On March 24, our publication organizes the Healthcare Forum. The truth about the health of Romanians. The debate brings together, in an open dialogue, from 10:00, high-ranking officials such as Minister Alexandru Rogobete, managers of large medical units – including Dr. Adrian Marinescu and Dr. Alexandru Ulici -, renowned doctors and patient representatives. In an effort to find concrete solutions, the forum will address four critical pillars: from eliminating treatment gaps between urban and rural, to the role of digital innovation and the vital importance of prevention in family medicine.
The main topics discussed at the event
During the event, four main themes will be addressed:
- Panel 1. Patient access to hospitals and treatments and gaps in the system – In which topics such as the gaps between large and small urban areas, solutions for equitable access to the health system, the status of regional hospitals, as well as access to medicines and the role of distributors and local manufacturers of medicines will be discussed.
- Panel 2. Public, private and foreign – It will bring into focus the aspects that we can learn from other health systems in the European Union, the importance of support, the role of private investments, but also the state-private collaboration and the situation of doctors working in both systems.
- Panel 3. Innovation in health – Digitalization, telemedicine, the use of artificial intelligence in diagnosis and prevention will be discussed.
- Panel 4. Prevention – The role of family medicine in this sense will be addressed, but also how the crisis of doctors affects both prevention and diagnosis; issues facing residents will also be debated.
Who will attend the Healthcare Forum
The Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, will join the event online. In the hall, at the opening, Stela Firu, secretary of state in the Ministry of Health, will also be present.
The list of guests who will debate the main themes is as follows:
Panel 1
- Valentin-Florin Ciocan – president National Authority for Quality Management in Health (ANMCS)
- Dr. Adrian Marinescu – manager of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Matei Balș”
- Simona Mocanu – Videle City Hospital manager
- Dr. Ramona Boghianu – surgeon in Videle City Hospital
- Radu Gănescu – president of COPAC (Coalition of Organizations of Patients with Chronic Diseases)
- Cătălin Radu – managing director of Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Romania
- Vlad Mixich – Team Leader at the European Investment Bank
Panel 2
- Dr. Cătălin Cîrstoveanu – Head of Neonatal Intensive Care Department, “Marie Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children
- Dr. Lucian G. Pop – primary care physician Obstetrics and Gynecology, head of works at UMF “Carol Davila”
- Monica Althamer – patient navigator, director of the “NaviCare” and “Public Hospitals from Private Funds” programs, within the Metropolis Foundation
- Andreea Minuță – executive director of the Subscription Division, within “Regina Maria”
Panel 3
- Dr. Iulia Țincu – pediatric primary care physician, pediatric gastroenterology specialist, Medical Director of the Children’s Clinical Hospital, Dr. Victor Gomoiu”
- Rozalina Lăpădatu – president of the Association of Patients with Autoimmune Diseases
- Vasile Barbu – president of the National Association for Patient Protection
Panel 4
- Dr. Sandra Alexiu – primary family physician, president of the Bucharest Ilfov Association of Family Physicians
- Dr. Cosmina Berbecel – primary family doctor,
- Dr. Alexandru Ulici – manager of the “Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children
- Diana Nastasă – president of the Multidisciplinary Society of Resident Doctors
- Alexandru Ciuncan – president and general director of UNSAR (National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania)
The truth is an impartial mediator that brings together all the relevant voices in the field. Health is not just a service, but a critical infrastructure that supports the functioning of society.
