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The health implications of an expanded EU: threats or opportunities for the UK and Europe?
Thursday 10 March 2005
at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1
On 1st May 2004 the European Union underwent an unprecedented expansion, with the accession of 10 new members, most of which had until recently been part of the Soviet bloc. British tabloid headlines predicted catastrophe for the UK, with Eastern Europeans "filling NHS beds" or spreading infectious disease. At the same time, health policy makers looked to the new member states as a solution to a looming shortage of healthcare professionals. This conference will attempt to discover the reality behind the rhetoric.
The programme will include the impact on European health (especially the UK) from the expansion, the impact on healthcare professionals' mobility, and the importance and relevance of the new neighbourhood countries. Further debate will cover the economic implications of the changes and the potential for the use of health as a tool of foreign policy.
Audience: Public health specialists, infectious disease specialists, hospital physicians, political analysts, health policy analysts, academic institutes, non-governmental organisations and policy research units.
The programme and booking form are available on-line at www.rcplondon.ac.uk/calendar/2005 or from: Conference Department, Royal College of Physicians Tel: 020 7935 1174 Ext. 436/300/252 Fax: 020 7224 0719 Email: [log in to unmask]
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