Curriculum vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION Francesca Cattarin

WORK EXPERIENCE

February 2016–Present Health Policy OfficerBEUC (Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs) (Belgium)

▪ Providing BEUC and its members information and advice on access to medicines policies

▪ Drafting position papers and technical briefing documents on access to medicines in Europe

▪ Collaborating with national consumers' organisations and health NGOs

▪ Represent BEUC in working groups, networks and conferences in the area of pharmaceuticals

▪ Developing contacts with EU officials, MEPs and other relevant stakeholders.

December 2014–April 2016 Health Policy AdvisorProgetto Mattone Internazionale (Ministry of Health) (Belgium)

▪ Networking and advocacy activities to promote regional interests and support local health and hospital trusts to access EU funds and take part in EU co-funded projects

▪ Monitoring and disseminating EU health policy and legislation, reports and funding opportunities in the field of public health, social inclusion, research and innovation

▪ Assisting the Project Manager in the elaboration of the projects' idea, construction of the consortium and preparation of the requested documentation and material (Funding programmes: Easi, Erasmus+, Public health, Horizon2020)

▪ Participating at conferences and meetings with subsequent drafting of summaries and reports to bedisseminated among national partners and main stakeholders

▪ Collaborating with the Italian Health Ministry in the drafting of national reports, through the collectionof documents, data and best practices

January 2014–April 2014 Research AssistantEuropean Social Observatory (ESO) (Belgium)

▪ Conducted research and monitored social policies: focus on social inclusion,public health, healthcare

▪ Prepared evaluative reports on specific European and national provisions

▪ Planned and assisted in the organization of a high-profile internationalconference through the management of the contacts

▪ Drafting newsletters and briefing notes

January 2012–April 2012 Assistant MEPEuropean Parliament (Belgium)

▪ Attended meetings of the Committee for Civil liberties, Justice and HomeAffairs(LIBE)

▪ Prepared press release for websites, news agency and press-conference

▪ Assisted the secretary of the office by monitoring email, managing contacts and follow-up with stakeholders of the office

▪ Participated to meetings and events on behalf of the Deputy

September 2011–December 2011 Intern at the Communication and Development officeUnited World College of Adriatic (UWC) (Italy)

▪ Developed and carried out creative and innovative actions to support advocacy Campaigns of the College

▪ Provided support in Fund Raising activities by coordinating a group of volunteers and identifying

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potential donors

▪ Managed and Follow-up withdonors

▪ Managed the "Alumni relations" through calls and emails; timelyupdate of contacts' database

May 2007–May 2012 Council Member of MunicipalityMunicipality of Breda di Piave (Italy)

▪ Coordinator of the Committee for youth policies

▪ Vice Coordinator of the Committee "Inclusive and Partecipatory Citizenship"

▪ Organisation of a cycle of conferences on violence against women

▪ Organisation of ad hoc meetings aimed at providing citizens with a better understanding of the municipality.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

September 2012–February 2015 Master in International Relations and European StudiesUniversity of Florence (Italy)

▪ Master Thesis :"Inter-institutional dynamics in the EU: the case of Patients' rights in cross border healthcare Directive"

▪ Final grade: 110/110 cum laude

▪ Valedictorian student of the faculty, academic year 2014-2015 – University of Florence

August 2013–December 2013 Master Exchange ProgramInstitut d’études politiques (ScPo Paris) (France)

October 2008–July 2011 BSc International Relations and Diplomatic SciencesUniversity of Studi di Trieste (Italy)

▪ Dissertation thesis: "Finland after the second world war: history of an unsuccessful client state"

August 2010–April 2011 Erasmus Exchange ProgramUniversity of Lapland (Lapin Yliopisto) (Finland)

February 2013–March 2013 Erasmus Intensive Program(Spain)

▪ Subject of the programme: "Enduring and Emerging Inequalities: the integrational capacity of European labour market and educational systems"

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Expertise

Publications Vandenbrouke F., Vanhercke B, (2014)"A European Union: 10 tough nuts to crack", Initial report for the Friends of Europe Working Group on Social Union

Cattarin F., Recalcati V., Vanhercke B., "Increased social and employmentdivergences threaten to undermine the EU itself – Commission 'ESDE' Review published" in Neujobs (blog), February 12, 2014, available from http://blog-neujobs.eu/?p=597

A FAST-TRACK APPROVAL FOR NEW MEDICINES – PATIENT SAFETY AT RISK? BEUC position

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on adaptive pathways - http://www.beuc.eu/publications/beuc-x-2016-066_fca_ipa_beuc_position_paper_on_adaptive_pathways.pdf

Projects

Memberships ▪ European Federalist Movement (EFM) :

▪ The ONE Campaign:

Other Relevant Information

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