European Kidney Forum 2016 – Moving from Disease Care to Health Care: The Importance of Prevention
24 February 2016Hosted by the MEP Group for Kidney Health, the 2016 edition of the European Kidney Forum “Moving from Disease Care to Health Care – A paradigm shift that focuses on Prevention” took place on the 19th April 2016 at the EU Thon Hotel in Brussels.
The 2016 European Kidney Forum, was an occasion to debate the need for an overhaul in healthcare systems in Europe, in order to shift from disease care to prevention. Participants discussed prevention measures to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases, in particular chronic kidney disease, and on the related potential impact these actions can have in terms of health spending. This edition of the European Kidney Forum was strategically planned to coincide with the EU Conference on Chronic Diseases organised by the European Commission to present its forthcoming set of actions to address the issue at EU level. It also followed the launch of the Roadmap for Action on Food Product Improvement by the Dutch EU Council Presidency, to which EKHA was a signatory, and thus facilitated discussions on ways to enhance political action, building on the Netherlands’ Presidency approach. MEP Karin Kadenbach stressed need to coordinate care focused on the prevention, highlighting the importance of prevention in sustainable healthcare systems, acknowledging the lack of financial resources dedicated to prevention in EU and national health programmes.
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EKHA 2016 European Kidney Forum Announcement