The European Center for Peace and Development University for Peace established by the United Nations (ECPD), an international educational and research organisation from the UN academic system, in the framework of the ECPD International Program of Transfer of Knowledge System in the field of Health Sciences, under the auspice of Ministries of Health of Serbia, Montenegro, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska and in cooperation with University in Berlin (Germany), Long Island University (USA), VAMK University (Finland), Faculty of Medicine, University of Montenegro, University of Banja Luka, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italy), National School of Public Health of Greece and South Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN), organizes
VI ECPD REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH ECONOMICS
with the main topic
Allocation of SCARCE Resources in Health Care -
THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE ACTION AGAINST ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
(Opatija - Hotel “Milenij“, 27-28 September 2019)
Considering an increasingly important role of health economics in the decision-making process, as well as still inadequately developed resources in this multidisciplinary field in the health systems of South East Europe, the European Center for Peace and Development UN University for Peace has initiated a series of regional conferences, round tables and meetings for key decision makers in the countries across the Region, aiming to improve and strengthen capacities in this field. In this regard, we have the pleasure to invite you to take part in the Sixth ECPD Regional Conference on Health Economics.
The conference is internationally and nationally accredited (by the Health Council of Serbia the Conference is accredited with 14 points for lecturers and 7 points for participants. The accreditation number is А-1-2180/19).
The conference continues to study relevant topics in the field of health care economics and extends the tradition of gathering health providers, managers and other decision makers in health care systems from the region of South-East and Central Europe. The topic of this year is the allocation of scarce resources in health care with referral to antimicrobial resistance. Demands for all aspects of health care continue to exceed available resources. Policy makers need to make important decisions on the use of public funds – as required for particular disease areas, which population categories, and with which interventions. The problem is that decisions on prioritizing health care needs are complex and multidimensional, and resources may not be used to an optimal extent.
One of the most visible health problems in which resources may be spent and/or saved efficiently is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The high variability in the frequency of AMR in European countries and consequent different level of spending suggests that there are possibilities for improvement in all the countries and lessons to be shared between them.
The primary objective of this meeting is to bring together clinicians, health managers and health politicians responsible for resource allocation in health care. We hope the presentations at the meeting will provide an up-to date information on how to move from achieving an isolated success and best practices in a few hospitals, regions or countries to the good standard practices within and between countries.
The Conference will be co-chaired by Prof. Dr. Dušan Keber, Professor of Internal Medicine and an international consultant (former Minister of Health of Slovenia), Prof. Dr. Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina, Vice-Rector of Libertas International University (former Minister of Health of Croatia) and Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dirk Henke, long-standing Head of Department of Public Finance and Health Economics, Technical University in Berlin.
Program
Friday, 27 September
09:00 – 10:00 Registration of participants
10:00 – 10:15 Opening ceremony and Welcome Address
Prof. Dr. Negoslav Ostojić, ECPD Executive Director
Prof. Dr. Dušan Keber, Chair of the Conference, University of Ljubljana, former Minister of Health of Slovenia
Prof. Dr. Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina, Co-Chair of the Conference, Libertas International University, former Minister of Health of Croatia
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dirk Henke, Co-Chair of the Conference, Public Finance and Health Economics Department, University of Berlin, Germany
Charing: Prof. Dr. Dušan Keber, Prof. Dr. Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina
10:15 – 11:00 Dušan Keber: Allocation of limited resources in health care and waste that can be avoided
11:00 –11:45 Per Troein: Prices of health goods in Europe – the official story
based on list prices but also the effect of not transparent rebates
11:45– 12:00 Break
12:45 – 13:15 Per Troein: Provision of biosimilars and other innovative drugs
in low income countries
12:45 – 13:15 Per Troein: Provision of biosimilars and other innovative drugs
in low income countries
13:15 – 14:00 Round Table and Panel Discussion: Scarce Resources in Health Care
Participants: All speakers
14:00 –15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:15 Dušan Keber: Health and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance
16:15 – 17:00 Vesela Radonjić: Evaluation of antibiotic consumption in Serbia and comparison with antibiotic consumption in Europe
17:00 – 17:30 Olivera Jovanović: Antimicrobial Resistance - Big Public Health Issue in Serbia
17:30 – 18:00 Dušan Keber: Fight against antimicrobial resistance in Slovenia
18:00 – 19:00 Panel discussion on all topics of the day
Moderators: Vesela Radonjić, Per Troinen, Dušan Keber
Saturday, 28 September
Charing: Prof. dr Klaus Dirk Henke, Prof. dr Dušan Keber
09:00 – 09.30 Arjana Tambić Andrašević: Antimicrobial resistance - a silent tsunami
09:30 – 10:00 Ivana Mareković: Prevention of antimicrobial resistance - challenge for microbiology laboratory
10:00 – 10:30 Ana Budimir: Epidemiology and surveillance of health care associated infections in Europe
10.30 – 11.00 Sven Pal: Antibiotic awareness campaign in Croatia
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 11:45 Alvaro Hidalgo: Economic Charge of the Antimicrobial Resistance in Spain
11:45 – 12:05 Antoni Gilabert: Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy in Spain
12:05 – 12:15 Antoni Gilabert, Alvaro Hidalgo: Reflections on the 1st and announcing the 2nd Health and Social Welfare Forum CSC-ECPD-UCLM
12:15 – 13:15 Panel discussion
Moderators: Dušan Keber, Arjana Tambić Andrašević
Participants: all speakers
13:15 – 13:30 Closing Remarks, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Conference
13:30 – 14:00 Dušan Keber/Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina
Delivery of the international ECPD UN University for Peace Certificates
List of Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Dušan Keber, professor of internal medicine and international consultant, former Minister of Health of Slovenia, Ljubljana
Prof. Dr. Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina, Vice-Rector of Libertas International University, former Minister of Health of Croatia
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dirk Henke, Department of Public Finance and Health Economics, Technical University in Berlin, Germany
Dr. Per Troein, Vice President Strategic Partners, IMS Health, London, UK
Prof. Dr. Alvaro Hidalgo Vega, Castilla-La Mancha University, Spain
Prof. Dr. Antoni Gilabert, Director of Pharmacy and Medicine, Catalan Health and Social Care Consortium, Spain
Prof. Dr. Arijana Tambić, President of the Committee for Hospital Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia
Dr. Andrej Trampuž, Head of the Research Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Charité Medical School University, Berlin, German
Prof. Dr. Maja Abram, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Prof. Dr. Ivica Pavić, Department of Contagious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Dr. Ivana Mareković, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Dr. Sven Pal, European antibiotic awareness day and World antibiotic awareness week national campaign coordinator, ISKRA, Croatia
Application Form and Participation Fee
The participation fee for the Conference is 470 EUR. An application should be sent to: European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) University for Peace, Terazije 41, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; Tel: +381 11 3246 041, Fax: +381 11 3240 673, E-mail: ecpd@Eunet.rs and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; www.ecpd.org.rs
Hotel Accommodation
The European Center for Peace and Development UN-mandated University for Peace has provided accommodation for the Conference participants at the Hotel “Milenij“ in Opatija, the venue of the Conference, at preferential rates on bed & breakfast basis:
122 EUR in a single-bed room daily, and
79 EUR in a double-bed room –per person, daily.
We are enclosing the form for the reservation of accommodation and recommend the participants to make the hotel booking directly with the Hotel “Milenij“ (Tel: +385 51 278 016; Fax: +385 51 202 020; E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; www.milenijhoteli.hr).
