Roundtable on Patient Organizations’ Role as a Factor in Health Policy Making

Roundtable discussions on the patient organizations’ role as a factor in health policy making will be held on 29 October 2010 (Friday) in Plovdiv in the Regional Administration Office. The organizers are the National Alliance of People with Rare Diseases (NAPRD), Bulgarian Association for Promotion of Education and Science (BAPES) and Italian-Bulgarian Foundation – Plovdiv. Host of the meeting is the governor of Plovdiv Region – Mr. Ivan Totev. Moderators of the roundtable will be Mrs. Mariella Bocciardo, Mr. Vladimir Tomov (NAPRD) and Prof. Rumen Stefanov (BAPES). Mrs. Bocciardo is a member of the Italian Parliament and has a long experience in promoting patient empowerment. Patient organizations, medical professionals, representatives of state institutions and pharmaceutical industry will be invited to attend the meeting.