EHMA Annual Conference
Birmingham, 24 – 26 June 2014
Hosted by the University of Birmingham, the 2014 EHMA Annual Conference took place from Tuesday 24 June to Thursday 26 June.
Health systems in Europe are facing unparalleled levels of challenge, complexity and uncertainty. Health system leaders, at every level, have a responsibility to engage with and tackle the enduring problems of funding constraints, technological developments, cost pressures, increasing chronic disease, ageing populations and growing societal expectations and demands.
From the frontline to board level the quality of leadership is a crucial determinant of the quality, effectiveness and safety of health services. Effective leadership is needed not just within organisations but across them, in health systems and networks, across sectoral boundaries such as health and social care, and across the public, private and not for profit sectors. Many of the current challenges for health systems require leaders who can create teams across healthcare and other sectors, lead networks, create a stable and motivated workforce and be accountable to boards, funders, the public and patients as well.
Interactive sessions and several networking opportunities together with an informal and relax atmosphere will facilitate the discussion, the exchange and the birth (or consolidation) of partnerships among the representatives of all health sectors coming from all around Europe and beyond.