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HEALTH CHECK DEBATE 17 February 2009

Access to treatments: which rights for patients?

17.02.2009 / 00:00 CET
Patients will cross national borders for medical treatment in increasing numbers, but they still face substantial political, financial and technical obstacles, according to a discussion on patients' rights hosted by European Voice on 17 February.

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The Panel

John Bowis MEP, British Conservative (EPP-ED) MEP, drafting report on the proposed directive on patients' rights to cross-border healthcare;

Alastair Kent, director of the Genetic Interest Group (GIG);

Dr Ad R Schuurman, Head of Reimbursement Department at Dutch health care insurance board (CVZ), Chair of the Medicine Evaluation Committee (MEDEV);

Professor Finn Børlum Kristensen, project leader at the European Network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA), and director of the Danish agency for Health Technology Assessment (DACEHTA), National Board of Health;

Chaired by Dr Phil Hammond, UK-based general practitioner and journalist.  

 

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