18-19/02/2016 – VARNA

1. Mobility Data session: Could we move easily and swiftly towards a European monitoring of health workforce mobility information?

2. Health workforce education abroad session: Is this a business, an opportunity, a need, a real brain drain… or all this together?

3. European mobility session: Is an action at European level possible or would bilateral cooperation first be applicable?

What are the United Kingdom context and lessons learned about training migration between 4 countries?
Ian Cumming, Health Education England, United Kingdom

Health Workforce Mobility across EU – The perspective from a neighboring non-EU country – The Moldovan experience
Nicolae Jelamschi, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health, Moldova

The view of Medical University of Varna on training foreign doctors– Bulgarian – German case
Todorka Kostadinova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Helmut Nawratil, German hospitals in Middle Franconia, Germany
Matthias Keilen, German hospitals in Middle Franconia, Germany

Mobility pathways of patients and health professionals from Eastern European countries
Eszter Kovacs, Semmelweis University, Hungary

What are the favourable conditions for healthcare students to study and get a steady employment in home country?
Diogo Fernandes da Silva, International Federation of Medical Students’ Association

Intentions for mobility of next HWF generation
Aline Breidung, Vania Asenikova, Elena Ignatova, Sven Eger, Dorian David Westerdorf & Petia Sarkizova, International students team from Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Michel Van Hoegaerden, Joint Action Programme Manager, Belgium

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Melanie Böckmann, University of Bremen, Germany

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Caroline Hager, Directorate General for health and food safety, European Commission

Migration of the highly skilled: the case of Romanian medical doctors
Irina Boncea, Presidential Administration, Romania

Mobility challenges for medical doctors in the European Union: A systematic review of intracommunity migration difficulties
Marius Ungureanu, Cluj School of Public Health, Romania

Attempt to obtain reliable data on the scale of migration of Polish medical personnel – Polish Case Study
Szymon Nowak, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Paolo Michelutti, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali, Italy

1. What are the main ageing consequences on health workforce and on the growing imbalances?

2. Can we further finance our health systems without changing their organization and the roles of health workers?

3. New skills in changing context – population perspective: Do we have other options than producing more health professionals?

Horizon Scanning: future skills and competences of the health workforce in Europe
Matt Edwards, Centre for Workforce Intelligence, United Kingdom

Attracting and retaining GPs to strengthen primary care in underserved areas
Marieke Kroezen, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium

The key principles of nursing in today’s European health workforce
Ber Oomen, European Specialists Nurses Organisations, The Netherlands

The roles of the pharmacist in the context of an ageing and mobile population
Ilko Getov, Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union, Bulgaria

Low birth rate and increasing longevity: which consequences on health workforce today and tomorrow?
Heinz Rothgang, University of Bremen, Germany

Can technology reduce the need for health workers?
Magdalena Rosenmöller, European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing

Impact of health determinants and demographic factors on distribution of health professionals
Nadia Veleva, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria
Silviya Yankulovska, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria

Can a small country be self-sustainable in training the workforce needed by its health system?
Margaret Björk Svavarsdottir, Ministry of Welfare, Iceland

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Marieke Kroezen, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Linda Mans, Wemos, The Netherlands

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Michel Van Hoegaerden, Joint Action Programme Manager, Belgium

What is the new demand in dental care?
Tsvetan Tonchev, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Metodi Abadjiev, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Stefan Peev, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

Population ageing: Challenges for the health services
Albena Kerekovska, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Klara Dokova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

How can countries learn from each other in Health Workforce Planning? Towards a context-sensitive and goal-based health workforce planning in Europe

Ronald Batenburg, Netherlands institute for health services research

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Todorka Kostadinova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

1. What are the lessons learned from the shortage on skills mixes?

2. How should health workforce and education policies be coordinated to provide the future health professionals we need?

3. Can health workforce be converted to new skills during their career?

The new requirements of hospitals as employers to health workforce skills and competences
Pascal Garel, European Hospital and Healthcare Federation
Valentin Ignatov, Association of University hospitals, Bulgaria

In a changing environment, how to upgrade the skills of ‘under trained’ nurses to fit with the new current and future roles of nursing? – The nursing bridging courses
Dorota Kilanska, European Federation of Nurses Associations

Anatomy of modern medical teaching
Anton Tonchev, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

Nursing Education developments in Italy in light of the increased EU mobility of health care professionals: emerging challenges and issues
Alvisa Palese, University of Udine, Italy

Educating nurses for new roles: why and how to educate nurses in the university sector?
Anne-Marie Ryan, Department of Health, Ireland

The dimensions of e-learning in the health care education
Ivan Merdzhanov, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Silviya Nikolova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

Preparing the midwives for the future of the job – the Belgian French-speaking experience
Ana Hernandez, Parnasse – ISEI, Belgium

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Andrew Xuereb, Ministry for Energy and Health, Malta

Education of medical specialists in scientific, project and mobility skills
Mariana Murdzeva, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Victoria Sarafian, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Questions & Answers – Eszter Kovacs, Semmelweis University, Hungary

How to match medical students aspirations and a planned amount of professional positions?
Stijntje Dijk, International Federation of Medical Students’ Association

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Isabella Notarangelo, European Hospital and Healthcare Federation

How to match pharmacy students aspirations and a planned amount of professional positions?
Adela Firlova, European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Stefka Koeva, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

Student’s orientation, selection and support to the development of professional identity: experience and ongoing research in Italy
Fabrizio Consorti, University Sapienza of Rome, Italy

The coordination between policies and education – The Bulgarian experience
Aneliya Klisarova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Emanuela Mutafova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Maria Rohova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

The post-bologna medical education policy – Could a European Core Curriculum advance the efforts on medical workforce planning?
Aphrodite Adamidou, European Medical Students’ Association

Questions & Answers – Panel moderated by Walter Sermeus, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium