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MEPs Interest Group
“European Patients' Rights and Cross-Border Healthcare”

LAUNCH EVENT
December 2nd 2015, room ASP A7H1, 10:00-12:00
European Parliament, Brussels

Programme

10:00 – 10:10
Introduction

• David Borrelli MEP - Co-Chair EFDD Group & Co- Founder of the IG
• Antonio Gaudioso - Secretary General of Cittadinanzattiva Onlus

10:10 – 11:00
Patients’ Rights and Crossborder Healthcare in the European Agenda

• Therese Comodini Cachia MEP - PPE Group
• Piernicola Pedicini MEP – EFDD Group, Member of the ENVI Committee
• Annika Nowak - Member of the Cabinet of Dr. Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
• Mariano Votta - Director of Active Citizenship Network
• Alceste Santuari – Professor (Ph.D. Law – Cantab) European Association of Health Law

11:00 – 11:50
Patients’ Rights in the Stakeholder perspective

• Elena Gentile MEP – S&D Group, Member of the ENVI Committee
• Birgit Beger – Secretary General of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
• Paul De Raeve - Secretary General of the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)
• Paolo Giordano - Secretary General of the European Union of Private Hospitals (UEHP)
• Giovanna Marsico – Director of Cancer Contribution

11:50 -12:00
Debate & final remarks

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