ZEVA Symposium 2023
This year’s ZEVA meeting will take place between 7th – 9th September 2023 and will be hosted by the




German Medical Association | North Rhine State Chamber of Physicians |
| Bundesärztekammer Herbert-Lewin-Platz 1 10623 Berlin | Ärztekammer Nordrhein Tersteegenstr. 9 40474 Düsseldorf |
| The topics of this year’s meeting will be: |
| • Basic medical training and quality assurance in the establishment of new medical schools |
| • CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) and the role of the medical chambers |
| • Opportunities and challanges of new medical assistance professions |
The agenda of the meeting is as follows:

Thursday, 7th September | |
| 15:30 | Guided tour |
| Guided tour through the headquarters of the North Rhine State Chamber of Physicians and an overview of its main areas of work | |
Meeting point: 15:30 in the lobby of the Chamber | |
| 17:30 | Discussion |
| Discussion about the new Ukrainian law on medical self-governance | |
| Part I | |
| 18:30 | Welcome reception |
| Welcome reception at the North Rhine State Chamber of Physicians | |
| Dress code: Business casual | |
Friday, 8th September | |
| 9:00 | Welcome remarks |
| Welcome remarks from the Co-Chair of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the German Medical Association | |
| Dr Andreas Botzlar | |
Welcome remarks from the President of the North Rhine State Chamber of Physicians | |
| Rudolf Henke | |
| 9:15 | Keynote speech |
| The hospital system reform in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the role of the North Rhine State Chamber of Physicians | |
| Rudolf Henke | |
| 10:00 | Session 1 |
| Basic medical training and quality assurance in the establishment of new medical schools | |
| Country reports | |
| 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 | Session 1 cont. |
| Basic medical training and quality assurance in the establishment of new medical schools | |
| Country reports | |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 | Session 2 |
| CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) and the role of the medical chambers | |
| Country reports | |
| 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 | Session 2 cont. |
| CAM and the role of the medical chambers | |
| Country reports | |
| 17:30 | End of the session |
| 19:00 | Evening dinner |
| Restaurant Brauerei zum Schiffchen Hafenstr. 5 • 40213 Düsseldorf | |
| Dress code: Business casual | |
Saturday, 9th September | |
| 9:00 | Session 3 |
| Opportunities and challenges of new medical assistance professions | |
| Country reports | |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Session 3 cont. |
| Opportunities and challenges of new medical assistance professions | |
| Country reports | |
| 11:30 | Discussion |
| Discussion about the new Ukrainian law on medical self-governance | |
| Part II | |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Sightseeing tour of Düsseldorf |
| Meeting Point: Steigenberger Icon Parkhotel Düsseldorf | |
| Dress code: Casual | |
| 16:00 | End of sightseeing tour |