Health First Europe

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Industry Health Founded 2004		Headquarters Brussels, Belgium Type of business European association
Website http://www.healthfirsteurope.org

Q4 david byrne patron of health first europe former eu health commissioner

Health First Europe (HFE) is a non-profit, non-commercial alliance of patients, healthcare workers, academics and healthcare experts as well as the medical technology industry. Its aim is to ensure equitable access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology for all citizens of Europe and that healthcare is regarded as a vital investment in the future of Europe. For this, it works together with all health stakeholders at the European level. HFE is based in Brussels and has 20 member organisations as well as ten individual members.

HFE is a registered AISBL with Belgian authorities.

Q6 david byrne patron of health first europe former eu health commissioner

Core messages

Health First Europe promotes four core beliefs:

There are weaknesses in European healthcare systems; a rethink is required in order to meet current and future health challenges.

Patients and clinicians should have equitable access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology.

The development of new and flexible modes of healthcare delivery will benefit both patients and healthcare providers.

"Health equals wealth". Health is a productive economic factor in terms of employment, innovation and economic growth.

Organisations

EFCCA - European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations

EIWH – European Institute of Women's’ Health

EPF – European Patients Forum

IAPO – International Association of Patients Organizations

IDF-Europe - International Diabetes Federation – Europe

EBIS - European Brain Injury Society

EFORT - European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

EHTEL - European Health Telematics Society

EMA – European Medical Association

ESC - European Society of Cardiology

EUROFEDOP - European Federation of Public Service Employees Unions

ISFR - International Society for Fracture Repair

UEHP - European Union of Private Hospitals

MTG - The Medical Technology Group

Aktion Meditech

Eucomed – European Medical Technology Industry Association

European Academy of Science and Arts

European Institute of Medicine

Institute for Health Economics

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

Associate Member Organisations

EFN – European Federation of Nurses Associations

Individual Members

Prof. Dr. Günter Neubauer – Professor of Economics and Social Policy, University of the Bundeswehr, Germany

Prof. Dr. David Williams – Professor of Tissue Engineering and Head of the Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Martin Fried - Head of the Clinical Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery ISCARE Hospital and Professor of Surgery at the Charles University in Prague; founding member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO); and member of the Executive Board of the Czech Obesity Society

Prof. Elias Mossialos - Professor of Health Policy and co-Director of the Health and Social Care Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

Joseph Putzeys – European Commission, DG Enterprise, Advisor hors classe

Michael Holman - Journalist and Parkinson’s Disease sufferer

Carlo Ramponi - Head Responsible for Quality in the Lombardia Region and Managing director of Joint Commission International

Dr. Thomas Meyer - University of Hamburg, Germany; expert on Chlamydia

Judy Birch - Chair of an independent support group for endometriosis and pelvic pain patients; founding member of the Endometriosis All Party Parliamentary Group in the UK and of the European Endometriosis Alliance

Sebastian Rohde - Advisor

References

Health First Europe Wikipedia

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