Healthcare event

Alasdair Ross, countries editor, The Economist -The World Ahead 2025

Alasdair Ross Countries editor

Marios Themistocleous, deputy minister of health, Greece

Marios Themistocleous Deputy minister of health

• What are the main challenges faced by providers and users of hospital services
• What are the main barriers to improving the efficiency of hospitals?

The Hospital Management Perspectives
Sarandos Efstathopoulos, governor, "Metaxa" Cancer Hospital of Piraeus
Panagiotis Mpogiatzidis, director, 4th Health Region of Macedonia & Thrace, Ministry of Health, Greece (via connection)

The Healthcare Professionals Perspectives 
Dimitrios Tsiftsis, president, Hellenic Society for Emergency Medicine, head, Emergency Department, Nikaia General Hospital
Tzanis Polykandriotis, general secretary, Hellenic Regulatory Body of Nurses

The Patient Perspectives 
George Kapetanakis, president, Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELLOK) 
Anastasios Samouilidis, government affairs officer, Greek Patients’ Association

Sarandos Efstathopoulos Governor

Panagiotis Mpogiatzidis Director

Dimitrios Tsiftsis President, Hellenic Society for Emergency Medicine, Head, Emergency Department

Tzanis Polykandriotis General secretary

George Kapetanakis President

Anastasios Samouilidis Government affairs director

• Tailoring our models to meet the demographic reality
• Highlighting paradigms of excellence
• Technology at the service of hospital efficiency

Kostas Athanasakis, assistant professor, Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, department of Public Health Policy, University of West Attica 
Kyriakos Souliotis, professor, Health Policy, dean, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Peloponnese
Olga Balaoura, chief executive officer, 1st Health Region of Attica, Ministry of Health, Greece
Panagiotis Minogiannis, general manager, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center

Kostas Athanasakis Assistant professor in health economics and health technology assessment

Kyriakos Souliotis Professor of health policy, Dean, School of Social and Political Sciences

Olga Balaoura Chief executive

Panagiotis Minogiannis General manager

PART 1: REDUCING HOSPITAL BURDEN

• Providing a greater focus on primary healthcare

Fofo Kalyva, secretary-general for Public Health, Ministry of Health, Greece
Stathis Skliros, general practitioner, director, Nemea Health Center
Elisavet Grouzi, president of the BoD, Hellenic Society of Haematology, head, Transfusion Service and Clinical Hemostasis, “Saint Savvas” General Anticancer Oncology Hospital of Athens
Eleftherios Thireos, head of general directorate, National Agency for Quality Assurance in Health, president, Athens Medical Society

Fofo Kalyva Secretary-general for Public Health

Stathis Skliros General practitioner, director

Elisavet Grouzi President of the BoD, Hellenic Society of Haematology, head, Transfusion Service and Clinical Hemostasis

Eleftherios Thireos Head of general directorate, National Agency for Quality Assurance in Health, President

• A new approach to optimising patient experience
• How can hospital burden be reduced?

Lilian Venetia Vildiridi, secretary-general for health services, Ministry of Health, Greece
Dimitrios Tsalikakis, director, 3rd Health Region of Macedonia, Ministry of Health, Greece (via connection)
Dafni Kaitelidou, professor, Department of Nursing, NKUA, director, Center for Health Services Management and Evaluation, president, National Agency for Quality Assurance in Health
Michail Nikolaou, medical oncologist, “Saint Savvas” General Anticancer Oncology Hospital of Athens

Lilian Venetia Vildiridi Secretary-general for health services

Dimitrios Tsalikakis Director, 3rd Health Region of Macedonia

Dafni Kaitelidou Professor, Department of Nursing, NKUA, Director, Center for Health Services Management and Evaluation, President

Michail Nikolaou Medical oncologist, “Saint Savvas” General Anticancer Oncology Hospital of Athens, Vice-president of the board

• Prioritisation and next steps

Roundtable discussion