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//OCT 2017 ISSUE

W elcome to the latest issue of our Newsle�er!

Registra�ons are now open for our campaign on Access to Healthcare mee�ng (06/12)! Places are going fast, don’t delay! Interna�onal experts, MEPChampions and the Health and Food Safety Commissioner Andriukai�s have already confirmed their par�cipa�on. The mee�ng will be the opportunity topresent the Roadmap to Universal Health Coverage by 2030, the main outcome of the campaign, proposing avenues to achieve this ambi�ous goal.

In the mean�me, read the interview of MEP Katerina Konečná on why she decided to champion the campaign area on a holis�c approach towardshealthcare systems. #Access2030

Achieving Universal Health Coverage requires the contribu�on of the en�re civil society. This is why EPF is proud to be elected member of SDG WatchEurope, a coali�on of civil society organisa�ons, working together on sustainable development goals.

Once again, key mee�ngs to report this month: the European Medicines Agency Pa�ent and Consumer Working Party mee�ng on an�microbialresistance, and the 20th anniversary of the European Health Forum Gastein, focusing on the future of health in all poli�cs.

On the 16th of October, EPF organised its first Na�onal Coali�ons mee�ng, gathering 30 representa�ves of na�onal coali�ons of pa�ent organisa�ons,to exchange best prac�ces and discuss the benefits of se�ng up such important structures for European pa�ents.

The European Health Parliament officially kicked-off its 3rd round! This ini�a�ve aims to bring together young health advocates to brainstorm and definefuture priori�es of EU public health. EPF is very proud to join as an official partner, represen�ng pa�ents in this mul�-disciplinary enterprise.

On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, our member Mental Health Europe organised a roundtable at the European Parliament, deba�ng theimportance of mental health at the workplace, and its consequences for pa�ents and society in general.

This month our Blog hosts the opinion editorial of Professor Ian Graham, from Dublin, on the new healthcare plan for Ireland, and its poten�alroadblocks. And do not miss the report of the recent Fall Mee�ng of the EPF Youth Group, where Andreas Christodoulou was elected as new President!

Finally, a warm welcome to our new colleague Ruth Tchaparianas EPF Office Coordinator!

Happy reading

Marco Greco, EPF President and Nicola Bedlington, EPF Secretary General

TAKING ACTION: A ROADMAP TOACHIEVING UNIVERSAL HEALTHCOVERAGE FOR ALL BY 2030

EPF JOINS SDG WATCH EUROPE ASA MEMBER!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

04-08/11/2017 | ISPOR 20th Annual European Congress

Glasgow

EPF speaker Nicola Bedlington

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In the context of our 2017 Campaign onUniversal Health Coverage, EPF is currentlyin the process of developing a RoadmapTowards Achieving Universal HealthCoverage for All by 2030. This Roadmap is akey milestone and deliverable of ourcampaign.

EPF is pleased to announce that we havebecome a member of SDG Watch Europe!SDG Watch Europe is an EU-level, cross-sectoral civil society organisa�on alliance ofover 100 NGOs from development,environment, social, human rights and othersectors. Its goal is to hold governments toaccount for the implementa�on of the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).

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MEP KONEČNÁ: 'WE NEED AFUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN THE WAYHEALTH SERVICES ARE FUNDED,MANAGED AND DELIVERED'

EMA FOCUSES ON ANTIBIOTICRESISTANCE: A FUTURE GLOBALTHREAT?

MEP Katerina Konečná (GUE/NGL, CzechRepublic) is one of the 5 champion MEPs ofthe EPF Campaign on Access to Healthcare.A member of the Commi�ee onEnvironment, Public Health and Food Safetyat the European Parliament, Mrs Konečnásupports the campaign workstream onholis�c approach to healthcare.

The September mee�ng of the EuropeanMedicines Agency (EMA) Pa�ent andConsumer Working Party (PCWP) focused ona topic that is becoming an urgent publichealth concern: an�microbial resistance. Aninforma�on session on AMR was held on 19September, jointly with the HealthcareProfessionals Working Party (HCPWP)..

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EUROPEAN HEALTH FORUMGASTEIN 2017: A BETTER FUTUREFOR PATIENTS?

EPF NATIONAL COALITIONSMEETING: DIFFERENTPERSPECTIVES, SIMILAR GOALS

For its 20th anniversary, the EuropeanHealth Forum Gastein (EHFG) focused on"Health in All Poli�cs - a be�er future forEurope". EPF was invited to present thepa�ents' perspec�ve on numerous keytopics, advoca�ng for health literacy and

On 16-17 October, more than 30representa�ves of na�onal pa�ent coali�onsfrom 28 countries across Europe gatheredtogether in Brussels for the first EPF Na�onalCoali�ons Mee�ng. The aim was to growsynergies between na�onal coali�ons and to

08-10/11/2017 |OECD PROMs workshop & HCQIexperts group

Paris

EPF a�endance Kaisa Immonen

14/11/2017 |EMA/DIA Pharmacovigilance info day

London

EPF a�endance Kaisa Immonen

15/11/2017 |European An�obio�c Awareness Day

Brussels

EPF a�endance Kaisa Immonen

21-22/11/2017 |EMA training & plenary with eligibleorganisa�ons

London

EPF a�endance Kaisa Immonen

23/11/2017 |SDG Watch Europe plenary mee�ng

Brussels

EPF a�endance Ka�e Gallagher

29-30/11/2017 |EAPM Conference on personalisedmedicine

Belfast

EPF a�endance: Kaisa Immonen

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equitable access to medicines. learn how to advocate effec�vely at all levels,for be�er outcomes for pa�ents in Europe.

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EUROPEAN HEALTH PARLIAMENT:MEET HEALTHCARE’S NEW YOUNGHEROES

BLOG: WORLD MENTAL HEALTHDAY: WELLBEING AT WORK IS ANASSET

The third edi�on of the European HealthParliament (EHP), an ini�a�ve bringingtogether young experts in healthcare, wasofficially launched on the 17/10 in Brussels.The programme gives young Europeans theopportunity to present their priori�es on theupcoming challenges for healthcare inEurope.

"Mental health at work should be consideredas an asset". That was the key message sentby experts on World Mental Health Day(11/10). A be�er dialogue betweenemployees and organisa�ons,implementa�on of exis�ng guidelines, and areduc�on in s�gma around mental health inthe workplace can make that happen.

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BLOG: WHAT PLACE FORHEALTHCARE IN IRELAND? ARETHERE IMPLICATIONS FOREUROPE?

EPF YOUTH GROUP FALL MEETING- DRAWING PRIORITIES ANDFUTURE ACTIONS

May 2017 marked a landmark in Irishhealthcare planning. Under the leadership ofParliamentarian Roisin Shortall, the report ofthe Houses of the Oireachtas (Na�onalParliament) was published and signed up byall poli�cal par�es. Professor Ian Grahamwarns against the many barriers towards itsproper implementa�on.

The EPF Youth Group fall mee�ng took placeearly October in Leuven, Belgium, for threedays of brainstorming on future projects andstrategic objec�ves. The mee�ng also saw theelec�on of a new Board and President,opening a whole new chapter in the group'slife!

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WARM WELCOME TO RUTH: EPFOFFICE COORDINATOR!

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Phone : +32 (0)2 280 23 34 Email : info@eu-pa�ent.eu www.eu-pa�ent.eu | eu-pa�ent.org/blog

Let's all welcome the new addi�on to EPF’sSecretariat! As of October 2017, RuthTchaparian is our new Office Coordinator!She is in charge of office management,informa�on management and managementsupport, including the handling of theSecretary General's agenda and travel.

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