Towards the Culture of Integrated Healthcare – WholeIPE International Conference on Interprofessional Collaboration (Poznan, 28-29 Oct, 2026)
28 October 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Opening Session: Welcome and Keynote Speeches
-Assoc. Prof. Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk (PUMS WholeIPE Coordinator), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Invited Guest:
– Rector of Poznan University of Medical Sciences Prof. Zbigniew Krasiński
– Ministry of Health Representative
– Polish Pharmaceutical Inspector Representative
– Voivodeship Office/City Hall Representative
– National Health Fund Representative
– Supreme Chambers Representatives: Medical, Pharmaceutical, Nursing and Midwives, Physiotherapists, National Chamber of Laboratory Diagnosticians, National Chamber of Paramedics
Plenary lecture – Prof. Janusz Janczukowicz, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Why integrated healthcare is no longer optional?– WholeIPe project – Prof. Marina Odalovic (UB WholeIPE Coordinator), University of Belgrade, Serbia
Coffee break
I Session: Person-Centered Approaches in Interprofessional Healthcare
Topics:
Person-centered care
Collaboration among health care professionals
Tools and technologies for integrated health care
Professional and personal skills for IHC
Challenges and future directions for inteprofessional collaboration
– Lunch break
II Session: Education in Integrated Healthcare
Topics:
Culture of interprofessional education in healthcare
Education for integration: training future team
Student engagement in integrated healthcare education
Game on! Integrated healthcare education
Interprofessional cooperation in postgraduate education
Invited Lecturers:
Prof. Martin Henman (TCD WholeIPE Coordinator), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Prof. Janusz Janczukowicz, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Prof. Bożena Karolewicz, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
Prof. Dorota Kilańska, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Prof. Małgorzata Kotwicka, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Prof. Patrycja Marciniak-Stępak, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Prof. Michał Nowicki, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Prof. Marina Odalovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Milena Santric Milićević, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Maciej Stawny, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Prof. Aleksandra Uruska, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Prof. Agnieszka Zimmermann, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Prof. Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Tanja Fens PhD, Groningen Univeristy, Netherlands
Emer McGrowan PhD, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Mikołaj Piekarski PhD, University Hospital of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada
29 October 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m
III Session: Building Bridges in Healthcare
Improving patient adherence through integrated healthcare teams
Case for integrated healthcare team collaboration
Communication tools and practices for effective team-based care
Integrated haelthcare – patient perspective
Shared decision-making in integrated healthcare
Invited Lecturers:
Prof. Danijela Đukić Ćosić, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Katarzyna Naylor, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Emilia Soroko, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Kaytlin Krutsch, PhD, InfantRisk Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States of America
Tosin Popoola, PhD, The University of Newcastle, Australia