Focus Group 2 - 15 May
Focus Group 2 - Chronic Pain in the EU Working Population
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
Best Practices in Europe: Chronic Pain in the EU Working Population.
Objective: Publication of "SIP Proposal for Action: European Best Practices for Reintegration of Chronic Pain Patients into the Workforce".
Translation in EU-5 languages: English - German - Spanish - French - Italian
Opening Ceremony
13:00 - 13:10:
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Hans-Georg Kress |
EFIC President | Welcome | Presentation Video (eng) Statement (eng) |
13:10 - 13:20:
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Marian Harkin |
Member European Parliament (IRE) |
Chair & Introduction to the |
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Liam Conroy |
Irish EFIC Councilor | Co-Chair | Video (eng) |
Key Note Presentations
| Brenda O'Brien | 13:30 - 13:40 | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | "An Update from EU-OSHA: Current and Future Activities" | Presentation Video (eng) |
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| Joop van Griensven, Teresa Petrangolini, Mariano Votta |
13:40 - 13:50 |
President Pain Alliance Europe, |
"European Assessment of the EU Patient Right of Avoiding Unnecessary Suffering and Pain" |
Presentation |
NL |
| Stefano Coaccioli | 13:50 - 14:00 |
Chief, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Medical Pain Therapy "Santa Maria" General Hospital, Terni |
"EU epidemiology of chronic pain in the working population" | Presentation Video (eng) |
IT |
| Anna Vavrovsky | 14:00 - 14:10 | Academy for Value in Health GmbH | "The economic burden of chronic pain in the working population" | Presentation Video (eng) |
AT |
Proposal for Action
14:30 - 15:45: Best-Practices in Europe - Proposal for Action
Chair: John Christopher Wells, EFIC President Elect
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Jacqueline Lyttle |
14:30 - 14:45 | Director of Commissioning, Jackel Solutions ltd. | "Facing the NHS challenge: Understanding the costs and pathways of chronic pain patients" | Presentation Video (eng) Statement (eng) |
UK |
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Harry Kletzko |
14:45 - 15:00 | Vice-President German Pain League | "Integrated Health Care Concept for (Low) Back Pain Patients" | Presentation Video (eng) Video (de) |
DE |
| Françoise Laroche | 15:00 - 15:15 | President of CEDR (Cercle d'Etude de la Douleur en Rhumatologie/Musculoskeletal Pain Specialists Association) | "Chronic low back pain patients' management. Psychoeducation programs. Is there an impact on disability ans sick-leave days?" | Presentation Video (eng) |
FR |
| Michiel Reneman | 15:15 - 15:30 | Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen | "Working on work; practice examples from the Netherlands" | Presentation Video (eng) |
NL |
| Clairy Wiholm |
15:30 - 15:45 |
Swedish Social Insurance Agency |
"REHSAM - A National Research Program in Sweden, enhancing return to work" | Presentation Video (eng) |
SE |
15:45 - 17:20: Focus Group Discussion with all participants on the SIP Proposal for Action (Statement/Phrase).
Video Proposal for Action Discussion
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Roman Haas |
Moderator |
Medical Quality GmbH | Presentation |
AT |
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Andrea Warpakowski |
SIP Reporter | Medical Journalist | DE |
Closure
17:20 - 17:30:
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Hans-Georg Kress |
EFIC President |
"Summary of SIP Proposal for Action: EU Best Practices & Closure" | Presentation Video (eng) Statement (eng) |
17:30: Departure for Participants SIP Focus Group 2.
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