Friday, 29 September 2023, 08:45-09:45, Conference Centre. This event took place in the hybrid conference “Health systems in crisis. countering shockwaves and fatigue” in Bad Hofgastein, 26 – 29 September. https://www.ehfg.org/conference/programme/sessions/cooperating-on-health-workforce-mobility-in-europe.
Organised by the European Institute of Health and Sustainable Development
The pandemic has revealed the weakness of the autonomous actions of states in the world where diseases do not respect national borders. We are grateful for the professionalism and sacrifices made by healthcare workers who directly confronted the COVID-19 virus, and the creativity of researchers who developed effective vaccines in record time. It is now our duty to support the sustainable development of the healthcare workforce in Europe, and tackle the many challenges facing the sector.
The life span of the project “Working together to address healthcare workforce mobility in Europe 2020-2023” coincided with the pandemic and the genesis of a European Health Union. The project was sponsored by Open Society Foundations (OSF) and implemented by the European Institute of Health and Sustainable Development (EIHSD). Experts analyzed trends in training, recruitment, retention and the international mobility of healthcare personnel, and worked on designing avenues for more sustainable health systems. This session discussed how we can tackle medical deserts and balance the commitment to Universal Health Coverage with the free movement of our healthcare heroes, before considering the opportunities to facilitate this through stronger European and global cooperation for health in light of the forthcoming European elections.
SPEAKERS
VYTENIS ANDRIUKAITIS, Partner, European Institute for Health & Sustainable Development, Former EU Commissioner for Health
SARA CERDAS, Member, European Parliament
IRENE MANDL, Head of Unit “Information and EURES”, European Labour Authority
TOMAS ZAPATA, Unit Lead, Health Workforce and Health Services, WHO Regional Office for Europe
CORINNE HINLOPEN, Global Health Policy Researcher, Wemos
GEDIMINAS CERNIAUSKAS, Partner, European Institute for Health & Sustainable Development
MODERATED BY MATTHIAS WISMAR, Programme Manager, European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies
DOCUMENTS and REFFERENCES:
- Main findings and recommendations of the project. “Working together to address healthcare workforce mobility in Europe”. Duration 2020-2023. https://eihsd.eu/wp-content/uploads/EHFH-2023-findings_20230927.pdf
- European Health Union and Healthcare Workforce Mobility in Europe. https://eihsd.eu/european-health-union-and-healthcare-workforce-mobility-in-europe-2020-2023/
- Presentation by VYTENIS ANDRIUKAITIS and GEDIMINAS CERNIAUSKAS. https://eihsd.eu/wp-content/uploads/Gastein_VPA_GC_20230929.pdf
RECORDING of the event: EHFG 2023 – Live streaming
PHOTOS from the event on a flickr
PHOTOS from the event
