ECHDO and Corience joint workshop in Barcelona, Spain

16.06.2009 | Corience

ECHDO—the European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation—and Corience will hold a joint workshop in Barcelona on June 19–20th, 2009. Parent organisations, self-help groups, doctors and scientists from all over Europe are invited to learn more about medical issues in the treatment of congenital heart defects, and to share ideas about how to cooperate and participate in the development of ECHDO and Corience.

During various guided workshops, the delegates will be given the opportunity to get in touch with similar organisations from all over Europe for building up a strong European network. They will be able to exchange experiences and learn from other organisations’ success stories. The meeting aims to connect all members of the community to enhance debate and discussion about important issues. Central topics will include the development of network cooperation, parent advocacy and fundraising.

Time: June 19–20, 2009
Place: UAB Casa Convalescència
St.Antoni Maria Claret, 171
Barcelona, Spain

Agenda

Friday, June 19, 2009

ECHDO Meeting Casa Convalescencia

TimeTitleSpeaker(s)
9.00–9.10WelcomeR Camp
9.10–9.30The Pros & Cons of FederationsU Wallentin, President OIFE
9.30–12.00Discussion in parallel working groups (ECHDO and Euro-HSP)
- Statutes
- Settlement of Organisation
- Constitution of Board

12.00–12.30Report back (15 min. each)
12.30–13.30Lunch
13.30–14.15Wiki/internet and other work issuesD Costello, Webmaster Eurordis
14.15–15.00FundraisingTBC
15.00–15.30Coffee break
15.30-17.00Advocacy Workshop:
- Introduction to Advocacy
- How to influence policy makers
- Do patients have influence - how and when?
- Consumer Activism - Empowering the community
- Emergence, Institutionalisaton and Fragmentation – lessons learned from HIV activism in Barcelona

J Dart, President DEBra
Y Le Cam, CE Eurordis
R Camp
R Babakhanian, Patient Activist
G Valverde, ACTUA

17.00–17.30Resume of day / ways forwardK De Rijcke, President CFE
17.30–17.45Next steps

R Camp

 

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Corience Meeting Casa Convalescencia

TimeTitleSpeaker(s)
9.00–9.10Welcome
9.10–10.15Reports on ECHDO and Corience, achievements and perspectivesM Escudero, W Lesch
10.15–10.30Coffee Break
10.30–11.30Interactive: Brief introduction of organisations and representatives, which one/who is new? Developments since Berlin November 2009, feedback, experiences, exchange, discussion
11.30–12.30New Developments in therapy and health care - The Melody ValveProf. Dr. Hess, German Heart Center Munich, Germany
12.30–13.30Lunch
13.30–14.30New Developments in therapy and health care - Self management for anticoagulation for children and adultsInes Hartwig-Zaidan, MTBASA Berlin, Germany
14.30–15.00Conclusions & Next StepsM Escudero, H Nock
15.00–15.30Farewell-Coffee