“Transforming Health Through Patient Empowerment.”
This is a series of 6 training sessions being organised by Malta Health Network between September 2025 and February 2026.
Session 1: Shared Decision making was addressed by Dr Gertrude Buttigieg and Prof Anthony Serracino Inglott
Dr Gertrude Buttigieg: Shared Decision Making
Shared Decision Making Patient Academy
Prof A. Serracino Inglott: Transforming Health Through Patient Empowerment
Session 2 : Understanding Patient Empowerment
Dr. Adrianne Grech: What is Patient Empowerment? Moving from passive recipient to active participant, and the benefits of being an empowered patient.
Mr. Chris Vella: Your rights as a patient: Covering access to medical information, informed consent and shared decision-making, and the role of patient organizations in advocacy and support.
Dr Adrienne Grech: What is patient empowerment?
Mr Chris Vella Your Rights as a Patient
Session 3: Navigating the Health Care System
Dr. Jason Bonnici & Dr Jacques Galea Souchet : Building a strong patient- doctor relationship
Mr. Joe Debono: Navigating challenges in Health Care
Building a Strong Patient-Doctor Relationship
Navigating Secondary Healthcare Services in Malta: Access, Options and practical advice
Session 4: Taking Care of Your Health
Key Speaker: Ms Mary Vella, President (Arthritis & Rheumatism Association Malta, ARAM)
Session 5: From Individual Patient to Patient Community: Associations, Peer Support and Mental Health
Key Speaker: Prof Edward Callus From Individual Patient to Patient Community: Associations, Peer Support and Mental Health
This project has been funded by the Training Initiatives Scheme (TIS) managed by the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector (MCVS) supported by the Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector (MIV) together with the logistical support of the Malta Medicines Authority and Browns’ Pharmacy and Vivian Corporation as sponsors.