Attendee List

Speaker List

Opening and Welcome:

• Petra Wilson, Secretary General, Continua Health Alliance Europe
• Neelie Kroes, Vice President, European Commission (Speech)

Visions for Connected Health

• Bruno Charrat, Director-General, Centre National de Référence Santé à Domicile et Autonomie, France (Presentation)
• Thomas Borner, Chairman, PWT Foundation, Denmark (Presentation)
• Alberto Sanna, e-Service for Life & Health Director, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Italy

Track I: Chronic Condition Management

• Ilias Iakovidis, Deputy Head of Unit ICT for Health, European Commission (Presentation)
• Michael Wilks, Vice President, British Medical Association (Presentation)
• Nicola Bedlington, President, European Patients' Forum (Presentation)

Session 1.2:  Are Personal Health solutions the answer to better chronic condition management? 

Personal health solutions, like diseases, come in many shapes and forms. In the home, on the move, or in the care setting, personal health solutions must be adapted to the professionals, to the patients, and to their operating environment. This session presents experience and lessons and learned from several countries.

• Claus Duedal Pedersen, Odense University Hospital (Presentation)
• Tim Ellis, UK Department of Health, Whole System Demonstrators (Presentation)
• Dr. Annett Kroetinger, Deutche Stiftung fur Chronisch Kranke (Presentation)
Track II: Ageing Independently

Session 2.1: Is monitoring the best prescription for independent living?


Home monitoring solutions are increasingly applied in new housing developments for the silver generation. However, they require substantial investment and raise ethical and other questions. The session features current models and examine how these questions have been addressed in practice.
• Ad van Berlo, Smart Homes (Presentation)
• Dimitri De Rooze, Digipolis Antwerp (Presentation)
• George Crooks, NHS Scottish Ambulance Service (Presentation)
Session 2.2: How Can Europe better serve the elusive older European? 


The demographic time bomb is ticking: fewer workers support more pensioners and pensioners are getting older. At the same time, the experience of ageing is rarely the same. While many need support to live in autonomy, others stay healthy and active longer. The elder generation is diverse and multi-faceted. This session will shed light on this diversity and feature different approaches that enable independent living.
•  Peter Wentlev-Jensen,  European Commission (Presentation)
• Alain Franco, European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (Presentation)
• Hugh Whittall, Director, Nuffield Council on Bioethics (Presentation)
Track III: Health & Wellness
Session 3.1:  Can personal health systems create healthier lives?
Our lifestyles are profoundly affecting our health. Spreading healthier living habits will make a key difference for the sustainability of future health budgets. Personal health systems can be powerful triggers and motivators. This session presents latest trends in public health policies and ideas on how personal health systems can contribute to a healthier Europe.
• Monika Kosinska, European Public Health Alliance (Presentation)
• Ilkka Korhonen, Nokia (Presentation)
• Gerard van der Zanden, NIGZ, Netherlands Institute for Health Promotion (Presentation)

Session 3.2:  Can the wisdom of crowds drive care personalization? 

The internet, social networks and the sharing economy are generating new health information and knowledge at a pace and scope heretofore unimaginable. How can we make good sense and use of this information and advance our health potentials? What are the benefits? What are the risks?
• Brigitte Piniewski, Peacehealth Laboratories (Presentation)
• Johan Hjertqvist, Health Consumer Powerhouse (Presentation)
• Mike Bainbridge, ASE Consulting UK Ltd. (Presentation)
Ideas Clinics Outcome: 

• Mário Romão, Continua Health Alliance (Presentation)

Views from both sides of the Atlantic:

• Robert Havasy, Partners Healthcare, USA (Presentation)
•  John Turner, Chief Executive Officer, NHS 24, Scotland (Presentation)
 
Track IV: Innovations in Personal Health Systems and care delivery
Session 4.1:   Measuring the impact of innovative services and tools 
As we move from the age of projects to the age of deployment, regulators and payers are stepping up their demand for proof that personal health systems hold up to their promises.  The session features lessons from the assessment of a large scale effort, with a panel of fellow evaluators to comment and critique.
Janne Rasmussen, Renewing Health MAST/TREAT (Presentation)
Irina Odnoletkova, Insurer perspective
Ileana Welte, COCIR
Eyal Lewin, SHL Telemedizin

 Session 4.2:  Innovative PHS at Work 

Industry is ramping up research, development and commercial offerings of personal health systems.  This session features specific products and solutions from selected Continua member companies. 

• Jose Manrique Lopez de la Fuente, Andago (Presentation)
• Herb Riband, Medtronic (Presentation)
• Richard Cockle, GSMA (Presentation)

Track V: Financing and Sustainability of Personal Health Systems

Session 5.1:   Leveraging healthcare budget and consumer spending (description)

Those who pay are not always those who reap the benefits.  That is one of the dilemmas of social health systems when facing decisions whether to invest in personal health solutions.   Patients are more and more asked to directly contribute.  The session will features insights from a European Commission perspective and a panel of payers and patients.  

 
Session 5.2:   Approaches to PHS financing around the world (description) Continua members from all over the world will report how health systems in their regions have tackled the problem of financing and sustainability of personal health systems deployment. Hear from Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe.

• Chuck Parker, Continua US Asia/PAC (Presentation)
• Clint McClellan, Continua Africa, Asia
• Brian O'Connor, EuMHA

Closing

• Paul Coebergh van den Braak, Philips (Speech Transcription)

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