World Health Professions Regulation Conference 2014 Switzerland

Health professional regulation is situated within a dynamic global environment characterised by political, social, economic and technological change. Widespread reform of health professional regulation reflects, at least in part, policy initiatives by many governments to ensure sustainable, efficient and effective health service delivery within this dynamic environment.

Scheduled to run over 1.5 days, the conference program is designed to provide participants with insights to the latest perspectives and to stimulate discussion about issues relevant to the challenges facing health professional regulation.
Key speakers will explore the lessons learned from the evolution of competence based approaches to regulatory functions and best practices in regulatory governance and performance.

Be part of the global community of health professionals interested and involved in regulation who will come together in Geneva in May 2014.

The objectives for the 2014 conference are to:
Critically evaluate the challenges facing health professional regulation
Synthesise lessons from the evolution of competence based approaches to regulatory functions
Identify and promote best practices in regulatory governance and performanc

The conference programme will include:
key speakers and panellists who are international knowledge leaders in their field;
draw upon the available evidence both from professional regulation and wider regulatory practice;
provide diverse exemplars and case-studies from across disciplines, geographies and regulatory approaches;
include question and answer sessions that seek to identify key points and distil lessons to be learned and or action to be pursued.

The event will be of particular interest to:
CEOS, registrars, board members and policy advisors of health professional regulatory bodies
Senior government officials and legal advisors with responsibility for health professional regulatory legislation
CEOs, presidents and policy advisors of professional organisations
Academic leaders
Future leaders of health professions and health services
Leaders from patient groups

REGISTRATION DEADLINES
The registration fee category is determined by when the payment is received. The deadline for pre-conference registration is Monday, 5 May 2014. The registration deadlines are as follows:
Early Bird Registration Fee: ends 30 January 2014
Regular Registration Fee: 31 January to 5 May 2014
Onsite Registration Fee: as of 6 May 2014
Online Registration Closes: 5 May 2014
Onsite Registration Opens: 17 May 2014

VENUE:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Avenue Louis-Casaï 75-77
1216 Cointrin
Geneva, Switzerland
DATES: 17 & 18 May 2014