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ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTBUREAU RGIONAL DE L'EUROPE

Round table on the Portuguese Health System:Steering the health system towards better outcomes

WHO and the European Observatory on Health Systemsand Policies in collaboration with the HighCommissioner for Health of PortugalLisbon, Portugal 19 November 2008

12 Nov 2008

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 19 November

Part 1: The Portuguese Health System: Trends and Challenges

10:00 10:20 Welcome and Opening: introduction and objectives ofthe meeting

Maria do Cu Machado, High Commissioner for Health ofPortugalJosep Figueras, European Observatory on Health Systems andPoliciesJeremy Veillard, WHO Regional Office for Europe

10:20 10:50

10:50 - 11:10

Review of the Portuguese health system: main findingsof the HiT profile

Jorge Simes, Professor, Section for Health Sciences,University of Aveiro; and Pedro Pita Barros, Full Professor,Faculty of Economics, University of Lisbon

The Portuguese health system in an internationalperspective

Sara Allin, Research Fellow, European Observatory on HealthSystems and Policies

11:10: 12:30 The way forward: stakeholders perspectivesRoundtable discussion facilitated by Josep Figueras Constantino Sakellarides, Director, National School of Public

Health Jos Mendes Ribeiro, Deputy Director, National Institute of

Health Dr Ricardo Jorge Richard Saltman, Professor, Emory University, and

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Lcio Meneses de Almeida, Center's Regional Administration Jos Eusbio Pacheco, Algarve's Regional Administration Adalberto Campos Fernandes, Hosp. St Maria

12:30 13:30 Lunch

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Part 2: Evaluating the Portuguese National Health Plan

13: 30 15:00 Access and Responsiveness

The impact of organizational reforms in primary and

secondary care on access and responsiveness to citizensexpectations

Introduced by Luis Pisco, National Coordinator of the Missionfor Primary Care

Discussion: Richard Saltman

Chair: Jorge Simes

15:00 16:00 Health gains and health inequalities in Portugal

Achievements and challenges in implementing the

National Health Plan of Portugal (2004-2010)Introduced by Paula Santana, Full Professor, Department ofGeography, University of Coimbra

Discussion: Elinor Caplan, Canada Strategies Inc.; formerMinister of Health, Ontario, Canada

Chair: Fiona Adshead, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and ChiefGovernment Advisor on Health Inequalities, United Kingdom

16:00 16:30 Coffee

16:30 17:30 Quality and safety

Aiming higher: How to improve quality and safety attimes of continued cost containment efforts

Introduced by Constantino Sakellarides

Discussion: Jeremy Veillard

Chair: Elinor Caplan

17:30 18:00 Wrap up and conclusion

Jeremy Veillard

Maria do Cu Machado