French and Italian Health Ministers Share Their Strategies on Chronic Disease Management at the Upcoming Health Executive Summit - May 19 at 16:30

PARIS, April 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Chronic conditions can represent up to 70% of a country's total health expenditure. With aging populations and a growing number of chronic patients, improving disease management has become a key priority in Europe.

On May 19, French health minister Roselyne Bachelot and her Italian homologue Ferruccio Fazio will share their visions and strategies in a special session of the Health Executive Summit on "Preparing health systems for the future: Integrating chronic disease and population health management in national reforms."

Other topics discussed at the international conference will include reengineering care, implementing standards of care, empowering patients, promoting compliance, and measuring outcomes.

Renowned experts will convene from over the world to share strategies, experiences and best practices:

     - Adam Darkins, Chief Consultant for Care Coordination,
       Department of Veterans Affairs, USA

     - Dr Rafael Bengoa, Regional Minister for Health, Basque
       Government, Spain

     - Dr Jacob Hofdijk, Special Advisor, Chronic Disease
       Management, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports; President,
       European Federation of Medical Informatics, The Netherlands

     - David Colin-Thome, National Clinical Director for Primary
       Care, Department of Health, United Kingdom

     - Dr Josep Roca, Director, Chronic Care Programme, Hospital
       Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain

     - Dr Gianluigi Scannapieco, Director, Plans and Programs
       Department, Veneto Region, Italy

     - Jean-Marc Aubert, Deputy Director, Management and
       Organisation of Care, Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie des
       travailleurs salariés, France

     - Prof Guy Storme, Executive Secretary, Organisation of
       European Cancer Institutes (OECI), Chairman and Head of Radiotherapy,
       Oncologic Centre V.U.B., UZBrussel, Belgium

     - Jeanette May, Vice President, Quality and Research, DMAA:
       The Care Continuum Alliance, USA

     - Prof Reinout van Schilfgaarde, President , Netherlands
       Diabetes Association, President, Lung Alliance of the Netherlands, The
       Netherlands

     - Dr Guillaume Charpentier, President, CERITD; Head of the
       diabetes department, Sud-Francilien Hospital Centre, France

To register or find out more about the Health Executive Summit, please visit http://www.health-es.com.

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