As in previous years, the conference has been divided into thematic sessions, which will be introduced and summarized by recognized experts representing the academic community. Representatives of the five political groups sitting in the new parliament have also been invited to participate in the conference. The exception is the Confederation, which has never shown interest in issues of care for the chronically ill or dependent. Among the panelists invited to participate in the conference, there will also be representatives representing healthcare providers and professional and patient communities.
The opening panel of the event, titled: Long-term care: old problems, new challenges, will be moderated by Prof. Piotr Błędowski, director of the Institute of Social Economy, Economic and Social College of the Warsaw School of Economics. Dr. Rafal Bakalarczyk, member of the Expert Council of the Senior Hub. Institute for Senior Policy, will make an introduction to the discussion, the participants of which will consider what should be the role of local government in the organization and financing of long-term care.
In turn, Prof. Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, chairwoman of the General Board of the Polish Gerontological Society, will introduce us to a discussion on the geriatric patient in long-term care. A panel on specialized home care will be initiated by Dr. Lukasz Jurek of the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the Wroclaw University of Economics. An introduction to the debate on the deinstitutionalization of long-term care will be made by Dr. Paweł Kubicki, Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics and Head of the Department of Social Policy at the Warsaw School of Economics. The discussion on innovation and investment in the area of long-term care will be opened by Dr. Zofia Szweda Lewandowska of the Institute of Social Economy a...
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