The second annual Heart Failure Policy Summit was held online weekly, from Wednesday 26 October through to Wednesday 16 November 2022.
The Heart Failure Policy Summit is the only dedicated policy event for the heart failure community in Europe.
The 2022 Summit provided a much-needed forum for collaboration and discussion between patient advocates from different sectors. The Summit aimed to elevate the efforts of national-level heart failure advocates to engage decision-makers and policymakers across Europe. It supported members of our community to form relationships and learn from one another’s experiences.
Each session featured experts from the heart failure and wider health advocacy communities, including high-profile clinical leaders and experienced patient advocates. We were also joined by policymakers, past and present, who shared their perspectives on the current policy environment and opportunities for change.
Heart failure has long been neglected, but 2022 could prove to be a turning point. Heart failure features in the new EU strategy for non-communicable disease and we are seeing growing momentum behind national heart failure policies across Europe. How are advocates shaping the health policy agenda across borders and at national level, and what more can we achieve if the heart failure community joins together with one voice?
Chair: Ed Harding, Network Director, Heart Failure Policy Network
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Heart failure is a major, growing cause of avoidable hospitalisations, long stays and frequent readmissions. As European health systems try to build back after COVID-19, they seek to reverse this unsustainable model through earlier diagnosis and proactive management based in primary and community care. What are the most promising innovations in technology and care models, and how can advocacy spread success faster to enable people with heart failure to stay independent and live well?
Chair: Professor Ekaterini Lambrinou, Professor, Department of Nursing of the Cyprus University of Technology
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Policymakers are increasingly conscious of issues faced by people from minority communities, women and marginalised populations. Now is the time to share knowledge and experience of the stark inequalities affecting people with heart failure. How can advocates tap into global policy agendas, activate policymakers, and create solutions to reduce the burden of heart failure among all population groups in an equitable way?
Chair: Ed Harding, Network Director, Heart Failure Policy Network
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The European Society for Cardiology has called for services to focus on quality of life for people with heart failure, rather than a narrow definition of acute outcomes. This demands a change of perspective, with the person at the centre of their care and services that adapt to their personal goals. With populations increasingly living with complex health and social needs, how can innovative models of care and new policies work towards this vision of a better quality of life?
Chair: Professor Tiny Jaarsma, Professor of Nursing Science, Linkoping University
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The first Heart Failure Policy Summit was held in November 2021, with over 400 registered attendees and 30 speakers from around the world. Find out more about the 2021 Summit and watch the recorded sessions here.
The HFPN Secretariat would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting the Summit:
