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EPF Congress 2021: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare 

26-29 October 2021

AI Knowledge Hub

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Our AI Knowledge Hub will help patient organisations and other interested stakeholders to better engage in debates, projects and initiatives on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, both at a national and European level.

COVID-19 Resource Point

We have been collecting reliable information on medicines and vaccine development, as well as research and perspectives from the field. We have also gathered responses and testimonies from patients with chronic conditions: explore the different sections of our COVID19 Resource Point, updated on a daily basis!

WHAT WE DO

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Policy and advocacy

EPF is active in a number of policy areas to ensure that patients' views are incorporated into the EU policy agenda. We develop campaign and advocacy strategies

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Projects

EPF has been active in various health-related EU projects over the past few years both as a leader or associate partner to gather patient-related evidence based information

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Capacity building

The Capacity Building Programme was designed in 2012 to respond to needs and concerns which have been identified by our membership during previous activities of EPF.

NEWS AND UPDATES

23/09/21 EVENTS DIGITAL HEALTH EPF CONGRESS 2021

#EPFCongress2021 Q&A with Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl of DIGITALEUROPE

We sat down with Cecilia Bonefeld-Dhal, Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE to discuss how tech and health communities can work together to ensure digital solutions create real value for patients in Europe. Mrs Bonefeld-Dahl will speak at the 29

21/09/21 PATIENT INVOLVEMENT DIGITAL HEALTH EPF CONGRESS 2021

#EPFCongress2021 Q&A with co-host Tjasa Zajc

Tjasa Zajc will be one of the co-hosts for the #EPFCongress2021. We sit down with her to discuss how health systems can embrace digital transformation, the role of patients and her hopes for the Congress.

21/09/21 PATIENT INVOLVEMENT DIGITAL HEALTH EPF CONGRESS 2021

#EPFCongress 2021 Q&A with co-host Ivett Jakab

Ivett Jakab will be one of the co-hosts for the #EPFCongress2021. She sat down with us too discuss how health systems can embrace #digitaltransformation, the role of young patients and his hopes for the EPF Congress 2021.

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Upcoming events

  • 24th European Health Forum Gastein

    The European Health Forum Gastein annually convenes up to 900 participants for candid exchange and active collaboration, comprising senior decision-makers as well as key experts and community members from government and administration, business and industry, civil society, and science and academia.

  • EVENTS ACCESS/HEALTH INEQUALITIES MEMBERS

    WEBINAR: Model Access Solutions Initiative

    This is an event for EPF Members only.

  • CROSS-BORDER HEALTHCARE EVENTS POLICY PATIENT INVOLVEMENT

    Directive on Patients' RIghts in Cross-Border Healthcare

    EPF Director of Policy Kaisa Immonen will be speaking at this virtual workshop on 29 September 2021 from 09:30 – 13:00, in the context of the ongoing European Commission Study to enhance the implementation of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive 2011/24/EU to ensure patient rights in the EU.

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