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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME  

Developing the Social Dialogue in the European Hospital Sector
Brussels, 4-5 February 2002

MONDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2002
9.00-9.30 Regitration
9.30-11.00 Opening Session
Outline of the first conference (12-13 May 2000)
  Speaker: Ms. Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, General Secretary, EPSU
Commission views on Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector
  Speaker: Mr Koen de Vos, DG EMPLl - Social Dialogue
Opening Statements from the European Social Partner Organisations
  Speaker: Mr. Rainer Plassmann, General Secretary, CEEP
Mrs. Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, General Secretary, EPSU
Mrs. Marja Tast, CEMR Employers Platform
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.00 Second session: An Examination of Social Dialogue in National Health Systems
  Chair: Mr. Rainer Plassmann, General Secretary, CEEP
    1. Nordic Model:
    Speaker: Mr. Bent Hansen, Association of County Councils in Denmark
    2. UK/ Ireland Model:
    Speaker: Mrs. Karen Jennings, UNISON, UK
    3. Mediterranean Model:
    Speaker: Ms. Silvana Dragonetti, director general, ARAN
    4. CEEC Model:
    Speaker: Msr. Jana Vesela, CMKOS, Czech Republic
    5. German Model:
Speaker: Dr. Otto Foit, Chairman of the Executive Board, Heart and Diabetes Center Northrhine-Westphalen
6. French Model
    Speaker: Mr. Barberousse, Directeur de l'Hospital de Saint-Maurice/President du Syndicat National des Cadres Hospitaliers
13.00-15.00 Lunch
15.00-15.30 Second session (continued)
  Developments in the Hospital Sector in Europe
Speaker: Professor K. Schutyser, Secretary General Standing Committee of the Hospitals of the EU, HOPE
15.30-17.30 Third session: Free movement of workers - identification of key issues
Chair: Ms. Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, General Secretary, EPSU
General EU initiatives within the area of free movement of workers
Speaker: Mr. Paulo Campilho, DG EMPL
Dimensions in free movement of workers
1. Free movement within EU:
    Speaker: Mr. Tim de Jong, Abvakabo FNV, The Netherlands
    2. Free movement between EU and candidate countries:
    Speaker: Mr. Cenek Adamec, Association of Local Authorities, Czech Republic
    3. Free movement between EU and third countries:
    Speaker: Mrs. Annette Kennedy, Standing Committee of Nurses of the EU
20.00-23.00 Joint dinner
  Restaurant Tulip Inn Brussels Boulevard - Avenue de Boulevard 17, Brussels
       
TUESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2002
10.00-10.30 First session: Workshops introduction
    Chair: Mr. Torben Moeller, Executive Officer, DKK
10.30-13.00 Second session: Workshops
11.45-12.15 Coffee Break
  Workshop 1: Free movement of health sector personnel in Europe
 Summery   Chair: Mr. Jesper Poulsen, Vice Præsident, Standing Committee of European Doctors & President of the Danish Medical Associa-tion
    Speaker:
Dr. Sabine Stordeur, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Mr. Hans-Martin Hasselhorn, MD, PHD, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Mr. Peter Tackenberg, University of Wuppertal, Germany
    Rapporteur: Mr. Bengt Rastén, Senior Consultant, DKK
  Workshop 2: Differences in culture, education, organisation and language
 Summery   Chair: Mr. Karsten Bech, National Board of Health, Denmark & rep-resentative of Nordic Ministers Counsel workgroup "The Nordic Agreement on a Common Nordic Labour market for certain groups within the health and Veterinary fields".
    Speaker: Mr. Jiri Schlanger, CMKOS, Czech Republic
    Rapporteur: Ms. Mette Harder, DKK
  Workshop 3: Recruitment and retention - practices, procedures and problems
 Summery   Chair: Ms. Pilar Navarro, FSP-UGT, Spain
    Speaker: Mrs. Debbie Mellor, NHS Employment Policy Branch, UK
Mrs. Julia Whitehouse, NHS Employment Policy Branch, UK
    Rapporteur: Mr. Brian Synnott, EPSU Officer
13.00-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.00 Third session: Presentation of workshop conclusions
    Chair: Mr. Torben Moeller, Executive Officer, DKK
16.00-17.00 Closing session: Panel debate - "Developing the Hospital Sector through Social Dialogue"
    Chair: Mr. Michael Hubel, European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection
    Panel: Mrs. Regina Prunzel - CEEP 
Mrs. Carola Fischbach-Pyttel - EPSU 
CEMR representative (TBA)