‘Unnecessary’ surgery weighs on EU healthcare costs

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Series Details 12.9.11
Publication Date 12/09/2011
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Preview of health issues to be discussed at the 14th European Health Forum, Bad Gastein, 5 - 8 October 2011, Europe’s leading high-level health policy platform. The theme in 2011 is Innovation & Wellbeing - Europe’s Health in 2020 and beyond.

The conference would discuss ways to deal with the problems of over-extended budgets and unnecessary surgery and drug prescriptions through innovation, personalised medicine and eHealth.
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ECDC: News, 6.10.11: ECDC’s workshop on public health capacities at the 14th European Health Forum Gastein http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/Lists/News/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?List=32e43ee8%2De230%2D4424%2Da783%2D85742124029a&ID=500&RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpress%2Fnews%2FLists%2FNews
Website: European Health Forum http://www.ehfg.org/
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