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Newsletter N° 172 – October 2019
In this issue:
HOPE activities
EU 2019-2024: Health Champions Wanted
HOPE Study Tour – Digital Health: Virtual Hospital in Helsinki
News from Members
Portugal – ADPH event Debate Dinner “Value-Based healthcare. The future of interventional medicine and patient outcomes”
Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Council Conclusions: Economy of Wellbeing
EU institutions and policies
European Commission hearings
Public Health
European Antibiotic Awareness Day
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) negotiations in a deadlock
Evaluation of the EU legislation on blood, tissues and cells- Report and Conference
European Reference Networks - Frequently Asked Questions and Specific criteria for the ERN call for membership updated
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EU Health Policy Platform thematic networks 2020: poll
European Commission Guidelines on Good Clinical Practice specific to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Health data exchange in Europe - Preparatory discussions between the Commission and Member States
Internal market
Call for expression of interest for expert panels on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices
EU Medical Device Coordination Group Publishes Guidance on the Qualification and Classification of Software under Upcoming Medical Device Regulations
Research and innovation
Members of the Mission Board for Cancer
Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
EU Work-life Balance Directive enters into force
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work will focus on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
European programmes and projects
EU Health Programme Conference
Evaluation of ESF support to social inclusion - consultation
Employment and social innovation programme 2014–20 – final evaluation – consultation
Reports and publications
Reports
➢ World Health Organization (WHO)
Primary Healthcare on the Road to Universal Health Coverage
Better Health for Europe: more equitable and sustainable (2019)
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Health diplomacy: spotlight on refugees and migrants (2019)
➢ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Health for Everyone? Social Inequalities in Health and Health Systems
The economy of well-being: Creating opportunities for people’s well-being and economic growth
The Heavy Burden of Obesity
➢ European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Improving healthcare quality in Europe: Characteristics, effectiveness and implementation of different strategies (2019)
Everything you always wanted to know about European Union health policies but were afraid to ask (2019)
➢ Eurostat
Compare regions and cities easily
Mental health care: psychiatric hospital beds - World Mental Health Day
➢ Other
Creating healthy lives: A whole-government approach to long-term investment in the nation’s health
Articles
➢ Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Understanding and using patient experiences as evidence in healthcare priority setting
➢ Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
Examining the effects of activities of daily living on informal caregiver strain
➢ Health Services Management Research
The 85% bed occupancy fallacy: The use, misuse and insights of queuing theory
➢ Journal of telemedicine and telecare
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The effect of teleh