The European Health Forum Gastein is an independent, non-partisan organisation, founded in 1998 as a European health policy conference. Our aim is to provide a neutral platform for the discussion and advancement of health policy in the EU and beyond.

At this year’s EHFG, we invite you to strengthen the case for European action on health and move forward. What priorities do we need to set, which risks should we take, which convictions do we need to overturn? Is it time for a healthy paradigm shift to make our systems future proof? Help us...

The European Health Forum Gastein is the most important health-related event in the European Union and a meeting point for experts from different fields within the health system. It differs greatly from other events which are generally focused on very specific areas. While efforts to foster...

The European Health Forum Gastein is the most important health-related event in the European Union and a meeting point for experts from different fields within the health system.

The European Health Forum Gastein is the most important health-related event in the European Union and a meeting point for experts from different fields within the health system. EHFG 2015 will cover topics such as sustainable health systems and health economics. The focus will be on health...

This year's theme is: "Electing health - the Europe we want!" The European Health Forum Gastein is the most important health-related event in the European Union and a meeting point for experts from different fields within the health system. It differs greatly from other events which are...

Formation, growth and exit of firms are crucial for innovation, employment and structural change in modern economies. The aim of this conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions on the interdependencies between finance, human capital, innovation activities and investment activities...

Formation, growth, and closure of firms are crucial for innovation, employment, and structural change in modern economies. The aim of this conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions on the interdependencies between finance, human capital, innovation activities, and investment...

In most OECD countries the era of long-term care (LTC) has arrived. More than two out of five people aged 65 or older report having some type of functional limitation (sensory, physical, mental, self-care disability, or difficulty leaving home). A few years from now, the ageing trend will...

The conference is thus meant to stimulate further research and to create an opportunity for discussions of topics such as the following: - objectives of portability and optimal design of portability rules, - conceptual issues arising in different sub-fields, old-age provision and health care in...