

Speakers corner timetable
Monday, September 12th
BREAKFAST SESSION
07:30-08:30
07:30-07:40
07:40-07:50
07:50-08:00
08:00-08:10
08:10-08:20
The Asthma and COPD patients' digital journey in Europe,
Panagiotis Chaslaridis, Policy Advisor, European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations (EFA)
MID-MORNING BREAK
11:00-11:30
11:00-11:10
Oncologic patient journey app,
Ravit Geva, Ichilov medical center
11:10-11:20
Clalit's WHO Collaborating Center: A decade of impactful innovation
Ran Balicer, Clalit Innovation and Research Center.
LUNCH
13:00-14:00
13:00-13:10
"Apollo app" - Assisting patients and family members with clinical and administrative information throughout hospitalization,
Roy Kol, Director of Digital Innovation Projects, Governmental Hospitals Division, Ministry of Health, Israel,
13:10-13:20
A WHO Europe Digital Health Demonstration Platform, Sweden
13:20-13:30
A WHO Europe Digital Health Demonstration Platform, Sweden
13:30-13:40
Virtual Hospital
Galia Barkai, Director, Sheba BEYOND, Sheba Medical Center, Israel: Virtual Hospital.
13:40-13:50
Hotter and drier summers: local resilience saves lives – global collaboration will save humanity
Francesca Racioppi, Head of Office, European Centre for Environment and Health.
AFTERNOON BREAK
16:45-17:00
16:45-16:55
Päivi Sillanaukee, Ambassador for Health and Wellbeing at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Tuesday, September 13th
BREAKFAST SESSION
08:00-09:00
08:00-08:10
08:10-08:20
Gemma May, International Advocacy Manager, Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
08:20-08:30
Daniel Chemtob, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Tuberculosis Elimination
08:30-08:40
Laura Plešnar, Regional Director, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)
08:40-08:50
Theory Pulling Practice”: Empowering societies through evidence-based data,
Bruria Adini, Head, Department of Emergency & Disaster Management, Chief Executive, ResWell Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
MID-MORNING BREAK
10:30-11:00
10:30-10:40
Health Systems in Action (HSiA) Country Insights,
Suszy Lessof, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
10:40-10:50
Francesca Romana Pezzella, European Stroke Organization
10:50-11:00
Using Behavioural and Cultural Insights for better health,
Tiina Likki, WHO/Europe
LUNCH
12:30-14:00
12:30-12:40
Quality of Care and Patient Safety in WHO European Region
Joao Breda, Head, WHO Athens Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office & Special Adviser for the Regional Director.
12:40-12:50
Victoria Hewitt, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
12:50-13:00
European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
13:00-13:10
Leveraging digital transformation for better health in Europe,
David Novillo, Regional Adviser, Data and Digital Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
13:10-13:20
Environment and Health,
Sinaia Netanyahu, Programme Manager, Environment and Health Impact Assessment, WHO Regional Office for Europe
13:20-13:30
Maintaining continuity of care following hospitalization,
Laura Sharoni, Deputy Director, Mazor Mental Health Medical Center, Israel
13:30-13:40
Tomer Charas, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Israel - Innovative Radiation for Cancer Elimination
13:40-13:50
Alcohol and cancer: the need for better prevention and more awareness,
Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Regional Adviser, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs & Prison Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Paola Rosca, Head of Department for the Treatment of Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health, Israel
AFTERNOON BREAK
15:30-16:00
15:30-15:40
Data and Health Information in the WHO European Region,
David Novillo, Regional Adviser, Data and Digital Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15:40-15:50
The Medical Sandbox Project
Gil Levy, Samson Assuta Ashdod Hospital, Israel
15:50-16:00
Ramy Srour, WHO Centre for Primary Health Care
PRE-RECEPTION
18:00-19:00
18:30-18:40
18:40-18:50
18:50-19:00
19:00-19:10
19:10-19:20
Wednesday, September 14th
BREAKFAST SESSION
08:00-09:00
08:00-08:10
08:10-08:20
08:20-08:30
Mauro Zampolini
08:30-08:40
Telehealth Accelerator Program,
Ofrit Keinar, Digital Health, Ministry of Health, Israel
08:40-08:50
Leveraging government Chief Nursing Officers for more resilient health systems,
Magrieta Langins, Policy Officer, Policy Adviser, Health Workforce and Service Delivery, WHO Regional Office for Europe
MID-MORNING BREAK
10:30-11:00
10:30-10:40
Building resilient health systems in a post-COVID world,
Josep Figueras, Director and cofounder, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
10:40-10:50
Remote pediatric eye testing,
Alvit Wolf, Carmel Medical Center, Israel
LUNCH
12:30-14:00
12:30-12:40
AI use in optimizing drug administration to patients over 65 with polypharmacy for reducing hospitalization,
Tal Raveh, Chief Pharmacist, Leumit health services, Israel
12:40-12:50
Digital wound management app - an innovative solution for managing wound care,
Sara Kivity, Director of strategic research and development, Maccabi, Israel
12:50-13:00
FHIR implementation and its impact on innovation,
Yoel Ben-Or, Digital Health, Ministry of Health, Israel
13:00-13:10
AI in healthcare, regulatory approach for Software as a Medical Device (SaMD),
Ran Milman, Digital Health, Ministry of Health, Israel
13:10-13:20
The health burden of Atopic Eczema – A European Consensus,
Panagiotis Chaslaridis, Policy Advisor, European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations (EFA)
13:20-13:30
Adaptive challenge to transform care,
Oshrat Attar-Schneider, The Israeli Telemedicine Community
13:30-13:40
Innovation in Geriatric Care,
Neomy Schulman, Digital Health, Ministry of Health, Israel
13:40-13:50
WHO Regional Office for Europe: Strengthening the capacity to tackle Noncommunicable Diseases,
Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Regional Adviser (Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity)
AFTERNOON BREAK
15:45-16:00
15:45-15:55
From Health in All Policies to Health for All Policies: a win-win for the Sustainable Development Goals,
Matthias Wismar, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies