The current phase in this ongoing investigation, which has counted since 2004 with the endorsement of the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg and with the support of Pfizer, Inc. and which produced 4 reports in 2007 (the Cox Report) at the Helsinki Conference, is preparing 2 in-depth studies, on:

• The future of managing chronic diseases in Europe, and
• The future of health technology assessment (HTA) in Europe.

This work is being led by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Busse of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and the University of Technology, Berlin (for the CDM report), and by Prof. Dr. Panos Kanavos of the London School of Economics (for the HTA report).

The reports will be launched as one document aimed at European policy makers at an invitation-only Conference in Prague for 200 guests on 17/18 February 2009. For more information and to register for the Prague conference click below.

SECURING EUROPE’S HEALTHCARE FUTURE, PRAGUE, 17/18 FEBRUARY 2009 – REGISTER HERE

The Conference will take place during an entire morning, finishing with a lunch and will be preceded by a dinner the evening before.  External speakers of distinction will speak on both occasions as well as the authors of both reports.

Pat Cox, President of the European Movement and past President of the European Parliament, will the Moderator of the Conference. Pat Cox is the Chairman of the Steering Group of the investigation into sustainable healthcare financing.

The Final Conference will bring together a select group of politicians and regulators at national, (EU 27 + Eastern European countries + US), European, and supra-national levels with certain representatives of civil society to debate these issues of overriding concern to our ageing European populations and to the health systems that must provide for them.

Please note that members of the press or industry representatives apart from the sponsor to the investigation into sustainable healthcare financing, will not be present at the Conference. The discussions which follow the presentation of the reports will be held under Chatham House rules.