APO Summer School 2022

On 30th August 2022, the patient conference APO Summer School VII with the main topic “Sustainable Development of Patient Organizations” was held in Prague. It was attended by 140 participants, including more than 70 representatives of patient organizations.

In the morning, the representatives of the main institutions of the Czech healthcare system gave presentations focusing on possible sources to cover operational costs of domestic patient organizations.

The afternoon part was devoted to a discussion round table with the participation of the deputies of the Ministry of Health CR (MoH) and the Ministry of Work and Social Affairs, as well as representatives of health insurance companies, AIFP, the State Institute of Drug Control, the Czech Medical Society and patient organizations. The discussion was very fruitful, and the main outcome is that the MoH promised to establish multi-resort group and organize its first meeting in two months.

Photographs from the left:

No. 1 – David Kolář, Executive Director AIFP

No. 2 – Jan Bodnár, deputy of the Director VZP (biggest health insurance company)

No. 3 – Klára Čížková, representative of the Department of Patient Rights

No. 4 – Vlastimil Milata, chairpesron of the Patient Council of the Minister of Health of the Czech Republic

No. 5 – Jonas Vikman, Director of International and Governmental Affairs at the Swedish LIF Association

No. 6 – Jakub Dvořáček, deputy of the Ministry of Health Czech Republic

No. 7 – Discussion Round Table to the topic Sustainable Development of Patient Organizations

No. 8 – Discussion Round Table to the topic Sustainable Development of Patient Organizations

No. 9 – Networking

No. 10 – Networking

No. 11 – Networking