Final Programme and Speakers:

BRAS organizes on 1st March 2011  an afternoon session around the implementation of the new reimbursement system in chronic diseases: “Chronic disease management and the paths of care: current and future development”.

13h30 Introduction
Agnes Degroote, BRAS Education Group
13h40 Paths of care and care route in the hospitals: development and purpose of this new system of reimbursement
Dr Dercq J-P, Director at RIZIV/INAMI

14h20 Chronic disease management and diabetes, point of view and changes in the hospital care system and collaboration with the general practitioner
Dr Nobels F., Diabetologist at the OLV hospital in Aalst

15h00 Q&A on the first two sessions

15h00-15h30 Coffee break

15h30 The paths of care, development of the two projects: diabetes and renal impairment
Dr Van Hul C., Physician, Expert at the independent sick fund

16h10 The paths of care : changes for the prescription of the drugs, changes for the advising physicians at the sick funds, the patients and the prescribers
Dr Berkein F., Physician, Director at the Socialistic sick fund

16h40 Q&A and panel discussion

17h00 End of the session