SAVE-THE-DATE & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Announcement

 Responding to challenges in health and care workforce: innovative research, policies and practices

                                      Mid-term Conference, EUPHA Health and Care Workforce Section

                                                       Budapest, Hungary | 20-21 March 2025

NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 13 January 2025

The health and care workforce stands at a pivotal crossroads, facing mounting global and European challenges intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Persistent workforce shortages, maldistribution, and inequities continue to strain health systems, while health and care professionals grapple with rising levels of stress, burnout, and workplace violence.

This mid-term conference seeks to catalyze innovative research, policy discussions, and practical solutions to address these critical issues. Key focus areas include strategies to manage workforce migration, enhance mental health and well-being, promote inclusion, and address recruitment and retention challenges, including the Nursing Action on Retention and Recruitment of Nurses. Join us in shaping the future of a resilient and sustainable health and care workforce, including, but not limited to, doctors, nurses, midwives, occupational therapists, public health professionals, social workers, pharmacists, dentists, and mental health professionals.

Organizers and collaborators:

This event is jointly organized by the EUPHA Health and Care Workforce Section, in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe / Health Workforce and Service Delivery, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and the Portuguese Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT) – WHO Collaborating Center on Health Workforce Policy and Planning (Lisbon, Portugal). It aims to foster knowledge exchange and policy dialogue between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners across Europe and beyond. This event will be hosted by the Health Services Management Training Centre, Semmelweis University – WHO Collaborating Centre on Human Resources for Health Development and Data-driven Health in Budapest, Hungary.

By integrating oral and poster presentations with policy dialogues and expert panels, the conference will facilitate the exchange of innovative and sustainable solutions to shape the future health and care workforce.

Practical Information

• Call for abstracts: The abstract submission system opens on the 6th of December 2024, with a deadline of 13 January 2025.
• Participation fee: 30 EUR. 
• Travel and accommodation: Participants cover their own costs. Budapest is well-connected to major European cities and offers a wide range of affordable accommodation options.
• Registration details: Information will be available on the conference website in January 2025.

MORE DETAILS HERE: SAVE THE DATE Announcement mid-term HCWR Conference 2025

Submit your abstract now!

Best regards and a happy and prosperous 2025!
Marius, Michelle and Tiago

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