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Dear All Attached information below on this years European Health Forum Gastein which may be of interest to you - the closing date for earlybird bookings is Monday. Contact information on how to register is provided at the bottom of the message Best wishes David McDaid LSE Health and Social Care We would like to announce the 9th European Health Forum Gastein 2006 which takes place in Bad Hofgastein, Austria, from 4th - 7th October 2006. Only a few days remain until the end of the early booking period on Monday, 19th June. Save up to EUR 250.- on the standard fee! Focusing on the main theme of 'Health sans frontières the Forum will once again be an occasion for high level discussions amongst key decision makers and experts in European health policy. Sessions will be organised by the: * European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection * European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies * OECD * Finland's Presidency of the EU * Germany's Presidency of the EU * World Bank Parallel forums will discuss: * Health Policy Innovation * Improving the Healthcare Infrastructure * European HTA * EU Healthcare * Pandemics Further sessions will centre around the following issues: patient information, HIV/AIDS, targets in health policy, health in all policies as well as ageing and long-term care. The German and Finnish EU Presidencies will present specific aspects of their programmes. The following speakers are expected to attend this year's EHFG: * Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection * Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine * Elias Mossialos, London School of Economics * Maria Rauch-Kallat, Minister of Health, Austria * Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development, UK * Zilvinas Padaiga, Minister of Health, Lithuania * Csaba Dozsa, Secretary of State for Health, Hungary * Marc Danzon, Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe * Josep Figueras, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Brussels For further information please visit our website at www.ehfg.org or contact the International Forum Gastein Tauernplatz 1 A-5630 Bad Hofgastein Tel. +43 6432 3393 270 Fax +43 6432 3393 271 [log in to unmask] www.ehfg.org