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 |