For those responsible for commissioning & delivering patient education through

• training programmes for health professionals
• services for people living with #NCDs

Provisional programme

• 9:00–9:05 Welcome remarks and introduction
  Dr Gauden Galea, Regional Director’s Special Advisor on Noncommunicable Diseases and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for Europe – and Chair of the event
• 9:05–9:10 Personal perspective
  Prof João Valente Nabais
• 9:10–9:40 ‘Therapeutic Patient Education – a short guide’
  Background: Dr Jill Farrington, Regional Medical Officer, CVD and Diabetes, WHO Regional Officer for Europe
  Overview: Dr Sue Cohen, WHO Consultant; Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Bath, United Kingdom
• 9:40–10:10 Illustrating aspects of the guide: examples from different countries and perspectives
  Moderator: Dr Jill Farrington, Regional Medical Officer, CVD and Diabetes, WHO Regional Officer for Europe
  - Delivering Therapeutic Patient Education for people with diabetes in Albania Prof Florian Toti, President, Albanian Diabetes Association; Professor, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania; Chair, Diabetes Education Study Group (DESG) of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
  - The nurse’s role in delivering therapeutic patient education for people with chronic respiratory diseases in Croatia and Europe Ms Andreja Šajnić, Clinic respiratory nurse, University Hospital Center, Zagreb; Assistant at University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb; Chair, Nurses Group, European Respiratory Society; Member, Professional Advisory Committee, European Lung Foundation
• 10:10–10:50 Overcoming barriers to implementation
  Moderator - Prof João Filipe Raposo, WHO Consultant; Clinical Director, Portuguese Diabetes Association (APDP); Professor, Nova Provisional programme Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal; Board Member, International Diabetes Federation - Europe
  Panel Members
  ➢ Ms Mette Skar, World Diabetes Foundation
  ➢ Prof Mehmet Ungan, Immediate Past President, World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) Europe
  ➢ Prof Lis Neubeck, President, Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP); Professor of Cardiovascular Health, School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  ➢ Prof Lorraine Noble, President, International Association for Communication in Healthcare; Professor of Clinical Communication, Divisional Graduate Tutor for Research, UCL Medical School, University College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• 10:50-10:55 Next steps
  Dr Jill Farrington, Regional Medical Officer, CVD and Diabetes, WHO Regional Officer for Europe
• 10:55-11:00 Closing remarks
  Dr Gauden Galea, Regional Director’s Special Advisor on Noncommunicable Diseases and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for Europe