2nd Conference on Health Economics in the Gulf Council States

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2nd Conference on Health Economics in the Gulf Council States

Scopes of the Conference
1.International, regional and Gulf challenges and response to these challenges.
2.Costs of optimal care of cardiac patients
3.Simulation modules of economics of cardiovascular diseases
4.Building Gulf, regional and international alliance for health of the heart, to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.
5.Prevention of cardiovascular diseases and the comprehensive and sustained intervention programs with entry to healthy life cycle.
6.Assessment of current situation of health of the heart in the Gulf region.
7.Policies and work plans of the Health Ministers’ Council, GCC for prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
8.Methods of giving effect to “the Gulf Charter for Health of the Heart “Heart first”.
9.General platforms for research on effectiveness of policies and preventive interventions (characteristics of expenditure on health care).
10.Strengthening the role of the civil society in prevention of cardiovascular diseases and reduction of its incidence.

In addition to a workshop on basic principles on heart economics and a workshop for women on empowerment of women to play an effective role on preventive and curative management of cardiovascular diseases and the related risk factors.

Objectives
1.Highlighting the economics of cardiovascular diseases in its medical and social dimensions: internationally, regionally, and at the Gulf.
2.Presentation of the great challenges imposed by the cardiovascular diseases on the health systems, health care costs (whether direct or indirect) and how to confront these challenges as well as presenting some of the leading modules.
3.Enabling people and patients and development of social marketing to widely spread health education especially that directed to youth, women and elderly people.
4.Involving stakeholders and giving more effect to their role in prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
5.Increasing the knowledge of concerned and interested officials about the economic aspect of cardiovascular diseases and about the outstanding International initiatives and experience & to control such diseases.
6.Presentation and study of the means for development of the quality of services provided to cardiac patients and the optimal use of available resources.
7.Promotion of adoption of recent guidelines for prevention of cardiovascular diseases endorsed by the related international organizations.
8.Coming up with recommendations directed to decision - and policy- makers to deal with the problem in a systematic and practical approach.<

Location:

Gulf Convention Center - Gulf Hotel - Manamah

Country:

Bahrain

Start Date:

Apr 19, 2009

End Date:

Apr 21, 2009

Organizer:

N/A

Sectors:

Economy
Pharma & Health