15-17 September 2021 Digital Conference [email protected]

EHMA 2021 Annual Conference winners announced at the Closing Ceremony

Last week from 15 September to 17 September, the EHMA 2021 Annual Conference took place digitally under the theme ‘Health management: managing the present and shaping the future’. The conference brought together over 400 representatives of the healthcare ecosystem to discuss some of the most difficult problems in leading and managing the health services of […]

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EHMA 2021 PIE BOOK IS OUT!

The EHMA 2021 PIE Book, published by the European Health Management Association (EHMA), collects all Provocative, Innovative and Encouraging health management ideas that will be presented in the official programme of the EHMA 2021 Annual Conference.  EHA PIE (Provocative, Innovative and Encouraging) is designed to give space to high-level discussions and to stimulate the connections […]

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How to implement value-based healthcare projects – two different approaches! – Discover this session by Hoffmann-La Roche at EHMA 2021

On Wednesday, 15 September 2021 at 17.00, Hoffmann-La Roche will host a session about two different approaches to implement value-based healthcare projects.   Covering two Value-based healthcare projects in Lung Cancer, the session will discuss the challenges and the outcomes of two different models and approaches.  Dr Marta Soares, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto) […]

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EHMA 2021 ABSTRACT BOOK IS OUT!

The EHMA 2021 Abstract Book, published by the European Health Management Association (EHMA), is the collection of all the research papers that will be featured in the official programme of the EHMA 2021 Annual Conference.  Held under the main theme: ‘Health Management: managing the present and shaping the future’, the EHMA 2021 programme will have specific sessions […]

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Harnessing the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic to enable and accelerate Digital Health Transformation – Discover this session by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies at EHMA 2021

While digital health has been identified and advocated for as a facilitator to improve access to, provision and quality of health care, contributing to universal health coverage (UHC), its actual implementation and uptake in practice have been slow in many European countries. The potential of digital health is not being fully utilised so far, for […]

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Person-centeredness and care integration – Discover the Abstract Sessions at EHMA 2021

The transition towards person-centered care requires health care systems to be integrated and to be co-created with patients and their families. Health managers must consider the personal needs, preferences, behaviours, and attitudes of individuals while guaranteeing high-quality care for all. In the current context, how can health leadership support this shift in their organisation and […]

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Improving healthcare access and outcomes – Discover the Abstract Sessions at EHMA 2021

For health systems to respond to ongoing and emerging health challenges, they must better address existing disparities in access to health services and ensure that they are not exacerbating or creating discrimination that leaves certain population groups behind. How are health leaders taking those groups into consideration? How can health systems meet their needs? Vulnerable […]

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Health workforce – Discover the Abstract Session at EHMA 2021

Health system capacities are being stretched in unprecedented ways. The needs of patients are rising; the need for changes in health systems are becoming more pressing; and the demand for more health professionals and specialised health professionals is increasing. Those factors are creating more pressures on the existing health workforce and placing their needs and […]

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Environmental sustainability of health services – Discover the Abstract Session at EHMA 2021

Health systems are major consumers of energy and resources at the facility level and in the procurement processes for goods and services. The European Commission, Member States, and individual health system stakeholders are implementing measures and policies to address the environmental sustainability of health systems, but there remain gaps in the evidence to support the […]

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Governance and Leadership in health management – Discover the Abstract Sessions at EHMA 2021

Governance and leadership of health systems involve researching and setting up strategic objectives, making policies, and developing laws and regulations while securing and deploying the necessary resources, skills, and competencies to accomplish strategic goals. In the past year, the role of health governance and leadership has been in the spotlight as the effect of health […]

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Build Back Better. Time to act: the burden of Cardiovascular Diseases – Discover this session by Novartis

COVID-19 has thrust health and patient outcomes into a global spotlight. Organisations and systems need to define and think differently about going forward – at population and/or patient levels. With appropriate political vision, leadership, commitment to science and innovation, we can continue to grow life expectancy but increase it equitably.  The European Federation of Pharmaceutical […]

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Applications are open for the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award

Applications are open for the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award Programme which recognises teams who collaborate across different disciplines and transform healthcare delivery. The programme was created by Abbott in partnership with leading healthcare organisations, among which EHMA, with a common vision to inspire and celebrate healthcare excellence. The award honours teams working together across […]

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Health systems resilience during COVID-19: what have we learnt? – Discover this session by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Health systems resilience can be understood as the health systems’ ability to maintain or improve its performance in the face of a shock, so that the ultimate health systems goals, especially that of improving health of the population, can be achieved. In this session we attempt to summarise key strategies that enabled health systems in […]

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The Recovery & Resilience Facility: a driver of Europe’s ambitions for a resilient Health Union and global health leadership? – Discover this session by Sanofi

Through the European Recovery & Resilience Facility (RRF), the European Union will invest €672.5 billion to support investments and reforms across Member States in six sectors: green and digital transition; smart and sustainable growth; policies for the next generation; health; and resilience. Allocations per country have been made and, in April Member States submitted their […]

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Towards personalised medicine – an innovative diagnostic tool to identify cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 patients – Discover this session by the COVIRNA project

Cardiovascular complications arising from COVID-19 are known to contribute significantly to mortality rates. The COVIRNA project is a patient-centred Innovation Action focused on developing an innovative diagnostic test that can improve individualised surveillance, care and follow-up of COVID-19 patients by identifying those who are at risk of developing fatal cardiovascular complications. Detecting risks before patients […]

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Promoting high-quality research on health management – Discover the PhD session assigning the Karolinska Medical Management Centre (MMC) & EHMA Research Award at EHMA 2021

The EHMA 2021 Annual Conference will host the 19th edition of the Karolinska Medical Management Centre (MMC) & EHMA Research Award in a dedicated session. The Award was created to stimulate early career researchers to engage in healthcare management research. Since its establishment in 2002, the award has attracted numerous doctoral researchers who have submitted […]

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Everything you always wanted to know about EU health policy…and COVID-19 responses – Discover this meet-the-authors event by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

The EU institutional changes brought about as a response to the pandemic are substantial and far reaching. EU health policy has often been overlooked and was never on the political agenda. COVID-19 and the pandemic response, however, changed this dramatically. EU-health policy has become centre stage followed by bold investments and new regulatory initiatives. Obvious […]

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Ageing and health: the politics of better policies – Discover this session by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Longer lives are a triumph in human history. Yet many observers regard ageing populations as a problem, in large part due to the costs of caring for older people. For these observers the success of twentieth-century public policy in expanding longevity contains the seeds of a crisis for twenty-first-century social policy. This belief in the […]

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ANNOUNCING OUR PLENARY SESSIONS: LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

Over the past year, the role of health leadership has been in the spotlight as the effect of health leaders’ decisions has been observed and scrutinised. With the increasing demands on health services, rapidly changing context, and the adoption of technological innovations, health systems and organisations are having to revisit and adapt their leadership styles […]

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ANNOUNCING OUR PLENARY SESSIONS: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN HEALTHCARE: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL

The digitalisation of healthcare is an essential enabler to transforming the delivery of care and improving patient experience. The critical role of digitalisation has become even more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when digital technologies have been deployed in unprecedented ways to support the provision of essential care services. But digital technologies are also being […]

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Announcing our Plenary Sessions: Shaping health systems for a post-COVID world

Over the last year, national health systems and European and international health organisations have worked tirelessly to deliver emergency services, while confronting challenges such as hospital capacity and workforce planning. As health systems are progressing towards managing the pandemic and creating their recovery plans, they are also thinking about how to strengthen the resilience and […]

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EHMA PIE IS OUT!

A call for ideas to debate complex health management topics EHMA is pleased to launch a call for ideas for the EHMA PIE, a new initiative EHMA is launching to debate complex health management topics during this year’s annual conference on 15-17 September 2021.  PIE stands for Provocative, Innovative and Encouraging and it is designed […]

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Health systems governance and leadership for a healthy population

In the past year, the role of health governance and leadership has been in the spotlight as the effect of health leaders’ decisions have been observed and scrutinised. Countries, health systems and leaders around the world have faced the same challenge, COVID-19, but were not affected in the same way and did not all respond […]

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Digital health systems

In February 2019, the WHO Symposium on the Future of Digital Health Systems in the European Region informed the development of priorities for public health action to accelerate the digital transformation and to help to develop a European roadmap for the digitalisation of national health systems. The symposium discussed many aspects of the topic of […]

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Supporting research on health management – the Karolinska Medical Management Center & EHMA Research Award

Also this year the EHMA Conference is pleased to host the Karolinska Medical Management Centre (MMC) & EHMA Research Award promoting high-quality research on health management.  Now at its 19th edition, the Award was created to stimulate early career researchers to engage in healthcare management research. Since its establishment in 2002, the award has attracted […]

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Health Workforce

Investing in the health workforce In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the centrality of the health workforce in the resilience and sustainability of health systems. Health system capacities are being stretched in unprecedented ways and Europe is experiencing shortages of healthcare workers. The needs of patients are rising; the need for changes […]

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Environmental Sustainability of health systems

Role of the health sector in reducing the burden of air pollution The COVID-19 pandemic has been referred to as a ‘once in a century’ shock, but “looming crises, such as climate change and environmental degradation, are likely to increase the probability of repeated public health shocks”(1).   One of the examples provided in the Health at a Glance: Europe 2020 report is that of […]

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EHMA 2021: the theme and sub-themes

EHMA 2021’s theme, ‘Health Management: managing the present and shaping the future’, is placing an emphasis on the need for health systems to ensure that while they are managing the current health emergencies, needs, and challenges, they are also preparing and shaping their future.

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Health Management: managing the present and shaping the future

Over the last year, health systems across Europe have encountered the most difficult times for a generation. Throughout the world, health services buckled under the strain of COVID-19, confronting enormous challenges around hospital capacity and workforce planning during a pandemic. As managers are pondering whether there will be a return to a ‘new normal’, important […]

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Call for Abstracts for the EHMA 2021 Annual Conference

EHMA is pleased to launch the Call for Abstracts for the EHMA 2021 Annual Conference. Participate in the EHMA 2021 Annual Conference by sharing your research with the full health management ecosystem.  Your research will be fundamental to identify, discuss and address current and future needs of health management in Europe and worldwide. EHMA 2021 will give you the opportunity to […]

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Save the date for EHMA 2021!

This year, for its 26th edition, the EHMA Annual Conference will be taking place digitally through the lens of Lisbon, Portugal on 15-17 September 2021. We are pleased to be hosted by the Associação Portuguesa de Administradores Hospitalares (APAH). The EHMA Conference is the place for all healthcare stakeholders to come together, discuss current topics and exchange innovation and best practices. We strive […]

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