4th to 6th October 2017, Bad Gastein, Austria. Final Programme With October just around the corner, we are pleased to invite you to check out our latest programme updates for this year’s conference. Apart from this year’s main theme, Health in All Politics, we will try and draw your attention to […]

“The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating”[1] In about three weeks, it is that time of the year again when more than 500 people travel to the Gastein Valley. Not for holiday, but to discuss what concerns us all – health. From 4th […]

A very special edition of our annual conference is approaching – this year, we are meeting for the 20th (!) time in beautiful Gastein Valley, to discuss EU health policy and exchange viewpoints and experiences across national borders and stakeholder groups. If you fancy a sneak preview of what we […]

… before the conference! But while the theme for the EHFG anniversary next year (we turn 20!) is taking shape, there is still time to review what has been discussed in Gastein this year: The EHFG 2016 Outcomes are available online. We identified three main themes running through many of […]

In the run-up to the 19th European Health Forum Gastein, this year themed “Demographics and Diversity in Europe – New Solutions for Health”, which will take place in Austria´s Gastein Valley from 28th September to 30th September 2016, the International Forum Gastein is welcoming applications for the European Health Award 2016. The […]

28th to 30th September 2016, Bad Gastein, Austria. The main theme of our conference is “Demographics and Diversity in Europe – New Solutions for Health”. Following from this is a range of topics that comprises far more than the challenges – and opportunities – that an ageing European population is […]

In the run-up to the 19th European Health Forum Gastein, this year themed “Demographics and Diversity in Europe – New Solutions for Health”, which will take place in Austria´s Gastein Valley from 28th September to 30th September 2016, the International Forum Gastein is welcoming applications for the European Health Award […]

KEY OUTCOMES OF THE EHFG 2015 – This is not a refugee crisis, this is a reception crisis. Human mobility is the new norm in our increasingly globalised world. – We need “more Europe” – deeper cooperation – to develop a comprehensive, sustainable and collective strategy to respond to the […]

Start: 30th September 2015, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. Today, 30 September 2015, the EHFG goes into its 18th round. The main theme “Securing Health in Europe. Balancing priorities, sharing responsibilities” goes far beyond straightforward health security topics, but covers areas as diverse as patient empowerment and e- and m-health, development cooperation, public health […]

30th September to 02nd October 2015, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. Six cross-border health projects have now been short-listed for the prestigious European Health Award 2015. They cover topics such as migrant health, mental health, evidence-based health promotion, the European Patients’ Rights Directive 2011/24/EU, TeleMedicine, cross-border inpatient treatment, and promotion of nutrition […]