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The result of this monumental, months-long undertaking will be a February meeting during which we will present the so-called White Paper—a collection of expert knowledge developed during our conferences, as well as a compilation of best practices that Poland can share with Europe.

Friday’s concluding conference, titled “The Road to the Presidency: Prevention and Public Health in the Program of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council,” was attended by over 40 specialists, including the Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw, Prof. Rafał Krenke, as well as the Secretary and Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health: Wojciech Konieczny and Katarzyna Kacperczyk.

Participants in the conference included:

• Małgorzata Bogusz, President of the Institute for the Development of Social Affairs, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, Member of the NGO Council for the Polish Presidency in the EU Council
• Justyna Mieszalska, President of the Medical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw
• Prof. Rafał Krenke, Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw
• Prof. Maciej Banach, Chairman of the Polish Lipid Association, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2010–2012)
• Artur Białkowski, Managing Director, Member of the Board of Medicover Sp. z o.o.
• Prof. Marzena Dominiak, Vice-Rector for Internationalization, Medical University of Wrocław
• Prof. Robert Flisiak, Vice President of the Main Board of the Polish Society of Epidemiologists and Infectious Diseases Physicians, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Białystok, Chairman of the Ministry of Health’s Committee on Monitoring and Assessing Infectious Disease Threats
• Dr. Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Dean of the Postgraduate Education Center and Director of the Institute of Healthcare Management, Łazarski University
• Dr. Maciej Głogowski, Head of the Surgical Department of the Clinic for Lung and Chest Cancer, National Institute of Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center
• Justin Gandy, Managing Director, MSD Poland
• Dr. Paweł Grzesiowski, Chief Sanitary Inspector
• Prof. Wojciech Hanke, Chairman of the Public Health Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences
• Prof. Teresa Jackowska, President of the Polish Pediatric Society, Head of the Pediatric Clinic at the Medical Center for Postgraduate Education, Chief of the Pediatric Clinical Department at Bielański Hospital
• Prof. Jacek Jassem, Head of the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk
• Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health
• Kamila Kadzidłowska, Co-founder and Vice-President of the Board of the Parents for Climate Foundation
• Wojciech Konieczny, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health
• Prof. Brygida Kwiatkowska, National Consultant in Rheumatology, Head of the Early Arthritis Clinic, Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs at the National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation in Warsaw
• Prof. Marek Krawczyk, Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences
• Stanisław Maćkowiak, President of the Polish Patients Federation
• Dr. Janusz Meder, President of the Polish Oncology Union, Head of the Conservative Department of the Lymphatic System Cancer Clinic, National Institute of Oncology
• Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Head of the Department of Pediatrics, Diabetology, and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk
• Prof. Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz, National Consultant in Epidemiology, Head of the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Epidemiology Laboratory at the National Institute of Public Health – National Research Institute
• Lech Pilawski, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, Advisor to the President of the Lewiatan Confederation
• Prof. Ryszard Piotrowicz, Clinical Sciences Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences; e-Health, Telemedicine, and Artificial Intelligence Commission, Polish Cardiac Society
• Prof. Marek Postuła, Head of the Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Medical University of Warsaw
• Krzysztof Przybył, President of the Polish Promotional Emblem Foundation “Teraz Polska”
• Michał Lipiński, Director of the “Teraz Polska” Competition
• Dr. Igor Radziewicz-Winnicki, President of the Management Board, PZU Zdrowie S.A.
• Irena Rej, President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce “FARMACJA POLSKA”
• Wiesława Rybicka-Bogusz, President of the Mazowieckie Region of the Association Women in the Center
• Prof. Bolesław Samoliński, Chairman of the Health Priorities Subcommittee of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council 2011, Head of the Department of Public and Environmental Health, Medical University of Warsaw
• Aleksandra Sienkiewicz, Director of the Health Forum of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers
• Prof. Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz, President-Elect of the Polish Neurological Society, Chair of the National Neurology Council, Head of the 1st Neurological Clinic, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw
• Joanna Skowron, Director of the Health Promotion and Social Communication Department, Chief Sanitary Inspectorate
• Prof. Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta, Head of the Department of Women’s Health and the Department of Reproductive Health and Sexology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
• Prof. Janina Stępińska, Director of the National Institute of Cardiology
• Dr. Edyta Sutkowska, Clinical Sciences Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences; Medical University of Wrocław; University Center for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation; Department of Clinical Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
• Prof. Piotr Szymański, Chairman of the Regulation Committee, European Society of Cardiology, Head of the Clinical Cardiology and Rare Cardiovascular Diseases Center, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Warsaw
• Karolina Wasielewska, Expert at the Institute for the Development of Social Affairs
• Dr. Bernard Waśko, Director of the National Institute of Public Health – National Research Institute
• Dr. Bartosz Wielgomas, Chairman of the Main Board of the Polish Toxicology Society, Head of the Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Gdańsk
• Prof. Cezary Włodarczyk, Public Health Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences

The “Road to the Presidency” conference series was organized by the Institute for the Development of Social Affairs in cooperation with the Medical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw. The event was held under the honorary patronage of the European Economic and Social Committee, the Polish Academy of Sciences (Public Health Committee and Clinical Sciences Committee), the Lech Wałęsa Institute, THINKTANK Center for Dialogue and Analysis, and the Polish Promotional Emblem Foundation “Teraz Polska.” Media patronage was provided by Polityka Zdrowotna.

The initiative was financed by the National Freedom Institute – Center for Civil Society Development under the Civic Initiatives Fund Program (NOWEFIO) for the years 2021–2030.

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