DISCUSSION "Quality as a Standard of Dignity: Continuity, Palliative Care, Person-Centredness"
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Jozef Šuvada
World Health Organization (WHO)
Represents Slovakia in the Governing Council of the World Health Organization (WHO). He is an honorary ambassador of Slovakia for global health. In addition to international academic, scientific, research and humanitarian organizations, he is also active in the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, EMDRIA, TIRA, St. Jude Children's Resear…
Mária Lévyová
Association for the Protection of Patients' Rights in the Slovak Republic
She is a nurse by profession and has served in various roles throughout her career. She was present at the establishment of the Slovak Chamber of Nurses and Midwives, striving to improve the status and working conditions of nurses, as well as the situation of patients, who must remain at the center of all efforts and actions undertaken in heal…
Patrik Jakubek
Slovak Society for Palliative Medicine
He first encountered palliative medicine in 2017 during a professional internship at Hospicjum św. Łazarza in Kraków. In 2018, he began operating a mobile hospice in the Zemplín region, where he gained his first practical experience in palliative care. In 2019, he started his pre-specialization training in palliative medicine, which he success…
Ján Čupka
Expert in management systems
He works as a trainer, consultant, auditor, and assessor of management systems. After graduating in Technical Operation of Telecommunications from University Žilina in 1987, he worked for TESLA Liptovský Hrádok, a state enterprise, for seven years in the areas of development, manufacturing, testing, metrology, and quality management. Since 199…
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