Chairs:
Prof. Mordechai Shani (Israel)
Prof. Richard Saltman (US)
Monday, October 22
08:00-09:00 - Convening and Registration
09:00-09:30 - Opening and Greetings
Greetings by:
Rabbi Yakov Litzman MK, Israel's Vice Minister of Health
Background and Goals of the Meeting:
Mark Pearson, Head of Health Division, OECD
Ronni Gamzu, Director General, Israel Ministry of Health
Overview of the 1st day: Mordechai Shani, Israel Chairperson
09:30-11:30 - Plenary - Part 1: Establishing a National Policy in Health
Chairperson: Dr. Boaz Lev
Yisrael (Robert) Aumann (Israel), 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Richard Saltman (US)
Hans Maarse (Netherlands)
11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:45 Plenary - Part 2: Debates and Challenges in Keeping Healthcare Systems Sustainable
Chairperson: Prof. Gabriel Barbash
Josep Figueras (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
Ronni Gamzu (Director General, Israel Ministry of Health)
Joshua Atwood (World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company)
13:45-14:40 - Lunch
14:40-16:20 - Plenary - Part 3: Public Health Insurance and Private Insurance: Partners or Competitors?
Chairperson: Prof. Avigdor Kaplan
Francesco Paolucci (Australia)
Birger Forsberg (Sweden)
Haim Bitterman (Clalit Health Fund, Israel)
16:20-16:40 Concluding Remarks: Ronni Gamzu, Director General, Israel Ministry of Health
19:30 Gala Dinner at the David Intercontinental Hotel
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
08:30-09:00 - Convening and Registration
09:00-11:00 - Plenary Session
Chairperson: Prof. Avi Israeli
09:00-09:10 Overview of the 2nd day by: Richard Saltman (US. Chairperson)
Mordechai Shani (Israel)
Giuseppe Ruocco (Italy)
Ran Balicer (Israel)
Alan Maynard (UK)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Parallel Sessions
Session A: Public/Private mix
Chairperson: Mark Pearson
Presenter: Jacob (Kobi) Glazer (Israel)
Discussant: Josep Figueras (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
Session B: Healthcare Systems Confronting Current and Future Challenges
Chairperson: Joshua Shemer
Presenter: Bruce Rosen (Israel)
Discussant: Alan Maynard (UK)
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Parallel Sessions
Session A: Public/Private mix
Chairperson: Aviva Ron
Presenter: Orit Jacobson (Israel)
Discussant: Richard Saltman (US)
Session B: Healthcare Systems Confronting Current and Future Challenges
Chairperson: Arnon Afek
Presenter: Mark Clarfield (Israel)
Discussant: Hans Maarse (Netherlands)
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:15 Concluding Remarks: Richard Saltman, Co-chairperson (US)
16:15-16:30 Concluding Remarks: Mark Pearson, Head of Health Division, OECD
16:30-16:45 Conclusions and Lessons for the Israeli Healthcare System:
Ronni Gamzu, Director General, Israel Ministry of Health
