Promoting civic information to better address the collateral damage of COVID-19 on cardiovascular disease across Europe
29 September 2021
11.30 to 13.00 CEST
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Moderator: Jacqueline Bowman-Busato
11:30 – 11:50 Opening remarks
Mariano Votta, Responsible for EU Affairs – Cittadinanzattiva / Director Active Citizenship Network
MEP Kateřina Konečná (Czechia) The Left Group, member of the MEPs Interest Group "European Patients' Rights & Cross-Border Healthcare"
Donata Meroni, European Commission, DG SANTE, Head of the unit Health promotion, disease prevention, financial instruments
11:50 – 12:00 Fear of COVID-19
Prof. Christiaan Vrints - University of Antwerp & Member of the European Society of Cardiology Advocacy Committee
12:00 – 12:20 Sharing experiences across Europe
Daniela Quaggia – Active Citizenship Network (EU) – Video campaign
Penilla Gunther - FOKUS Patient (Sweden)
Penka Georgieva - Association of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases (Bulgaria)
12:20 – 12:50 Roundtable & Q&A “Prevention? Yes! But not only for Covid-19”
Marissa Mes - Programme Lead at The Heart Failure Policy Network
Arlene Wilkie - Director General at SAFE (Stroke Alliance for Europe)
Paolo Sbraccia – Treasurer of EASO (European Association for the Study of Obesity)
12:50 Closing remarks
Paul R. Field - Head of Patient Relations and Strategic Communications – Thrombosis, Bayer
Mariano Votta, Responsible for EU Affairs – Cittadinanzattiva / Director Active Citizenship Network
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WITH THE SUPPORT OF
MEDIA PARTNERS
- Community PRO (Participation Resilience Organizing)
- ATMPs revolution: empowering leaders of EU civic and patients’ advocacy groups
- ENGAGE – Engage Society for Risk Awareness and Resilience
- EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2022
- European Pillar of Social Rights & the commitment of Cittadinanzattiva
- #VaccinAction2022
- European Pillar of Social Rights & chronic pain
- #VaccinAction2022
- European Pillar of Social Rights & COVID-19 emergency
- European Pillar of Social Rights & childcare and support for minors
- AMR Patient Alliance – developing educational repository for patient and caregiver awareness of drug resistant infections
- The role of the European Pillar of Social Rights ambassadors
- THE ENGAGEMENT OF CITTADINANZATTIVA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
- NIGHTINGALE - Novel Integrated Toolkit for Enhanced Pre-Hospital Life Support and Triage in Challenging and Large and Demanding Emergencies
- The successful experience of Polart Circle
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