Programme 1998 - European Health Forum Gastein

European Health Forum Gastein
Bad Hofgastein/ Austria
30 September to 2 October 1998
Creating a Better Future for
Health Systems in Europe
European Health Policy at the Turn of the Millennium:
at the Cross-roads?
Global Development, National Responsibility and Regional Challenge
in a Changing Europe
International Networks
with support of:
European Commission, DG V
Austrian Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
Austrian Ministry of Science and Transport
Government of the State of Salzburg
Committee of the Regions
Organiser
International Forum Gastein
Scientific Co-ordination:
Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung

Wednesday,
30 September 1998,
Kursaal hall
15:30 - 16:15 Opening Ceremony
Günther Leiner, President of the International Forum Gastein
Eleonora Hostasch, Minister for Labour, Health and Social Affaires, Austria
William Hunter, European Commission, DGV, Director of Public Health and Safety at Work
16:15 – 17:15 European Health Care at the Turn of the Millennium: At the Cross-roads?
Frank E. Münnich, Consultant
Edward R. Roberts, former Chairman of the Board E. Merck; Member of the Board
Pharmaceutical Partners for Better Healthcare
18:30 – 20:15 Dinner Sessions
Hotel Palace Gastein
Ulrich Frick, University of Regensburg, Germany: An integrated, computer-based dynamic system
for Health Planning in Salzburg, Austria
Hotel zum Stern
Wolfgang Routil, Styrian Medical Association, Harmonisation of postgraduate medical training and
continuing medical education (C.M.E.) within the European Union
Hotel St.Georg
Arun Nanda, World Health Organisation, WHO report 97: Life expectancy in Europe declines first
time since World War II
Hotel Kärnten
Engelbert Theurl, University Innsbruck, Economic aspects of self-medication in Austria
Grand Park Hotel
William Hunter, European Commission, GD V, The development of Public Health policy in the
European Community
20:30 Reception by the Landeshauptmann of Land Salzburg, Franz Schausberger
Thursday,
1 October 1998
Kursaal hall
08:30 - 9:00 Visions of the future from the perspective of the World Health Organisation
Mikko Vienonen, WHO, Regional Adviser for Health Services Management
9:00 – 9:45 Visions of the future
The European Union's contribution to health, Maastricht, Amsterdam and
beyond
Industry: Cornelia Yzer, Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller (VFA)
Service Providers/Insurance: Jan Bultman, Ziekenfonds Raad of the Netherlands
Politics: William Hunter, European Commission, Directorate-General V, Director
9:45 – 10:00 Coffee break
10:00 - 10:45 Research and development
What role can society play in creating a supportive environment for R&D?
Industry: Herwig E. Reichl, Hämosan GmbH
Politics: Bruno Hansen, Director of Directorate EC- RTD Actions, Directorate-General XII of
European Commission
11:00 - 11:30 Development of the health sector
Industry: Robert Jones, Glaxo Wellcome, Greenford
Science: Walter Holland, London School of Economics LSE Health
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch break: Hotel Palace Gastein, Hotel Norica, Grand Park Hotel

13:00 - 14:00 Challenges and opportunities for an enlarged European health sector
Industry: Paul Brons, Member of the Board Akzo Nobel
Science: Jef van Langendonck, European Social Security Institute Leuven
Politics: Christoph Fuchs, Economic and Social Committee of the European Communities
Árpád Gógl, Health Minister of Hungary
14:00 - 14:45 Finance - How to meet the economic challenge of financing the European health systems
Industry: Jürg Ambühl, MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH
Science: Martin Pfaff, University of Augsburg
Politics: Guiseppe Torchio, President of Commission 5 of the Committee of the Regions
15:00 - 15:30 Impulse Speeches in the Forums
Forums I, II and IV work with interactive communication methods
They are divided into sub-working groups : Each of them has approx. 15-20 participants, 1 facilitating support
and 4 to 6 experts
Forums III, V and VI are panel forums
They work in 3 groups, with 1 chairperson, 1 rapporteur and 2 to 5 speakers to present topics of specific interests
within the forums
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 18:30 The 6 parallel sessions start working on the following topics
Forum I, Hotel Palace Gastein (interactive ideas and opinion future search forum)
Research and Development: What role can society play in creating a supportive R&D
environment?
Chair: Joachim Weith, Shared Medical Systems SMS
Rapporteur: Herwig Ernst Reichl, General Manager, Hämosan,
Austria
Speakers: Baldur Wagner, Secretary of State, German Ministry
Umberto Bertazzoni, Directorate-General XII, European
Commission
Dario Pirovano, Free-lance journalist, Italy
Forum II, Haus Hofgastein (interactive ideas and opinion future search forum)
Public health and the single market
Chair: Hans Stein, German Ministry of Health
Rapporteur: Philip C. Berman, European Healthcare Management Association Ireland
Speakers: Corrado Sellaroli, ANSA Rome, Italy
Norbert Klusen, Chairman of the Board TK Health Insurance
Lambert van Nistelrooij, Committee of the Regions
Forum III, Congress Centre A (Panel)
Challenges and opportunities for an enlarged European health sector - the role of the
regions
Chair: Franz Terwey, Speaker European Social Insurance Partners
Brussels
Rapporteur: Tapani Piha
Speakers : Daniel Mart, President of the Chamber of Doctors of
Luxembourg
Wolfgang Routil, President of the Styrian Medical Association
Gerhard Buchleitner, Land Salzburg
Martine Buron, Committee of the Regions
Forum IV, Hofgasteiner Saal (interactive ideas and opinion future search forum)
Meeting the challenge of a changing economic environment: How to finance the European
health systems in the next millennium
Chair: Christoph Uleer, Private Health Care, Germany
Rapporteur: Günter Danner, Deputy Director European Representation of German Social
Insurance
Speakers: Ray Robinson, London School of Economics LSE Health
Bernard Merkel, Directorate-General V, European Commission
Wolfgang Schmeinck, National Association of Company Sickness Funds
Werner Reimelt, Chairman of the Section Health Insurance, Austrian
Insurance Association
Jens Bostrup, journalist „Politiken“, Denmark

Forum V, Kursaal hall (Panel)
The role of the European Union: Legal and institutional framework of the Union's policy on
health
Chair: Walter Holland, London School of Economics LSE Health
Rapporteur: Michael Hübel, Directorate-General V, Public health and safety at work
Speaker: Georgios Gouvras, European Commission, Directorate-General V, Public health and
safety at work
Günther Liebeswar, Austrian Ministry of Health
Sophie Petzell, free-lance journalist, Sweden
Forum VI, Congress Centre B (Panel)
Health systems in Central and Eastern Europe and particular health risks
Chair: Volker Leienbach, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung e.V.
Rapporteur: Fernando Esteves, journalist, Portugal
Speakers: Marianna Fotaki, Senior Health Expert at the Russian Ministry of Health, Greece
Arun Nanda, WHO Copenhagen
Magdalene Rosenmöller, IESE International Graduate School of Management, Spain
Witold Zatonski, Marie Curie Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
Jiri Nemec, General Health Insurance, Czech Republic
20:00 Festive Night dedicated to different themes
Friday,
2 October 1998
08:30 - 10:00 Parallel sessions continue
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Parallel sessions reconvene
11:45 - 13:30 Lunch sessions
Kursaal hall
Grand Park Hotel International night
Hotel Kärnten Swing-time night
Hotel Palace Gastein Viennese night
Hotel St.Georg
Eberhard Pirich, Association of Pharmaceutical Companies Austria, Medicine & Reason
Hotel Norica
Jürgen Bohl, Neuland & Partners, Tools for communication and interactive problem resolution in
the Public Health sector
Hotel Astoria
Mikko Vienonen, W.Kreisel, World Health Organisation, Health care reforms in Europe and
worldwide
Hotel zum Stern
Volker Leienbach, Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und –gestaltung, Health systems
in Europe – status quo and reform trends
Grand Park Hotel
Baldur Wagner, Secretary of State, Germany, The future of the German health system
13:30 – 13:45 Reception by Pádraig Flynn, Commissioner for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social
Affairs
Congress centre
14:00 -14:30 International Media Conference
Pádraig Flynn, Commissioner for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs

Kursaal hall
13:45 - 15:00 Presentation of results from parallel working groups (15 minutes each)
Forum IV – Günther Danner
Forum I – Herwig Reichl
Forum II – Phillip Berman
Forum III – Tapani Piha
Forum V – Michael Hübel
Fourm VI – Magdalena Rosenmöller, Fernando Esteves
15:00 - 15:20 Break
15:20 – 16:50 Visions of the Future
Patient and consumer groups
Mikko Vienonen, WHO, Regional Adviser for Health Services Management
The Industry: Visions of the future
Werner Clement, Institute for Industrial Research, University of economics and business
administration Vienna
Health policy in Austria: Visions of the future
Wolfgang Routil, Vice-President of the Chamber of Doctor´s Austria
The EU and its future role
Pádraig Flynn, European Commission, Commissioner responsible for Employment, Industrial
Relations and Social Affairs
16:50 - 17:05 Concluding remarks
Prof. Frank E. Münnich, Consultant
17:05 Formal Conclusion
Dr. Günther Leiner, President of the International Forum Gastein
Stubnerkogel, Bad Gastein
19:30 Festive conclusion evening