Organised by the European Health Forum Gastein & the European Commission Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)

The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is a landmark piece of legislation that aims to enhance citizens´ primary use of data while promoting the ability to reuse data for the benefit of society as a whole. In order to ensure data privacy and bolster cybersecurity, this legislation has created a set of guidelines, infrastructure, and governance mechanisms to facilitate the usage of electronic health data. Its effectiveness will depend on a number of factors, including social trust, digital proficiency, and connectivity throughout the EU, in addition to the ability of Member States to effectively implement the legal basis of the legislation. This plenary will recap achievements to date and discuss successes and challenges with regard to implementation of the EHDS in different Member States and from the perspective of different stakeholder groups.

SPEAKERS

SCENE-SETTING
Marco Marsella, Director, Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation, European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety

PANEL DISCUSSION 1
Luis Martí-Bonmatí, Director of the Medical Imaging Department and Chairman of Radiology, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital Valencia, Spain
Birgit Bauer, Founder & Project Coordinator, Data Saves Lives Germany

PANEL DISCUSSION 2
Marco Marsella, Director, Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation, European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Cátia Pinto, Head of Global Digital Health Department, Shared Services of Ministry of Health, Portugal
Barbara Prainsack, Professor for Comparative Policy Analysis, University of Vienna, and Chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
Uwe Heckert, CEO, Philips DACH GmbH

MODERATOR
Nick Fahy, Research Group Director, RAND Europe

WRAP-UP & GOODBYE
Clemens Martin Auer, President, European Health Forum Gastein