Wed, 23 Mar
|KVS
The healthcare system: best practices and lessons learned
Session organizer: Dr. Thomas Gevaert. Moderator: Dr. Thomas Gevaert, Dr. Maaike Van Overloop.
Tijd en Locatie
23 Mar 2022, 15:45 – 16:45
KVS, Arduinkaai 7, 1000 Brussel, België
Info & agenda
The pandemic crisis has put significant strain on the healthcare system, laying bare long-standing inefficiencies as well as creating new challenges.
In this session we will discuss some of the structural challenges posed to the healthcare system, both by the pandemic and more generally. Aspects that will be discussed include: financing, the role of primary care in an efficient and performant healthcare system, hospital and ICU admission criteria in comparison to similar countries, the role of at-home care, how to ensure high quality care for the elderly and vulnerable, and more.
AGENDA
Roundtable discussion with:
- Margot Cloet.
- Pedro Facon.
- Geert Meyfroidt.
- Erik Schokkaert.
SPEAKERS
Margot Cloet, Managing Director of Zorgnet-Icuro
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margot-cloet-a1b221157/?originalSubdomain=be
Prof. Pedro Facon, Government commissioner COVID-19 at the Belgian Federal Government, Guest Prof. at the Dept of Public Health & Primary Care, UMC Fellow (University Medical Campus) at the VUB
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrofacon/?originalSubdomain=be
Prof. Dr. Geert Meyfroidt, UZ Leuven (Intensive Care), KU Leuven
https://www.uzleuven.be/en/physicians-and-specialists/geert-meyfroidt
Prof. Erik Schokkaert, emeritus professor with formal duties Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), KU Leuven