Morning Rounds: Health workforce shortages in Europe - Mapping the way forward

BÄK (German Medical Association) and KBV (German Ambulatory Doctors) invite you to join us on ** 18 Feb 2025** for our breakfast debate.

Shortages of healthcare professionals is a pan-European issue that cannot be solved by one measure alone. It requires a coordinated approach, relying on a multitude of initiatives at the European, national and sub-national levels.

Migration has partly resolved shortages in some countries while exacerbating the situation in others. At the same time, training and recruitment are just as important as the retention of staff, requiring policymakers to ensure safe and family-friendly working conditions. The adoption of EU regulations on artificial intelligence and health data will bring new impetus to the digitalisation of healthcare. Promising to render work in the healthcare sector more efficient and fulfilling, digital devices could soon become part of a solution to workforce challenges.

As organisations representing the interests of physicians in Germany, we would like to explore together with the European institutions and stakeholders what the EU should do to help member states resolve health workforce shortages.

Where: Residence Palace restaurant (Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels) (close to Schuman)

When: 08:45 a.m. -10:30 a.m. - Breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m.

Welcome remarks by Dr Klaus Reinhardt (President of the German Medical Association)

Panel:

• MEP Tilly Metz (the Greens/EFA)
• MEP Dennis Radtke (EPP)
• Marco Marsella (Director of Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation, DG SANTE, European Commission)
• Sarada Das (Secretary-General, CPME European Doctors)
• Dr Stephan Hofmeister (Deputy Chairman of the Board of KBV / German Ambulatory Physicians)

Moderated by Dr Matthias Wismar (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)

Please kindly note that registration for the event is now closed. However, you can follow the event live online via the following links or at a later date via our YouTube channels:

**Online streaming: **

BÄK (German Medical Association) or KBV (German Ambulatory Doctors)

YouTube channels: @BAEKclips @kbv4u

For questions regarding online streaming, please contact us on 0032 2 235 0340 or 0049 30 400456 362

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