DISCUSSION "Quality as a Standard of Dignity: Continuity, Palliative Care, Person-Centredness!
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Jozef Šuvada
World Health Organization (WHO)
Professor Jozef Šuvada 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.…
Mária Lévyová
Association for the Protection of Patients' Rights in the Slovak Republic
PhDr. Mária Lévyová is a nurse practitioner who has served in various capacities. She stood at the birth of the Slovak Chamber of Nurses and Midwives, her effort was to improve the position and conditions for nurses, but also for patients, who must be at the center of all efforts and actions implemented in health care. Acceptance of patients' ri…
Patrik Jakubek
Slovak Society for Palliative Medicine
He first encountered palliative medicine in 2017 during his internship at the Hospicjum św. Łazarza in Krakow. In 2018, he began running a mobile hospice in the Zemplín region, where he gained his first practical experience in palliative care. In 2019, he started his pre-doctoral training in palliative medicine, which he successfully completed a…
Ján Čupka
Consultant and Expert in management systems
Trainer, lecturer, consultant, auditor and assessor in management systems. Plans, prepares, implements and evaluates training, educational, consulting, auditing and assessment activities in management systems of public administration, industry and service organizations. After graduating from the Secondary School of Education in Liptovský Hrádek …