The 17th to the 19th of June, the annual conference of EHMA will take place in Espoo in Finland. EHMA, short for European Health Management Association, is a non-profit organisation which works towards strengthening the capacity and capabilities of health management, in order to deliver a higher quality healthcare in Europe. The EHMA 2019 annual conference is this year hosted by Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) and the National Institute for Health and Welfare.
The conference goes under the theme of ‘Health Management 2.0’ and aims to address skills and competencies needed by current and future Healthcare leaders to enhance and achieve a higher quality of health management. This will be the largest ever Conference of EHMA, bringing together educators, researchers, managers and health professionals from Europe and beyond. Participants have the opportunity to share ideas and effective practices with a wide range of actors.
Part of the 2019 EHMA conference is sustainability in healthcare, which we at NCSH will be there to address. NCSH will be organising sessions on the 17th and the 18th of June, and on the final day of the conference we will announce the winners of the 2019 Nordic Sustainable Healthcare Awards.
Stakeholders interested in participating in the 2019 EHMA Conference are welcome to contact us. Interested stakeholders can use the code ‘ncsh’ to get a 10% discount on their participation.
These are the opportunities offered to members of NCSH:
• Opportunities to speak and engage
• Meet 500 hospital managers from all over Europe
• 10 % discount on participation fee
• 10 % discount on sponsorship and exhibition fees
For more information about the sessions or if you are interested to participate, please contact us.
Sessions organised by the Nordic Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
Following sessions are part of the sustainability track and organised by NCSH.
5:00pm - 6:30pm, Jun 17
Climate and energy smart healthcare - Johannes Brundin, Irina Lindquist, Jani Valkama
Climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges faced by societies today and action must be taken from a wide range of sectors – healthcare being no exception. In some countries as much as 15% of the carbon emissions come from health services and finding ways to reduce these emissions can therefore make a large impact. This session will focus on solutions and work procedures that can be implemented to improve energy efficiency and reduce climate gas emissions from healthcare activities. Experts will give their view on how climate and energy smart solutions for the healthcare sector can be used to create a more sustainable society.
3:45pm - 5:15pm, Jun 18
Implementing circular economy in healthcare - Daniel Eriksson, Elena Prokofyeva, Lieke van Kerkhoven, Virpi Vuori
Moving away from a linear ‘take-make-use-dispose’ economic model to a more circular use of resources requires not only retaining value in products by designing for disassembly, reparability, recoverability etc. or creating new business models, but it also requires a new mindset in organisations implementing these products and services. To reach a circular model in healthcare services, behavioural change is vital. We need to talk about how we get our colleagues and managers to act in a more conscious manner and procure products or services with more than just monetary value in mind. This session will involve experts from different backgrounds and fields discussing how to implement circular economy in healthcare from a behavioral point of view.
The Nordic Sustainable Healthcare Awards 2019
Nominate someone - or yourself - for the Nordic Sustainable Healthcare Awards 2019. The winners will be announced in plenary on June 19th.
- Sustainable Healthcare organizer of the year: A region or a hospital in the forefront, or a regional board or an environmental manager or...
- Sustainable Healthcare innovation of the year: Something new, something fresh, that makes healthcare more sustainable.
- Sustainable healthcare organisation of the year: A successful company, a innovative NGO or...
Venue
Espoo – Dipoli (Aalto University)
Otakaari 24
Espoo, 02150 Finland + Google Map
More About EHMA
Active since 1982, the European Health Management Association (EHMA) is a non-profit membership organisation open to all those committed to improving health and healthcare. Our focus is on health management capacity and capabilities and on supporting the successful implementation of health policy and practice, so as to make a real difference to the lives of Europe’s 500 million citizens.
EHMA is the only membership organization in Europe to bring together health managers, health professionals, policy makers, researchers and educators. EHMA provides an environment where evidence, challenge and experience are valued and complex debates on current topics take place. With a secretariat located in the heart of Europe, EHMA maximizes its impact by placing its membership of over 100 members in 30 countries at the heart of all that it does.
