EHMC 2026 Conference Programme
DAY 1 – Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Welcome to #EHMC2026!
Health systems across Europe are facing profound transformation driven by demographic change, technological advances, environmental pressures and evolving societal expectations. Ensuring that health systems remain resilient, equitable and sustainable requires more than strategic vision. It requires the capacity to translate long-term priorities into concrete action within organisations, regions and national systems.
Health management therefore plays a critical role in navigating complexity and enabling system transformation. Leaders across policy, healthcare organisations and education systems are increasingly called upon to connect long-term strategic priorities with practical implementation, ensuring that reforms translate into tangible improvements in care delivery, workforce capacity and system performance.
This discussion brings together perspectives from health workforce research, European policy and regional governance to explore how strategies can be effectively implemented across different levels of the health system. Particular attention is given to the role of leadership, workforce development, governance and cross-sector collaboration in translating policy ambitions into operational change.
By examining both strategic frameworks and real-world implementation experiences, the discussion highlights how health managers can strengthen system resilience and adaptability, ensuring that European health systems are prepared for the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world.
Speakers
- Antoni Peris-Grao, MD, President, European Health Management Association (EHMA); CEO, Consorci Castelldefels Agents de Salut (CASAP), Spain
- Prof Dr Franz Heukamp, Dean, IESE Business School, Spain
- Jaume Duran, MD, Vice-President, La Unió; CEO, Fundació Sanitaria Mollet (FSM), Spain
- Mr Salvador Illa i Roca, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain
- Ms Marta Villanueva Cendán, Councillor for Health, People with Disabilities and Strategy against Loneliness, Barcelona City Council, Spain
Master of Ceremonies
- Ms Federica Margheri, Executive Director, European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium
Campus South
The session will focus on health workforce planning models, with particular attention to the demand-side component, one of the most complex elements to estimate and operationalise. Accurately forecasting demand involves navigating multiple variables, including demographic trends, epidemiological patterns, service delivery models, technological transformation and policy changes. Together, these factors contribute to the inherent complexity of workforce planning systems.
In this context, the session aims to explore methodologies, frameworks and approaches that can enhance the robustness and reliability of demand estimation. Special emphasis will be placed on identifying practical solutions and transferable practices that can support more effective planning processes.
To enrich the discussion, three countries will be invited to participate as case studies, presenting how demand is currently structured, measured and assessed within their respective workforce planning frameworks. These presentations will provide concrete examples of national approaches, highlighting both challenges and innovative practices.
Following the case study presentations, an expert panel will engage in a moderated discussion. Panellists will reflect on the insights presented, offering critical perspectives, comparative analysis, and personal reflections, how demand-side improvements can strengthen overall workforce planning strategies and ultimately contribute to more accessible, sustainable and resilient health systems.
Country representatives
- Mr Terence Hynes, Senior Health Economist, Research Services and Policy Unit, Irish Department of Health, Ireland
- Ms Giulia Menin, Project Officer, Joint Action HEROES, Unit for Staffing Needs, Standards and Organizational Models of Health Professions – Italian National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGE.NA.S), Italy
- Ms Diana Smaliukaitė, Head of Health System Human Resources Policy Division, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuania
Panellist
- Prof Dr Ronald Batenburg, Programme Leader, Nivel; Endowed Professor, Radboud University, The Netherlands
- Marco Di Marco, MD, Scientific Coordinator, Joint Action HEROES, Director of PNE and International relations Unit – Italian National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGE.NA.S), Italy
- Dr Eszter Kovacs, Head of Unit, Health Workforce Planning Knowledge Centre, Semmelweis University – Health Services Management Training Centre, Hungary
- Mr Cris Scotter, Policy Advisor for Human Resources for Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
Facilitators
- Ms Lisa Baldini, Project Coordinator, Joint Action HEROES – Research Unit, Italian National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGE.NA.S), Italy
- Dr Matthias Wismar, Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Belgium
This session is organised in collaboration with the Joint Action HEROES.
The following papers will be presented:
- Strengthening continuity of post-stroke rehabilitation through community-oriented social enterprise in rural Thailand: implications for governance, primary care integration and service sustainability (ID 69)
Prof Dr Patcharee Komjakraphan, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand - The C17 Network: a strategic alliance for quality, equitable and sustainable care across Catalonia (ID 379)
Dr Olivia García, Hospital de Sant Celoni, Spain - An integrated clinical network model for community-based chronic care in a rural, ageing area of Tuscany: Rationale, methods, and impact on avoidable utilisation (ID 405)
Dr Marzia Sandroni, AUSL Toscana sud est – Casentino District Director, Italy - Making and unmaking network integrity in healthcare policy (ID 436)
Dr Oemar van der Woerd, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Territorial governance and integrated care networks: Lessons from Brazil and Italy (ID 466)
Dr Camila Avarca, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil - Shared temporalities: Intersubjective time experiences in the social networks of people with chronic illness (ID 482)
Prof Dr Paul Gemmel, Ghent University, Belgium
Chair
- Dr Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Deputy General Director, National Institute for Health Services Management, Romania
The following papers will be presented:
- Co-creation as a prologue for organisational development: managers’ and employees’ perspectives on mental health promotion in the workplace (ID 32)
Ms Hanna Tervo, University of Eastern Finland, Finland - Leadership and standardised processes in primary care: Advancing diagnostic safety through organisational integration (ID 111)
Mr Šehad Draganović, IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences, Austria - Patient safety culture in Greece (ID 169)
Dr Andreas Seretis, University of West Attica, Greece - Integrating beyond hierarchy: managerial practices of health and social district directors in Italy through a Mintzbergian lens (ID 170)
Dr Lucia Ferrara, Bocconi University, Italy - Improving maternal care through communication: Insights on satisfaction and perceived safety (ID 187)
Ms Andrea Schweiger, University of Klagenfurt, Austria - From assessment to action: A systematic, integrated framework to inform hospital management decisions (ID 403)
Ms Angeliki Katsapi, Euromediterranean Institute for Quality and Safety of Healthcare, Greece - Information gaps and adverse events at critical care interfaces involving home care: A survey study in Finland (ID 404)
Ms Inka Sylgren, University of Helsinki, Finland
Chair
- Dr Lise Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Management, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
The following papers will be presented:
- Transforming back-office operations to drive efficiency and patient-centered care (ID 20)
Mr Amadeu Arnau, Fundació Assistencial Mutua Terrassa, Spain - Towards a data-driven learning healthcare system: progress from the Netherlands heart registration (ID 90)
Dr Saskia Houterman, Netherlands Heart Registration, The Netherlands - The outpatient clinic of the future: Lessons from practice in the Netherlands (ID 144)
Ms Tessa Moring, St. Antoniusziekenhuis, The Netherlands - What have we gained from the digital use of the surgical safety checklist? (ID 245)
Mr Yeşim Türkoğlu, İstanbul Okan University, Türkiye - Advancing the digital transformation of the Catalan central balance sheet office (ID 331)
Mr Marc Miró, Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Spain - Digital optimisation of operating rooms: a data-driven model for efficiency, safety, and transparency (ID 382)
Dr Claudio Trotti, Centro Ortopedico di Quadrante (COQ), Italy
Chair
- Dr Bellis van den Berg, Senior Adviser – Monitoring and impact, Vilans, The Netherlands
The following papers will be presented:
- Designing with, not for: co-creation as a foundation for cardiac rehabilitation pathway and study design (ID 185)
Ms Lucrezia Bianca Ferrario, HD LAB – Healthcare Datascience LAB – Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC University, Italy - Redesigning Acute Coronary Syndrome follow-up through a people-centred integrated care pathway at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (ID 145)
Dr Lina Guiomar Mendieta Badimon, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain - Accelerating care for immunocompromised patients: A service design approach to infectious disease risk (ID 173)
Mr Alberto Abreu da Silva, Nobox Healthcare, Portugal - Prevention of falls in hospitalised patients through the integration of artificial intelligence systems (PrevFallAI): an implementation study (ID 206)
Dr Federico Umberto Mion, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale – Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland - Redesigning type 1 diabetes care pathways using lean healthcare: A capacity–demand alignment approach (ID 371)
Mr Jeroni Salabert Carreras, Universitat de Girona, Spain - PET-82Rb or SPECT for myocardial perfusion imaging? economic, organisational and social answers to this question (ID 184)
Ms Lucrezia Bianca Ferrario, HD LAB – Healthcare Datascience LAB – Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC University, Italy
Chair
- Dr Francesca Dal Mas, Associate Professor, Venice School of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
The following papers will be presented:
- Cost minimisation analysis of digital-first healthcare pathways in primary care (ID 49)
Ms Alexandra Dahlberg, Harjun terveys, Finland and Petja Orre, MD, Mehiläinen, Finland - Care pathways after chronic disease registration of patients with lower limb peripheral artery disease in France: a retrospective cohort study (ID 130)
Dr Chatpimuk Thipayamaskomon, EHESP, Université de Rennes, France - Ageing and resource loss: interconnected health, financial, and social declines highlight the need for cross-sector health and social policy action (ID 238)
Ms Terhi Auvinen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland - Health asymmetry among older adults: behavioral correlates and healthcare utilisation — a cross-sectional study of 14 countries (ID 258)
Ms Linjing Gong, School of Public Health Cheeloo College of Medicine Shandong University, China - Caring for caregivers: the cost of inaction. findings from a survey on absenteeism and presenteeism in French hospitals (ID 483)
Ms Emilie Chen, EHESP, France
Chair
- Mr Rolf-André Oxholm, Intensive care nurse and Member of the Executive Board, Norwegian Nurses Organisation, Norway
Main hall #1: Management, operations, and practice
The following posters will be presented:
- Shaping care transitions: exploring and mapping stakeholder interactions in the transition from hospital-based to hospital-at-home care (ID 78)
Ms Yaren Palamut, University of Twente, the Netherlands - 14 years of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm management in Korea (2010–2023): insights into temporal trends, treatment inequities, and outcome determinants (ID 107)
Prof Sun Jung Kim, College of Medical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Republic of Korea - Empowering nursing practice through the TEAL self-management model: A strategy for distributed leadership and clinical excellence (ID 114)
Mr Adrian Marquez Lopez, Fundació Puigvert, Spain - DIGISANET: a national community of practice to support digitalisation and automation of the hospital medication pathway in Italy (ID 149)
Ms Carlotta De Chiara, Altems Advisory srl, Italy - Encounters between fields: integrating military forces into the health field’s epidemiological effort during COVID-19 in Israel (ID 262)
Dr Liron Inchi, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel - A scalable digital pathway for early Schizophrenia detection: integrating multi-omics, volatilomics, and AI into clinical decision support (ID 288)
Dr Mariangela Panniello, EXUS AI Labs, Greece - Evaluating the Catalan healthcare model: Longitudinal insights into governance and professional management (ID 294)
Ms Laia Llopart, Catalan Health & Social Services Association (La Unió), Spain - Integration of physiotherapy in primary health care: the community physiotherapist model in Tuscany, Italy (ID 419)
Ms Elisa Buonandi, AUSL Toscana Centro, Italy - Destabilising specialised care to build integrated care networks: lessons from universal health systems (ID 454)
Dr Camila Avarca, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Main hall #2: Governance, leadership and social responsibility
The following posters will be presented:
- Performance of Multidisciplinary Tumour Boards in a university and a maximum care hospital in Austria: a comparative self-assessment study (ID 135)
Ms Andrea Schweiger, University of Klagenfurt, Austria - Empowering regional health collaboration: a national project dashboard for insight, inspiration, and smarter monitoring (ID 190)
Ms Vera van Druten, Vilans, the Netherlands - Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the Swedish National Diabetes Registers instrument for patient-reported experience and outcome measures (ID 213)
Ms Roba Alhaifani, Maastricht University, the Netherlands - Developing and pretesting questionnaires to assess perceptions on digital health and AI in Romania and the Republic of Moldova (ID 222)
Ms Alina Timotin, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Republic of Moldova - Leading when no one owns the pathway: clinical governance and distributed leadership through the BQ360 project (ID 231)
Dr Anna Bujons, Fundació Puigvert, Spain - From measurement to anticipation: data-driven governance for surgical block transformation in a highly specialised monographic hospital (ID 232)
Dr Anna Bujons, Fundació Puigvert, Spain - Strengthening health system resilience in a small Island State: EU-funded medical equipment investments in Malta (ID 310)
Dr Gianpaolo Tomaselli, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta - Patient safety culture: nurses’ perspective in the hospital setting (ID 311)
Dr Maria José Reyes Ramos, Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Spain - Evidence to policy in health systems: interview insights from a European policymaking perspective (ID 374)
Ms Mara Bumbu, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania - When professionals disagree: what surgeons, internists and primary care think about the hospital of the future (ID 389)
Dr Xavier Bayona-Huguet, Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària, Spain - Integrating psychosocial support into oncology care: a five-year humanisation programme and its impact on patient experience (ID 399)
Dr Marina Clarambo Semís, Fundació Hospital Asil de Granollers, Spain - A digital health capability maturity model for integrated care systems: guiding leadership development for cultural transformation (ID 427)
Dr Alisdair Smithies, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Campus South
The next crisis is not a question of if, but when: armed conflict, mass migration, pandemics, economic shocks, droughts, heatwaves and floods. Health systems are under constant pressure—and leadership is the difference between strain and breakdown.
Resilient systems are not built in the midst of crisis; they are led into readiness. Effective leadership—at national, regional and facility level—is essential to anticipate shocks, absorb pressure and adapt in real time. This requires more than technical capacity. It demands clear and timely decision-making, actionable intelligence, and the ability to translate the best available evidence into practice. It calls for coordination across sectors and levels of governance, meaningful engagement with stakeholders and communities, and communication that builds trust, transparency and legitimacy. And it requires sustained investment—before, during and after crises.
This plenary brings together leading voices to explore what effective leadership for resilience and health security looks like in practice. Through concrete examples and strategic insights, the discussion will focus on system-level preparedness, investment choices, and the critical role of hospitals as anchors of resilient health systems.
Keynote speaker
- Prof Naomi Chambers, Professor of Health Management, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Panellists
- Prof Scott L. Greer, Professor of Health Management and Policy, Global Public Health, and Political Science, University of Michigan; Senior Expert Advisor on Health Governance, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, United States of America
- Dr Thomas Kergall, Senior Technical Advisor for Health, Council of Europe Development Bank, France
- Prof Federica Morandi, Professor, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Director of Academic Programs, ALTEMS – Graduate School of Health Economics and Management, Italy
Facilitator
- Dr Matthias Wismar, Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Belgium
Campus South
Escalating economic and political uncertainties pose multiple threats to the financial sustainability of health systems around the world. Higher energy and food prices, along with AI-driven unemployment, are putting increasing pressure on household budgets. At the same time, economic downturns are slowing the growth of government budgets, while calls for higher defence spending could further limit the resources available for health.
What do these threats mean for progress towards universal health coverage in Europe?
Will affordable access to health care become a luxury countries can no longer sustain, making two-tier access to health care the new normal?
How should health financing policy adapt to meet the challenge of a tighter fiscal environment?
The Focus Session will explore current and future trends in health financing and financial protection in the European Union, identify strategies health systems can adopt to build resilience to shocks, and learn more about the UHC Watch, an online platform tracking affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia.
Speakers
- Dr Tamás Evetovits, Head of Office, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing, Spain
- Ms Triin Habicht, Senior Health Economist, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing, Spain
- Dr Sarah Thomson, Senior Health Financing Specialist, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing, Spain
Facilitator
- Ms Lynn Al Tayara, Health Financing and Policy Consultant, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing, Spain
This session is organised in collaboration with the WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing.
Adult pneumococcal vaccination is increasingly recognised as an important intervention for prevention, healthy ageing and health system resilience, particularly in the context of ageing populations, multimorbidity and continued pressure on healthcare services. Across Europe, the policy case for stronger adult vaccination strategies has become clearer, supported by growing attention to disease burden, equity, service capacity and long-term sustainability. However, translating targets and recommendations into effective delivery remains a significant implementation challenge.
This session will explore how European health systems can move from policy ambition to operational delivery in adult pneumococcal vaccination. The discussion will examine the governance, delivery models, financing, data systems and accountability mechanisms needed to improve uptake among older adults and at-risk groups.
Bringing together perspectives from policy, health management, clinical practice and implementation, the discussion will identify practical ways to embed adult pneumococcal vaccination into routine care, strengthen delivery pathways, and support measurable progress toward more prevention-oriented and resilient health systems.
This session is organised in collaboration with MSD.
Campus South
Across Europe, quality of care and patient safety initiatives remain fragmented. They are often project-based, indicator-heavy, and insufficiently embedded in health system governance, leadership, and accountability structures. At the same time, health systems are under unprecedented pressure from workforce shortages, demographic change, fiscal constraints, and rising public expectations.
In response, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, through its Athens Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety, has advanced a new regional vision for quality of care, supported by regional analytical reports, co-created standards, and sustained Member States support activities. This work places quality, safety, and outcomes that matter to people at the core of health system performance, bridging strategy, implementation, and measurement.
This session will present WHO’s whole-system approach to quality of care. It will link regional vision and tools with practical Member State experience. Drawing on country examples, it will illustrate how health systems are moving beyond fragmented initiatives towards outcomes-that-matter-focused, whole-system approaches, including through co-creation, capacity building, strategy development, and performance monitoring. It will also engage conference participants in a structured discussion on barriers, enablers, and transferable lessons across European health systems, with a focus on translating strategy into governance, leadership, and day-to-day action.
Speakers
- Dr Válter Fonseca, MD, Technical Officer, Health Systems, WHO Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Greece
- Dr Gratiela Iordache, Coordinator of the Unit for Projects’ Implementation, National Authority of Quality Management in Health Care, Romania
- Ms Christina-Maria Kravvari, Secretary General, Ministry of Health, Greece
- Dr Christos Triantafyllou, Project Officer, WHO Quality of Care and Patient Safety, Athens, Greece
Facilitators
- Dr João Breda, Head of Office, WHO Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Greece
- Mr Florin Ciocan, President, National Authority of Quality Management in Health Care, Romania
This session is organised in collaboration with the WHO Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
The following papers will be presented:
- Driving integrated, person-centred long-term care through digital maturity assessment: findings from the LAUREL project (ID 35)
Dr Rachelle Kaye, EHTEL, Belgium - Maturity model of healthcare innovation units (ID 141)
Mr Marc Gibert, La Unió, Spain - Unlocking data potential: practical development of the data maturity scan for health and care organisations (ID 164)
Ms Vera van Druten, Vilans, the Netherlands - Desirability and feasibility of policy options to strengthen system sustainability in Finland: A qualitative study of decision-makers’ and stakeholders’ perspectives (ID 247)
Ms Suvi Tolonen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland - Operationalising transnational co-creation to narrow healthcare innovation gaps in the Danube region (ID 423)
Dr Réka Kovács, Semmelweis University Health Services Management Training Centre, Hungary
Chair
- Dr Guido Noto, Associate Professor of Performance Management; Coordinator of the Research Center for Health Economics and Management (CREMS), University of Messina, Italy
The following papers will be presented:
- The cooperative health insurance system coverage in Saudi Arabia: insight from the household health survey 2018 (ID 7)
Mr Ahmed Alzahrani, Maastricht University, The Netherlands - Applying a shock-cycle framework to health financing adaptation during full-scale war: evidence from Ukraine (ID 66)
Ms Triin Habicht and Ms Olga Demeshko, World Health Organization, Spain - What determines earnings of self-employed physicians in Austria? Evidence from quantile regressions using linked tax records (ID 253)
Mr Christoph Stegner, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria - Global access to gene therapies: a comparative analysis of regulatory approvals, prices, and public coverage in the US, EU, and UK (ID 255)
Ms Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, University of California San Francisco, United States of America - From population health management to smart population health management: a necessary shift? (ID 259)
Dr Claudia Almeida, NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal - Regional variations in pharmaceutical prescribing in the UK: implications for health system performance and equity (ID 391)
Mr Sriram Subramani, Solutionec, India - Who is investing what in primary health care? A trend analysis across 22 European Union Member States (ID 464)
Dr Marius-Ionuț Ungureanu, MD, School of Political Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
Chair
- Dr Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Deputy General Director, National Institute for Health Services Management, Romania
The following papers will be presented:
- Evaluating the ‘Rotating CEO-on-Duty’ leadership model and its impact on patient care and operational efficiency in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India (ID 40)
Dr Anish DL, Believers Church Medical College Hospital, India - Digitalisation of management control in hospitals: an interventionist case study (ID 58)
Dr Federico Mion, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences and Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, Switzerland - Rehealms: caring for those who care – reimagining hospital spaces through co-creation, art, and governance innovation (ID 68)
Ms Maria Carol, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain - Everyone a leader: diffused leadership for resilient health systems governance (ID 110)
Prof Federica Morandi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy - When expertise is not enough: Governance, accountability and patient voice in a Monographic Hospital for Rare Diseases (ID 233)
Dr Anna Bujons, Fundación Puigvert, Spain - Future-proofing clinical trial recruitment in primary care: barriers, enablers and ADKAR-based readiness among general practitioners in Northern Poland (ID 279)
Mr Michał Bystram, Department of Surgical Oncology Transplant Surgery and General Surgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
Chair
- Mr Rolf-André Oxholm, Intensive care nurse and Member of the Executive Board, Norwegian Nurses Organisation, Norway
The following papers will be presented:
- Surgeon wellbeing, work–life balance and career sustainability: evidence from Italy and an international comparison (ID 80)
Prof Francesca Dal Mas, Venice School of Management Ca’ Foscari University, Italy - Strengthening resilience in cardiovascular care: a practical tool to support health managers and care providers in Europe (ID 230)
Ms Ariadna Sanz, Servei Català de la Salut, Spain - Psychological and structural factors determining job satisfaction: the combined role of resilience and balance in nurses (ID 287)
Dr Ahmet Y. Yesildag, İzmir Bakırçay University, Turkey - The role of communication in fostering multilevel resilience in hospitals (ID 297)
Prof Neringa Gerulaitiene, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania - Assessing population resilience to health misinformation in the Republic of Moldova: insights from a national survey (ID 386)
Ms Alina Timotin, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Republic of Moldova - Evaluation of a care plan based on principles of care: an example from an urban psychiatric and psychosomatic care plan in Austria (ID 422)
Mr David Rösler, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria
Chair
- Prof Dr Olivier Grimaud, MD, Professor, EHESP, France
The operating room is one of the most technologically advanced, operationally complex, and economically critical areas in any hospital. Yet in most organisations, it is still managed with fragmented systems, delayed information, and decisions heavily dependent on human coordination. This model is becoming unsustainable.
As AI has already transformed industries such as aviation, logistics, manufacturing, and retail, it is now poised to reshape the health sector, specifically the operating room area. But this change is not just about automation. It is about moving from visibility to orchestration, from knowing what happened to actively guiding what should happen next.
This panel will explore how AI can redefine operating room management through real-time data capture, integrated traceability, predictive intelligence, and decision-support agents. Drawing on the evolution of Health Lean Analytics’ solution, the discussion will show how patient flow, materials, equipment, scheduling, and surgical time can be managed as part of a single operational system rather than as disconnected processes.
The session will argue that the future of the OR is not a better dashboard, but a new operating model. The real question is no longer whether AI will enter the surgical block, but whether hospitals are ready to redesign its management, governance, and daily operations around it.
This session is organised in collaboration with Health Lean Analytics.
Main hall #1: Management, operations, and practice
The following posters will be presented:
- Improving follow up of microscopic haematuria in patients diagnosed with urinary tract infection in primary care (ID 63)
Dr Sarah Dennehy, Ulster University, United Kingdom - Evaluation of the impact of physiotherapy workshops on medication use and the frequency of medical consultations in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (ID 85)
Ms Sofia Florencia Carelli Gosende, Consorci Castelldefels Agents de Salut (CASAP), Spain - Validating digital scribes: a scoping review of evaluation practices and clinical use (ID 98)
Ms Ekin Kerimoglu, Erasmus University, the Netherlands - Value co-creation through digital health services: perspectives from chronic patients (ID 207)
Ms Anu Vehkamäki, Aalto University, Finland - Challenges, barriers, and facilitators of telemedicine adoption in a paediatric setting: a scoping review (ID 304)
Ms Giulia Falasca, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy - A modular digital platform supporting hospital management decision-making – from strategy to action (ID 345)
Dr Sorana Lixandru-Dohotariu, National Institute of Health Services Management, Romania - Telemedicine in paediatrics: driving organisational change and professional adoption (ID 395)
Ms Sofia Di Pippo, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy - Future-proofing digital health: deep tech innovation in university ecosystems (ID 425)
Prof Dr Marija Jevtic, MD, University of Novi Sad, Serbia - Reforça’t: an interdisciplinary post-discharge programme to reduce hospital readmissions in patients with chronic cardiorespiratory conditions. A randomised clinical trial (ID 463)
Ms Noelia Quirant, Corporació de Salut del Maresme i la Selva, Spain
Main hall #2: Human capital, professionalism and people management
The following posters will be presented:
- The integrated system of competencies (ID 44)
Ms Valentina Bugani, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Italy - Pre-donation questionnaire: acceptability of its digitalisation among donors and healthcare professionals (ID 134)
Dr Antoine Beurel-Tréhan, Établissement Français du Sang, France - Technostress and digitalisation in general practice: a qualitative multi-regional study in Italy (ID 161)
Dr Alessandra Pernice, LUISS Guido Carli, Italy - Sleep quality and work-related impact among midlife women: entry points for workplace support (ID 180)
Dr Makiko Arima, Showa Medical University, Japan - Transferring emerging roles and skills in healthcare innovation procurement: a capacity-building framework from InnoHSupport’s executive education (ID 317)
Dr Klaas Stek, University of Twente, the Netherlands - Strengthening digital competence sharing in healthcare: exploring differences in managers’ and professionals’ perceptions (ID 332)
Ms Mira Hammarén, University of Oulu, Finland - Extreme workforce overload in hospitals: sentinel signals from medical on-call work (ID 349)
Dr Georgeta Popovici, National Institute of Health Services Management, Romania - Romanian patients’ perception of wearable technology in healthcare: a satisfaction study (ID 409)
Dr Carmen Cseppento, University of Oradea, Romania - Building the workforce of the future: are hospitals ready for skills-based human capital management? (ID 437)
Ms Evita Grigorovica, Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia - Wellbeing of generation Z professionals in a rapidly evolving healthcare system: leaders’ and professionals’ perceptions (ID 468)
Ms Suvi Kuha, University of Oulu, Finland - Healthcare professionals’ and managers’ perspectives on advanced practice nurses: factors influencing full role implementation in Spain (ID 487)
Ms Adelaida Zabalegui, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain - Key words in key moments: a practical guide to empathetic and effective communication between healthcare professionals and patients (ID 490)
Ms Anna Sant Barba, Fundació Assistencial MútuaTerrassa, Spain - Perceptions of healthcare professionals and managers about advanced practice nurses in Spain (ID 491)
Ms Adelaida Zabalegui, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain
We invite all participants to join our Welcome Reception, the perfect occasion to meet fellow delegates and build connections. Whether you are a long-time EHMC participant or joining us for the first time, the Welcome Reception offers a relaxed and friendly space to network and connect.
Let’s kick off EHMC’s 31th edition, and the shared commitment to shaping better health systems for all.
We gratefully acknowledge The Univants of Healthcare Excellence for supporting the welcome reception.
DAY 2 – Thursday, 11 June 2026
Welcome to Day 2 of #EHMC2026!
Health systems today face unprecedented challenges – from political and technological shifts to climate-related shocks. Preparing for shocks is no longer optional; it is essential for ensuring the sustainability of critical health infrastructure, access and equity. The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, in partnership with the OECD, have developed a Health System Resilience Tool – a stress test in form of a structured, system-wide exercise that applies a health system framework lens to a specific shock scenario. Resilience tests are versatile and can be used in different health system contexts and across diverse shock scenarios, including health workforce shortages, pandemics, migration pressures, and climate-related disruptions.
Resilience testing enables decision makers to identify vulnerabilities, leverage strengths, and prioritise actionable improvements. The involvement of health management professionals is an integral part of the exercise. The process relies on shared knowledge and experience, cooperation and coordinated responses across sectors and governance levels, ensuring that remedial strategies are practical and aligned.
In this workshop participants will learn how to conduct a resilience test, develop core analytical skills, and explore real-world examples from a range of European countries and shock scenarios. We will share lessons and practical tips for successful implementation – empowering health leaders to future-proof their systems and respond effectively to upcoming challenges.
Speakers
- Dr Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Deputy General Director, National Institute for Health Services Management, Romania
- Prof Steve Thomas, Edward Kennedy Professor of Health Policy, Public Health and Primary Care; Director of the Centre for Health Policy & Management, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Ms Lilian Vildiridi, Secretary General for Health Services, Ministry of Health of Greece, Greece
- Julia Zimmermann, MD, Technical Officer, European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies, United Kingdom
Facilitator
- Dr Marina Karanikolos, Research Fellow, European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies, United Kingdom
This session is organised in collaboration with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
This session features presentations of the shortlisted abstracts that are competing for the Karolinska Institutet Medical Management Centre (MMC) & EHMA Research Award, an annual award for the best contribution associated with a doctoral thesis related to health management.
The following papers will be presented:
- Patient participation in value-based maternity care in the southwestern Netherlands (ID 13)
Mr Michael van der Voorden, Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands - Value-based military healthcare: aligning patient-centred outcomes with governance and readiness (ID 59)
Col Henk van der Wal, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands - They’re only human after all: examining the central role of staff in hospitals’ response to dynamic environments (ID 260)
Mr Frank van de Baan, Maastricht University, the Netherlands - Exploring the relationship between clinical leadership and patient care quality in the NHS (ID 337)
Mr Aniekan Ekpenyong, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom - Reconfiguring physicians’ advice networks during process-based hospital reorganisation: evidence from a longitudinal network study (ID 365)
Dr Mario Masiello, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Chair
- Prof Dr Mats Brommels, MD, Emeritus Professor, Karolinska Institutet Medical Management Centre (MMC), Sweden
The following papers will be presented:
- Same data, different futures? evaluation of a serious policy game using expert focus groups in health workforce scenario planning (ID 196)
Ms Aamina Hassan, Nivel, the Netherlands - Towards achieving sustainable health workforce planning and policy: a framework for action planning (ID 212)
Mr Gareth Rees, ESAN, Peru - Moving from theory to practice: applying the HEROES framework for sustainable workforce planning systems in national contexts (ID 214)
Mr Cris Scotter, World Health Organization (WHO), Denmark - Models for healthcare workforce planning: how variation relates to healthcare systems, governance and cluster learning (ID 282)
Prof Ronald Batenburg, Nivel, the Netherlands - Designing and building roles for the healthcare workforce of the future (ID 392)
Prof Federica Morandi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy - Resilience in health workforce planning and policies (ID 442)
Dr Eszter Kovacs, Health Services Management Training Centre Semmelweis University, Hungary - Strengthening data systems for health workforce planning: implementation experiences from the Joint Action HEROES (ID 461)
Dr Zoltán Cserháti, Health Services Management Training Centre Semmelweis University, Hungary
Chair
- Dr Eszter Kovacs, Head of Unit, Health Workforce Planning Knowledge Centre, Semmelweis University – Health Services Management Training Centre, Hungary
The following papers will be presented:
- Future-proofing health systems: real-world evidence on the economic impact of addressing health behaviours (ID 125)
Ms Souhad Ballouk, Vivoptim Solutions, France - Cost per live birth in medically assisted reproduction: evidence from the last 10 years in Portugal (ID 156)
Mr Eduardo Castela, Saint Joseph’s Local Health Unit, Portugal - Value and burden of infections and antimicrobial resistance associated with critical care (ID 171)
Ms Ana Craveiro, ULS Santo António, Portugal - Nursing leadership and organisational efficiency: a systematic review of economic impact and workforce sustainability (ID 189)
Mr Aleix Fontanals-Jimenez, Universitat de Lleida, Spain - Comparing primary home care organisational models in Catalonia: an economic evaluation (ID 479)
Mr Sergi Sánchez-Coll, AQuAS, Spain
Chair
- Prof Wilfried von Eiff, Professor, Center for Hospital Management, University of Muenster, Germany
The following papers will be presented:
- Building a future-ready health management workforce: competency-based and AI-enhanced learning for sustainable leadership (ID 31)
Dr Lior Naamati-Schneider, Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College, Israel - Determinants of trust in AI-supported medical diagnoses: evidence from a quantitative study (ID 55)
Prof Dr Stefanie Steinhauser, Technical University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden, Germany - Strengthen infodemic management by leveraging digital health and AI: insights from focus groups with health managers (ID 220)
Ms Alina Timotin, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Republic of Moldova - Transition towards a proactive cardiovascular care model enabled by the Comprehensive Care Platform for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (PAI-HF) (ID 380)
Dr Adrià Pla, Digital Health Group – Corporació de Salut del Maresme i la Selva (CSMS) – IDIBGI, Spain - Building an AI-ready health workforce: how structured clinical AI training develops and mobilises capability in the NHS (ID 390)
Dr Kathryn Woodwar, The Alan Turing Institute, United Kingdom - Ethical challenges of artificial intelligence in the intensive care unit: preparing healthcare systems for responsible implementation (ID 412)
Dr Thomas Walsh, Tallaght University Hospital, Ireland - Building trust in AI-enabled cancer survivorship care: living lab evidence from rural Romania (ID 443)
Dr Bogdan-Adrian Vidrașcu, Centre for Innovation in Medicine (INOMED), Romania
Chair
- Dr Bellis van den Berg, Senior Adviser – Monitoring and impact, Vilans, The Netherlands
The following papers will be presented:
- You get what you reward: the adverse effects of policy incentivising inter-organisational collaboration to address healthcare’s wicked problems (ID 46)
Dr Robin Peeters, Maastricht University, the Netherlands - The role of governance and national policies in supporting sustainable leadership practices: a 24-country exploratory study (ID 133)
Mr Thomas Dakin, International Hospital Federation’s Geneva Sustainability Centre, Switzerland - Local health authorities as healthcare ecosystems: a systemic microfoundations-based approach for value co-creation (ID 286)
Dr Francesca De Domenico, University of Palermo, Italy - Popular financial reporting as a tool for health service co-assessment and accountability: an Italian case study (ID 289)
Prof Mariangela Barraco, University of Messina, Italy - From data to action: longitudinal insights on sustainability performance and best practices in Catalonia (ID 293)
Dr Rosa Vidal, Catalan Health & Social Services Association (La Unió), Spain - From contractual governance to organisational transformation: strategic performance monitoring in academic healthcare in Austria (ID 360)
Ms Andrea Schweiger, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Hospital Organization, Austria - +FUTUR: from strategic foresight to organisational transformation in health and social care in Catalonia (ID 364)
Mr Carles Oliete Guillen, Catalan Health & Social Services Association (La Unió), Spain
Chair
- Prof Catherine Keller, Professor, EHESP, France
Main hall #1: Governance, leadership and social responsibility
The following posters will be presented:
- Decoding disinformation and emotional persuasion in Spanish anti-vaccine videos: a comparative study on YouTube and Odysee before and after COVID-19 (ID 26)
Ms Alicia García-Oliva, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain - Nursing policy dialogue in Uruguay: advances and challenges 2021–2025 (ID 74)
Dr Augusto Ferreira, Universidad Católica del Uruguay,Uruguay - What drives inclusive leadership in healthcare? A systematic review and meta-analysis of related individual and organisational determinants (ID 137)
Ms Suvi Kuha, University of Oulu, Finland - Strategy and leadership at Sant Joan Reus-Baix Camp: development and implementation of the strategic plan driven by a monitoring committee and linked to a leadership training pathway for managers (ID 155)
Ms Laura Calavia, Salut Sant Joan Reus-Baix Camp, Spain - Governing trustworthy LLMs for cancer literacy in rural settings: the Lerești living lab as a community-based multi-project integration and citizen jury oversight model (ID 200)
Dr Ruxandra Schitea, Centre for Innovation in Medicine, Romania - Viral falsehoods and unequal harm: health misinformation in Hispanic/Latinx populations (ID 219)
Dr Gregory Orewa, University of Texas San Antonio, United States of America - Healthcare services employees’ perceptions of IT leadership: a cross-sectional study in a private healthcare group in Istanbul (ID 236)
Ms Elif Kubat, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Türkiye - How leadership practices shape retention and intention to leave in healthcare organisations: A systematic literature review (ID 256)
Ms Luisa Paolina Rizzi, University of Milan, Italy - Reuse of reject water from dialysis osmosis processes for toilet flushing (ID 376)
Mr Guillem Rossell Ayala, Althaia Foundation, Spain - Building global health management and leadership competencies through a Multi-National Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programme (ID 435)
Dr Steven Howard, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States of America - Recycling of serum bottles – Hospital General de Granollers (ID 452)
Mr Jordi Aragon Donaire, Fundació Privada Hospital Asil de Granollers, Spain
Main hall #2: Finance and economics
The following posters will be presented:
- The economics of technological innovation in healthcare: enhancing efficiency and eliminating low-value care (ID 24)
Dr Mohannad Alarqan, Freelancer, Jordan - Multi-criteria decision framework for orphan drug reimbursement in Türkiye (ID 99)
Mr Ferit Sevim, Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye - Willingness to pay for HPV vaccination in Türkiye: Evidence from a university-based contingent valuation study (ID 109)
Prof Dr Yusuf Çelik, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Türkiye - Towards value-based procurement of plasma-derived medicinal products in Europe: A Delphi-based framework (ID 150)
Ms Malwina Mejer, Copenhagen Economics, Belgium - Reimbursement policies for digital therapeutics: A bibliometric analysis of research trends, policy frameworks, and evidence gaps (ID 272)
Mr Ahmet Can Küçükkurt, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Türkiye - Economic outlook and its implications for Catalonia’s health and social sectors: insights from 2024–2025 (ID 295)
Dr Rosa Vidal, Catalan Health & Social Services Association (La Unió), Spain - Socio-economic determinants of mental wellbeing in Türkiye: a micro data analysis at national level (ID 302)
Dr Gamze Kutlu, Bozok University, Türkiye - Prevalence and influencing factors of poor self-rated health among nominally healthy older adults: a cross-sectional survey of long-term care insurance applicants in Shanghai (ID 385)
Ms Ying Shi, Shanghai Health Development Research Center, China - Towards a comprehensive framework for assessing the societal value of diagnostics (ID 424)
Mr David Rösler, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria - An analysis of life expectancy and carbon dioxide emissions (ID 426)
Dr Emre Örün, Bozok University, Türkiye
Campus South
This plenary session will provide a concise overview of how European health systems can transform the growing volume of health data into actionable, equitable, and trustworthy decisions. It will address key challenges such as interoperability, usability, data governance, digital literacy, workforce readiness, and considerations related to dignity at work in the context of increasing use of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.
The session will present Catalonia as a case study of an advanced digital health ecosystem, combining system-level strategies, organisational innovation, clinical practice improvements, and strong university-based research. Through this lens, participants will explore how data-driven decision-making is operationalised at macro (policy and governance), meso (organisational management), and micro (clinical care and patient interaction) levels, with a focus on improving health outcomes.
Using real-world examples and research insights, the session will highlight methods such as robust governance frameworks, user-centred design, and the development of trustworthy, transparent systems supported by digitally skilled professionals.
Participants will gain practical insights into how to overcome current barriers, foster trust in data and AI, and strengthen data-informed decision-making, while supporting effective, sustainable, and people-centred health systems across Europe.
Speakers
- Dr Natalia Alluè, MD, Medical Director, Fundació Sanitària de Mollet, Spain
- Dr Mireia Espallargues Carreras, Director of Quality and Performance Area, Healthcare Quality and Evaluation Agency of Catalonia (AQuAS), Spain
- Prof Mireia Las Heras, Professor, Managing People in Organisations Department; Director, International Center for Work and Family, IESE Business School, Spain
- Dr Rosa Vidal, Economic Affairs Director, La Unió, Spain
Facilitator
- Mr Marc Gibert, Technical Coordinator, Fundació Unió, La Unió, Spain
Campus South
Respiratory infectious diseases remain an underestimated yet persistent threat to European health systems. Beyond their high clinical toll — accounting for over 324,300 deaths and 34.5 million hospital days in 2021 — seasonal surges place predictable pressure on bed capacity, resource allocation, and the healthcare workforce, frequently disrupting elective and specialised care during winter peaks.
While European policy frameworks, including the upcoming EU Safe Hearts Plan, increasingly recommend immunisation for at-risk populations, their success ultimately depends on health management. Ministries define strategies, but it is health managers who operationalise access, delivery, and uptake at community level.
Across major pathogens — including RSV, human metapneumovirus (HMPV), influenza, COVID-19, pertussis, and pneumococcal disease — the burden spans the life course and continues to destabilise healthcare delivery and workforce capacity. At the same time, respiratory infections act as accelerators of non-communicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular conditions, compounding risks in ageing populations.
Effective prevention requires integrated, cross-pathogen surveillance linked to coordinated life-course immunisation strategies. Strengthening testing and surveillance for under-recognised pathogens such as RSV and HMPV is a prerequisite for proactive health management. Without accurate data, health systems cannot anticipate demand or identify populations most in need of immunisation.
This session will explore how strengthening respiratory surveillance across pathogens and linking it to life-course immunisation strategies can support more resilient health systems, protect the healthcare workforce, and shift from reactive crisis management to integrated care models.
Speakers
- Mr Frazer Goodwin, Policy Coordinator, European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA), Belgium
- Nora Karara, MD, Paediatric Specialist, University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg; Chair, Young European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Germany
- Mr Mariano Votta, Director, Active Citizenship Network, Italy
Facilitator
- Mr Zach Desson, Principal Scientific and Policy Advisor, European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium
This session is organised in collaboration with Sanofi.
Healthcare systems face sustained pressure to demonstrate measurable value while navigating increasing clinical, organisational and financial complexity. The systematic analysis of multidisciplinary care initiatives that deliver lasting impact offers critical insights for policymakers and health managers seeking evidence-based transformation strategies, particularly where service redesign must align with outcomes, performance and resource optimisation.
This session examines evidence from a multi-year analysis of initiatives recognised through the UNIVANTS for Healthcare Excellence awards. The comparative evidence highlights how organisational practices, diagnostic integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration drive sustained impact across diverse health system contexts. The discussion is structured around seven interrelated dimensions of healthcare innovation: optimisation of resource use, integration of research and clinical practice, redesign of care models, strengthening safety standards, advancement of multidisciplinary collaboration, improvement of communication pathways, and alignment of stakeholder engagement. Laboratory medicine is positioned as a strategic enabler of system-wide coordination, supporting earlier intervention, informed decision-making and continuity of care.
Situated within broader value-based healthcare and system transformation frameworks, the session explores how evidence-informed organisational models support the reduction of care gaps, improved outcomes and more effective resource use across patients, professionals, health systems and payers, with attention to organisational conditions, performance indicators and governance approaches enabling scalability.
Speakers
- María Cecilia Martín Fernández de Basoa, MD, Medical Specialist in Clinical Analysis, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Ms Tricia Ravalico, Global Director of Scientific Leadership and Education, Core Diagnostics, Scientific and Medical Affairs, Abbott, United States of America
- Dr Melissa Ryan, Operational Lead for UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award Program; Global Senior Scientific Marketing Manager, Abbott, United States of America
Facilitator
- Prof Federico Lega, Full Professor of Management, Director of Research and Executive Training Centre in Health Administration (HEAD), University of Milan, Italy
This session is organised in collaboration with the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence awards.
Campus South
The EU co-funded project ‘OBS-Learning from Progress Addressing Cancer in Europe (OBS-PACE)’ by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, gathers insights on EU countries’ efforts in tackling cancer and how their experiences can guide future policies and investment decisions across and within countries.
Through a network of cancer experts from EU Member States, OBS-PACE collects case studies of innovative measures and key policies spanning across the entire cancer care continuum and implemented at the regional, national, and European levels. Published on the OBS-PACE website, they reflect lessons learned from initiatives across all the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP) dimensions, from prevention and early diagnosis to care delivery and survivorship, including transversal pillars such as digital solutions. Together, they inform a broad set of cross-country analyses and constitute a strong impetus for a focused analysis on tackling cancer inequalities; including through a policy brief on Reducing inequalities in cancer care: A health system approach to implementing change.
This session will provide a platform for participants to share their expertise and lessons learned in the cancer field, as well as learn from other’s experiences in implementing innovative actions and policies to better fight against cancer.
Speakers
- Mr Antun Aboud, Project Manager, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
- Dr Lucia Ferrara, Associate Professor, SDA Bocconi, Italy
- Ms Louise Junge, Research Fellow, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
- Ms Chloë Mbarushimana, Scientific Project Coordinator, Sciensano, Belgium
Workshop facilitator
- Ms Béatrice Durvy, Research Fellow, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
This session is organised in collaboration with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
The following papers will be presented:
- Reducing early turnover among new healthcare employees: a multi-component retention strategy at Meir Medical Center (ID 92)
Mr Ehud Packler, Meir Medical Center, Israel - Understanding quality of life through residents’ eyes: satisfaction and relative importance in Flemish nursing homes (ID 191)
Ms Candice Gruyaert, Ghent University, Belgium - Organisational commitment and coping strategies in high-strain healthcare systems: evidence from physicians (ID 215)
Dr Gregory Orewa, University of Texas San Antonio, United States of America - Organisational slack and wage differentials for nursing staff: evidence from U.S. nursing homes (ID 218)
Dr Gregory Orewa, University of Texas San Antonio, United States of America - Exploring management capability in the National Health Service (NHS) in England using a dynamic capabilities approach: a qualitative case study analysis (ID 242)
Prof Tina Kowalski, University of York, United Kingdom - Analysis of digital reputation in primary care in Catalonia (2016-2026) (ID 350)
Ionut Chiriac, MD, Consorci Castelldefels Agents de Salut (CASAP), Spain
Chair
- Ms Alexis Strader, Director of Policy and Research, European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium
The following papers will be presented:
- Are National Hospital Organisation hospitals in Japan efficient? A nationwide data envelopment analysis (ID 116)
Dr Hajime Watanabe, Teikyo University, Graduate School of Public Health, Japan - Association between operational efficiency and financial performance in National Hospital Organisation hospitals in Japan (ID 117)
Prof Yoshinori Nakata, Teikyo University, Graduate School of Public Health, Japan - Digital interventions to promote children’s participation in paediatric care: a systematic review (ID 119)
Ms Claire Verkijk, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University, the Netherlands - Clinical and non-clinical benefits of a bio-inductive collagen implant in rotator cuff tear management (ID 183)
Ms Lucrezia Bianca Ferrario, HD LAB – Healthcare Datascience LAB – Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC University, Italy - Future gaps in the public provision of health services in Austria? A mixed-methods analysis for specialists in internal medicine (ID 303)
Mr Clemens Zech, Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Austria - Is value-based procurement an overoptimistic vision to date? Five reasons why innovative products take the cumbersome way into practice (ID 340)
Prof Dr Wilfried von Eiff, CKM Center for Hospital Management, Germany - From reactive bed allocation to standardised, data-enabled bed management: hospital-scale implementation and outcomes in acute care (ID 341)
Mr Jeroni Salabert Carreras, Essentia Health Management, Spain
Chair
- Mr Dmitry Titkov, Senior Project Advisor, European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium
The following papers will be presented:
- Coverage and utilisation of digital healthcare services: a registry-based observational study (ID 50)
Ms Alexandra Dahlberg, Harjun terveys, Finland and Petja Orre, MD, Mehiläinen, Finland - Making digital health work for physicians: adoption drivers, barriers and workflow implications (ID 52)
Dr Marina Veldanova, SKOLKOVO School of Management, Russian Federation - Leveraging theory of change and reflexive monitoring to navigate digital transformation in integrated care (ID 162)
Dr Bellis van den Berg, Vilans, Center of Expertise for care and support, the Netherlands - Managing digital work and wellbeing in healthcare: technostress and organisational support in human-centred digital transformation (ID 411)
Dr Alessandra Pernice, LUISS Guido Carli, Italy
Chair
- Mr Zachary Desson, Principal Scientific and Policy Advisor European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium
The following papers will be presented:
- Systemic barriers and macro-level megatrends in mental healthcare access across the EU (ID 86)
Ms Andromachi Boikou, Q-PLAN International, Greece - Building resilient health and social care systems: insights from a theory-informed multi-case study of floods in Italy (ID 203)
Ms Clara Del Prete, CRIMEDIM, Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy - Public-private partnerships in healthcare service delivery – scope, governance and performance: the patient perspective is somehow missing (ID 298)
Dr Federico Umberto Mion, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale – Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland - What really drives regional performance in Italy’s health system? A PCA approach (ID 458)
Dr Luca Giorgio, Università Europea di Roma, Italy - Centralised access to care and organisational change: evidence from the implementation of 116117 in an Italian regional health system (ID 475)
Ms Michela Bobini, SDA Bocconi, Italy
Chair
- Prof Dr Olivier Grimaud, MD, Professor, EHESP, France
F – 302 | Campus South
This year’s dinner will take place at Fosbury Café, a unique venue located on the Mediterranean coast. With its spacious open-plan design, abundant natural light, and panoramic views over the sea, Fosbury Café offers an exceptional setting for gathering, connecting, and extending the spirit of the conference in a truly memorable atmosphere.
The evening will begin with a welcome cocktail at 7 PM, followed by an immersive social Mediterranean-inspired dinner at 8 PM. Set against the backdrop of the sea and the glow of a candlelit all-white dinner, the night will unfold in a warm and elegant beachside atmosphere designed to foster connection, community, and meaningful exchange.
Throughout the evening, guests will enjoy a vibrant yet relaxed setting to reflect on the conference sessions, share ideas, and strengthen professional relationships. As the sun sets over the Mediterranean, the combination of exceptional food, engaging conversation, and unforgettable seaside views promises a truly special experience.
We look forward to welcoming you for an evening of great food, inspiring moments, and memorable connections by the sea.
Dress code: We warmly encourage guests to embrace smart-casual elegance with an all-white theme, perfectly suited to a seaside evening, think polished yet relaxed attire that blends conference style with Mediterranean beachside charm.
DAY 3 – Friday, 12 June 2026
It’s the last day of #EHMC2026!
The rising number of citizens with multimorbidity makes traditional single‑disease management less effective; also resulting often in fragmented care delivery. European countries are therefore experimenting with alternative, person-centred care models for high-need populations. Person-centred care puts individuals at the centre, shaping care around their goals, values, preferences, and competencies rather than focusing on disease‑specific protocols. Despite the many initiatives, person-centred care has not been structurally implemented in European countries yet.
This panel discussion aims to help policymakers and stakeholders at all levels of the health system with the implementation of person-centred care for multimorbid populations. A new policy brief will be presented on strengthening person-centred multimorbidity care, its evidence base, and its implementation in European care networks.
Speakers
- Dr Maria Pueyo, MD, Director of Healthcare Services and Participation, La Unió, Spain
- Prof Dr Mieke Rijken, Senior Researcher, Nivel, The Netherlands; Professor, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
- Mr Nathan Shuftan, Research Fellow, Technical University of Berlin; European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Germany
- Dr Iris van der Heide, Senior Researcher, Nivel, The Netherlands
Facilitator
- Dr Verena Struckmann, Senior Researcher, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
This session is organised in collaboration with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
The following papers will be presented:
- Addressing public health challenges: decoding anti-vaccine communication to prevent childhood vaccine hesitancy in Spain (ID 18)
Ms Alícia García-Oliva, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain - From design to impact: results and lessons from a multi-country digital upskilling programme for the health workforce (ID 165)
Dr Nóra Fazekas, Health Services Management Training Centre, Semmelweis University, Hungary - Testing models for independent prescribing in community pharmacy: learning about what works, how, for whom and why, based on analysis of work as imagined (WAI) compared with work as done (WAD) (ID 318)
Dr Sarah Willis, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom - Building the workforce for quality and patient safety: ten years of healthcare quality management postgraduate programme in Croatia (ID 417)
Prof Damir Ivankovic, Libertas International University, Croatia - Building the workforce for quality and patient safety: ten years of healthcare quality management postgraduate programme in Croatia (ID 417)
Prof Jasna Mesarić, Libertas International University, Croatia - Creating ValEU: a blended innovation training model to build the future health workforce (ID 432)
Dr Steven Howard, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States - Strengthening evidence-informed policy development in primary care: insights from a Europe-wide participatory approach (ID 445)
Ms Mara Bumbu, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
Chair
- Dr Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Deputy General Director, National Institute for Health Services Management, Romania
The following papers will be presented:
- How effective is national breast cancer screening? Evidence from a regression discontinuity on French data (ID 91)
Ms Isabel Cavalli, Université Paris Cité, France - Performance indicators in breast cancer multidisciplinary team meetings in Austria: a comparative study of a university and a maximum care hospital (ID 132)
Ms Andrea Schweiger, University of Klagenfurt, Austria - The role of digitalisation in the success of the Croatian National Lung Cancer Screening Programme (ID 208)
Mr Antun Aboud, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia - Cultural sensitivity and digital cancer communication: evidence from public and private hospitals in Spain (ID 290)
Dr Diego Ravenda, TBS Education, Spain - Future-proofing breast cancer screening through inclusion: lessons learned from women with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers in Austria (ID 307)
Dr Elisabeth Lucia Zeilinger, University of Vienna, Austria - Integrating AI-driven diabetic retinopathy screening into primary care: a feasibility pilot from Hungary (ID 467)
Dr Borbála Bessenyey, Health Services Management Training Centre, Semmelweis University, Hungary
Chair
- Dr Monica-Georgiana Brînzac, Assistant Professor, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
The following papers will be presented:
- How is person-centred integrated care (PCIC) experienced in practice?: PCIC as experienced by older people and carers in the context of a national community-based integrated care programme in Ireland (ID 51)
Ms Sarah Murphy, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland - Person-centred cancer care: a policy imperative for effective and efficient health systems (ID 143)
Ms Madalina Iamandei, The Health Policy Partnership, United Kingdom - Managing integration in practice: implementing the GERONTE model for older multimorbid patients (ID 280)
Dr Lucia Ferrara, Cergas SDA Bocconi, Italy - An integrated, person-centred care model for frailty across healthcare settings (ID 316)
Dr Natalia Allué Orduña, Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Spain
Chair
- Prof Viviana Mangiaterra, Associate Professor of Practice in Health Policy; Director of the Masters in International Health Management, Economics and Policy (MIHMEP), SDA Bocconi, Italy
The following papers will be presented:
- Designing responsibility in postoperative telemonitoring: a scenario-based governance framework (ID 182)
Mr Tom Imberechts, AZ Sint Blasius, Belgium - Defining access conditions under the European Health Data Space regulation (ID 211)
Mr Rick Overkleeft, 4MedBox Europe B.V., The Netherlands - Can outpatient pooling scheme reform reduce healthcare expenditures? Evidence from a simulation-based counterfactual analysis (ID 248)
Prof Jiajia Li, Shandong University, China - When expertise is not enough: Governance, accountability and patient voice in a Monographic Hospital for Rare Diseases (ID 233)
Dr Anna Bujons, Fundación Puigvert, Spain - Operational and infrastructure management as a lever to achieve net zero hospitals. Mollet University Hospital study case (ID 306)
Mr Miguel Angel Martínez Sánchez, Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Spain - Governing reimbursed cross-border healthcare in the EU: evidence from Italy on access, sustainability, and information gaps (ID 484)
Nicolo Luerti, MD, University of Milan, Italy
Chair
- Dr Guido Noto, Associate Professor of Performance Management; Coordinator of the Research Center for Health Economics and Management (CREMS), University of Messina, Italy
The following papers will be presented:
- Medical and care organisations within the patient pathway: what nursing competencies in the patient pathway? Nursing work and cross-functional roles: a descriptive study within hospital care pathways (ID 61)
Dr Nsuni Met, Université de Rennes, France - Structural equation modelling of healthcare workers’ COVID-19 preventive behaviours: extending Protection Motivation Theory with burnout and perceived social support (ID 167)
Dr Asli Yildiz, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health, Türkiye - Integrating health staff personal skills and organisational support: implications for quality of care, staff wellbeing, and retention (ID 271)
Dr Liron Inchi, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel - Towards a real interprofessional primary care strategy (ID 394)
Dr Ionut Chiriac, CASAP, Spain - Strategies for attracting and retaining new generations of nurses (PEEGI24 Project) (ID 431)
Mr Andrés de Juan Ortega, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain
Chair
- Dr Zoltán Cserháti, MD, Assistant Professor, Programme Director of the Master’s Programme in Health Management, Semmelweis University, Hungary
Main hall #1: Management, operations, and practice
The following posters will be presented:
- PREVENT: Healthy Chef and Active School (ID 21)
Mr Francisco Madueño Chulian, Instituto Tecnológico de Castilla y León, Spain - General surgery training and workforce sustainability in Italy: A national Delphi Consensus among programme directors (ID 83)
Prof Francesca Dal Mas, Venice School of Management Ca’ Foscari University, Italy - Internal validity and content of the pilot Rwandan medical birth register (ID 94)
Dr Vedaste Ndahindwa, Umeå University, Sweden - La Unió benchmarking club (ID 136)
Mr Marc Gibert, La Unió, Spain - Revitalisation project of inpatient unit: “Activate to recover”. Moisès Broggi University Hospital experience (ID 223)
Ms Helena Alcazar Duran, Hospital Universitario Moisès Broggi, Spain - Assessment of patient independence across activities of daily living (ID 251)
Ms Renata Vimantaitė, The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMUL) Kaunas Clinics, Lithuania - From theory to practice: Building sustainable and resilient surgical systems through reduction of day-of-surgery cancellations (ID 265)
Dr Jill Waters, Adventist Health, United States - Integrated care through digital transformation: Neurona Project, a holistic approach for complex chronic conditions (ID 321)
Mr Carlos Varela Ferro, Fundació Aspace Catalunya, Spain - Co-designing integrated social, education and healthcare services: leveraging design thinking to reshape care for people with complex neurological conditions (ID 325)
Ms Pau Segarra Segarra, Fundació Aspace Catalunya, Spain - Empowering people with complex neurological conditions: co-designed assistive technology as a catalyst for participation, inclusion and quality of life (ID 327)
Mr Carlos Varela Ferro, Fundació Aspace Catalunya, Spain - Constructing an integrated dashboard to improve access to first specialist visits in Catalonia (ID 428)
Ms Montserrat Suárez, Catalan Health Service, Spain
Main hall #2: Policy and regulation
The following posters will be presented:
- Global and regional trends in multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, 2000–2024 and a forecast to 2030 (ID 43)
Dr Ahmed Hossain, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - Universal health coverage and rural primary care in Georgia: barriers and opportunities in Guria’s three municipalities (ID 72)
Ms Tinatin Ormotsadze, GeoDP, Georgia - Governance challenges in the use of high-impact drugs in patients with moderate-severe psoriasis: real-world evidence from a regional public health system (ID 113)
Ms Marta Turu Pedrola, Catalan Health Service, Spain - Turning ageing-in-place ideals into practice: regulatory and collaborative challenges in housing and care initiatives (ID 216)
Dr Marianne van Bochove, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands - Understanding digital transformation in complex disability care: addressing challenges and unlocking opportunities for high-cost, high-need populations (ID 326)
Mr Pau Segarra Segarra, Fundació Aspace Catalunya, Spain - Strategic innovation procurement as a catalyst for systemic transformation: an iterative PPI policy lab’s systematic journey (ID 388)
Mr Olman Elizondo, Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Spain - Adoption and scale-up framework for innovative health interventions and its application to the Catalan health system innovation access programme (PASS) (ID 469)
Ms Claudia Prats, Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Spain - Enhancing RSV and HMPV surveillance in older adults: a five-country analysis of barriers, receptivity, and policy opportunities (ID 488)
Mr Zach Desson, European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium
Campus South
The following papers will be presented:
- Patient-reported experience, patient-reported outcome and overall satisfaction with care: what matters most to people with diabetes? (ID 6)
Mr Nizar Alsubahi, Maastricht University, the Netherlands - Development of a national model for follow-up of gender dysphoria care in Sweden from a patient perspective (ID 95)
Ms Anastasia Simi, The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), Sweden - VINCLE: an integrated, people-centred and value-based care model in a tertiary monographic hospital (ID 154)
Ms Esther Franquet-Barnils, Fundació Puigvert, Spain - Telemonitoring and early prediction of complications in automated peritoneal dialysis: a data-driven, nurse-led management model for system sustainability (ID 177)
Ms Sandra Peña-Blázquez, Fundació Puigvert, Spain - From design to discharge: a structured multi-hospital implementation of remote patient monitoring in post-surgical care pathways (ID 186)
Mr Filip Dumez, AZ Sint Blasius, Belgium - Implementing patient and family experience across healthcare organisations in Catalonia (ID 363)
Mr Carlos Oliete Guillen, La Unió, Catalan Hospital, Health & Social Services Association, Spain - Implementing patient-reported experience measures in dialysis: organisational insights from nurse-led care settings (ID 366)
Ms Silvia Mitidieri, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Management Engineering, Italy
Chair
- Dr Oskar Roemeling, Associate Professor, Program director BSc Bedrijfskunde, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
The following papers will be presented:
- Low-carbon transport of biological samples in regional laboratory networks (ID 71)
Ms Laura Puigví Fernández, CLILAB Diagnòstics, Spain - Climate emergency management in a regional hospital: lessons for resilience and health system value (ID 123)
Dr Itziar Navarro Zorita, Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedès i Garraf, Spain - From built environment to behavioural environmentalism: an empirical analysis of green building effects in the healthcare sector (ID 228)
Prof Dr Mesut Çimen, Department of Healthcare Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Türkiye - Towards circular healthcare: a qualitative exploration of approaches and implementation factors in Dutch hospitals (ID 329)
Ms Maaike Soors d’Ancona, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Toward environmentally sustainable care: scoping review evidence on implementation conditions and impacts of reusable PPE in hospitals (ID 434)
Prof Nathalie Clavel, Université de Montréal, Canada
Chair
- Pof Dr Dirk De Ridder, Director of quality, Strategic director Flemish Hospital Network, UZ Leuven, Belgium
The following papers will be presented:
- Developing leadership for sustainability in healthcare: an inner development goals–based programme at Hospital de Sant Pau (Barcelona) (ID 67)
Ms Maria Carol, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain - From awareness to action: determinants of surgeons’ adoption of environmentally sustainable practices in European healthcare systems (ID 79)
Prof Francesca Dal Mas, Venice School of Management, Ca’ Foscari University, Italy - A scoping review on interventions to improve environmental sustainability of healthcare institutions and the use of environmental indicators to evaluate their effectiveness: the AmbiSaúde project (ID 201)
Dr José Chen-Xu, NOVA National School of Public Health, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal - Developing a green workforce: leadership and professional engagement for sustainable healthcare, the Mollet University Hospital experience (ID 309)
Mr Miguel Angel Martínez Sánchez, Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Spain
Chair
- Prof Dr Marija Jevtić, MD, Full Professor, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
The following papers will be presented:
- Enhancing the digital capacities of cancer centres through European-level collaboration: the case of the Joint Action eCAN Plus (ID 166)
Ms Chloë Mbarushimana, Sciensano, Belgium - Shaping access pathways for precision oncology: a system dynamics approach to ctDNA MRD implementation in lung, pancreatic, and colorectal cancer (ID 234)
Ms Bianca Cucos and Ms Isha Jerath, The Synergist, Belgium - Understanding stakeholder misalignments in cancer follow-up surveillance care: a multi-stakeholder study (ID 301)
Prof Dr Paul Gemmel, Ghent University, Belgium - The effectiveness of an artificial intelligence-based gamified intervention for improving maternal health outcomes among refugees and underserved women (ID 323)
Prof Mohamad Alameddine, University of Sharjah, UAE - From strategy to action: our experience implementing HIS-integrated generative AI assistants (ID 489)
Mr Esteve LLargués Rocabruna, Hospital General de Granollers, Spain
Chair
- Prof Paulus Torkki, Professor, Healthcare Operations Management, University of Helsinki, Finland
Building on previous sessions, the EHMA Programme Directors’ Group proposes a workshop focused on practical teaching methodologies in healthcare management education.
The session is designed as a hands-on exchange of teaching practices. Participants will engage directly with a set of structured exercises used in healthcare management programmes, with a focus on methods that can be readily adapted and implemented in their own teaching.
The workshop will follow a roundtable format. Participants will attend two out of four parallel roundtables across two rounds. At each table, a facilitator will present and guide participants through a specific teaching exercise, centred on a concrete healthcare management challenge.
Illustrative topics may include managing patient flow and hospital capacity, designing quality improvement initiatives, decision-making under resource constraints, interprofessional collaboration, implementation of healthcare technologies, and improving patient experience.
All facilitators will share their teaching materials following the session. The objective is to provide participants with practical, ready-to-use tools to strengthen engagement and learning in healthcare management education.
Workshop facilitators
- Prof Federico Lega, Full Professor of Healthcare Management, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
- Prof Federica Morandi, Professor, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Director of Academic Programs, ALTEMS – Graduate School of Health Economics and Management, Italy
This session is organised by the EHMA Programme Directors’ Group.
The following papers will be presented:
- Co-creating a national health workforce strategy: a governance model built on collaboration and shared leadership (ID 81)
Mr Denis Kordež, Ministry of Health, Slovenia
- Health workforce distribution and ageing trends in Romania (ID 373)
Ms Mara Bumbu, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania - Engaging emerging talent to shape the future of health and social care in Catalonia (ID 396)
Ms Marta Forner, La Unió Catalan Hospital, Health & Social Services Association, Spain - Unequal burdens: specialty specific working conditions and satisfaction – insights from the REST JD study (ID 400)
Ms Ema Karmelić, European Junior Doctors Association (EJD), Belgium - Working time, rest, and satisfaction of junior doctors across Europe — implications for workforce sustainability and patient safety (ID 401)
Ms Ema Karmelić, European Junior Doctors Association (EJD), Belgium - How Dutch government policies contributed to nurse practitioner and physician assistant employment and training (or not). Results of a PhD study using a realist approach (ID 478)
Ms Ellen Dankers-de Mari, Radboudumc, the Netherlands
Chair
- Prof Alexandre Lourenço, Professor, Director of the WHO Collaborating Center in Health Management, National School of Public Health – NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
Main hall #1: Human capital, professionalism and people management
The following posters will be presented:
- Healthcare workforce in an ageing Europe: how many physicians and nurses will we need? (ID 131)
Ms Linda Flinterman, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (Nivel), the Netherlands - Bridging the gap: a mentorship model for nurse integration and talent retention in Salut Sant Joan Reus Baix Camp (ID 139)
Ms Angels Esquirol, Salut Sant Joan Reus Baix Camp, Spain - A model of interhospital cooperation based on professional availability, risk proportionality, and institutional trust in contexts of structural healthcare workforce shortages (ID 158)
Mr Josep Giménez, Consorci Hospitalari de Vic, Spain - Beating cancer inequalities through literacy in Europe: the CURTAIN project (ID 202)
Dr Ruxandra Schitea, Centre for Innovation in Medicine, Romania - Developing a framework for sustainable health workforce intelligence systems: outputs from the WHO HEROES joint action (ID 217)
Mr Cris Scotter, World Health Organization (WHO), Denmark - From experts to partners: evaluating the transformation in nurses–parents relationships in maternal and child health centers (MCHC) through the most significant change methodology (ID 263)
Prof Shiran Bord, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel - Workforce adaptations as a resilience mechanism to sustain non-pandemic care: lessons from COVID-19 for future health emergencies in Europe (ID 283)
Dr Lem Ngongalah, School of Health Sciences, University of Galway, Ireland - Burnout, resilience and retention among healthcare workers: a comparative analysis of evidence from Europe and Romania (ID 351)
Dr Georgeta Popovici, National Institute of Health Services Management, Romania - Improving capacity for health services and human resources management in the Romanian health system (ID 353)
Dr Silvia Gabriela Scintee, National Institute of Health Services Management, Romania - Governing the health workforce through data: how Spain built a national planning system in a decentralised Europe (ID 354)
Dr Xavier Bayona-Huguet, Institut Català de la Salut, Spain - Managing chronic diseases to prevent safety-critical failures: rethinking occupational health policies in high-risk workforces (ID 370)
Dr João Luís Dias Bertelli and Dr Miguel Durand dos Reis, National School of Public Health – NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal - The demographic profile of a healthcare system: education, gender, and the ageing challenge in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ID 383)
Dr Benjamin Halilbašić, Institute for Public Health of the Federation of BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A scientific perspective on the evolution of smart wearable devices for continuous health monitoring (ID 440)
Ms Anett Karetka, University of Oradea, Romania
Main hall #2: Policy and regulation
The following posters will be presented:
- Results of the practical implementation of a digital asset assessment framework in the Catalonia health system based on CEN/ISO 82304-2 (ID 56)
Mr Mario Navarro, Fundació TIC Salut i Social, Spain - A retrospective evaluation of Türkiye’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy within the context of the policy analysis triangle (ID 140)
Ms Yasemin Tufekci, Istanbul Medipol University, Institute of Health Sciences, Türkiye - Which administrative mental health indicators are associated with psychological distress and quality of life of adults? Comparison of registry and survey data in Finland (ID 198)
Ms Maria Miettinen, University of Helsinki, Finland - The impact of Europeanisation on mental health reforms in the Western Balkans: a framework-based comparative analysis (ID 221)
Ms Lynn Al Tayara, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands - Vision-led coordination architecture for women’s health: the Nordic Charter 2040 framework (ID 313)
Ms Julia Persson, Women’s Health 2040, Denmark - Analysis of digital addiction policies for children in Türkiye: a retrospective review using the health policy triangle framework (ID 314)
Ms Şura Dal, Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye - From data to decisions: a GIS-based framework to navigate perinatal service transformation under workforce and resilience constraints (ID 320)
Tsutomu Muramoto, MD, Shinshu University, Japan - International experience and implications of the development and utilisation of health data (ID 377)
Dr Ru Wang, Ying Shi, Shanghai Health Development Research Center, China - Development of a policy framework and policy levers to mitigate medical deserts in European healthcare systems (ID 450)
Dr Monica-Georgiana BRÎNZAC, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania - Mapping the integration of audit and feedback in European health policies: a comparative study of France and Lithuania (ID 453)
Ms Melissa D’Agostino, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy - Making health data accessible and comparable to support decision-making: the Health Outcomes Observatory in Catalonia (ID 480)
Ms Erica Martinez-Solanas, Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Spain - A decade of health reform signals: European Semester country-specific recommendations for Romania, 2015–2025 (ID 481)
Dr Marius-Ionuț Ungureanu, MD, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
Campus South
Health systems across Europe face growing workforce pressures driven by demographic change, technological innovation and the green transition. At the same time, health organisations are expected to redesign care models, adopt digital tools and deliver more sustainable services. These transformations depend fundamentally on the skills of the health and care workforce, yet skills development has often been addressed through fragmented initiatives rather than coordinated strategies.
This session will explore how the BeWell European Skills Strategy, which aims to support the digital and green upskills and reskilling of the health and care workforce, can help bridge this gap. Drawing on robust skills intelligence and multi-stakeholder insights, the strategy aligns education systems, employers, policymakers, and professional organisations around shared priorities for workforce transformation. The discussion will also incorporate the perspective of the BRIGHTskills initiative, which focuses on skills development across the health industry ecosystem. By bringing together health systems, academia and industry perspectives, the session will explore how different parts of the health ecosystem are addressing emerging workforce needs.
This plenary session will delve into the critical questions shaping Europe’s health workforce transformation. It will explore what the latest skills intelligence reveals about the future health workforce and how emerging gaps can be addressed through targeted action.
Through a combination of structured expert contributions and moderated discussions, the session will examine how regions, universities, policymakers, and health organisations can leverage the BeWell Skills Strategy and BRIGHTskills resources to turn strategic goals into tangible outcomes. Particular attention will be given to the role of regional ecosystems, education systems and European policy frameworks in supporting sustained workforce transformation.
Speakers
- Prof Dr Ronald Batenburg, Programme Leader, Nivel; Endowed Professor, Radboud University, The Netherlands
- Mr Michele Calabrò, Director, European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA), Belgium
- Dr Montserrat Codina, International Project Lead, IESE Business School, Spain
- Mr Denis Kordež, State Secretary, Ministry of Health of Slovenia, Slovenia
- Dr Marius Ungureanu, MD, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
- Dr Gemma Williams, Research Fellow, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Belgium
Facilitator
- Ms Federica Margheri, Executive Director, European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium
Campus South
The following papers will be presented:
- Exploring the impact of eHealth innovations on process waste and variability: a lean management perspective in healthcare (ID 29)
Dr Oskar Roemeling, University of Groningen, the Netherlands - Medical technology suppliers in hospital-at-home care: navigating interoperability and scalability challenges (ID 77)
Ms Yaren Palamut, University of Twente, the Netherlands - Exploration and evaluation of the feasibility of using generative AI to collect qualitative data from publicly available healthcare reports (ID 126)
Dr Lise Elliott, University of Manchester, United Kingdom - The use of health data in the age of AI and digital technology (ID 142)
Prof Carine Milcent, Paris School of Economics, France - Putting technology to work: strengthening healthcare management in delivering digital transformation (ID 195)
Dr Ross Goldstone, The Health Foundation, United Kingdom - From adoption to abandonment: de-implementing low-value digital health innovations (ID 204)
Dr Amal Fakha, University of Groningen, the Netherlands - Evaluating AI readiness in clinical research systems: a mixed-methods study to inform national health policy and competitiveness in Portugal (ID 418)
Dr Vitória Valente Gemas, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal - Emotional artificial intelligence for healthier, happier and safer ageing at home: a system-level approach to human-centred digital transformation (ID 448)
Dr Alba Barnés Calle MD, AiMa, Spain - Digital therapeutics: potential and implementation barriers from a Polish perspective (ID 459)
Mr Patryk Górski, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
Chair
- Dr Monica-Georgiana Brînzac, Assistant Professor, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
The following papers will be presented:
- Comparing Italian nurses’ and citizens’ perspectives on advanced nursing roles and task-shifting: insights from two large surveys and a comparative discrete choice experiment (ID 159)
Dr Nicola Spezia, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy - Virtual mentorship for leadership development in rural family medicine: experience from Armenia (ID 192)
Mr Samvel Grigoryan, Health for Armenia, Armenia - Managing the sustainability of innovative health workforce curricula: the TEAMCARE project experience (ID 205)
Mr Paolo Michelutti, RSCN, Belgium - Responding to professional identity threat under AI: boundary work and career adaptability in the health workforce (ID 249)
Dr Marianna Frangeskou, Frederick University, Cyprus - Job satisfaction of nurse managers: leadership perspectives in healthcare organisations (ID 252)
Ms Vaiva Danupaitė, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania - Generative AI and the future workforce: a socio-technical framework for responsible integration in medical education (ID 299)
Ms Temitope Bello, University of Chester, United Kingdom - Exploring workforce preparedness for digital health and AI through technostress and digital competencies (ID 372)
Dr Alessandra Pernice, LUISS Guido Carli, Italy - Understanding decision-making processes among ICU nurses during perceived missed nursing care (MNC) through sensemaking theory (ID 406)
Dr Tanja Lesnik, University of Klagenfurt, Austria - Measuring quality in physiotherapy practice: developing a workforce-oriented framework for quality management in Croatia (ID 416)
Prof Jasna Mesarić and Prof Damir Ivanković, Libertas International University, Croatia
Chair
- Prof Catherine Keller, Professor, EHESP, France
The following papers will be presented:
- From strategy to action in Spain: scaling a resilience-based universal mental health prevention programme in schools (ID 476)
Ms Ester Camprodon Rosanas, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Spain - Co-producing safety: translation, cultural adaptation and field evaluation of a patient-incident reporting tool in oncological care transitions (ID 105)
Ms Larissa Brust, Institute for Patient Safety (IfPS), University Hospital Bonn, Germany - Close to you to care for you: towards zero-restrain healthcare (ID 175)
Dr Cristina Solà-Adell, Salut Terres de l’Ebre, Spain - Do Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs predict weight loss and weight-related behaviours? A systematic review (ID 188)
Dr Muhammad Adzran Che Mustapa, Centre de Recerca en Economia i Desenvolupament Agroalimentari UPC-IRTA (CREDA), Spain - Transforming early neurodevelopment care: Petit Aspace, the first high-complexity day hospital for children aged 0–3 in Spain (ID 322)
Ms Tamara Biedermann Villagra, Fundació Aspace Catalunya, Spain - Patient-centred evaluation of mental health apps for anxiety and depression: a systematic literature review (ID 393)
Ms Roba Alhaifani, Maastricht University, the Netherlands - Scaling person-centred care through a community of best practices: a system-level experience from Catalonia (ID 397)
Ms Marta Forner, La Unió Catalan Hospital, Health & Social Services Association, Spain - Feasibility of portable ultrasound integration into midwifery-led antenatal care: a prospective observational study (ID 408)
Ms Teresa Sicignano, UOC Family Health Services, Local Health Authority of Modena (AUSL Modena), Italy - Patient-centred approach and oncorehabilitation: opportunities for integration into healthcare systems (ID 493)
Prof Gergana Nenova, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Chair
- Dr Francesca Dal Mas, Associate Professor, Venice School of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
The following papers will be presented:
- Proximity healthcare in Denmark: an empirically grounded typology and its implications for governing decentralised health systems (ID 148)
Ms Kathrine Carstensen, DEFACTUM – Public Health Research, Central Denmark Region, Denmark - Continuity of care in Finnish primary healthcare: current status, future prospects, and systemic challenges (ID 157)
Dr Sara Launio, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland - Reduction of territorial disparities in breast cancer mortality in France: a five-decade analysis (ID 160)
Dr Olivier Grimaud, EHESP, Rennes University, France - From hospital-centric to home-first: a value-based implementation model for hybrid closed-loop systems in type 1 diabetes (ID 209)
Ms María Martínez Mateos, Air Liquide Healthcare, Spain - From hospital-centric to home-first: a value-based implementation model for hybrid closed-loop systems in type 1 diabetes (ID 209)
Dr Georgios Kyriakos, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Spain - Intersectoral integration of mental-health and psychosocial-support services for children and adolescents: lessons from a UNICEF project in Italy (ID 244)
Dr Viviana Mangiaterra, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy - Variation in continuity of care across four municipalities: evidence from patient records (ID 261)
Dr Kjartan Sarheim Anthun, SINTEF, Norway - Complex systems thinking for rehabilitation technical platforms: a systemic modelling approach (ID 296)
Ms Garance Pflughaupt, Université Paris Nanterre, France - Optimising drug supply workflow through interprofessional collaboration: a quality improvement initiative (ID 333)
Ms Celia González-Guerrero, Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona, Spain - Developing and promoting effective treatment practices for memory disorders in Europe: Joint Action addressing Dementia and Health (JADE Health) (ID 344)
Ms Johanna Edgren, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland - Governing variability in elective surgery: an analysis of deviations between scheduling and clinical activity (ID 346)
Dr Monica Piana, Centro Ortopedico di Quadrante (COQ), Italy - Towards personalised health systems: a holistic population segmentation framework (ID 367)
Ms Lucia Cosi, University of Salento, Italy - Optimising lung cancer screening in Nordic health systems: a modified Delphi-method study (ID 413)
Ms Ghida Khalife, University of Helsinki, Finland
Chair
- Prof Rui Santana, Professor, National School of Public Health – NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
The following papers will be presented:
- Partnering with staff for access and sustainability: process redesign that tripled margins in a critical-access rural hospital (ID 1)
Dr Jill Waters, Adventist Health, United States - Evidence-based management: from data to strategic decisions in the experience of the public-private partnership (PPP) organisational model between COQ and ASL VCO (ID 19)
Dr Claudio Trotti, Centro Ortopedico di Quadrante (COQ), Italy - Perception, trust, and cost dynamics in the use of generic drugs: a mixed-method study (ID 82)
Prof Ahmet Y. Yesildag, Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye - Innovative procurement to implement value-based pathways for heart valve diseases through networked care (ID 146)
Dr Alvaro Rodriguez, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain - Assessing evidence-based policy interventions in the living environment and their impact on health: a scoping review and reflection on practice (ID 328)
Mr Jarib Keasberry, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands - RADAR-PPI: identifying best practices on public procurement of innovation to tackle antimicrobial resistance within a One Health approach in the European Union (ID 410)
Mr Luis Lucena Baeza, University of Limoges, France - Unlocking the potential of public procurement of innovation for resilient European healthcare systems (ID 460)
Ms Michelle Meys, Hasselt University, Belgium - Evaluation of hospital management reforms in Romania, based on service utilisation performance indicators (ID 473)
Dr Aurora Dragomiristeanu, National Institute for Health Services Management, Romania
Chair
- Prof Todorka Kostadinova, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, Accreditation and Quality, Varna Medical University, Bulgaria
The following papers will be presented:
- Navigating competing institutional logics in municipal health and care: lessons for sustainable and resilient systems – insights from a qualitative study in Norwegian municipalities (ID 241)
Ms Kirsti Sarheim Anthun, SINTEF Digital, Dept. of Health, Norway - Embedding community experience into health system governance: the Observatory of Community Experience in Health (OECS) at Salut Sant Joan Reus–Baix Camp as a catalyst for person-centred, sustainable transformation (ID 277)
Ms Raquel Gutiérrez Grau, Salut Sant Joan Reus-Baix Camp, Spain - When voices fade: organisational culture and middle management as gatekeepers of employee voice in healthcare (ID 284)
Ms Eva Krenyacz, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary - Indicator-based governance for total decarbonisation in healthcare organisations (ID 308)
Mr Miguel Angel Martínez Sánchez, Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Spain - Leadership strategies for environmental sustainability in hospitals: the role of sustainability ambassadors (ID 315)
Dr Natalia Allué, Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Spain - Managing beyond the hospital walls: from green hospital to planetary health at regional scale (ID 477)
Mrs Marta Pahissa, Planetary Health Development Centre (ISGlobal + FSM), Spain
Chair
- Prof Federica Morandi, Professor, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Director of Academic Programs, ALTEMS – Graduate School of Health Economics and Management, Italy
Main hall #1: Human capital, professionalism and people management
The following posters will be presented:
- Emotional burnout among doctors of the National Hospital of the Kazakhstan (ID 112)
Ms Assiya Issayeva, National Hospital of the Medical Centre of the Presidential Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan - Nurse-to-nurse consultations without patient presence: a model to improve care coordination and continuity between primary care and hospital care at Salut Sant Joan Reus Baix Camp (ID 269)
Carmen Porcar Castell, Salut Sant Joan Reus Baix Camp, Spain - Analysis of factors influencing nurses’ job satisfaction: the experience of a university hospital in 2023-2025 (ID 237)
Ms Gintarė Bakienė, The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) Kauno Klinikos, Lithuania - Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of educational tools to facilitate the memorisation of nursing protocols: the experience of a university hospital (ID 239)
Ms Gintarė Bakienė, The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) Kauno Klinikos, Lithuania - The role of organisational communication and diversity policies in reducing (ID 266)
Dr Liron Inchi, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel - Usability of electronic record systems and caring behaviors among nurses of different generations (ID 264)
Dr Beratiye Oner, Lokman Hekim University, Türkiye - Nursing staff turnover differences between rural–urban nursing homes and its implications for quality (ID 281)
Dr Robert Weech-Maldonado, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States - Reorganising health professionals in a changing environment: a qualitative analysis of professional roles and responsibilities (ID 305)
Dr Irene Gabutti, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy - Utilising gamification, Artificial Intelligence, and mHealth for the professional development of maternal care providers: exploratory pilot cross-sectional study assessing providers’ satisfaction in primary health care centers (ID 324)
Prof Mohamad Alameddine, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - EJD-WHO Academy 2025: healthy minds, healthy systems. Transforming care through workforce wellbeing (ID 402)
Ms Ema Karmelić, European Junior Doctors Association, Belgium - From professional development workshops to intervention research strategies (ID 486)
Dr Roberta Laurita, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy - Cross-border health care: Hospital de Cerdanya – Hôpital de Cerdagne (ID 492)
Ms Traserra Mireia, European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGCT) – Cerdanya’s Hospital, Spain
Main hall #2: Management, operations, and practice
The following posters will be presented:
- Integration of risk management into nursing care procedures: A model for Continuous Quality Improvement (TQM) (ID 17)
Dr Simone Cappannelli, USL Umbria 1, Italy - Partners in co-diagnosis quasi-experimental study: A new collaborative approach in healthcare quality improvement (ID 48)
Ms Alaa Dayekh, University of Pécs, Hungary - Artificial intelligence for hospital billing: A qualitative study of applications and barriers in Germany (ID 54)
Prof Dr Stefanie Steinhauser, Technical University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden, Germany - Can community healthcare centres be the solution to emergency department overcrowding? (ID 84)
Ms Elisa Doldi, University of Bergamo, Italy - How can potentially avoidable hospitalisations be reduced? Areas for improvement detected (ID 124)
Ms Laia Calvo Perxes, Hospital de Figueres, Spain - Ensuring access to improve quality: a multidisciplinary strategy in outpatient clinics (ID 151)
Ms Manuela Cruz, Salut Sant Joan Reus-Baix Camp, Spain - Collaborative triad in multilevel health policy implementation (ID 267)
Dr Shiran Bord, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel - The Blue Button implementation in Catalonia: a tool to empower users to securely download their clinical data for sharing with other healthcare systems or research endeavours (ID 285)
Ms Alix Gonzalez, Fundació TIC Salut Social, Spain - Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Artificial Intelligence (ID 415)
Dr Tunde Jurca, University of Oradea, Romania - In Silico Methodologies in high-risk medical device development: Implications for healthcare systems (ID 420)
Mr David Rösler, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria
Award Ceremony
- Karolinska Institutet Medical Management Center (MMC) & EHMA Research Award
This Award was established to stimulate early career researchers to engage in healthcare management research. The Award will recognise the best doctoral thesis in the field of health management.
- EHMA Awards for best European Paper, best non-European Paper, and Best Poster
Announcing EHMC 2027
Closing remarks
- President of the European Health Management Association (EHMA)