difference through their humanitarian efforts.
Senn Delaney is a culture-shaping consulting firm that has been exclusively focused on transforming organizational cultures for over 35 years. They are recognized as the leading authority in culture shaping and have worked with many Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies. Senn Delaney uses a comprehensive methodology called DURAM to diagnose culture, unfreeze old behaviors, reinforce new behaviors, apply culture shaping tools, and measure results. Their approach begins with aligning senior leadership and engaging the entire organization to create lasting cultural change.
Re thinking-european-healthcare-ehp-book-2015 2016 MEDx.CareMEDx eHealthCenter
This document outlines recommendations from the European Health Parliament's committee on antimicrobial resistance. It begins with an executive summary describing the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance and outlines four key areas of recommendations: 1) establishing a European Health Semester platform and national AMR teams to improve cross-border cooperation; 2) preventing AMR through GP interventions, diagnostic tools, and education; 3) implementing manufacturing standards to prevent pharmaceutical pollution; and 4) creating access to innovative tools through a global fund. The full document provides further context on antimicrobial resistance as a global crisis and the factors driving increased resistance.
1. MEP Norica Nicolai hosted a debate on infertility policy in the EU after a report revealed numerous barriers to access infertility services across EU nations.
2. The report, supported by Merck and produced by Fertility Europe and ESHRE, presented a comparative account of infertility policies in 9 EU states and calls for urgent action to address health inequalities.
3. Nicolai and infertility advocacy groups recommend 5 actions: prioritizing infertility on public health agendas; including fertility in demographic plans; promoting gender equality; allowing workplace flexibility for treatment; and updating the EU's comparative analysis of assisted reproduction policies.
This document provides information about the Europa Uomo Board and contents of its newsletter "Did You Know?".
The Board is led by Chairman Ken Mastris and includes vice chairmen, secretary, treasurer, and other members. The newsletter covers topics like depression and its relationship to anxiety in cancer patients, the humanization of cancer care, and a prostate cancer conference. It also provides updates on the strategic plan to achieve the vision of no man suffering from prostate cancer, and encourages contributions from members.
The board of Europa Uomo met during the 30th annual meeting of the European Association of Urology in Madrid, Spain from March 20-24, 2015. The summary includes:
1) The board discussed initiatives of the Board and upcoming adoption of a Strategic Plan at their annual general meeting in Warsaw.
2) The article discusses common shortcomings in prostate cancer care across Europe, including limited availability of prostate cancer screening in only four European countries.
3) It provides an overview of contents of the newsletter, including articles on depression and anxiety in prostate cancer patients, clinical trials registration and reporting in Europe, and cancer support services in Ireland.
This document proposes ways for the EU to strengthen its role in global health. It recommends that the EU:
1) Seek stronger leadership and coordination of global health actors like the WHO to improve governance.
2) Increase support to help all countries achieve universal healthcare coverage and make faster progress on health-related UN Millennium Development Goals.
3) Promote policy coherence across EU policies affecting health like trade, development aid, migration, and climate change.
The document summarizes a policy audit launch event on fertility held in the European Parliament. It discusses the challenges of infertility in Europe, including unequal access to treatment across EU countries. Presenters highlighted issues like long wait times, high costs, and discrimination faced. They called for increased awareness, standardized eligibility criteria, research funding, and ensuring infertility is seen as a medical issue rather than a lifestyle choice. The first IVF baby addressed the event, urging support for those unable to conceive naturally. National representatives from Romania and Italy discussed the specific issues in their countries. Overall the event aimed to start a dialogue on supporting equal access to fertility treatments and policies across the EU.
The document summarizes a policy audit launch event on fertility held in the European Parliament. It discusses the challenges of infertility in Europe, including unequal access to treatment across EU countries. Presentations were given highlighting issues like long wait times, high costs, and discrimination faced. There were calls to improve coordination between countries and promote universal access to safe, effective fertility treatments for all. The need to reduce stigma and support those undergoing treatment was also emphasized.
This document discusses lifestyles and cancer prevention. It notes that unhealthy lifestyles like tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and harmful alcohol use account for many cancers in Europe. International plans like the WHO Global Action Plan aim to reduce behavioral risk factors to prevent cancer and other diseases. The document then provides statistics on the most common cancers in Europe, noting variations in incidence rates across regions. It highlights monitoring of risk factors like those done by the Italian surveillance system PASSI as important for guiding prevention efforts. Finally, it introduces the next section which will discuss alcohol and its link to cancer.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on societal and health challenges in Europe given at the 4th International MS Patient Summit in Rome. It discusses the high costs of brain disorders in Europe, which have increased from €386 billion in 2004 to €798 billion in 2010. Indirect costs accounted for 40% of total costs, while direct healthcare costs were 37% and direct non-medical costs were 23%. As life expectancy increases globally, aging populations will present new challenges for healthcare systems. Factors like increased polypharmacy, migration, and access to medications and healthcare were also covered. The presentation argued for partnership, communication, and innovation to help address these issues going forward.
Europa Uomo is a non-profit organization established in 2003 to improve prostate cancer awareness and care across Europe. It currently includes associations from 23 European countries. Europa Uomo strives to save more lives and reduce costs by promoting early diagnosis, effective personalized treatment, and reducing disparities in care standards. It conducts various educational activities and collaborates with medical organizations. Europa Uomo is managed by a 7 person board and provides a platform to raise European standards in prostate cancer treatment and quality of life.
The document summarizes key points from a speech given by the WHO Regional Director for Europe on health challenges in the European region and strategies to address them. The main points are:
1) There are significant health inequities within and between countries in the European region in terms of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. Nordic countries have some of the highest rates.
2) Investing in public health, disease prevention, and addressing social determinants of health through intersectoral policies can help reduce inequities and improve population health outcomes.
3) The Health 2020 policy framework and examples from countries like Norway that have strengthened public health infrastructure and implemented intersectoral governance approaches provide guidance for addressing challenges and closing
Letter to Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Dr. AndriukaitisAlcoholActionIreland
1) Several public health organizations resigned from the EU Alcohol and Health Forum due to the lack of an EU Alcohol Strategy and concerns about the efficacy of voluntary commitments from the alcohol industry.
2) The organizations called for a renewed EU Alcohol Strategy to adequately address alcohol harm, such as crime, violence, and traffic accidents.
3) As founding members of the Forum, the organizations had raised past concerns about the lack of evidence that industry commitments reduce harm and about insufficient discussions of effective policy absent vested interests.
The European Union has been moving towards gender equality at a snail’s pace. With a Gender Equality Index score of 67.4 out of 100, the EU still has a lot of room for improvement. Since 2005, the EU’s score has increased by only 5.4 points (+ 1.2 points since 2015).
The EU is closest to gender equality in the domains of health (88.1 points) and money (80.4 points). Gender inequalities are most worrying in the domain of power (51.9 points). Nevertheless, the score in this domain has improved the most since 2005 (+ 13 points), due to progress in nearly every Member State. Although the EU has progressed towards gender equality, developments are uneven between Member States. Sweden (83.6 points) and Denmark (77.5 points) are consistently the most gender-equal societies. Greece (51.2 points) and Hungary (51.9 points) have the longest way to go. Italy and Cyprus have improved the most (+ 13.8 points and + 10.4 points), while Lithuania is the only country not to have made any progress in gender equality since 2005. In some domains, progress has slowed, stalled or even regressed. We are still far from the finish line.
Each year we score EU Member States and the EU as a whole to see how far they are from reaching gender equality. The Index uses a scale of 1 to 100, where 1 is for total inequality and 100 is for total equality. The scores are based on the gaps between women and men and levels of achievement in six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. Two additional domains are integrated into the Index but do not have an impact on the final score. The domain of intersecting inequalities highlights how gender inequalities manifest in combination with age, dis/ability, country of birth, education and family type. The domain of violence against women measures and analyses women’s experiences of violence. In addition to providing a snapshot into the Index scores, the Gender Equality Index 2019 includes a thematic focus on work-life balance.
Assessing the socioeconomic impact of Alzheimer’s in western Europe and Canada is a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Eli Lilly, which examines how healthcare systems and governments in western Europe and Canada are responding to the growing pressures that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are placing on their economy, society and healthcare systems.
Opening Session 11th July 2010: IUHPE 20th Health Promotion Conference IUHPE2010
The document summarizes the opening plenary session of a health promotion conference. It discusses several challenges to health, including climate change, urbanization, aging populations, and the rise of chronic diseases. It notes that poor populations are more vulnerable to health issues and disasters. New approaches are needed that mainstream health in all policies and address both upstream social determinants and downstream interventions. The panel discussion focused on these themes and challenges in Europe. The keynote speeches discussed the social determinants of health and the human right to health.
The document summarizes the opening plenary session of a health promotion conference. It discusses several challenges to health, including climate change, urbanization, aging populations, and the rise of chronic diseases. It notes that poor populations are more vulnerable to health issues and disasters. New approaches are needed that mainstream health in all policies and address both upstream social determinants and downstream interventions. The panel discussion focused on these themes and challenges in Europe.
The social gradient in health refers to the consistent finding that lower socioeconomic status is associated with worse health outcomes and shorter life expectancy. People further down the social ladder run at least twice the risk of serious illness and premature death compared to those higher up. This social gradient exists even among middle-class groups. Both material and psychosocial factors contribute to these health inequalities. Addressing the social determinants of health through policies that reduce educational failure, employment insecurity, and poverty across the lifespan is important for improving population health and social justice.
Health 2020 is a new European policy framework for health and well-being adopted by the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in 2012. It aims to significantly improve population health and well-being, reduce health inequities, and ensure sustainable health systems. Health 2020 recognizes that health challenges require involvement across all levels of government and society. It provides an adaptable framework for integrated interventions to address major health issues like noncommunicable and communicable diseases.
This document provides an introduction and background to home care in Europe. It discusses the challenges of an aging population and increasing demand for home care services. There is currently a lack of up-to-date comparative information on home care across Europe. This book aims to address that gap by examining the current structure and policies of home care in different European countries. It establishes a conceptual framework and identifies key issues to be analyzed, such as governance, funding, service delivery and quality monitoring.
This document provides an evaluation report of the Barcelona College of Chiropractic (BCC) following an on-site visit conducted in October 2014 to assess BCC's compliance with ECCE standards for chiropractic education and accreditation. The report finds that BCC meets many ECCE standards, with some recommendations for improvement. It commends BCC's leadership, unique bilingual program, clinical facilities, and student feedback processes. The report recommends increasing full-time faculty, separating external examiner and advisor roles, broadening governance, and addressing non-evidence-based approaches in the curriculum.
The president of the French Chiropractic Association writes a letter providing feedback on a recent meeting with the European Chiropractic Union. He expresses concerns about a lack of transparency and consistency. Specifically, he notes that minutes from meetings with the ECU president did not accurately reflect the discussions, and the ECU did not follow through on apparent support for France's request for financial assistance. Additionally, the letter questions the ECU's strategy and priorities, arguing they should focus more on defining chiropractic's identity in Europe. While maintaining a desire for professional cooperation, the letter reiterates France's decision to withdraw from the ECU due to the membership vote.
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This document proposes ways for the EU to strengthen its role in global health. It recommends that the EU:
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The document summarizes a policy audit launch event on fertility held in the European Parliament. It discusses the challenges of infertility in Europe, including unequal access to treatment across EU countries. Presentations were given highlighting issues like long wait times, high costs, and discrimination faced. There were calls to improve coordination between countries and promote universal access to safe, effective fertility treatments for all. The need to reduce stigma and support those undergoing treatment was also emphasized.
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3. References and appendices are provided for each study summarized. The document concludes by commenting on how chiropractic addresses the mechanical cause of problems rather than just symptoms.
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1. June 22, 2012
Open letter to the European Council
EU leaders must focus on sustainable, equitable Europe that fosters, and is sustained
by, a healthy population.
Dear President,
Dear Prime Minister,
We are writing to you ahead of the European Summit at the end of this month, where together
with your European counterparts you will discuss the EU response to the economic crisis.
In these difficult times, we urge you to set out a sustainable vision for Europe and
demonstrate decisive leadership. As representatives of those most affected by the crisis as
well as those who work with and serve the people living in Europe, we look to you for confident
action that prioritises the needs of citizens.
We are concerned that after two years of austerity and fiscal consolidation, the EU has so far
only narrowly escaped an economic recession and growth prospects remain dismal. Market
forces are increasingly unpredictable as seen by the response to the injection of finance into
Spain and this is threatening confidence in democracy, and ultimately the values that
underpin European society. We are concerned that the toll on ordinary people living in
Europe is intolerable, affecting their physical and mental health while health systems are
at crisis point. Those who can afford it the least, are affected the most.
We urge you to show the courage to think beyond the short-term and to support measures that
strengthen solidarity-based systems of social protection including health care. We ask you to
draw lessons from economies which are showing resilience amid crisis and reforms.
Austerity measures put in place to appease financial markets are proving to be a threat
to legitimate, democratic government and ultimately to democracy itself.
As you discuss the Country Specific Recommendations (CSR), we recall the June 2011
Council Conclusions towards modern, responsive and sustainable health systems which
stated: “Investments in health should be acknowledged as a contributor to economic
2. growth. While health is a value in itself, it is also a pre-condition to achieve economic
growth” and called for the health sector to play a key role in the implementation of the EU2020
strategy. Thus when discussing austerity measures and reforms to public finances, it is
important to understand that cutting spending in social protection and health (primary,
secondary and tertiary care) is ultimately a false economy.
We recognise the need to find efficiencies and sustainable healthcare reforms, and urge you to
act strategically. Indiscriminate reductions in health and social services today will both
lead to late detection of illness and higher long-term costs and take away the much
needed support that people in Europe need to be resilient and emerge quickly from the
economic crisis.
The evidence is already emerging of a rise in mortality, morbidity and communicable
diseases. Short term savings from cutting health and social spending as proposed in some
Member States will both mean worse health and social outcomes and higher expenditure
because patients will need more intensive and expensive interventions in the longer term.
Indiscriminate cuts are making a worrying situation even more dangerous and our fear is
that this will threaten the economic recovery prospects for Europe as a whole, deny
universal and equitable access to quality health care, force a transfer of care and
payment onto households and destabilise the social values undermining Europe. A
successful EU 2020 strategy promotes the European values of equity and equality, including
gender equality, social justice and wellbeing and we encourage you to put this high on your
agenda.
In order to achieve Europe’s full potential for prosperity, solidarity and security we need you to
act decisively, boldly implementing reforms that are not regressive, but tackle some of the
underlying problems within our health systems. The priorities for public spending should not
be left to economists and the whims of the financial market, but must reflect the needs and
challenges facing society, while tackling directly fear and fragmentation within our societies.
Inequity has been one of the drivers of the crisis: greater equity and equality must be one
of the solutions.
Bold decisions can lead Europe through today's big challenges and offer the next generation the
hope of a better future. By taking the real needs of people into consideration with the CSRs, EU
leaders can create a more sustainable, equitable Europe that fosters, and is sustained
by, a healthy population. At this decisive time the public health community and people living
in Europe look for courageous leadership from Heads of States and Government to take
action on prioritising and championing the health, safety and well-being of your people,
not sacrificing this for short term dubious financial gains. We offer our full support and
collaboration during the drafting of national reform programmes and CSRs and in the
implementation and monitoring of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Yours sincerely,
3. Signatories
Members of the European Parliament
Cristian Busoi, MEP
ALDE, Romania
Alojz Peterle, MEP
EPP Group Slovenia
Alejandro Cercas MEP
S&D, Spain
Dr. Pavel Poc, MEP
S&D, Czech Republic
Nessa Childers
S&D, Ireland
Marisa Matias, MEP
GUE/NGL Portugal Bart Staes, MEP
Greens, Belgium
Glenis Willmott, MEP
S&D, United Kingdom
Antoniya Parvanova MEP
ALDE, Bulgaria
4. International and European Organisations
Archie Turnbull
President
The European Public Health Alliance
Anne-Sophie Parent
Secretary General
Age Platform
Maria Teresa Petrangolini
Director
Active Citizenship Network
Mr Jean-Philippe Huchet
President
Association Internationale de la Mutualite (AIM)
Kristina Sperkova
Secretary General
Active
5. Professor Helmut Brand
President
ASPHER
Dr Konstanty Radziwill
President
Standing Committee of European Doctors
(CPME)
Eberhard Schatz
Coordinator
Civil Society Forum on Drugs
Dr Thierry BRIGAUD
President
Médecins du Monde France
Dr Alvaro GONZALEZ
President
Medicos del Mundo Spain
Agnes Uhereczky On behalf of - Doctors of the World
Director
International Network
Confederation of Family Organisations in the
European Union
6. Francis Grogna
Secretary General
European Network for Smoking and Tobacco
Koen Block Prevention
Executive Director
European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)
EU HIV/AIDS
EU HIV/AIDS Civil Society
Forum
Anna Zakowicz
Lella Cosmaro
Co-chair, Civil Society Co-chair, Civil Society
Forum Forum
Dr Roberto Frontini
President
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists
Eberhard Schatz
Dr João de Deus Coordinator
President Correlation - European network Social Inclusion
European Association of Senior Hospital and Health
Phyisicans (AEMH)
7. Anders Olauson
Øystein Ogre PresidentEuropean
President Patients' Forum
European Chiropractors Union
Cécile Gréboval
Clive Needle
Secretary General
Director
European Women' s Lobby
Eurohealthnet
Prof. Walter Ricciardi
President Nace Kovac
European Public Health Association President
Mental Health Europe
8. Mariann Skar
Secretary General
European Alcohol Policy Alliance
Michele LeVoy
Director
Platform for International Cooperation on
Undocumented Migrant
Catherine Hartmann
Secretary General
Conny Reuter European COPD Coalition
Secretary General
SOLIDAR
Frank Goodwin
Secretary
Eurocarers
Fintan Farrell
Director
European Anti-poverty Network
9. Mr Prof Jan De Maeseneer
Chairman of the Executive Board
Joanne Vincenten European Forum for Primary Care
Director
European Child Safety Alliance
Emma Woodford Robert Pederson
Manager
Policy and Project Coordinator European Public Health in Agriculture and
Association of European Cancer Leagues
Consortium
Mervi Jokinen
Paul De Raeve President
General Secretary European Midwives Association
European Federation of Nurses
Chris McCalister Dr. Hans Stein
Chairman European Public Health Centre
European Federation for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine
10. Ivan Ivanov Freek Spinnewijn
Executive Director Director
European Roma Information Unit European Federation of National Organisations
Working with the Homeless
Carola Fischbach-Pyttel
General Secretary
European Public Service Union
Dr Claude Wetzel
President
European Federation of Salaried Doctors - FEMS
Professor Rabu Klaus
President
European Respiratory Society Prof. Torsten Zuberbie
Secretary General
Global Allergy & Asthma European Network
(GA²LEN)
Seamus Connolly
Political Officer
European Shiatsu Federation
11. Katrina Perehudoff
European Projects Manager
Health Action International (HAI) Europe
Nicolai Paulsen
President of the European Region
International Federation of Social Workers
(IFSW)
John Bowis
President
Health First Europe
Florence Berteletti-Kemp
Smoke-Free Partnership
Bodil Eriksson
Secretary General
The International Council on Social Welfare
Panos Englezos
President
Thalassaemia International Federation
Sophie Peresson
Regional Director
International Diabetes Federation European
Region
12. Dr Romuald Krajewski
President David Gorria
Dr Edwin Borman
Secretary General General Secretary
European Union of Medical Specialists European Region of the World Confederation for
Physical Therapists
Trade Associations
Nicole Denjoy
Secretary General Richard Bergström
European Coordination Committee of the Director General
Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry
Industry
Associations
Dr. Jürgen Schulze
Luciano Cattani,
President
European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association CEO
European Association of Medical Technology
Industry in Europe, (EUCOMED)
13. National or regional Organisations
Inna Krulko
Director
All-Ukrainian Association of Patients Rights
Defense "Health of Nation
Miguel Ángel Royo Bordonada
Coordinator
Spanish Interdisciplinary Committee on
Cardiovascular Prevention
Carlos Artundo Purroy
CEO Panos Englezos
Andalusian School of Public Health President
Cyprus Alliance for Rare Disorders
Alessandra Cerioli
Zeljko Jakovic Chair
President Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro l'Aids
Slatki Zivot
14. Mihaela Lovse
President
Slovenian Coalition for Tobacco Control and Public Health
Miguel Ángel Royo Bordonada, MD, PhD
Sir Richard Thompson Academic Director
President Spanish National School of Public Health
Royal College of Physicians
Fernando García Benavides
President
Spanish Association of Epidemiology
Institute of Health Carlos the Third
Individuals
Professor John R Ashton C.B.E
Joint Director of Public Health for NHS
Cumbria and Cumbria County
Professor David Stuckler, MPH PhD
University of Cambridge
Professor Martin McKee, CBE MD Tamsin Rose
London School of Hygeine and Tropical Independent Health Advocate
Medicine