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CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT EMPOWERMENT
Tuesday, 27 March, 2007
European health systems are embracing disease management programmes to achieve significant advances in clinical and financial outcomes. This Summit explores best practices in patient empowerment as an essential element of successful chronic disease initiatives.
               
Summit Chair
Andrew Jaminson
Head of Health & Local Government Sector
Capgemini UK

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14:30
The Role of Patients in Managing Chronic Conditions
Iris van Bennekom - Speaker Photo Iris van Bennekom
General Manager
NPCF (Federation of Patients and Consumer Organizations of the Netherlands)
Netherlands

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15:00
From Research and Practice to Large-scale Implementation of Patient-centred Diabetes Care
Søren E. Skovlund - Speaker Photo Søren E. Skovlund
Senior Adviser and Manager, Corporate Health Partnerships
Novo Nordisk A/S
Denmark

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15:30
Developing a Patient-centered Model for Chronic Disease Management in a European Setting
Orlaith O'Reilly - Speaker Photo Dr Orlaith O'Reilly
Director of Public Health
Health Service Executive, South (SE)
Ireland

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16:00 -
16:30
Innovative Technologies to Empower Chronic Patients
Ivo Lurvink - Speaker Photo Ivo Lurvink
CEO, Philips Consumer Healthcare Solutions
Netherlands

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Josep Roca
Director, Chronic Care Programme
Hospital Clinic
Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona
Spain
16:30
Networking Session and Refreshment Break
17:15
Improving the Health of Scotland: Strategic Directions in Chronic Disease Management
Derek Feeley - Speaker Photo Derek Feeley
Director of Healthcare Policy and Strategy
Health Department
Scotland

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17:45
Telehealth: Long Term Condition Monitoring and the Implications for Health and Social Care
Peter Gilroy - Speaker Photo Peter Gilroy
Chief Executive
Kent County Council
United Kingdom

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18:15
Personal Health Systems: A Solution for Chronic Disease Management
Gerard Comyn - Speaker Photo Dr. Gerard Comyn
Head of Unit, ICT for Health,
The European Commission
Belgium

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Wednesday, 28 March, 2007
12:00 -
13:00
Interactive Session
Interactive Summit Sessions are a unique opportunity for attendees to interact and discuss targeted challenges with Summit speakers. These sessions will reconvene selected summit speakers in one panel for a 60 minute session of questions and answers with the audience.
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