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Fit for Work Annual Summit 2011Draft Agenda
The Fit for Work Europe Coalition works to promote a multi-stakeholder dialogue on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to drive clinical practice and healthand work policy that will improve the quality of working life for people with MSDs. Fit for Work is a partnership of organizations and individuals, and enjoys the patronage of The Work Foundation, the Bone and Joint Decade, EULAR and RAND Europe, and a broad range of stakeholders. The Fit for Work Europe Coalition is supported by an ongoing grant from Abbott--a founding partner--and a supporting grant from GE Healthcare. For information and theopportunity to comment/blog/share your experience on making Europe Fit for Work, go to
www.fitforworkeurope.eu
.
Fit for Work Europe
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Annual Conference
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19 October 2011
Event AgendaSession 1: 10.00
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14.00
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels
Change with Us: Practical steps and solutions towards making musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) apublic health and work priority at the EU and national levels
Session Agenda
09.00-10.00
Registration
10.00
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10.20
Fit for Work Annual Event Welcome Address
Stephen Bevan, Co-President, Fit For Work Europe Coalition
10.20-10.30
The importance of making MSDs a priority at national and European level (Video message)
Prof. Paul Emery, Co-President, Fit for Work Europe Coalition
10.30
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11.10
Making Europe Fit for Work: What needs to be done to set up effective systems at national level?Panel discussion
Moderator
: Prof. Dame Carol Black, Co-President, Fit For Work Europe Coalition John Church, CEO, Arthritis Ireland Sarah Bazin, Chairman of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Paul Watson, University of Leicester, Department of Health Sciences, New Academic Unit, Leicester General Hospital (UK) Jaime Alejandre, Director-General, Ministry of Health, Spain Anne Lise Hoffmann, Danish Working and Environment Authority
Q&A
11.10
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11.25
Coffee Break
11.25-11.40
Practical steps and solutions towards making MSDs a health and work priority at the national andEU levels
Oliver FitzGerald,
National Clinical Director for Rheumatology, Ireland
11.40-11.55
How to make a national priority into a clinical reality
Juan A. Jover,
Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Spain
11.55-12.00
Introduction to the Workshops
Oliver FitzGerald,
National Clinical Director for Rheumatology, Ireland
Fit for Work Annual Summit 2011Draft Agenda
The Fit for Work Europe Coalition works to promote a multi-stakeholder dialogue on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to drive clinical practice and healthand work policy that will improve the quality of working life for people with MSDs. Fit for Work is a partnership of organizations and individuals, and enjoys the patronage of The Work Foundation, the Bone and Joint Decade, EULAR and RAND Europe, and a broad range of stakeholders. The Fit for Work Europe Coalition is supported by an ongoing grant from Abbott--a founding partner--and a supporting grant from GE Healthcare. For information and theopportunity to comment/blog/share your experience on making Europe Fit for Work, go to
www.fitforworkeurope.eu
.
12.00-12.50
Break-out Workshops
Workshop 1
How to make workability a key measure of the successful clinical management of MSDs?
Moderators-
Maarten de Wit,
Reumapatientenbond
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Nele Caeyers,
EULAR Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism inEurope (PARE)
Workshop 2
Which policies can be promoted to allow for reasonable workplace accommodation for workers with MSDs to maximise their productivity and wellbeing?
Moderators-
Christa Sedlatschek, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
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François Perl,
General Director, Department Disability InsuranceNational Institute for Health Care and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV)
Workshop 3
What practical steps can be taken to ensure patients are involved in every stage of MSDtreatment decisions?
Moderators-
John Church,
CEO Arthritis Ireland
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Ronald van Vollenhoven
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MD PhD
,Professor and Chief, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID) at the Karolinska Institute
Workshop 4
What should be the key components of a national action plan on MSDs?
Moderators-
Jaime Alejandre,
Director-General,
Ministry of Health, Spain
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Professor Dame Carol Black,
National Director for Health and Work, Chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Chairman of the Nuffield Trust
Workshop 5
Which policies can we promote to encourage early intervention and to include indirect costs
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such as work productivity
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in HTA and health economics assessments?
Moderators-
Jan van Emelen,
Director Innovation of the Independent Health Insurance Funds,President working Group Disease Management AIM
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Dr Berit Schiøttz-Christensen,
former Chairman of the Danish Rheumatology Society
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Krzysztof Landa, President of the Watch Health Care Foundation
12.50
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13.40 Buffet lunch
13.40
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14.00 Presentation of Workshop Recommendations & Close
Co-President, Fit For Work Europe Coalition
14.00 - - ENDS - -
Transfer to the European Parliament
Fit for Work Annual Summit 2011Draft Agenda
The Fit for Work Europe Coalition works to promote a multi-stakeholder dialogue on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to drive clinical practice and healthand work policy that will improve the quality of working life for people with MSDs. Fit for Work is a partnership of organizations and individuals, and enjoys the patronage of The Work Foundation, the Bone and Joint Decade, EULAR and RAND Europe, and a broad range of stakeholders. The Fit for Work Europe Coalition is supported by an ongoing grant from Abbott--a founding partner--and a supporting grant from GE Healthcare. For information and theopportunity to comment/blog/share your experience on making Europe Fit for Work, go to
www.fitforworkeurope.eu
.
Session 2: 15.00
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18.00
European Parliament
Addressing MSDs and work capacity in EU health and employment policies
Session Agenda
15.00-15.10
Welcome & Introduction
Dr Antonyia Parvanova MEP, Co-President Fit for Work Europe Coalition
15.10-15.30
Recognising workers’ rights; the importance of a
healthy workforce
Lech Wałęsa, F
ormer President of Poland
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Fit for Work Global Ambassador
15.30-15.40
Addressing MSDs and work capacity in EU policies
Edite Estrela MEP
15.40-15.55
Placing MSDs within a European framework for the management of chronic conditions
Isabel de la Mata, Principal Adviser with Special Interest in Public Health, European Commission,D.G. Health and Consumers
15.55-16.10
Fit for Work as an innovation model, fostering innovation management for a healthier Europe
Patricia O’Reilly,
Cabinet member of Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for Research,Innovation and Science
16.10-16.20
The importance of active and healthy ageing in the European workforce
Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines MEP (tbc)
16.20-16.30
How to give MSDs due focus in the workplace across the EU
Stephen Hughes, MEP
16.30-16.45
Q&A
(Chair
Dr Antonyia Parvanova MEP, Co-President Fit For Work Europe Coalition
)
16.45-17.00
Coffee Break
17.00-17.15
Boosting work participation, reducing health inequalities: the importance of early intervention
Prof Peter Goldblatt, Co-Director of the European Review on the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide. (University College London)
17.15-17.30
Keeping people in work for the long-term. MSDs and European Union employment policies
Eva Török, Deputy Head of Cabinet, László Andor, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
17.30-17.50
Panel discussion & Q&A with all panellists
(Chair
Dr Antonyia Parvanova MEP, Co-President Fit for Work Europe Coalition
)17.50-18.00
A Call to Action: Conclusions & Morning Workshop Recommendations
Dr Antonyia Parvanova MEP, Co-President Fit For Work Europe Coalition
18.00 - - - ENDS - - -
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