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On 24 November we will hold the first European simulation on the impact of the Directive on the Application of Patients’ Rights in Cross-border Healthcare. Although there has been much discussion of the Directive as it was drafted, many significant questions on how to
implement it remain to be answered. Using three case studies written specifically for the event, different stakeholder groups from the six invited countries will work together on key issues raised by the Directive
(including information for patients, interaction with Regulation 883/04, prior authorization and rare diseases), discussing how they would respond in reality to these situations.
The aim will be to understand the likely future impact of the Directive and to forecast potential issues as the Directive is put into practice. Participants will gain new insights into how different countries and stakeholders
are approaching the implementation of the Directive, different ways of resolving potential bottlenecks, and the opportunity to feed into EU level debates on implementing the Directive.
The simulation will be facilitated by two experts from the field, Nick Fahy, formerly of the European Commission and now an independent consultant, and Prof. Francis Colardyn, former Chief Executive of the
University Hospital of Ghent.
Two expert observers have also been invited to provide their feedback during the discussions. Herwig Verschueren, Professor of International and European Social Law, University of Antwerp and visiting professor at the University of Brussels will comment on the legal issues and in particular the interaction between the Directive and Regulation 883/04. Scott Greer, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, will focus on the process and the policy aspects.
To promote an open discussion, the simulation will be held under ‘Chatham House’ rules, so that the discussion will be reported, but not attributed.
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