The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies AHO consultation, Brazzaville, 28 April 2014 Dr. med. Wilm Quentin, MSc HPPF Senior Research Fellow Technische Universität Berlin
A partnership International agencies: WHO Regional Office for Europe, the European Commission, the World Bank, the European Investment Bank National and regional governments: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Veneto Region of Italy Academia: the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Social insurance: UNCAM (association of sickness funds)/ France 2
Mission and aims Support and promote evidence-based health policy-making Describe and analyze health systems and the changes they undergo Utilize experience from across Europe to illuminate policy issues Bridge the gap between scientific evidence and the needs of policy makers Provide practical evidence-based advice to national and international policy-makers 3
Organization and Governance Steering committee Observatory Secretariat (Brussels) Research Hubs London School of Economics (LSE) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) Emory University (USA) National Lead Institutions/Health Systems and Policy Monitor Network
Activities 1. Country Monitoring: HiTs, HSPM 2. Studies: Health system and policy analysis, performance assessment 3. Dissemination: Policy-makers and Researchers 4. Networking and Capacity Building 5
Country monitoring: HiTs Health System Reviews (HiTs) provide detailed description and assessment Follow a standardized template (with guidelines for authors) Cover all European and some other OECD countries Partly translated into other languages (Russian, local)
Country Monitoring: HSPM Network with 42 partners from 30 OECD countries 22 countries with online HiTs News Log and Health Policy Updates Comparison function Health Reform Monitor in Journal Health Policy 7
Studies Topics of high interest/relevance to policy makers Existing research - but lack of comparative/ summarizing work Improving performance assessment 8
Dissemination: Policy-makers Policy dialogues Workshops, Seminars Publications: Policy briefs, Eurohealth 9
Dissemination: Researchers 10
Networking and Capacity Building Annual Observatory Venice Summer School brings together policy-makers in a stimulating environment where experiences can be openly discussed and information freely exchanged; 2012: Performance Assessment for Health System Improvement 2013: Time for Change: Innovative Ways of Improving Population Health 2014: Rethinking pharmaceutical policy 11
Thank you very much! Thank you very much for your time and attention! Slides will be available on: www.mig.tu-berlin.de Dr. med Wilm Quentin, MSc HPPF Department of Health Care Management (MiG) Berlin University of Technology WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems, Research and Management 12