DAY 1|Tuesday 21 of March 2023
“Pandemic Management and Preparedness – Telemedicine and the Role of Innovative Technologies in Securing a Safer Future”
09:00 – 11:00 am CET
European Parliament, 60 Rue Wiertz, Room 6Q1 and Online
Moderated by Prof. Nicolas Pallikarakis and Prof. Ratko Magjarevic
09:00-09:10 Welcome and Introduction
Stelios Kympouropoulos, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, Greece)
Dr. Leandro Pecchia, President of the European Alliance for Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (EAMBES)
09:10 -10:00 Innovation and technology as getaways for a safer and healthier future
The impact of COVID -19 and lessons learned
- Monitoring and mitigating shortages of critical medical devices in the context of a public health emergency
Klaus Kruttwig, Medicines and Medical Devices Shortages Specialist, European Medicines Agency
- The implications of COVID on different sectors and the challenges for patients and practitioners
James Kennedy, Public Affairs Director, European Society of Cardiology
Prof. Giuseppe Limongelli, Cardiologist, Luigi Vanvitelli University Hospital, Naples
- Connecting society and the role of widespread cooperation in pandemic management
Dr. Lutz Peschke, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Design, Bilkent University, Ankara
- Best practices of the pandemic – Telemedicine – An innovative tool for pandemic response and the opportunities it brings for insular and remote areas
Prof. Eleni Kaldoudi, President Elect, EAMBES
Dr. Sofia Bacharakis, Child Psychiatrist, Medical Association of Cyclades
Prof. Georgios Tsakos, Chair of the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe
10:00-10:40 Ensuring European and global preparedness for future crises
- The role of innovative technologies in pandemic management
Dr. Leandro Pecchia, President of EAMBES
- The impact of COVID-19 on the MedTech sector – research, innovation and implementation
Alexander Olbrechts, Director of Digital Health, MedTech Europe
- Impact on security of supply – the need for European strategic autonomy in medical devices
Mario Gabrielli-Cossellu, Legal and Policy Officer, DG SANTE, European Commission
- Global pandemic management
Dr. Adriana Velazquez, Senior Adviser on medical devices, World Health Organisation
Dr. Madison Moon, Healthcare Epidemiologist, World Health Organisation
10:40-10:55 Audience Q&A
10:55-11:00 Concluding Remarks
Stelios Kympouropoulos, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, Greece)