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Subject: Summer School: Globalisation, European Union Enlargement and
Health: Making health policy in a changing world


Dear Colleagues

For information and for further circulation I attach information on this
year's Summer School organised by the European Observatory on Health Care
Systems and the Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Croatia which may
be of interest to some of you.

Best wishes

David McDaid
LSE Health and Social Care

Globalisation, European Union Enlargement and Health: Making health policy
in a changing world

The sixth annual Observatory Summer School will take place from 25th-29th
August 2002. This is a joint venture between the European Observatory on
Health Care Systems and the Andrija Stampar School of Public Health,
Croatia. The theme of the summer school will be 'Globalisation, European
Union Enlargement and Health: Making health policy in a changing world'. You
are invited to apply to participate in this course. The school will bring
together around 70 health professionals from over 30 countries.

Rationale: Health policy making at the national and local level now takes
place within a context of unprecedented international population movement
and trade. As movement of goods, people, capital and services across borders
increases, there is growing emphasis on the international dimension of
health policy. This encompasses issues directly affecting health services -
the movement of patients and providers, as well as those affecting health -
infectious diseases or trade in tobacco and alcohol. In Europe the process
of enlargement of the European Union makes consideration of the health
policy issues arising from globalisation trends ever more pressing. How will
more open borders affect health care? Will the financial sustainability of
health systems be compromised? Will open borders lead to the need for a
European benefits package and accreditation system? What are the
implications for public health? What mechanisms exist to monitor and respond
to these changes globally? How does health policy develop within the
European Union and what are the consequences for countries in the process of
accession? How should health professionals and health policy makers respond?
What are the implications for pharmaceutical policy of increasing
globalisation? How can equity in health improvements be ensured? How will
increasing international trade impact on tobacco consumption, food safety
and communicable disease control? These questions highlight some of the many
challenges that are facing policy makers today. The summer school will aim
to provide a broad overview of the challenges and opportunities with
increasing globalisation and look to strategies for assisting policy makers
plan effectively in the new global environment.

Objectives:  The school has four objectives:

(i) To provide an overview of the changing global and European health policy
environment
(ii) To explore what level of policy cooperation is needed to address
different issues
(iii) To consider examples of international policy making and examine their
effectiveness
(iv) To review strategies for ensuring a coherent national health policy at
all levels

The summer school programme consists of a mixture of lectures and group
work. All participants will take part in a special mini-project exercise
that will be run throughout the course, bringing together the different
issues and methods covered in the programme to explore three themes, from
which participants will be able to choose. These are: tobacco; cross-border
movement and health; and pharmaceuticals. The teaching staff will be drawn
from both national and international health policy institutions and will
include the European Investment Bank, European Commission, the World Bank,
Ministries of Health, Open Society Institute and academics from leading
schools of public health and staff of the European Observatory on Health
Care Systems.

Target participants: Participants should be involved in national health
related policy-making and have/will have some strategic decision making and
budgetary responsibilities for systemic responses to health needs.
Qualifications: English language skills sufficient to participate actively
in technical discus-sions on health and health care and three years post
qualification experience are needed to benefit from the summer school.

Programme: Key sessions include: Enlargement of the EU: movement of health
professionals and patients, strategies for EU communicable disease control,
making EU health policy, lessons from other regions; International free
trade and health: health services, pharmaceutical policy making, tobacco
control policies, precautionary principle and health; Strategic planning for
health and globalisation: strategy development, health impact assessment of
policy, decentralisation and planning, donor input in national policy
making.

Cost of the course: The school fee is US$650 for self-financed individuals
and US$900 for participants funded by their organisations. The fee includes
all tuition, a resource pack including key readings, airport transfers,
social activities and coffee breaks. The fee does not include accommodation,
travel or meals.

Bursaries: A limited number of full or partial bursaries are available to
cover participation fees, accommodation and flights.  If you wish to be
considered for a bursary, you MUST attach a covering letter with your
application form stating the reasons why you need and would benefit from a
bursary to attend the course.

Accommodation: The lectures and seminars will take place in Hotel Argentina,
in Dubrovnik (www.hoteli-argentina.hr). There will be a special discount
rate for food and accommodation for course applicants. Further information
will be sent to course applicants. Participants should arrive at the hotel
on Saturday 24th August to be able to attend the welcome party that will
take place that evening. Instructions on how to book accommodation will
accompany acceptance to the course. Sessions will run from approximately
0900 to 1730 hours daily from Sunday August 25th to Thursday August 29th
2002. A programme of social events is also included.  Visas:  Information on
how to request visa invitation letters will accompany acceptance to the
course.

Applications for the Observatory Summer School 2002: For applicants from
countries with a participating Open Society Institute (OSI) office please
submit your application directly to this office. Contact details for
participating OSI country offices and application forms can be obtained from
the Observatory website: http://www.observatory.dk For applicants from other
countries, please apply directly to Nina Chill at: Health Care Programs,
Albert Schweitzer Institute (ASI), Quinnipiac University (USA) Phone:
(1)-203-582-3142 / 3143, Fax: (1)-203-582-8478, E-mail:
[log in to unmask] CV: All applicants MUST attach a copy of their
curriculum vitae (CV) to their application form.  CLOSING DATE: All
applications must be received by OSI or ASI by 27th May 2002.

Further information and or queries should be addressed to

Caroline White
Dubrovnik Summer School Co-Administrator
European Observatory on Health Care Systems
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London WC1E 7HT
UK

Telephone: (44)-207-927-2833
Fax: (44)-207-612-7812
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

For further updated information about the Observatory Summer School
2002
see the Observatory website: http://www.observatory.dk