The forthcoming European elections will mark an important year for European politics in general and for health policy in particular.

The EHFG 2014 will reflect on the opportunities and risks for health in light of the outcome of the European elections and will discuss during the course of two high-level plenary debates how to maintain and improve the health of European citizens in a newly structured political scene.

I would like to invite you to the 17th European Health Forum Gastein conference: Electing Health – The Europe We Want!, taking place from 1st to 3rd October 2014 in the Gastein Valley.
I would be delighted to welcome you on this occasion.

I am happy to share with you the 1st Programme Announcement of this year’s conference.
The EHFG 2014 will reflect on the opportunities and risks for health in light of the outcome of the upcoming European elections and will discuss during the course of two high-level debates how to maintain and improve the health of European citizens in a newly structured political scene.

Speakers and high-level participants will include:

• Tonio Borg, EU Commissioner for Health
• Alois Stöger, Minister of Health, Austria
• Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe
• Paola Testori Coggi, Director-General, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission
• EU-Trio Presidency high-level representatives
• Members of the European Parliament

To register for the conference please use our online registration system. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the EHFG Team any time at info@ehfg.org.

I look forward to welcoming you to Gastein in October 2014!

With kind regards,

Prof Dr Helmut Brand,
President of the EHFG & the EHFG Team

Tip: More up to date educational events dealing with healthcare can be found online on the Education Database »medicine & health«.