Dear Colleagues
Apologies for the inevitable cross posting. I have below attached some information on a forthcoming 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 or colleagues
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
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For further updated information about the Observatory Summer School
2002
see the Observatory website: http://www.observatory.dk
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