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With the EU’s enlargement to Eastern Europe, much attention has been concentrated on the effects of migration from the Central and Eastern European Member States to the former EU15 countries, including the reasons, characteristics, scale and consequences. A lot of focus has been given to the problems of mobility of medical staff, especially in the context of the deficits of the workforce of both the receiving and sending countries. This is caused not only by migration itself, but by problems of a structural nature. 
 

Poland, as many countries in the region is struggling with regional labour shortages in the health care sector and the phenomenon of emigration of doctors and nurses is slowly making Poland an attractive country for medical staff from outside the EU. However, both in Poland and the entire region, immigration from outside the EU is still a marginal phenomenon. At the same time, Germany is one of the main destinations for Polish medical personnel, including both doctors and nurses. 

The main aim of the seminar will be to present and discuss the results of the Institute of Public Affair’s research on the migration of highly qualified Ukrainian and Polish medical personnel to Poland and Germany.  Moreover, we wish to discuss current trends in the mobility of health professionals to, from and within the EU, as well as policies addressing this type of migration. We would appreciate if you would comment on the report and present your views on the subject. 
 

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Justyna Segeš Frelak, Head of Migration Policy Programme (e-mail: justyna.frelak@isp.org.pl, +4822 556 42 74). All travel and accommodation costs will be covered by Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation. 
 

Please confirm your participation till 21.02.2017 by registration online. The registration is a obligatory to attend the seminar.

 

 

 

 

Seminar agenda

 

10.45 - 11.00 Registration

 

11.00 – 11.15 Introduction
 

Rolf Nikel, Germany's Ambassador to Poland

Roland Feicht, Director of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Warsaw

Dr. Jacek Kucharczyk, President of the Executive Baord, Institute of Public Affairs

                            

 

11.15 – 12.00

Presentations of the Institute’s of Public Affairs report

Agnieszka Łada, Institute of Public Affairs

Justyna Segeš Frelak, Institute of Public Affairs

 

 

12.00 – 13.30  

Discussion

 

Katarzyna Chmielewska, Polish Ministry of Health

Akiko Maeda, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Klára Fóti, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working  Conditions

Władysław Nekanda-Trepka, Warsaw Chamber of Physicians and Dentists

Piotr Ostrowski, All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions - OPZZ 

Wolfgang Pütz, Hauptabteilungsleiter, Bedarfsplanung und Zulassung,  Kassenärztliche Vereinigung, Berlin

                                                     

Moderation: Justyna Segeš Frelak, Institute of Public Affairs

 

 

Polish-English translation will be provided

 

After the discussion we invite for lunch.