Together towards excellence
8:30 - 9:00 Registration and welcome coffee
9:00 - 9:10 Opening speech
Mr Chris Fearne, Hon Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health
9:15 - 9:45 Repositioning the Primary HealthCare to the centre of our health care system
Ms Roseanne Camilleri, Chief Executive - Primary HealthCare
9:50 - 10:10 Investing in sustainable primary care
Mr Ray Ellul, Chief Executive - National Development and Social Fund (NDSF),
10:15 - 10:35 Information Technology in primary care: Electronic Patient Records
GPI (Italy)
10:45 - 11:10 Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:35 Standards and Standardisation in primary care: ISO certification
Ing Francis Farrugia, Director General - Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority
(MCCAA)
11:45 - 12:05 Meeting our community’s health needs: Regional Hubs
Ms Carmen Ciantar, Chief Executive - Foundation for Medical Services (FMS)
12:30 - 13:30
Parallel
Workshops
Towards excellence in primary care
Integrated diabetes care in the community: A patient-centred model
Excellence in Speech Language Pathology
Coordinated healthy lifestyle promotion in primary care
Interventions and services to improve diet and facilitate lifestyle changes
Improving the Quality of Care and Ensuring Patient Safety
Licensing of health care facilities, data protection and bioethics
Primary eye screening
14:00 Lunch
