1. Member Network Meeting

2. Agenda Item By Time Welcome to first Members’ Network Meeting MJ 1900
Item By
Time
Welcome to first Members’ Network Meeting MJ
1900 1
Update on Board actions since AGM
1905 2
What do we want from Network Meetings? MC
1915 3
The OIA WHO programme of work
(Charles Hunt, Chair, Osteopathic International Alliance) CH
1930 4
Mendel Blokland/Harold Launspach – ‘Defining Osteopathy’ project – presentation and discussion
MB/HL
1945 5
Bringing the EFFO Strategic Plan to life – approach and next steps
Board
2010
Sharing member information and updates
HT 
2025

3. Update on Board Actions since AGM
2 Newsletters
Attending and giving a speech at the 30th Anniversary of the Finnish Osteopathic Association
Supporting members nationally
CEN Revisit – preparations for the next step
PROMS - latest news
Attending the Belgian Osteopathy Open Day

4. What do we want from Network Meetings?
Maurice Cheng
Comments
Suggestions
Reality

5. Charles Hunt
The OIA WHO Programme of Work

6. Mendel Blokland/Harold Launspach
“Defining Osteopathy”
project concept

7. EFFO Strategic Plan Strategic aim Objectives Supporting activities
Increase recognition and regulation of osteopathy across Europe
Develop arguments for recognition and regulation of the profession
Produce position papers on benefits of recognition/regulation
Collect research on osteopathy and its recognition/regulation (including member surveys)
Develop case studies of regulated countries
Support individual member engagement with national government and stakeholders
Facilitate contacts for members
Provide advice and know-how to members
Support members’ strategic planning
Engage with European and international stakeholders, including patient organisations and other healthcare professions, that will support the organisation’s aims
Identify potential supporters
Establish targeted contact program
Continue membership of and engagement with existing partners (e.g. EuroCAM and HPCB)
Contribute to EU policy development through specific lobbying initiatives
Identify key policy areas
Monitor key policy developments
Respond appropriately to policy initiatives on our own or with others
Exploit opportunities presented by CEN
Facilitating the sharing of experiences of using the CEN standard among members
Seek close working collaboration with relevant osteopathic stakeholders, e.g. OsEAN, OIA and EROP
Seek Memorandum of Understanding with relevant stakeholders
Identify opportunities for joint working on relevant projects
Identify ways of maximising use of shared membership with other stakeholders
Support research, education, standards and professional practice
Seek opportunities to form collaborative programmes within and beyond the membership
Establish regular member meeting programme in relevant areas of member interest
Provide advice and support at and between meetings
Identify and share best practice through briefings, newsletters etc

8. EFFO Strategic Plan
Support research, education, standards and professional practice
Seek opportunities to form collaborative programmes within and beyond the membership
Establish regular member meeting programme in relevant areas of member interest
Provide advice and support at and between meetings
Identify and share best practice through briefings, newsletters etc
Develop evidence base for Osteopathy
Identify and share existing evidence
Work with existing research networks to identify common interests
Support the Europe-wide development of evidence for practice (e.g. PROMs)
Monitor and review CEN
Establish CEN review working group in preparation for review of standard.
Build practical, effective and affordable organisation infrastructure
Develop and implement co-operative model for sharing of good practice and disseminating guidance and advice
Establish online discussion forum
Establish online document library
Develop and implement mechanisms for management and delivery of project work
Build up structure and support mechanism for working groups and other committees established to undertake project work
Provide well functioning Secretariat support
Define job description and identify host organisation
Advertise and recruit
Establish operating procedures for relationships between Secretariat and Board
Support member and organisation promotion and engagement activity
Develop relevant materials for organisation and member promotional use
Identify and maintain relevant stakeholder lists
Facilitate two-way communication between the Administrative Board and the membership
Produce regular member newsletter
Undertake annual member survey
Develop social media presence
Identify opportunities to provide speakers at members’ meetings in their own countries

9. Thank You!