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The invited experts emphasized, among others, the key role of prevention and health promotion in Polish society, systematic and relevant cooperation between family doctors (POZ) and specialists in coordinated patient care, as well as the introduction of new technologies into daily medical practice. The issue of investment in human resources, appropriate valuation of medical services and financing of innovations were also on the agenda.

Discussion participants called for an increased role for outpatient care (AOS), the establishment of heart failure day units and the development of reference centers, where innovations are checked and tested. Experts pointed out that this is the way to evolutionarily improve the healthcare system in Poland.

During the conference, Prof. Rifat Atun, representing the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard University) delivered a keynote speech entitled. “Innovation and Strategic Public-Private Partnerships to create a High-Value Health System”, sharing with the participants his valuable experience in the field of health policy.

We express our sincere gratitude to all meeting participants for accepting our invitation and for the discussions. We cordially invite you to take a look at the photo gallery of the event! Photos by Lukasz Kamiński

Discussion was moderated by healthcare system expert Dr. Jakub Gierczynski. The list of participants can be found below:

• dr hab. n.med. Radosław Sierpiński, President of the Medical Research Agency (ABM);

• Kamila Malinowska, Head of the Office of President, Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification;

• dr n. med. Tomasz Latos, Chairman of the Parliamentary Health Committee;

• prof. Rifat Atun, Director of Global Health Systems Cluster at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health;

• prof. dr hab. n. med. Przemysław Mitkowski, President of the Polish Society of Cardiology;

• prof. dr hab. n. med. Robert Gil, President-elect of the Polish Society of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Invasive Cardiology at the Polish Internal Medicine Center;

• dr n. ekon. Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Director of the Institute of Healthcare Management at Lazarski University;

• prof. dr hab. n. med. Krystian Wita, Regional consultant for cardiology, Deputy Director for Treatment at the Prof. Leszek Giec Upper Silesian Medical Center of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice Ocholec;

• prof. dr hab. n. med. Adam Witkowski, Department of Cardiology and Interventional Angiology Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw – Anin. President of the Polish Society of Cardiology for the 2019-2021 term;

• prof. dr hab. n. med. Jacek Legutko, Department of Interventional Cardiology with Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Jagiellonian University Medical College;

• prof. dr hab. n. med. Piotr Jankowski, Chairman of the Health Promotion Committee of the Polish Society of Cardiology, Acting Deputy Director for Treatment and Head of the Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontocardiology at Prof. W. Orlowski Clinical Hospital;

• dr hab. n. med. Dariusz Jagielski, Deputy Head of the Department of Cardiology, Heart Disease Center, 4th Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic in Wroclaw;

• Agnieszka Wołczenko, President of the National Association of Patients with Heart and Vascular Diseases „EcoSerce”;

• Arkadiusz Grądkowski, President of the National Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices POLMED.