Speaker im Überblick

Prof. Dr. med. Ferdinand. M. Gerlach, MPH, Seit 2004 Direktor des Instituts für Allgemeinmedizin der Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main, von 2010 bis 2016 Präsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedzin (DEGAM), seit 2019 Vorsitzender der Deutschen Stiftung für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedzin (DESAM), von 2007 bis 2023 Mitglied, ab 2012 Vorsitzender des Sachverständigenrats zur Begutachtung der Entwicklung im Gesundheitswesen und in der Pflege, der Bundesregierung, Bundestag und Bundesrat berät. Weitere Informationen unter: https://www.allgemeinmedizin.uni-frankfurt.de/101025674/Gerlach__Ferdinand_M

Dr. Dionne Kringos holds a B.Sc. degree in Health Policy and Management, a M.Sc. degree in
International Health Economics, Policy and Law, a M.Sc. degree in Health Services Research, and a PhD degree in Health Systems Research. From 2005 till February 2012 she worked as an International Health Services Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL). In 2012, she completed her PhD dissertation on the measurement of the strength of primary care systems across Europe. She currently is working as Principal Investigator and Associate Professor in Health Systems and Services Research, as Programme Leader in (Primary) Health Care System Development and Evaluation at the Department of Public and Occupational Health of Amsterdam University Medical Centres of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and as Vice-Director of the Amsterdam Public Health research institute (APH). In 2014-2015, she was a Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice at Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, USA). Her research focus is on the measurement, management and improvement of the performance of health care systems and services. Central research question in this work is ‘How can countries develop or maintain a high-performing health care system that fits within a specific socio-economic, political, cultural, demographic and epidemiological context?’ She is dedicated to supporting evidence-based decision making that contributes to health system sustainability and improvement. From 2016 to 2022 she was an appointed member of the European Commission’s Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health. From March 2017, she is Head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Quality and Equity in Primary Health Care Systems, based at the Dept. of Public and Occupational Health of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC. In her research work, she works closely with international organisations (e.g. World Bank, OECD, WHO, EC) and national governments, to study and advise on health system strengthening. For instance, from 2022 to date she is a member of the Council of Observers for the National Health Observatory (ObSanté), appointed by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.