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With emphasis on DM programmes for diabetes, COPD, stroke and depression

January 11-12, 2007 Bonn, Germany

Organized by: The International Network of Integrated Care (INIC)

Sponsored by:
AOK-Bundesverband Germany
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Maastricht University
Utrecht University Medical Centre

Conference Objectives
Who should participate in this conference?
Programme
Conference Venue
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Conference Committee

Conference Objectives

Disease Management (DM) is coordinated care for patients with specific conditions (such as diabetes) or health risks (such as obesity). DM programmes are generally aimed at clearly defined patient populations and emphasize patient education and the advancement of self management. They are oriented to the integration of preventive and curative interventions and are based on evidence based medicine. Care is provided as much as possible in clinical pathways and is supported by a high level of modern Health Information Technology. A range of management instruments are used in DM programmes, such as feedback to professionals and benchmarking. The organizational structure is robust; goal setting and funding come from a central point.

Disease Management programmes are developing in many countries: the USA, Australia, Brazil, Japan, South Africa and also across Europe. Until now, however, European countries have not compared their DM programmes despite the fact that they function in comparable contexts: mostly with developed primary health care systems, funding from taxation or social insurances, and with a high level of influence from central government, local government, social health insurance agencies and specific state agencies. Furthermore, DM programmes in Europe are not in a steady state: they are still in the developmental phase, which makes it interesting for policy makers, professionals and researchers to learn from each other.

The conference is centred around four workshops which will take place on Thursday, January 11th. The workshop topics will be diabetes, stroke and other heart diseases, COPD, and depression and they will be facilitated by experts from various European countries (see programme). The workshops will contain medical as well as economic and managerial content. Participants are expected to bring their own expertise and experiences into the discussions.

The workshops will address the following issues:

• Primary process:
  • Clearly defining the patient populations and sub-populations
  • Methodological education and the advancement of self management
  • Orientation on the integration of the various parts of the care processes, including preventative interventions
  • Protocols based on evidence-based diagnostics and treatment
  • Classification of patients in clinical pathways based on sub-characteristics
  • The treatment of multimorbidity in disease management
• Support of primary process:
  • The substitution of care from physicians to nurses
  • The use of information and communication technology
• Financing and management:
  • Using a range of management instruments such as benchmarking and feedback
  • Large-scale and robust organizational structures
  • Direction and funding from a centralized point

The workshops will not solve the problems associated with every issue but should provide the basis for comparing the experiences from the perspective of various European countries.

The final day will begin with summaries of the various workshops and will conclude with a plenary discussion on the topic of setting the European Policy and Research Agenda for DM Programmes in Europe.

Who should participate in this conference?

The educational objectives of the conference are:

1. to share experiences with DM programmes in Europe
2. to share knowledge about DM programmes in Europe
3. to stimulate opinions and concepts about DM programmes
4. to brainstorm on policy that stimulates DM programmes in Europe

Based on these objectives, the ideal participants of the conference are patient representatives, experienced professionals, clinical leaders, health care managers, policy makers within insurance companies, professional unions and state agencies, researchers, consultants, lecturers and all additional persons interested in continuity of care.

Programme

Conference Venue

Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Bonn, Germany
Langer Grabenweg 68
D-53175 Bonn - Bad Godesberg
Website: http://www.gsi-bonn.de/en/tagungszentrum/index.htm

Fees

Conference fees include the 2 day programme (January 11-12), congress packet, lunches and dinner on January 11.

Registration

Registration form

Upon receipt of the registration form, delegates will receive a confirmation via e-mail as well as an invoice via the regular post. INIC membership fees must be paid to be eligible for discounted conference fees and conference fees must be paid in full before admission to the conference.

The deadline for conference registration is December 20th. The number of conference places is limited, if your registration can no longer be accepted, you will be notified by email.

Fees will be refunded for cancellations submitted in writing up to three weeks before the start of the conference. Cancellations thereafter will not be refunded. However, substitutions may be made at any time free of charge.

Accommodation

Hotelzimmer, Gustav-Stresemann-Institut
Langer Grabenweg 68
D-53175 Bonn - Bad Godesberg
Website: http://www.gsi-bonn.de/en/tagungszentrum/index.htm
Telephone: +49 (0) 228 8107- 0
Fax: +49 (0) 228 8107-197
Reservation Code: 6/115/07

Maritim Hotel
Godesberger Allee
53175 Bonn
Website: http://www.maritim.de/typo3/index.php?id=1870
Telephone: +49 (0) 228 8108-0
Fax: +49 (0) 228 8108-811
Reservation Code: SUESSA604055

Contact information

Jennifer Smith - Business Manager, INIC
inic@igitur.uu.nl
Tel: +31 30 253 6614
Fax: +31 30 253 6959

Conference Committee

Jan van Lente, AOK-Bundesverband
Dr. Nick Goodwin, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Prf. Dr. Guus Schrijvers, Utrecht University Medical Centre
Dr. Bert Vrijhoef, Maastricht University
Jennifer Smith, Business Manager, International Network of Integrated Care