6-7/03/2014 – UTRECHT

Thursday, March 6th

9.00. Registration

9.15. Greetings by and introduction to the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL)
Prof. dr. Peter Groenewegen, director, NIVEL 

9.25. Workshop Opening: Goals of the Utrecht Workshop – Zoltan Aszalos, WP4 Leader

9.35. Introductory presentations with a question round

• The OECD-Eurostat-WHO Joint Questionnaire data categories – Gaetan Lafortune, Senior Economist, Health Division, OECD
• The ECHIM analysis on JQ categories – Silla, Sigurlaug Hauksdottir, Health Information Unit, DG Sanco, Commission
• Eurostat activities on non-monetary health statistics and the Task Force – Harthmut D. Buchow, European Commission – Eurostat, Public Health Statistics

10.20 The preliminary results of the WP4 Survey – “Behind the data” – Data source gap analysis of the JQ – Eszter Kovacs, WP4 

10.40. Coffee break

10.50. Session on Terminology – Group sessions
Focus on and revision of critical reflection items of the Survey. 

12.30. Lunch Break

13.45. Preparation of policy recommendations based on the data source gap analysis. Facilitated discussion in groups sessions, following the initial outcomes of the morning sessions.

Group 1: Information flow/JQ purpose/utilization/timeliness
Group 2: JQ categories/Qualification vs. Occupation-based data/Headcount vs. FTE
Group 3: Professions/skills & competences/nurses

15.15. Plenary feedback – Lessons learnt from the afternoon sessions

15.45. Coffee break

16.00. A special meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medical Manpower Planning of the Netherlands. Plenary session- stakeholder debate. Key topics for the discussion:
• Measuring the practicing category for GPs in the Netherlands
• Interpreting and applying international mobility data in HWF planning
Audience invited to contribute to the stakeholder debate with experiences and perspective from their own countries  

Friday, March 7th

9.00 Feedback and summary of the 1st day – Closure of activity on terminology

9.50. Critical identified items on mobility – Edit Eke, Edmond Girasek WP4

10.10. Mobility Session Part 1. Facilitated discussion in group sessions based on predefined topics and questions. Objective: Exploration and exchange of information. Focus on mobility terminology, data content and quality, international flow of mobility data, „minimum” mobility data requirements, mobility data flow in EU, and interpreting and applying mobility data in HWF planning. 

10.50. Coffee Break

11.10. Plenary feedback on Mobility session Part 1, priority list of main issues

11.20 Mobility Session Part 2. – Facilitated discussion in group sessions. Objective: Input and initial suggestions regarding policy recommendations based on the discussion topics explored in Part 1. What EU level policy steps can be implemented with what goals and reasoning?

12.40. Plenary feedback, list of suggestions on policy recommendations and lessons learnt from the sessions.

13.00. Lunch

14.10 Latest developments in the Joint Action – Michel Van Hoegaerden, Programme Manager of the Joint Action

14.20.-14.35 Workshop closing – closing round and next steps in WP4