Focus Group 2 – Chronic Pain in the EU Working Population

Venue: European Parliament, Brussels

Best Practices in Europe: Chronic Pain in the EU Working Population.

Objective: Publication of “SIP Proposal for Action: European Best Practices for Reintegration of Chronic Pain Patients into the Workforce”.

Translation in EU-5 languages: English – German – Spanish – French – Italian

Opening Ceremony

13:00 – 13:10:

Hans-Georg Kress EFIC President Welcome Presentation
Video (eng)
Statement (eng)

13:10 – 13:20:

Marian Harkin Member European Parliament (IRE) Chair & Introduction to the
Key Note Presentations
Video (eng)
Statement (eng)
Liam Conroy Irish EFIC Councilor Co-Chair Video (eng)

Key Note Presentations

Brenda O’Brien 13:30 – 13:40 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work “An Update from EU-OSHA: Current and Future Activities” Presentation
Video (eng)
Joop van Griensven,
Teresa Petrangolini,
Mariano Votta
13:40 – 13:50 President Pain Alliance Europe,
Past Director Active Citizenship Network (ACN),
Project Manager (ACN)
“European Assessment of the EU Patient Right of Avoiding Unnecessary Suffering and Pain” Presentation
Video Joop (eng)
Video Teresa (eng)
Video Mariano (eng)
NL
IT IT
Stefano Coaccioli 13:50 – 14:00 Chief, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Medical Pain Therapy “Santa Maria” General Hospital, Terni “EU epidemiology of chronic pain in the working population” Presentation
Video (eng)
IT
Anna Vavrovsky 14:00 – 14:10 Academy for Value in Health GmbH “The economic burden of chronic pain in the working population” Presentation
Video (eng)
AT

Proposal for Action

14:30 – 15:45: Best-Practices in Europe – Proposal for Action

Chair: John Christopher Wells, EFIC President Elect

Jacqueline Lyttle 14:30 – 14:45 Director of Commissioning, Jackel Solutions ltd. “Facing the NHS challenge: Understanding the costs and pathways of chronic pain patients” Presentation
Video (eng)
Statement (eng)
UK
Harry Kletzko 14:45 – 15:00 Vice-President German Pain League “Integrated Health Care Concept for (Low) Back Pain Patients” Presentation
Video (eng)
Video (de) 
DE
Françoise Laroche 15:00 – 15:15 President of CEDR (Cercle d’Etude de la Douleur en Rhumatologie/Musculoskeletal Pain Specialists Association) “Chronic low back pain patients’ management. Psychoeducation programs. Is there an impact on disability ans sick-leave days?” Presentation
Video (eng)
FR
Michiel Reneman 15:15 – 15:30 Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen “Working on work; practice examples from the Netherlands” Presentation
Video (eng)
NL
Clairy Wiholm 15:30 – 15:45 Swedish Social Insurance Agency “REHSAM – A National Research Program in Sweden, enhancing return to work” Presentation
Video (eng)
SE

15:45 – 17:20: Focus Group Discussion with all participants on the SIP Proposal for Action (Statement/Phrase).

Video Proposal for Action Discussion

Roman Haas Moderator Medical Quality GmbH Presentation AT
Andrea Warpakowski SIP Reporter Medical Journalist   DE

Closure

17:20 – 17:30:

Hans-Georg Kress EFIC President “Summary of SIP Proposal for Action: EU Best Practices & Closure” Presentation
Video (eng)
Statement (eng)

17:30: Departure for Participants SIP Focus Group 2.

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