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Programme

19.00 Welcome drink and registration

20:00 Keynote Dr. Angelika Niebler, Member of the European Parliament Silke Mader, Chairwoman of the Executive Board, EFCNI

20:10 Having a preterm baby – A parent’s perspective Mandy Daly, Family Liaison Manager, Irish Premature Babies

20:15 Inverting the pyramid of pregnancy care Prof. Dr. Kypros H. Nicolaides, Director of The Fetal Medicine Foundation

20:30 Preventing chronic diseases during pregnancy - A health economic perspective Prof. Dr. Lieven Annemans, Head of the Health Economics Unit, Ghent University

20:40 Ensuring a healthy start in life – EU standards of care for newborn health Prof. Dr. Luc Zimmermann, President of the European Society for Paediatric Research

21:00 Preventing preterm birth Prof. Dr. Marleen Temmerman, Director of the Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), WHO

21:15 Summary and recommendations Dr. Angelika Niebler, Member of the European Parliament PD Dr. Matthias Keller, Member of the Executive Board, EFCNI

21:30 Open discussion with flying buffet

Please kindly register before 27 February 2013 eMail [email protected] www.efcni.org competence centre for maternal and newborn health and aftercare services

This event is endorsed by the European Association of Perinatal Medicine (EAPM), the European Society of Neonatology (ESN), the European Society of Paediatric Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC), the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR), the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) as well as the European national parent organizations for maternal and newborn health. Organised by MEP Prof. Dr Angelika Niebler and MEP Dr Peter Liese european foundation for in cooperation with the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) the care of newborn infants Mission: possible Take responsibility for newborn health in Europe

Wednesday, 28 November 2018 from 14:30 – 16:30 European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli Building, ASP5E2 Agenda

14:30 Welcome and opening 15:45 Value based newborn healthcare - measuring the results of treatment that Prof. Dr Angelika Niebler, Dr Peter Liese; Members of the European Parliament patients experience Prof. Dr Andreas Flemmer, Dr. v. Haunersches Kinderspital am Perinatalzentrum 14:35 Newborn care in Europe Grosshadern, Dr Martin Weber, World Health Organization, Copenhagen 15:55 The power of patient organisations - the impact on national health systems during 14:45 Better statistics for better health for mothers and their babies an economic crisis Dr Jennifer Zeitlin, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Paris Dr Eleni Vavouraki, Ilitominon, Athens

14:55 The place of birth makes the diff erence – a patient’s view 16:05 European standards of newborn care: paving the way for a healthier population Livia Nagy Bonnard, Melletted a helyem Egyesület, Budapest Prof. Dr Charles Christoph Roehr, President of the European Society for Paediatric 15:05 The importance of eff ective follow-up of preterm babies: Research reducing burden, enhancing quality of life 16:15 Newborn health standards – improving quality of care across Europe Prof. Dr Dr Dieter Wolke, The University of Warwick, Coventry Silke Mader, European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants, Munich

15:15 How can Europe meet challenges in newborn health standards? 16:20 Discussion and Conclusion Prof. Dr Mats Eriksson, Örebro University, Örebro Lead by Prof. Dr Angelika Niebler, Dr Peter Liese

15:25 Optimal feeding of our babies – an investment into future population health 16:30 Closing Prof. Dr Berthold Koletzko, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Lead by Prof. Dr Angelika Niebler, Dr Peter Liese 15:35 Discussion Lead by Prof. Dr Angelika Niebler, Dr Peter Liese

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