Tampere, Finland, INIC10
The International Network of Integrated Care (INIC), the National Institute for Health and Welfare Finland and the University of Tampere invite you to
The 10th International Conference on Integrated Care
"All Together Now: Exploring the Many Faces and Facets of Integrated Care"
Recent Developments in Integrated Care in Europe and North America
June 16-18, 2010, Tampere, Finland
Integrated Care has become a wide-spread concept across health systems and countries in response to the common challenges of the 21st century: an ageing society, chronic disease and multi-morbidity. Countless projects and a great variety of models have been developed over the past years to overcome systemic, professional and cultural barriers in order to smooth out patient pathways and information flow. This has had its successes and challenges still to be solved. The International Network and the International Journal of Integrated Care have established themselves to bring together researchers, practitioners, policy and decision makers active in the health and social care systems and so create a vibrant platform for exchange and innovation.
The International Network of Integrated Care represents an international community of researchers, policy analysts, managers and professionals drawn together by the common belief that the better integration of services can lead to improved quality of services and cost-effective solutions from the point of view of services users, carers, professionals and management.
Aim of the conference
The theme of the INIC Conference 2010 will make an effort to look and evaluate the challenges and status quo of mutual many-faceted collaboration of integrated care from the point of view of benefits to patients, service users and carers. The Annual Conferences offer an ideal meeting place for the integrated care community to discuss recent developments and future challenges across systems and continents.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Brian Munday, European Institute for Social Services, University of Kent of Canterbury
Adjunct professor Simo Kokko, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Professor Nick Goodwin, King's Fund London
Professor Tuula Tamminen, University of Tampere
Professor Guus Schrijvers, Julius Center, University Medical Center Utrecht
Professor Dennis Kodner, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology
Adjunct professor Harriet Finne-Soveri, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Senior medical officer Veijo Nevalainen, National Institute for Health and Welfare and the City of Imatra
The Topics
Integrated diabetes Care
Integrated Primary Health Care
Community Mental Health services
Integrated Youth/Family centers
Integrated Care for people with dementia
Methods for Integrated Care research
INIC 10 Tampere, June 16-18, 2010
The 10th International Conference on Integrated Care will take place in Tampere – a traditional meeting place of people, cultures and ideas in the heart of Finland. The Conference is jointly organised by the National Institute for Health and Welfare and the University Medical Centre Utrecht. The Conference offers an opportunity to get the latest update and input on theory and practice of integrated care.
University of Tampere and Pre-Conference
The International Network of Integrated Care gives special emphasis on the training and education of young researchers and practitioners in an effort to professionalise and standardise integrated care developments.
For the Finnish-speaking integrated care community, the National Institute of Health and Welfare will organise its 5th Integrated Care Symposium on June 16th as part of the INIC10. The conference day is in Finnish. The theme of the day will be “Good practises on integrated care, evaluation and outcome measurement – Methods and Experiences”.