The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe recently concluded in Brussels, Belgium and convened over 325 international health leaders and government officials to share business cases, best-practices and successful initiatives to address current challenges facing Europe. The 2010 Congress featured dynamic presentations from Aart de Geus, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD, Professor Steven K. Smith, Chief Executive, Imperial College London, Zoran Stancic, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for the Information Society and Media (DG INFSO) European Commission, Dr. Andrea Kdolsky, former Minister of Health, Austria,Dr Ilias Iakovidis, Acting Head of Unit - ICT for Health, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Dr Andrew Jones, Group Medical Director, Nuffield Health, Nicky Jermyn, Group CEO, St. Vincent's Healthcare Group, Ireland, Tarmo Martikainen Chief Executive Office, The Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Finland, Hugh Risebrow, Commercial Director, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS, United Kingdom and many more on global strategies for performance management, innovations in health care technology, chronic disease management and health care financing

The 6th Annual WHCC Europe was honored to feature an extensive speaker roster of over 85 industry visionaries and thought leaders to foster solutions to improve quality, cost and accountability. As an exciting element of the event, the World Health Care Congress Europe welcomed several top media outlets, which resulted in live video interviews at the event. Joining them were 15 press members who will be posting articles daily. Please visit the World Congress media page at http://www.worldcongress.com/events/HR11015/videoInterviews.cfm?confCode=HR11015 to view the video interviews and http://www.worldcongress.com/news/index.cfm?confCode=&categoryID=2 to view the coverage. Articles to be added daily!

Senior Health Policy/Governing Executives
Zoran Stancic Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for the Information Society and Media (DG INFSO) European Commission Belgium	Dr Ilias Iakovidis Acting Head of Unit - ICT for Health DG Information Society and Media European Commission Belgium
Aart de Geus Deputy Secretary-General OECD France	Anabela Coelho Health of Integrated Disease Management & Innovation Division General-Directorate of Health Portugal
Oyvind Hope Research Programme Officer, Directorate for Research European Commission Belgium	John Howie, MPH DipCPN RNMH Programme Manager NHS Health Scotland United Kingdom
Dr. Jan Kyncl Deputy Head, Department of Epidemiology of the Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology National Institute of Public Health Czech Republic	Tino Martí, MSc Chief Information Officer Institut d’Estudis de la Salut Spain
Joan Saddler National Director Patient and Public Affairs Public and Patient Experience and Engagement Department of Health United Kingdom	Peter Wintlev-Jensen Head of Sector, ICT for Ageing Senior Policy Developer DG Information Society and Media, European Commission Belgium

Hospitals, Health Systems & Primary Care
Dott.ssa Francesca Avolio ARES Puglia Regional Health Agency of Region Puglia	Alberto Deales Clinical Pathways Manager ARS Marche, Regional Health Agency of Region Marche Italy
Prof. Dr. med. Detlev Ganten, MD, PhD President, World Health Summit Charité Berlin; Chairman of the Board, Charité Foundation	Dottor Pietro Grasso Direttore Generale ASL Roma E Italy
Nicky Jermyn Group CEO St. Vincent's Healthcare Group Ireland	Dr Andrew Jones Group Medical Director Nuffield Health United Kingdom
Vahe A Kazandjian, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; President, Center for Performance Sciences; Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Senior Vice President, Maryland Hospital Association	Professor Johan Kips President University Hospitals Leuven Belgium
Dr. Finn Klamer Medical Director sundhed.dk – ehealth portal Denmark	Vibeke Krøll Director of Nursing Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby Denmark
Tarmo Martikainen Chief Executive Office The Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement Finland	Dr Richard A Mendelsohn Clinical Director of Chronic Disease Systems NHS Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust
Dr. Konstanty Radziwiłł President Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) Belgium	Hugh Risebrow Commercial Director Guy's and St Thomas' NHS United Kingdom
Professor Steven K. Smith, FmedSci Principal of the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Centre, Imperial College London; Chief Executive, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust United Kingdom	Odd Søreide Medical Director Helse Vest RHF Norway
Martti Talja, MD, PhD, Professor Hospital Director, Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care; MD, Specialist in surgery and urology, Senior lecturer (PhD) in Kuopio Universit Finland	Dr. Carlos Trescoli Chief Executive Personal Adviser Hospital de la Ribera, Alzira Spain
Dr Bert Vrijhoef Professor Chronic Care, Maastricht University Medical Center; Department of Integrated Care, TRANZO, Tilburg University Netherlands	John E.L. Wong, MBBS, FAMS, FRCP, FACP Deputy Chief Executive, The National University Health System; Dean; The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, The National University of Singapore; Director, The National University Cancer Institute, Singapore Singapore
Aleksander Zaleski Chief of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Department District General Hospital Inowroclaw Poland

IT Innovators
Prof. Bjoern Bergh Prof. of Medical Information Systems, University of Heidelberg; CIO/CTO, Heidelberg University Clinics; Vice President, ICMCC Germany	Joan Guanyabens i Calvet Chief Executive Officer, Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research; Coordinator of Health IT, Catalan Ministry of Health Spain
Göran Hernell Chief Information Officer County Council of Kronoberg Sweden	Otto Larsen Chief Executive Officer, Connected Digital Health National Board Of Health Denmark
Josep Picas Chief Information Officer Hospital de St. Pau, Barcelona Spain	Madis Tiik Chief Executive Officer Estonian eHealth Foundation Estonia
Francisco Perez Torres Head of IT Department Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) Spain

Insurer and Payer Organizations
Catherine Bismuth, MD Chief Medical Officer CNAMTS France	Bert Boer, MD, PhD Executive Member of the Board College voor zorgverzekeringen (CVZ, Health Care Insurance Board) Netherlands
Cornelius Erbe, MD Senior Vice President and Head of BU Product Management Deutsche Angestellten Krankenkasse (DAK) Germany	Dr. Dirk Göpffarth Head of Risk Structure Compensation German Federal Insurance Agency (BVA) Germany
Dr. Steve Hajioff, MB BCh MSc MRCGP MFPH DLSHTM Medical Director for Analytics Bupa Health Dialog United Kingdom	Philippe Paul, MD, MPH Health Dialog Spain General Manager Sanitas Spain

Patient Groups/Associations/Academics
Paul Bartels, MD President Elect European Society for Quality in Healthcare (ESQH) Denmark	Prof. Gwyn Bevan Professor of Management Science and Director of the MSc in Public Management and Governance London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr Lodewijk Bos President ICMCC Netherlands	Alexander Dobrev Consultant, Project Manager empirica Germany
Phillip Hassen President, ISQua; Chief Executive, Canadian Patient Safety Institute Canada	Johan Hjertqvist President and Chairman Health Consumer Powerhouse Belgium
Dr Jacob Hofdijk Special Advisor, Chronic Disease Management Ministry of Health The Netherlands	Marc Lange Secretary General European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) Belgium
Fredrik Lindén Project Coordinator epSOS- Smart Open Services for European Patients SALAR - The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Sweden	David Lloyd-Williams Board of Directors EHTEL United Kingdom
Prof Hans Maarse Professor of Health Care Policy Analysis, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Maastricht Netherlands	Tracey Moorhead President and Chief Executive Officer DMAA
Carlo Ramponi, MD Managing Director European International Office, Joint Commission International Italy	Edwina Rogers Executive Director Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative United States
Karl A. Stroetmann, MBA, PhD Senior Research Associate empirica Luxembourg	Eva Natali Williams Senior Consultant Oxford Analytica United Kingdom
Steven Wright Executive Directory European Centre for Health Assets and Architecture Luxembourg

Employers
Dr Steve Boorman, MBBS, MRCGP, FFOM, FRCP Director of Corporate Responsibility and Chief Medical Adviser, Royal Mail Group; Head, NHS Health and Well-being Review, NHS United Kingdom	John Cooper, MD Global Head, Occupational Health Unilever United Kingdom

Pharmacy

Tricia Kennerley Healthcare Public Affairs Director Alliance Boots

Industry
Bernard Algayres, PhD eHealth General Manager GE Healthcare Europe, Africa and Middle East	Andrew Chadwick-Jones Partner Oliver Wyman Health and Life Science Practice United Kingdom
Chris Coloian Senior Vice President, Global Business Health Dialog	Patrice Cristofini, MD Head of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Orange Healthcare France
Alan Glyn Davies, MB BS MRCP MD Chief Medical Officer, EMEA Medical Affairs GE Healthcare	Dr. Wolfgang Deiters Deputy Head of Dortmund Branch Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering Germany
Barry Kristian Ellingsen, PhD Director PricewaterhouseCoopers AS Norway	Andrea Fong Vice President of Science and Clinical Analytics Verisk Health
Dr. Andreas Haaf Managing Director Healthways International GmBH Germany	John Harris, M.Ed., FAWHP Vice-President Innovations and Chief Wellness Officer, Healthways; Former Principal, Harris HealthTrends, Inc.
Fiona Nicholas, BSc., FCCA, RGN, Partner Partner, Healthcare Advisory Services PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dubai	Néstor Ortiz, RPh Director, Commercial & Government Affairs Abbott Puerto Rico. Ambassador, Changes That Last a Lifetime®
Janecke Pemmer Senior Manager PricewaterhouseCoopers AS Norway	John Procter Head UK Pfizer Health Solutions United Kingdom
Dr Mike Stein Medical Director Map of Medicine Ltd United Kingdom	Dr. Jeroen Wals Vice President Philips Research Healthcare Program Philips Netherlands
S. Robert Wendin Managing Director Marsh European Healthcare Practice United Kingdom

As an exciting element of the event, the World Health Care Congress Europe welcomed several top media outlets, including CNBC Europe's "Healthy Horizons", the IHLAS News Agency, International PRESS Agency, Televisio de Catalunya, New Europe, Healthcare Executive, Healthcare Europa, (E)Hospital and Healthcare IT Managers Magazine.

CNBC—Health care takes shape at 5th Annual World Health Care Congress
CNBC travelled to the World Health Care Congress Europe to learn what is happening with the business of health care. Filming a segment for the program "Healthy Horizons," CNBC interviewed several speakers and touched on several topics, including the international response to swine flu.

Mobile Health Wellbeing—Managing your healthcare process-on-your-mobile
Ron Otten examines Map of Medicine, which provides a visualization of the ideal, evidence-based patient journey. Primairely developed and implemented for medics, by the National Health Service in the UK. The Map is a tool for achieving clinical consensus throughout a healthcare community.

Med24—World Healthcare Congress Europe: The patient is an unused resource for healthcare
Nahkur Siim listens in on NHS Chief Knowledge Officer Sir Muir Gray, who argues that health care systems should use patients as a resource for health care because they want to participate in their health care.

Please visit the World Congress media page to view the coverage. More articles are being added daily!

WHCC-E 2009 Archive

The WHCC-E 2009 Community Portal has been updated with speaker presentations, delegate list, and speaker bios.