Identifying (Strategic) Public Health Research for Policy Support

1. Identifying (Strategic) Public Health Research for Policy Support Aris Sissouras University of Patras and Institute of Social Policy (EKKE) Greece European Health Forum – Castein

2. Setting the Issue of Health Research (for people to adopt) Healthier Behavior (give to health problems) Biological and Technological Solutions Health Research Knowledge (to maintain) Quality and Sustainability of Health Care Provision Systems (to support) Policy Making

3. (Setting the Scene of) Health Policy and Health Research Major Health Issues and Challenges (Identify) Health Priorities and Policy Needs Health Policy Making Public Health – Health Services Research Priorities Question 3:How can best translate policy into health priorities? Question 1:How to build assessments of health needs and health policy priorities into decisions for research? Question 2:How can health policy take into account research results?

4. Major Health Issues and Challenges • The ageing of the population • Increasing population (patient) mobility • Changes in environmental and work settings • New (and rare) diseases, re-emerging infectious diseases • Rising expectations for improved health • Developments of advanced medical technology • Need for cost containment, efficiency, equity and high quality in health systems • (Challenges of enlargement) • (New threats to health like bio-terrorism)

5. (Identify) Health Priorities and Policy Needs • The monitoring of health Status and information relevant to health • The development of effective health prevention and promotion strategies • The understanding and measuring of the impact on health of other community policies • The evaluation of existing and new technologies in health care and disease prevention • Key developments in health care systems • Access and quality of health care for patient mobility (Main Source : Potsdam Conference / The new Public Health Policy of the EU

6. Community Programmes • 6th FP & Strand 3 • Strand 3 • Strand 1 • 6th FP & Strand 2 • 6th FP • 6th FP • ? • 6th FP + (Sanco) • ? 6th FP 6th FP 6th FP 6th FP 6th FP Health Research Priorities • Public Health Research - Health determinants – Health Status - Health prevention and promotion - Monitoring health indicators - Communicable diseases – new threats • Health Systems – Services Research - Access and equity - Quality and performance assessment - Cost containment and sustainability • Methods, Standards and Evaluation of Health Technology • Health Policy Research including effects of other Policies on Health • (Research on dissemination – implementation of results)

7. “The EU Health Scene” Public Health – (SANCO) 6th FP (RTD) IST (INFCO) Other Initiatives “open coordination” • Information • Telematics • e-Health • etc. • Strand 1: Information • Strand 2: Health Threats • Strand 3: Determinants • Public Health Issues • Health Determinants • (only alcohol !!) • Communicable dis-es • Rare diseases • Blood and organ donations • Disability issues • Health Systems/Services • Cost Containment • (“auditing”) • Quality • (“accreditation”) • Biotechnology • High Level Process of reflection • Patient Mobility • Allocation of Recourses • Access and Quality • Coordination of National and Community Policies

8. Research Area Public Health Area Policy support Community Policies National Policies Basic research Policy driven research Policy tools and best practices Action Programmes 5th FP 5th FP 8 Areas of Action 6th FP 6th FP 3 Strands Information Society Technology (IST), Biotechnology and e-Europe ? (Information, telematics, e-health etc.)

9. Research (Article 163: Amsterdam Treaty) The existing “competence contradiction” Public Health (Article 152 : Amsterdam Treaty) The “open debate” and the new Agenda The new Agenda: Health System and Services Analysis leading to reformulation to competence on Health. The current debate: “Open Coordination Mechanism(Lisbon Process) - Health and Social Care Integration - Internal Market and Health - Patient Mobility