1. An international conference in Prague organized by Association of Companies Health Insurance Funds, Czech Republic in cooperation with Joint Commission International and AIM Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

2. The conference is organized: under the aegis of : the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic ON THE OCCASION OF CZ EU PRESIDENCY Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

3. The Priorites of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic in the field of health care (CZ EU PRESIDENCY): eHealth the microbial threat to patient safety financial sustainability of health systems Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

4. The Association of Companies Health Insurance Funds, Czech Republic (SZP ČR) was established on May 15, 1997 as a successor organization of the Health Insurance Companies Association founded in 1993. since June 1, 2008, it has been associating eight employee health insurance funds of the Czech Republic. in 1995, the Health Insurance Companies Association became a correspondent member of AIM and in October 2002, the Association was adopted as a full member of AIM. Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

5. Joint Commission International (JCI) was established in 1997 as a division of Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), a private, not- for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission. JCI extends the Joint Commission’s mission worldwide by assisting international health care organizations, public health agencies, health ministries and others to improve the quality and safety of patient care in more than 80 countries. Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

6. Date: 12 – 13 March, 2009 Location: Prague **** the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

7. AGENDA MARCH 12 opening by the President of SZP ČR welcome speech by the Minister of Health up-to-date information on health insurance system by the President of AIM and President of SZP ČR block of special presentations (AIM, SZP ČR) Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

8. BLOCK OF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS OF SZP ČR: 1/ Results of quality monitoring 2/ Purchase of health services Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

9. AGENDA MARCH 13 Thematic package organized by Joint Commission International 1/ International accreditation of health care organizations – basic principals 2/ Center for patient safety 3/ Influence of the accreditation on operation of hospitals and on output of health care provided 4/ Practical experience Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal

10. The Association of Companies Health Insurance Funds, Czech Republic, has the privilege of inviting you to Prague Thank you for your attention Ladislav Friedrich President of SZP ČR Quality and Safety for our Patients – our Basic Goal