Improving the Hospital Performance in Economic Crisis
EUREGIO III project
3rd Master Class Programme
22-24 March, 2011
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Lisbon
AGENDA &PRESENTATIONS
Day One – Tuesday 22nd March, 2011
EU Structural Funds, financial environment of health development and investment strategic planning
| 0830 – 0900 | Registration |
| 0900 – 0915 | Welcome notes
Krisztina Török, Chief Advisor, State Secretariat of Health, Ministry of National Resources, Hungary Óscar Gaspar, State Secretary of Health, Ministry of Health, Portugal |
| 0915 – 1000 | Structural Funds and health: what EUREGIO III is telling us
Jonathan Watson, Project Director EUREGIO III, Executive Director of Health ClusterNET |
| 1000-1100 | After the economic crisis!
The future economic outlook for capital investment in the health sector Barrie Dowdeswell, Director of Research at the European Centre for Health Assests and Architecture |
| 1100– 1130 | Coffee break |
| 1130– 1230 | Hospital planning in Portugal
Jorge de Almeida Simões, Universidade de Aveiro |
| 1230– 1330 | Lunch |
| 1330 –1430 | More efficient capital investment in health sector- experience from The Concept Research Programme
Knut Fredrik Samset, Professor of Norwegian University of Science and Technology Concept Programme Director |
| 1430 – 1500 | Coffee break |
| 1500 – 1545 | The survival of hospital in economic crisis:the situation in spain
Dr. José I. Cuervo. Estrategic Adviser, Hospital de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau, Barcelona |
| 1545 – 1645 | Discussion:
Structural Funds from Hospital perspective in Europe and beyond Barrie Dowdeswell Dr. Rostislava Dimitrova, Health Strategy and Health Systems Unit. DG SANCO Moderator: Jonathan Watson |
| 1900 – 2200 | Master Class dinner
Welcome speeches: Jonathan Watson and Krisztina Török, Gilles Dussault |
Day Two –Wednesdy 23rd March, 2011: Effective use of health facilities and human capacity
| 0830 – 0900 | Registration |
| 0900 – 0915 | Opening remarks |
| 0915 – 1015 | Sustainable health care infrastructure
Hospital Facility Management and Operational Cost Strategy Kunibert Lennerts, University of Karlsruhe |
| 1015 – 1045 | Coffee break |
| 1045 – 1145 | Capital investment and sustainability
The Sustainability Project Appraisal Routine (SpeARä) Methodology, Phil Nedin, Global Director Healthcare Development, ARUP International |
| 1145 – 1245 | Improving the focus on Strategic Capital Planning
Barrie Dowdeswell |
| 1245 – 1345 | Lunch |
| 1345 – 1445 | The challenge of the changing health labor market
Gilles Dussault Director Health Systems Unit, Instituto de Higiene e Medecina Tropical Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| 1445-1515 | Coffee break |
| 1515- 1615 | Critical role of Information Systems Management in Healthcare
Luís Velez Lapão, Professor of Health Management – Instituto de Higiene e Medecina Tropical – Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| 1615- 1715 | eHealth a major (SF) growth area in healthcare
Barrie Dowdeswell |
Day Three – Thursday 24th March, 2011: Designing sustainable hospitals
| 0830 – 0900 | Registration |
| 0900 – 0915 | Opening remarks |
| 0915 – 1015 | The Power of Architecture
Towards Better Hospital Building, Hennu Kjisik, Finnish architect, |
| 1015 – 1045 | Coffee break |
| 1045 – 1145 | Evidence Healthcare Architecture – Crisis? What crisis…
Cor Wagenaar, University of Technology, Delft |
| 1145 – 1245 | Technological innovation for elderly care. Reconfiguring services and reconfiguring infrastructure
James Barlow, Imperial College Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre |
| 1245 -1345 | Lunch |
| 1445- 1515 | Summary, Concluding remarks |


