1. Investing in Europes health workforce of tomorrow: scope for innovation and collaboration Follow up to the Green Paper on Europes health workforce Policy dialogue Leuven, Belgium, 26-30 April 2010

2. 2 Welcome and opening Chair and facilitation: Prof. Walter Sermeus, Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, KU Leuven The European Commission Ms Katja Neubauer and Ms Elisabeth Kidd, European Commission, DG Sanco, Health Strategy and Health Systems Unit The Belgian EU Presidency Ms Riet De Kempeneer, Attaché International and Strategic Coordination, Federal Public Service Public Health, Safety of the Food Chain and Environment, Belgium Objectives of the policy dialogues Willy Palm, Dissemination Development Officer, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Discussion

3. 3 Workshop 1: Assessing future health workforce needs Chair and facilitation : –Prof. Zilvinas Padaiga, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania –Dr. Matthias Wismar, Health Policy Analyst, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Policy summary on forecasting future health workforce needs Prof. Gilles Dussault, Director of the Health Systems Unit at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Universidade Nova, Lisbon, Portugal Relevant experiences in this field drawn from the participants Facilitated discussion

4. 4 Workshop 2: Adapting skills and redistribution of tasks Chair and facilitation: Prof. James Buchan, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Scotland Policy brief on how to create the best conditions for adapting skills to new needs and for life-long learning? Tanya A. Horsley, Research Associate, Centre for Learning in Practice (CLIP), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Policy brief on how health professionals can be steered towards improving quality and safety of care? Mrs Signe Agnes Flottorp and Mrs. Gro Jamtvedt, Senior Researchers, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services Relevant experiences in this field drawn from the participants Facilitated discussion

5. 5 Workshop 3: Creating a supportive working environment Chair and facilitation: Prof. James Buchan, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Scotland Policy brief on how to create an attractive and supportive working environment for health professionals? Mrs Christiane Wiskow, independent HRH consultant, Switzerland and Dr Tit Albreht, Head of the Centre for Health System Analyses, Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia Relevant experiences in this field drawn from the participants Facilitated discussion

6. 6 Workshop 3: Adapting skills and redistribution of tasks Chair and facilitation: Prof. James Buchan, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Scotland Policy brief on how to create the best conditions for adapting skills to new needs and for life-long learning? Dr. Matthias Wismar, Health Policy Analyst, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Policy brief on how health professionals can be steered towards improving quality and safety of care? Mrs Signe Agnes Flottorp, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services Relevant experiences in this field drawn from the participants Facilitated discussion

7. 7 Concluding Session: Supporting innovation and collaboration on health workforce policies in Europe Chair and facilitation: Prof. Gilles Dussault, Director of the Health Systems Unit at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Universidade Nova, Lisbon, Portugal Prof. Walter Sermeus, Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, KU Leuven Ms Katja Neubauer and Ms Elisabeth Kidd, European Commission, DG Sanco, Health Strategy and Health Systems Unit Dr. Matthias Wismar, Health Policy Analyst, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies