A congress on public health in Poland was held at MUW

Konferencja „Szczyt Zdrowie 2025” z 12 czerwca 2025 roku. Na pierwszym planie uczestnicy siedzący na krzesłach, w tle scena z prelegentem i niebieskimi banerami z logotypami sponsorów. Na ekranie za prelegentem widoczne są informacje o wydarzeniu, w tym data, tytuł i logotypy partnerów.

Traditionally, the congress was organized by the Department of Public and Environmental Health of the Faculty of Health Sciences MUW and the Institute of Health Care. This year's 13th edition focused on the challenges that will shape the Polish health care system in the coming years.

The event was hosted by Professor Mariusz Gujski, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Head of the Department of Public Health, who welcomed the participants to the event. The Dean stressed that the congress is the first event in Poland that is regularly dedicated to health care and public health, and its history dates back to 2013.

The guests were also welcomed by the Rector of our university, Prof. Rafal Krenke.

- The role of medical universities in the process of shaping the health care system and its various issues should be very large and can be very helpful - the Rector noted - I am convinced that this conference will be very inspiring, and I wish that these discussions will result in concrete conclusions that can be implemented in our system, in various aspects: diagnostics, personnel prevention and many others.

Topics and experts

The event is a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience. This year, the following topics were covered:

Key health policy tasks for the ruling coalition in the current term - including the effective implementation of priorities in areas such as availability of services, digitization and the medical workforce.
Modern, rational and patient-centered healthcare - how to design a system that addresses real patient needs and improves the patient's health experience.
Systemic change in attitudes toward prevention - opening session with an inspiring power speech about the My Health program, which is designed to replace the existing 40+ prevention and effectively strengthen the health-seeking attitudes of Poles.
Rare diseases - diagnosis, access, decisions. A system that doesn't lose the patient - from organizational challenges to therapy funding.
Diseases of civilization - the invisible pandemic of the 21st century - how to counter the epidemic of: diabetes, obesity, allergies and cardiovascular diseases in society.
The pharmacy market in Poland - its role in the health care system, the need for regulatory changes and strengthening the position of the pharmacist.
Private capital in the public system - opportunities and threats of synergies between the public and private sectors.

The experts taking part in the discussions included: Senator of the Republic of Poland Beata Małecka-Libera, Chairwoman of the Health Committee, Marek Augustyn, Deputy President of the National Health Fund, Andrzej Tytuła, Vice President of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives, Prof. Beata Jagielska, Director of the Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Institute of Oncology - National Research Institute in Warsaw, Prof. Alicja Chybicka, MP of the Republic of Poland.

Speakers from WUM included: Grzegorz Juszczyk, MD, PhD, from the Department of Public Health, Prof. Boleslaw Samoliński, Head of the Department of Public and Environmental Health of the Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology UCC MUW, Prof. Leszek Królicki of the Department of Nuclear Medicine UCC MUW, Prof. Bożena Kociszewska-Najman, Head of the Department of Neonatology and Rare Diseases UCC MUW, Prof. Anna Kostera Pruszczyk, Head of the Department of Neurology UCC MUW.

The website where the entire list of speakers and the event program can be found

Kobieta w różowej marynarce i sukience w biało-granatowy wzór stoi z mikrofonem na tle niebieskiej ściany z logotypami „Instytut Ochrony Zdrowia” i „Szczyt Zdrowie”. Po obu stronach znajdują się dwa ciemne fotele.

Mężczyzna w garniturze przemawia, trzymając mikrofon, na tle niebieskiej ścianki z logotypami „Instytut Ochrony Zdrowia” i „Szczyt Zdrowie”. Na ściance widoczne dwa czerwone prostokąty z białymi strzałkami skierowanymi w górę.

Siedem osób siedzi na scenie podczas panelu dyskusyjnego. Tło stanowi niebieska ścianka z logotypami „Szczyt Zdrowie” i symbolami medycznymi. Uczestnicy ubrani formalnie, przed nimi dwa stoliki z butelkami wody. Jeden z mężczyzn trzyma mikrofon i prowadzi rozmowę.

Dwie osoby siedzą na krzesłach podczas konferencji. Kobieta po lewej trzyma mikrofon i notatnik, ubrana w czarny garnitur. Mężczyzna po prawej w granatowym garniturze, białej koszuli i niebieskim krawacie. W tle niebieska ścianka z logotypem Instytutu Ochrony Zdrowia i napisem „Szczyt Zdrowie”.

Trzy osoby siedzą na krzesłach. Mężczyzna po lewej ma siwe włosy, niebieską marynarkę i białą koszulę. Mężczyzna w środku trzyma mikrofon, ubrany jest w ciemny garnitur i fioletowy krawat. Kobieta po prawej ma różową marynarkę i sukienkę w czarno-biały wzór. W tle logotypy związane z ochroną zdrowia i symbol kaduceusza.