WEBINAR_ Thursday, 15 September 2022 (12:00- 13:00 CET)
The care backlog is the additional cumulated number of patients on the waiting lists due to COVID-19, and countries are still struggling to understand their extent. How will the waiting list evolve over time?
How can we quantify waiting times in our health systems? And how can these data better inform policy-making? Join us to find out!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Luigi Siciliani, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, United Kingdom
SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS:
Anna Garcia Altes, Catalan Department of Health, Spain
Pia Tuominen, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland
Florian Tille, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Ayden Tajahmady, CNAM, France
MODERATORS:
Ewout van Ginneken & Erica Richardson, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Backlog Webinar Series
Health systems in almost all countries are facing backlogs of care due to the postponement of non-emergency procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delays in diagnosis and treatment now represent a significant barrier to access for many services.
Clearing backlogs as quickly as possible will be critical for maintaining health gains achieved before the pandemic and avoiding increasing excess mortality. Barriers in access are, in many European Countries, among the major drawbacks towards Universal Health Coverage.