3d International Congress on Pediatric Nursing
August 24-25, 2007 Athens - Greece
The Scientific Programme of the Congress includes abstracts by distinguished pediatric nurses who share with us their knowledge and experiences regarding the care of children, young people and their families. A large number of educational and scientific events will be held during the Congress on Pediatric Nursing that will contribute to improving the care of children and young people. FEPI President, Prof. Loredana Sasso will address the Congress on the issue of ethical principles, and the Code of Conduct for European Nursing.
http://www.pediatricnursing2007.com/
Bulgarian nurses leave Libya in French presidential plane
A French presidential plane carrying the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor took off from Tripoli in the early hours of Tuesday (24 July 2007), bringing the group safely back to their homes in Bulgaria after more than eight years spent in prison.
Call for expression of interest in the SANCO Stakeholder Dialogue Group
The European Commission's Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General (DG SANCO) has opened a call for expression of interest for the Stakeholder Dialogue Group that will close on 27 July 2007.
Services Directive: Commission consults service providers on
codes of conduct
The European Commission is asking professional associations in the EU to provide information on their codes of conduct, either existing or in preparation, and to give their opinions on how best to develop codes of conduct at European level. Encouraging the development of such codes of conduct could contribute to the improvement of quality of service, which is an important aspect of the Services Directive, due to be implemented in Member States by end 2009. The consultation, which is in the form of an online questionnaire, is open until 30 July 2007.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?
reference=IP/07/753&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Brussels to push for EU-wide organ donor card
Published:
http://euobserver.com/
As nearly ten Europeans waiting for an organ transplant die every day, Brussels is set to table a proposal on how to boost organ donations – something currently highlighted by a controversial Dutch reality TV show in which viewers send text messages to a dying woman to help her decide which of three patients should receive her kidney.
As EU-US experts discussed potential areas for transatlantic co-operation on eHealth, the healthcare IT industry urged governments to pave the way for a definitive change in EU healthcare.
www.euractiv.com/en/health/businesses-urge-ehealth-paradigm-shift/article-163689
The European Commission and the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed recently seven contracts for new joint projects worth a total of €4,242,963, 60% of which is funded by the Commission's Public Health Programme. The contracts cover EU health policy priorities on environment and health, injuries, equity in health, health security, health services, alcohol and emergency services.
ALDE Campaign for EU Patient RightsAfter calling for a European Charter of Patient Rights last 15 March at the occasion of the vote by the European Parliament of resolution - P6_TA-PROV(2007)0073 – on Community action on the provision of cross-border healthcare, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) is now launching a campaign on EU Patient Rights.
European Parliament resolution on Community action on
the provision of cross-border healthcare
On last 15 March, during its plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on Community action on the provision of cross-border healthcare in which MEP's welcomed the European Commission’s initiative to launch a consultation procedure regarding Community action on heath services.