about the forum
11 February of the year is World Day of the Sick
As part of the World Day of the Sick celebrations, a Patients' Organisations Forum has been held since 2007, organised for more than 200 organisations from all over Poland and many invited guests.
It is the largest and at the same time the oldest conference aimed at the community of patient organisations representing patients in various therapeutic areas. This makes the Forum an effective platform for the exchange of experiences between organisations operating in different areas of health care and fosters discussion on systemic solutions to improve the quality of life of patients.
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speakers
The event will be accompanied by speeches from a number of health experts including.
Ewa Kopacz
Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
Ole Toft
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark
Wojciech Konieczny
Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health
Prof. Ursula Demkow
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health
Marek Kos
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health
Maciej Miłkowski
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health
Bartłomiej Chmielowiec
Patient Ombudsman
Mikołaj Dorożała
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Climate and Environment
Filip Nowak
President of the National Health Fund
Mariano Votta
Director of Active Citizenship Network
Dr Nino Berdzuli
Director of the WHO Office in Poland
Dr Rafał Staszewski
Vice-President of the Medical Research Agency
Anne Stauffer
Deputy director and strategic manager of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
Programme
Find out what awaits you at this great event
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Day one of the FOP 2024
Wednesday 7 February
A public hearing and debate on the key challenges of the health system. As every year, there will also be a discussion between patients and government representatives in the form of a public hearing. The Minister of Health, the Patient Ombudsman, the National Health Fund will be invited to discuss with patients. During the inauguration of the meeting, the opening ceremony will also be followed by the presentation of commemorative awards "For Health and the Patient" established by the Ombudsman for Patients, the President of the National Health Fund, the Institute for Patients' Rights and Health Education to organisations which have been awarded distinctions in 3 categories: health prevention activities, patient safety and rights, and volunteering.
Day two of the FOP 2024
Thursday 8 February
Debates and panels on challenges in the health system. The remainder of the two-day event will be filled with a series of panels, debates and substantive meetings with public health professionals.
Contact
Online registration
Partners
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Supporting partners
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The activities of the Institute for Patients' Rights and Health Education from 2022 to 2024 are supported by the Norwegian Funds under the Active Citizens - National Fund programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Funds.