APO Alumni 2018
On the 4th of December 2018, the fifth annual APO Alumni took place in the Petschek Villa – the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Prague. It was held under the auspices of the Ambassador Mr. Stephen B. King.
Over 100 guests accepted the invitation and more than 70 guests were representatives of member organizations of the Academy of Patient Organisations (APO). Among other guests were deputies of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, the State Institute for Drug Control, the Czech Medical Associations of J.E. Purkyně, the Commercial Counsellor of the USA in Prague, industry and media.
At the event there were speeches delivered by the following guests:
- Christina Sharkey, Commercial Counselor of the USA in Prague
- Jakub Dvořáček, Executive Director of Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry
- Helena Rögnerová, Deputy Minister of Health of Czech Republic
- Irena Storová, Director of State Institute for Drug Control
- prof. Jan Švihovec, Czech Medical Associations of J.E. Purkyně
- Lumír Kantor, Head of the Committee for Health Care and Social Politics of the Senate of the Parliament of Czech Republic
- Simona Zábranská, Director of the Club of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
- Stephen B. King, the U.S. Ambassador of the Czech Republic
In their great speeches our guests emphasised mainly the significant growth in activities in different areas of patient organization involvement, better management of these organisations and, in particular, their increasing involvement in decision making processes in important issues of the Czech healthcare system. The event continued with a reception in the beautiful premises of the Residence.
Pictures:
- Christina Sharkey, Commercial Counselor of the USA in Prague
- Jakub Dvořáček, Executive Director of Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry
- Lumír Kantor, Head of the Committee for Health Care and Social Politics of the Senate of the Parliament of Czech Republic
- Irena Storová, Director of State Institute for Drug Control
- prof. Jan Švihovec, Czech Medical Associations of J.E. Purkyně
- Simona Zábranská, Director of the Club of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
- Helena Rögnerová, Deputy Minister of Health of Czech Republic
- Stephen B. King, the U.S. Ambassador of the Czech Republic
- Zuzana Komárková, APO project manager with representatives of patient organisation SMÁci and Association of patients with muscular dystrophy in the Czech Republic
- Networking of representatives of patient organizations.
