30th May 2023

Future-proof Healthcare

Ljubljana

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For the 12th year in a row, Forum of International Research and Development Pharmaceutical Companies, EIG (FarmaForum) organized a strategic conference Value of Innovation, where we sought answers to current questions and offered insight into innovations in the field of pharmacy and healthcare.

At this year's conference we looked at directions towards resilient and responsive healthcare system adapted to the future needs. We need accessible, affordable, qualitative, and patient-centered healthcare system. 

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Program

11:00

Welcome speeches

11:25

Future-proof Healthcare

Building sustainable health

Bogi Eliasen, Director of Health at Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies

A data driven healthcare system will be resilient and future ready

Eric Sutherland, leader of Digital Health at OECD

Moving towards equity and sustainability 

Ricardo Baptista Leite, MP MD, CEO of IDAIR, The International Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Research Collaborative

13:40

Slovenia as part of a flexible, sustainable and future-ready European Union

Round table

cf. MSDorijan Marušič

international adviser

Tanja Španić,

President of the Association Europa Donna Slovenia and President of the European Association for Breast Cancer - Europa Donna

Metka Zaletel,

head of the NIJZ Health Data Center

Mircha Poldrugovac,

Center for Health Care NIJZ

Simon Rekanović,

MD

The roundtable discussion will be moderated by

assoc. prof. dr. Petra Došenović Bonča,

Head of the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Ljubljana

14:45

Closing remarks

Barbara Stegel, MSc,

Secretary general at Forum of International Research and Development Pharmaceutical Companies

Speakers

Tjaša Burnik, M.Sc

Tjaša Burnik, M.Sc

Tjaša Burnik, M.Sc, is the vice president of the board of the Forum of Interntaional Research & Development Pharmaceutical Companies, EIG (FarmaForum) and Associate Director Policy & Communications at Merck Sharp & Dohme Slovenia.

Bogi Eliasen

Bogi Eliasen

Bogi Eliasen is Director of Health at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS).

Ricardo Baptista Letit

Ricardo Baptista Letit

Ricardo Baptista Leite MP, MD, is a Medical Doctor trained in Infectious Diseases.

Eric Sutherland

Eric Sutherland

Eric is a Senior Health Economist leading the OECD’s work in Digital Health, bringing together policy guidance for digital tools, integrated data, and analytics including artificial intelligence.

Dorijan Marušič

Dorijan Marušič

Senior doctor Dorijan Marušič, PhD was the expert director of the Izola General Hospital, state secretary at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia, advisor to the general director of the Institute for Health Insurance of Slovenia and minister of health of the Republic of Slovenia.

Metka Zaletel

Metka Zaletel

Metka Zaletel is a mathematician with additional education and a master's degree in the United Kingdom on the topic of social data analysis.

Mircha Poldrugovac

Mircha Poldrugovac

Mircha Poldrugovac, MD, is a public health specialist employed at the Center for Health Care of the National Institute of Public Health, where he covers the areas of health system performance assessment and evidence-informed policy-making in health care.

Simon Rekanović

Simon Rekanović

Simon Rekanovič, PhD. med. is a doctor specializing in radiology, and since 2015 also an entrepreneur and innovator in the field of technological solutions in healthcare, where his work consists of medical data, their organization and analysis.

Petra Došenovič Bonča

Petra Došenovič Bonča

Ph.D Petra Došenović Bonča is an associate professor and head of the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Ljubljana.

Tanja Španić

Tanja Španić

Tanja Španić is a Doctor of Science in Veterinary Medicine in the field of neuro-endocrinology and is a patient advocate and president of the Association Europa Donna Slovenia and president of the Europa Donna, the European Breast Cancer Coalition.

Barbara Stegel

Barbara Stegel

Barbara Stegel, MSc, has several years of experience in management and marketing.