Trust is one of the cornerstones of health care. The Covid-19 pandemic reminded people of this fundamental truth quite spectacularly, both on an individual and the social level. According to the latest analyses, vaccines against the new coronavirus, introduced in record time, saved as many as 20 million people from death. This begs the question: how come not everyone eligible for the jab in highly developed countries, where citizens had access to subsequent, free-of-charge doses, took this opportunity? Most importantly, we should be looking for the answer in the broken chains of trust, which in some countries turned out to be weaker than the supply chains.

The importance of trust is not limited to crises and infectious diseases. While starting a treatment, each time patients literally entrust themselves to others, usually strangers. It is an important decision which is made based on one's confidence in the specialists undertaking the treatment, and also – which is equally important – on the trust that they are acting in good faith, and that the entire system is set up to help patients recover and ease their suffering.

The importance of trust is not limited to crises and infectious diseases. While starting a treatment, each time patients literally entrust themselves to others, usually strangers. It is an important decision which is made based on one's confidence in the specialists undertaking the treatment, and also – which is equally important – on the trust that they are acting in good faith, and that the entire system is set up to help patients recover and ease their suffering.

Edycja Sympozjum EBHC z 2021 roku poświęcona była lekcjom z pandemii. Kapitalne znaczenie zaufania dla sprawności systemów ochrony zdrowia jest chyba najważniejszą z nich. Program Sympozjum EBHC 2022 został zrealizowany w ciągu 2 dni w ramach następujących bloków tematycznych:

• Session 1. Opening of the Symposium
• Sesja 2: Zaufanie do polityki lekowej a skuteczne leczenie -sine qua non conditione confido est.
• Session 3. Innovations in health care
• Session 4: Patient - driven digital healthcare systems
• Sesja 5: Ochrona zdrowia a budowanie zaufania. Walka o umysły
• Sesja 6: Akademia Samorządowca
• Sesja 7: Upodmiotowienie czy nowy paternalizm?