Draft Program
Draft Agenda
8:30 – 09:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:10 Official opening:
Chairman of the National Assembly Healthcare Committee
Dr. Petar Moskov, Minister of Health
Tony Thompson, World Bank Country Manager for Bulgaria
Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman of Bulgarian Medical Association
Prof. Ilko Getov, Chairman of Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union
9:10 - 10:30 First panel:
Health Care Reforms and Patient Treatment Opportunities
Moderator: Dr. Stanimir Hasardziev, Chairman, National Patients’ Organization of Bulgaria (NPO)
A summary of the health reforms. Regulations of the Health Insurance Act and the Hospitals Act
Dr. Petar Moskov, Minister of Health
The challenges in the control of cardiovascular diseases
Assoc. Prof. Arman Postadzhiyan, Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment (UMPHAT) St. Anna, Chairman of the Bulgarian Society of Cardiology
Biotechnological innovations – contemporary approach towards unsolved problems in cardiology
Dr. Krasimira Chemishanska, Executive Director, Amgen Bulgaria, President of AmCham
Oncohaematology – innovation led by the patient’s needs
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Mihaylov, MD, PhD, National Consultant in Clinical Haematology, Head of the Haematology Clinic at The National Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Hаematological Diseases
Increasing importance of chronic lung diseases
Prof. Diana Petkova, Chairman of the Bulgarian Society of Respiratory Diseases - invited
Complex approach in the treatment and prevention of diabetes
Dr. Nataliya Temelkova, UMPHAT "Alexandrovska"
Why the Bulgarian population decreases so quickly? Key issues facing maternal and child Health Care
Dr. Georgi Stamenov, Founder, UMPHAT "Nadejda"
10:30 - 11:30 Second panel:
Drug Pricing and Reimbursement
Moderator: Julian Uzunov, Director, Top Management Advisors
Managed Entry Agreements
Dr. Glinka Komitov, Governer, the National Health Insurance Fund
MEA Examples
Healthcare: Value or Cost?
Jeroen Weites, General Manager Sanofi, South East & Central Europe Countries
Drug pricing or why drug prices in Bulgaria are the lowest in the EU?
Prof. Nikolay Danchev, President, The National Council on Prices and Reimbursement of Medicinal Products
How Bulgaria will apply HTA?
Prof. Dr. Petko Salchev, Director Classification Systems,The National Center of Public Health and Analyses
11:30 - 12:00 Networking Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:30 Third panel:
Drugs Safety and access to medicines
Moderator: Prof. Ilko Getov, Chairman, Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union
Equal access to healthcare in the EU
Dr. Andrey Kovachev, Member of the European parliament (EPP Group)
Clinical Studies
Assoc. Prof. Assena Stoimenova, MScPharm, Executive Director of BDA
Increasing the transparency in the relations between the industry and the medical specialists – common mission in the name of society
Xavier Puech, General Manager, GSK in Bulgaria
Disclosure Code - ARPharM
Five reasons why the parallel drug import is good for society
Gergana Andre, Deputy Chairman, Bulgarian Association for Development of parallel trade in medicines
13:30 - 14:30 Networking Lunch
14:30 - 15:45 Fourth panel:
Hospital Sector Reform
Moderator: Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman, Bulgarian Medical Association
Some Findings from the Recent World Bank Report
Tony Thompson, World Bank Country Manager for Bulgaria
View from outside: lessons from healthcare reform in Europe and worldwide
Diana Nikolaeva, Managing Partner of EY Bulgaria
Export of medical activities from the hospital to outpatient care. Estimating the value of medical labour and ending dependence of medical staff wages on clinical paths
Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman, Bulgarian Medical Association
Medical standards and practice
Prof. Dr Asen Gudev, President, Union of Bulgarian medical specialists
Private health - the key to economic growth
Dr. Yavor Drenski, President, National Association of Private Hospitals
8:30 – 09:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:10 Official opening:
Chairman of the National Assembly Healthcare Committee
Dr. Petar Moskov, Minister of Health
Tony Thompson, World Bank Country Manager for Bulgaria
Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman of Bulgarian Medical Association
Prof. Ilko Getov, Chairman of Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union
9:10 - 10:30 First panel:
Health Care Reforms and Patient Treatment Opportunities
Moderator: Dr. Stanimir Hasardziev, Chairman, National Patients’ Organization of Bulgaria (NPO)
A summary of the health reforms. Regulations of the Health Insurance Act and the Hospitals Act
Dr. Petar Moskov, Minister of Health
The challenges in the control of cardiovascular diseases
Assoc. Prof. Arman Postadzhiyan, Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment (UMPHAT) St. Anna, Chairman of the Bulgarian Society of Cardiology
Biotechnological innovations – contemporary approach towards unsolved problems in cardiology
Dr. Krasimira Chemishanska, Executive Director, Amgen Bulgaria, President of AmCham
Oncohaematology – innovation led by the patient’s needs
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Mihaylov, MD, PhD, National Consultant in Clinical Haematology, Head of the Haematology Clinic at The National Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Hаematological Diseases
Increasing importance of chronic lung diseases
Prof. Diana Petkova, Chairman of the Bulgarian Society of Respiratory Diseases - invited
Complex approach in the treatment and prevention of diabetes
Dr. Nataliya Temelkova, UMPHAT "Alexandrovska"
Why the Bulgarian population decreases so quickly? Key issues facing maternal and child Health Care
Dr. Georgi Stamenov, Founder, UMPHAT "Nadejda"
10:30 - 11:30 Second panel:
Drug Pricing and Reimbursement
Moderator: Julian Uzunov, Director, Top Management Advisors
Managed Entry Agreements
Dr. Glinka Komitov, Governer, the National Health Insurance Fund
MEA Examples
Healthcare: Value or Cost?
Jeroen Weites, General Manager Sanofi, South East & Central Europe Countries
Drug pricing or why drug prices in Bulgaria are the lowest in the EU?
Prof. Nikolay Danchev, President, The National Council on Prices and Reimbursement of Medicinal Products
How Bulgaria will apply HTA?
Prof. Dr. Petko Salchev, Director Classification Systems,The National Center of Public Health and Analyses
11:30 - 12:00 Networking Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:30 Third panel:
Drugs Safety and access to medicines
Moderator: Prof. Ilko Getov, Chairman, Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union
Equal access to healthcare in the EU
Dr. Andrey Kovachev, Member of the European parliament (EPP Group)
Clinical Studies
Assoc. Prof. Assena Stoimenova, MScPharm, Executive Director of BDA
Increasing the transparency in the relations between the industry and the medical specialists – common mission in the name of society
Xavier Puech, General Manager, GSK in Bulgaria
Disclosure Code - ARPharM
Five reasons why the parallel drug import is good for society
Gergana Andre, Deputy Chairman, Bulgarian Association for Development of parallel trade in medicines
13:30 - 14:30 Networking Lunch
14:30 - 15:45 Fourth panel:
Hospital Sector Reform
Moderator: Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman, Bulgarian Medical Association
Some Findings from the Recent World Bank Report
Tony Thompson, World Bank Country Manager for Bulgaria
View from outside: lessons from healthcare reform in Europe and worldwide
Diana Nikolaeva, Managing Partner of EY Bulgaria
Export of medical activities from the hospital to outpatient care. Estimating the value of medical labour and ending dependence of medical staff wages on clinical paths
Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman, Bulgarian Medical Association
Medical standards and practice
Prof. Dr Asen Gudev, President, Union of Bulgarian medical specialists
Private health - the key to economic growth
Dr. Yavor Drenski, President, National Association of Private Hospitals