International Foundation for Integrated Care

18/12/2025

⚠️Are you interested in learning about the Pillars of Integrated Care?⚠️

We are now enrolling for the Online Certificate in Integrated Care - Spring 2026.

Join us 16 February - 1 April to gain an introduction to !

Register now https://ow.ly/c1rv50SrRuA

17/12/2025

⚠️Welcoming New Members to the IFIC Board⚠️

We are pleased to welcome three new members to the Board of the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC).

Earlier this year, IFIC ran a rigorous open application and interview process to strengthen the Board with additional international expertise. Following this process, Dr Ng Yeuk Fan, Diana Vilela Breda, and Professor Hein Raat were appointed and formally joined the Board in September. They have now completed their induction and are fully engaged in IFIC’s governance and strategic work.
Each brings a distinct perspective shaped by their professional and national contexts.

Dr Ng Yeuk Fan is a public health physician and health systems innovator from Singapore. His work spans integrated care design, population health, systems thinking, and the application of artificial intelligence to health system learning and transformation. He brings deep experience in translating complex system design into practical, human-centred models of care.

Diana Vilela Breda is a senior healthcare executive from Portugal with a strong background in hospital management, mental health systems, and integrated care innovation. Her work has focused on person-centred pathways, community partnerships, age-friendly services, and policy engagement at national and European level.

Professor Hein Raat is an emeritus professor of public health at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands and a practising public health physician. His expertise includes preventive care, health inequalities, integrated health and social care, digital health applications, and the use of patient-reported outcome measures to support shared decision-making.

Together, they strengthen the Board’s international reach and its mix of system leadership, research, policy, and frontline practice. We look forward to working with them as IFIC continues to support learning, collaboration, and practical improvement in integrated care across countries and contexts. We wish them every success with their appointments.

🔗https://ow.ly/kzM650XKYaQ

16/12/2025

⚠️Are you looking to deepen your understanding of integrated care principles and practice?⚠️

We are now enrolling for the Postgraduate Course in Principles of Integrated Care, a Level 9, 15 credit academic programme delivered online in partnership with Munster Technological University.

Starting January 2026, this course is ideal for health and social care professionals seeking a better understanding of integrated care.

🗓 Extended application deadline: 15 January 2026

Apply now: https://ow.ly/3roL50XKeCS

12/12/2025

🚨 Call for Abstracts is now open for EHMC 2026!

This is your chance to present your research at the 31st European Health Management Conference (EHMC) in Barcelona, Spain.

Submit your abstract by 11 January 2026 and share your innovative work with professionals and policymakers shaping the future of health management.

Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation! For more information and to register, visit: www.ehmaconference.org

For guidelines and submission, visit https://bit.ly/4gXf3Xb



EHMA - European Health Management Association

08/12/2025

𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Understanding what works in integrated care is essential for building systems that truly improve lives. In this new insights post, Fiona Lyne, Co-Director of and Director of Communications at the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) reflects on messages emerging from a recent IFIC Ireland webinar that explored how meaningful evaluation can guide smarter decisions, support learning, and drive better outcomes.

From embedding evaluation at the design stage to applying real world evidence and embracing lived experience, the insights post highlights how Ireland is building a culture of continuous improvement in health and social care.

🎯 Read the full blog for insights on how evaluation strengthens integrated care and supports better experiences and outcomes for people and communities:
https://ow.ly/kZIg50XFLhq

Author: Fiona Lyne, Co Director of IFIC Ireland and Director of Communications, International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)

08/12/2025

🌟 Join our IFIC Roundtable on System Governance for Integrated Care

Facilitated by Dr Niamh Lennox-Chhugani, this session will explore how systems balance central control with local accountability and how governance decisions shape the success of integrated care. Hear evidence, practice insights and perspectives from global experts.

🎤 Speakers:
• Prof Áine Carroll, IFIC Chair and University College Dublin / National Rehabilitation Hospital
• Dr Anne Wojtak, East Toronto Health Partners and HealthCare Quarterly
• Dr Arturo Alvarez Rosete, IFIC
• Carmen Huckel Schneider, University of Sydney
• Mark Golledge, NHS Gloucestershire

📅 Wednesday, 10 December 2025
🕖 8.15 - 9.30pm London | 9.15 - 10.30pm Madrid | 3.15 - 4.30pm Toronto | 7.15 - 8.30am Sydney (next day)
📍 Online

🔗 https://ow.ly/xgxv50XBJhQ

05/12/2025

The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) is delighted to be at the National Rehabilitation Hospital’s National Conference on Specialist Rehabilitation Services for Ireland today. This conference brings together healthcare leaders, clinicians, policy makers, researchers and people with lived experience of rehabilitation to exchange expertise, share best practices and advance integrated specialist rehabilitation services across hospital and community settings.

The Foundation was pleased to be recognised in the opening address by the Minister for Health, Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, for the role we play in strengthening international connections and in bringing global expertise on integrated care to Ireland.

It is a pleasure to support the conference and to have our friends and colleagues, Professor Áine Carroll, Chair of the International Foundation for Integrated Care, Dr PJ Harnett, Mowlam Health and Senior Associate at IFIC, Brian Dunne, President and CEO at PHSS Medical and Complex Care in Community, Ontario, Canada, and Professor Anne Hendry, Director of IFIC Scotland, contributing their insights. We look forward to a productive day of shared learning with colleagues from across the Irish healthcare system.

04/12/2025

⚠️IFIC welcomes Ikon Gallery’s contribution to ⚠️

The International Foundation for Integrated Care is delighted to share Ikon Gallery’s announcement of What are the Odds? Ikon Creative Health, an exhibition that explores the role of art in supporting health and care systems. The exhibition presents powerful work shaped by lived experience and created through collaboration with artists, communities and partners across Birmingham.

Ikon’s Creative Health programme shows how art can deepen understanding of public health challenges, strengthen community voice and foster more compassionate and inclusive approaches to care. These themes resonate strongly with the ambitions of ICIC26, taking place in Birmingham from 13 - 15 April 2026.

We are pleased that What are the Odds? Ikon Creative Health will feature as part of ICIC26. Delegates will have the opportunity to experience how creative practice can illuminate barriers to health equity, encourage dialogue between communities and systems, and contribute to the future of integrated care.

You can read Ikon Gallery’s full press release here:

What are the odds? Ikon Creative Health is an off-site exhibition, at the Library of Birmingham, which explores the role of art in supporting health a

04/12/2025

🌟 Upcoming IFIC Roundtable: System Governance for Integrated Care

Join us for a roundtable hosted by the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC), facilitated by Dr Niamh Lennox Chhugani, Chief Executive of IFIC.

We will explore how different systems are balancing central control with local accountability, examine the socio political factors shaping governance decisions, and draw on evidence and practice to understand what works and what does not in enabling integrated care.

🎤 Speakers:
• Prof Áine Carroll — Chair, IFIC and Professor of Healthcare Integration and Improvement, University College Dublin and National Rehabilitation Hospital
• Dr Anne Wojtak — Co Lead, East Toronto Health Partners and Co Editor in Chief, HealthCare Quarterly
• Dr Arturo Alvarez-Rosete — Lead of Integrated Care Solutions and Senior Researcher, IFIC
• Carmen Huckel-Schneider — Associate Professor of Health Policy, University of Sydney and Deputy Director, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data
• Mark Golledge — Programme Director, PMO and ICS Development, NHS Gloucestershire

📅 Wednesday, 10 December 2025

🕖8.15 - 9.30pm LONDON | 9.15 - 10.30pm SPAIN | 3.15 - 4.30pm TORONTO | 7.15 - 8.30am SYDNEY (next day)

📍 Online

🔗 https://ow.ly/xgxv50XBJhQ

27/11/2025

📣 Have you registered for ICIC26 ❓

*Don’t Miss Out on EARLYBIRD Savings – 10% Off Ends Friday, 16 January*

Join us in Birmingham from 13 - 15 April 2026 for the 26th International Conference on Integrated Care ( ).

More than 1,500 international researchers, decisionmakers, practitioners, people with lived experience, clinicians, and managers will come together to share learning and explore how integrated health and social care can strengthen communities and improve outcomes.

Secure your place and take advantage of the discounted rate.

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/ryw550WUFrz

19/11/2025

🚀 The IFIC Annual Survey Results 2025 are now published!

People at the centre of care, informal carers and professionals tell us that shared electronic care records lead to better coordination, fewer repeated assessments and more confidence in the care they receive.

The report also highlights important gaps. Some people face barriers to digital access and confidence.

Explore the findings here:
https://ow.ly/xGtO50XtyYy

18/11/2025

🌟 Upcoming IFIC Webinar: Spotlighting ICIC25 Award Winners

Join us for a webinar hosted by Dr Niamh Lennox - Chhugani (PhD), Chief Executive of the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC).

We will explore how innovation and collaboration in integrated care are shaping change across Europe.

🎤 Speakers:
• Prof Nasreen Ali and Prof Yannis Pappas, University of Bedfordshire, England
• Noémie Morize, IRDES Institute for Research and Information in Health Economics, France

📅 Thursday, 20 November 2025
🕛 12:00 - 1:30pm LONDON | 1:00 - 2:30pm MADRID
📍 Online

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/pehb50XogIZ