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EKHA - Register now! EKHA’s 2020 European Kidney Forum on organ donation and transplantation at the European Parliament (March 3)
Date
03 Mar 2020 14:00 to 16:00
Address
European Parliament in Brussels (Room ASP5E2)
Brussels
BelgiumSection
Health & Consumers
Event Location
Brussels
Event Description
Register now! Tuesday 3 March - EKHA's 2020 European Kidney Forum on organ donation and transplantation at the European Parliament.
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 | 14:00 to 16:00
Venue: European Parliament in Brussels (Room ASP5E2)
The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) is organising its 2020 edition of the European Kidney Forum entitled: "A shared Vision for Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation in the EU beyond 2020".
This high-level policy meeting will be held under the sponsorship of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU and will aim to inform the subsequent Ministerial meeting of the Croatian Presidency in Zagreb.
The event will explore current challenges and barriers in the field of organ donation and transplantation, including how to better inform patients, optimise the organisation of national programmes, ensure sustainable funding, tackle inequalities and increase the availability and quality of data. The meeting will gather EU and national policy-makers, National Competent Authorities for organ donation and transplantation, medical societies as well as patient and health organisations.
- Register here. (Deadline for registration is Friday 28th February, 2020)
- Access the agenda here.
- Read more on EKHA website
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