EHMA Annual Conference 2017 - European Health Management Association

The European Health Management Association is delighted to invite you to the 2017 EHMA Annual Conference to be held in the vibrant city of Milan, Italy from Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 June 2017.

Hosted by Bocconi University, this year's Annual Conference will consider the topic of "Health Futures" from two perspectives. The first theme will be to identify external trends in demography, technology, economy and culture mean for the demands on and organisation of our Healthcare systems in the (near) future. The second related theme is to assess how such changes are impacting on the current reform agenda and in particular whether they are making service improvement more or less challenging to achieve.

EHMA is now seeking proposals for oral presentations and posters from researchers, managers and policymakers on the conference theme and for a number of additional Sub Themes including three Special Interest Groups. With the aim of being innovative and improving the conference experience both for delegates and presenters, 2017 candidates are asked to process their submissions according to one of the following categories and not the standard division Research/Practice:

• Case histories and practice-driven remarks
• New evidences from research
• Perspectives: hot issues and provocative essays
• Theory to practice: implications for action
• PhD Students’ Session: 14th KMMC/EHMA Research Award

Papers will be reviewed and selected on scientific quality, methods and relevance. Authors are particularly requested to clearly highlight the contribution of their paper to the Conference Theme. The submission deadline is Monday 23 January 2017.

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 23rd JANUARY