Scientific Committee
The International Scientific Committee (ISC) brings together a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, clinicians, policymakers, community representatives and people with lived experience from across the international integrated care community.
Its membership reflects the multidisciplinary nature of integrated care and our commitment to a democratic approach to knowledge. We recognise that valuable knowledge comes from research and evaluation, professional practice, communities and people’s direct experience of giving and receiving care. Bringing these perspectives together helps ensure that the scientific programme is relevant, inclusive and connected to the realities of people, services and systems.
With strong representation from Estonia, the Baltic region and the wider international community, the ISC helps shape the scientific quality and relevance of the conference. Members peer review abstracts, identify emerging areas of research and practice, advise on gaps and priorities within the programme, and encourage participation through their professional, organisational and community networks.
Collectively, the Committee helps create a programme where research evidence, professional expertise, community knowledge and lived experience can come together to support shared learning and advance integrated care.
Dr Adelaide Belo
Portuguese Association for Integrated Care (PAfIC)
Aimable Uwimana
Lecturer
Department of Community Health and Social Medicine
University of Global Health Equity
Prof Áine Carroll
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Professor of Healthcare Integration and Improvement, University College Dublin, National Rehabilitation Hospital
Alfonso Lara Montero
European Social Network
Amarjit Maxwell
THINK Hauora
Annefrans van Ede
Population Health Management
Health Campus The Hague
Ane Fullaondo
Biosistemak Health Systems Research Institute
Basque Government
Anna Prytherch
Rural Health and Care Wales
Anna Kuczynska
Welsh Government
Practising GP
Anneli Taal
Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia
Antoine Malone
Pôle Prospective, Europe, International
Fédération hospitalière de France (FHF)
Dr Arturo Alvarez-Rosete
Prof Axel Kaehne
Medical School, Edge Hill University
Billy McClean
Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership
Prof Birthe Dinesen
Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University
Bronwyn Thirkell
National Coordinator
Integrated Care & Health System Reform
Centre for Healthcare Knowledge & Innovation (CHKI)
IFIC Australia
Carmen Huckel-Schneider
University of Sydney and Deputy Director
Leeder Centre for Health Policy
Economics and Data
Carolyn Steele Gray
Scientist, Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Assistant Professor, IHPME
Senior Associate
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Prof Catherine Darker
School of Medicine
Trinity College Dublin
Dr Christopher Hilton
West London NHS Trust
Ciara Martin
Children and Young People
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Dr Claudine Cousins
Empower Simcoe
Dr Clive Tan
National Healthcare Group
Dagmar Narusson
Social Scientist
Tartu University
Dr Deirdre O'Donnell
UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, and the Associate Dean for Research,
Innovation, and Impact, University College Dublin (UCD)
Diana Araja
Research Centre
Riga Stradiņš University
Diane Whitehouse
European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL)
Doris Kaljuste
Digital Health MSc Programme Director
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
Dr Edelweiss Aldasoro
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Ekavi Vlachou
Researcher
Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje NIJZ
PhD Candidate
University of Amsterdam
Ellen Fink-Samnick
Academic Advisor, CP Lead & IRB Coordinator
Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies
Elvis Omondi Achach Wambiya
African Population and Health Research Centre
Ewe Alliksoo
Person-Centred Social Innovation Program
Tartu University
Federica Margheri
European Health Management Association (EHMA)
Ferdy Pluck
University Of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Fiona Lyne
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Fiona Mahlori
Senior Manager
Community Engagement
University of Johannesburg
Fraser Battye
The Strategy Unit
Prof Dr. Gastón Perman
Clinical Lead - Health and Social Care Integration
Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires
Argentina
Gijs Van Pottelbergh
Professor
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
KU Leuven
Gina Teddy
FRM Head of Department
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
Giulia Lanfredi
Eurocarers
Gro Karine Rosvold Berntsen
Professor
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research / UiT
Helen Howson
Bevan Commission
Helen Rainey
University of the West of Scotland
Dr Helen Tucker
Community Hospitals Association
Isabelle Fabbricotti
Professor
Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
Jan Sau Johansen
Manager
MarselisborgCentret / RI-Denmark
Dr Jason Cheah
Deputy CEO of National Healthcare Group, Singapore
CEO of Woodlands Health
Adjunct Professor at LKC School of Medicine
Jason Yap
Nus Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health
John Eastwood
National Public Health Service – Southern
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
Juan Carlos Contel Segura
Catalan Department of Health
Jun Ni Keng
Geriatrician
Hospital Seberang Jaya
Internal Medicine Physician
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Justine Duncan
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Kadi Krinal
Head of the Centre for Digital Health
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
Kaja Põlluste
Professor
Public Health and Health Care Management
Tartu University
Dr Karen Hutchinson
University of New South Wales
Dr Karla Giacomin
Cuidadosa/Brazilian Care Association, Brazil
Kerry Kuluski
Inaugural Dr. Mathias Gysler Research Chair in Patient & Family Experience and Scientist
IBH
Associate Professor
IHPME
Kirsty Marshall
Integrated Care and Specialist Community Practice
University of Salford
Dr Laura Nooteboom
Leiden University Medical Centre
Leo Lewis
Bevan Commission
Swansea University, Wales
Senior Associate
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Līva Ševčuna
Senior Expert
Social Services and Disability Policy Department
Ministry of Welfare Latvia
Lourdes Ferrer
Health Care Practitioner
MEd. Luis Fernando Solís
University of Costa Rica
Lynne Dennehy
Family Carers Ireland
Manfred Zahorka
Integrated Care Solutions
OptiMedis Hamburg
Marc Bruijnzeels
Population Health Management
Leiden University Medical School
Marc Lange
EHTEL
Margaret Reid-Arbuckle
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Maris Vainre
Behavioural Scientist
Tartu University
Mark Golledge
PMO & ICS Development
NHS Gloucestershire
Prof Mark Llewellyn
University of South Wales
Director, Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care
Marlou de Kuiper
Quavisie
Mart Kull
Member of the Executive Board
Viljandi General Hospital Foundation
Professor Martin Curley
Maynooth University
Michele Calabro
Executive Director
EUREGHA - European Regional and Local Health Authorities
Michelle Nelson
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Senior Associate International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)
Vice President (SSO) World Stroke Organization
Mick Kunze
International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC)
Prof Nasreen Ali
Integrated Care Research Hub (ICR Hub)
University of Bedfordshire
Professor Nicholas Goodwin
Centre for Research in Health System Performance (CRiHSP)
National University of Singapore
Conjoint Professor, College of Health Medicine & Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Australia
Conjoint Scholar, Central Coast Local Health District, NSW, Australia
Research Affiliate, Leeder Centre, University of Sydney
Oleksandr Pavlishevskyi
National Medical Expert
Home-based Care
Vseturbota Project
Dr. Osvaldo Artaza
University of the Americas
Chile
Peeter Ross
Professor of Digital Health
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
Rita Žemaitytė-Tack
Senior Advisor
International Cooperation Unit
Ministry of Social Security and Labour Latvia
Prof Rob Gilsing
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Roelof Ettema
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
Professor Rui Santana
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Sabina Karczmarz
CEO / President of the Board
IFIC Polska Association
Saima Hinno
Head of Nursing and Patient Experience
Tartu University Hospital
Dr Sarah Barry
Deputy Head of School - Education
Senior Lecturer
School of Population Health
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI)
Sari Palojoki
Senior Specialist
Digitalisation and Information Management
Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Sebastian Lindblom
President of ERPIC
Karolinska Institutet
Dr Sharon Anderson
Research Coordinator
Family Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Alberta
Sigita Rozentale
Social Services and Disability Policy Department
Ministry of Welfare
Silvia Busi
FEANTSA - The European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless
Sofi Nordmark
National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden
Stacey Grealis
The Centre for Arthritis Research in UCD, a leader in citizens science and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Integrated Care
Sylvia Urbanik
Tatiana Dnestrean
Swiss Tph and SDC, Healthy Life Project: Reducing the Burden of Non-Communicable Disease, Moldova
Theodore Vontetsianos
Consultant
Chronic Care and Digital Health Expert
Coordinator
Athens City Integrated Care Programme
Timo Sinervo
Research Professor
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Tuuli Seinberg
Policy Officer
Estonian Chamber for People with Disabilities
Dr Viktoria Stein
VM Integrated Care
Walter Wodchis
IFIC Canada
Professor, University of Toronto
Prof Yannis Pappas
Public Health and Integrated Care
Chair of IFIC England
Ye-Fan Wang Glavin
Case Western Reserve University
Dr Ng Yeuk Fan
Director of Corporate Development in Yishun Health and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Yvonne Zurynski
Professor
Australian Institute of Health Innovation
Macquarie University
Zdeněk Gütter
Department of Central Services
Ministry of Health Czech Republic