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EU Health Commissioner on CHRODIS PLUS Joint Action

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CHRODIS PLUS Joint Action Kick-Off Meeting

18-20 September 2017, Vilnius, Lithuania

CHRODIS PLUS (2017-2020): Building on and continuing the work of CHRODIS Joint Action (2013-2016)

AGENDA

Monday 18 September 2017

Public session at the Artis Centrum hotel Totoriu str. 23, 01120, Vilnius, Lithuania

9:00 – 10:00 –     Official opening session

– Minister of Health, Lithuania, Aurelijus Veryga

– European Commissioner for Health, Vytenis Andriukaitis

– Director for non-communicable diseases of WHO/EURO, Gauden  Galea

10:00 – 10:30 –   Keynote speech Dr. Miklos Szocska, former Minister of State for Health of  Hungary

10:30 – 11:00 –   Presentation of the new joint action by the coordinator Antonio Sarria Santamera and the scientific coordinator Rokas Navickas

11:00 – 11:30 –   End of the public session with a coffee break

11:00 – 11:30 –   Press conference / options for press contact with Commissioner   V.Andriukaitis, representative of the Lithuanian Ministry of Health and Dr. G. Galea

11:30 – 12:15 –   Administrative aspects of joint action management – Marc Vandenbroeck, Chafea

12:15 – 13:15 –   Lunch break

13:15 – 14:00 –   Financial aspects of joint action management – Klara Kasnyik, Chafea

14:00 – 15:00 –   Questions and answers

15:00 – 15:30 –   Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00 –   Presentation of the horizontal work packages by the (co-)coordinators – Work Package 1, Work Package 2 and Work Package 3

Tuesday 19 September 2017

9:00 – 9:15 –     Introduction to the CHRODIS PLUS kick-off meeting – A. Sarria Santamerra

9:15 – 10:30 –   Presentation of each core work package (Work Package 4,  Work Package 5, Work Package 6, Work Package 7 and Work Package 8) by the (co-) coordinators

10:30 – 11:00 –   Coffee break

11:00 – 13:00 –   Working groups according to the work packages

13:00 – 14:00 –   Networking lunch

14:00 – 17:30 –   Working groups continued (coffee break to be taken by the groups)

18.30 – 19.20 –   Group discussion on common methodology (piloting) in WP5, WP6  and WP7 (Lead by KRONIGUNE with WP 5,6,7 leaders and co-leaders)

 Wednesday 20 September 2017

8:15 – 9:15   –    Reporting back from the working groups: WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7 and WP8

9:15 – 11:15  –    Presentation and discussion on horizontal issues concerning various the partners:

– commonalities of the transfer/piloting methodology in WP5, WP6, WP7 (Methodology presentation by KRONIGUE)

– the policy dialogues (EHNet)

– organization of dissemination activities, GB and EB meetings, site visits and other events with a maximum benefit and communication impact (WP2)

END OF EVENT

EU Joint Action on Chronic diseases CHRODIS PLUS

Coordinator: INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III (ISCIII), Spain
Scientific coordinator: Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Lithuania.

The CHRODIS PLUS Joint Action of the European Union supports Member States through cross-national initiatives identified in the JA-CHRODIS (2013-2016) to reduce the burden of chronic diseases. CHRODIS PLUS promotes the implementation of policies and practices with demonstrated success in closely monitored implementation experiences.

A total of 42 beneficiaries representing 20 European countries will collaborate to implement pilots and generate practical lessons in this Joint Action.

Joint Action period: September 2017 – August 2020.