The OECD will launch the findings of the first international OECD survey of patients with chronic health conditions on Thursday 20 February 2025. The Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS) collected data from more than 100 000 patients aged 45 years and older, and 1 800 primary care practices across 19 countries.* It aims to shed light on the health outcomes and experiences of people living with chronic conditions, such as hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease or cancer, who are managed in primary healthcare settings.
Stefano Scarpetta, OECD Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, together with Ana Povo, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Health, will launch the survey findings at an event in Lisbon the same day, starting at 10:30 CET. This event is open to media to attend in person or online. To register, email paris_survey@oecd.org. See the agenda.
The survey report will be published at 10:00 CET on Thursday 20 February. Journalists can request a copy under embargo, thereby undertaking to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures, by emailing embargo@oecd.org. Embargoed copies of the report and country notes will be sent out a day in advance.
Embargo online briefings will be held for media in Canada, France and Italy
- Canada – Tuesday 18 February 14:00 Ottawa time (20:00 CET) – Michael van den Berg, the report’s lead author and OECD health expert, and Frederico Guanais, OECD Deputy Head of Health, will present the report’s findings via Zoom. To register, click here.
- Italy – Wednesday 19 February 10:30 CET – Stefano Scarpetta, OECD Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, and Francesca Colombo, OECD Head of Health. To register, click here.
- France – Wednesday 19 February 14:00 CET – Francesca Colombo, OECD Head of Health, and Candan Kendir, OECD health expert. To register, click here.
Note: * Participating countries are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Wales (United Kingdom), Romania, and Saudi Arabia.
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