ICIC20 Virtual Conference – September 2020

THEME: Shared Vision and Values for Integrated Care

Our goal as a society must be to strengthen and accelerate efforts towards universal access, and crucially to address the determinants of health on a global scale. The vision for more joined up health and care systems need to be centred on citizens, patients, family and the care team experiencing health and care as ‘one team’ and ‘one system’. On this opening day of our 4 day virtual conference we will come live from Zagreb and our opening plenary will consider how COVID 19 has changed our view and experience of healthcare and shone a light on the importance of a multi-disciplinary, partnership approach to delivering care.

THEME: Implementation Science and Digital Solutions

For integration to work, governance models need to consider the complexity and interdependencies of ever complicated and evolving organisation of health and care systems. Those responsible for implementing integrated care must consider the tools available to support systems to move from a volume-based to value-based approach to care involving the new use of new payment models to accelerate integration and also consider the digital solutions that are emerging to support the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients, especially those living with long term conditions and multimorbidity.

THEME: Improving experience of health and care systems for ALL

The current pandemic has heightened our sense of solidarity and illustrated that we cannot overcome a crisis of this scale on our own. There are many people who currently feel isolated and mental health problems are on the rise. Given our increased awareness and knowledge on the psychosocial dimensions to health and wellbeing, we need now more than ever to support our most vulnerable people.
At the same time, we are reminded that health and care workers are our greatest asset, working alongside family carers, community partners and local networks of support. Our future multidisciplinary workforce must be creative, flexible, and resilient, able to manage complexity and make better use of their different skills and strengths as well as accepting of new roles and responsibilities.

THEME: Improving Integrated Care outcomes across the whole life course

People are living longer, but not healthier lives. The burden of care is increasing and, with it, complexity, as many people live with multiple chronic conditions. There is a growing imperative to place people and communities, and what matter to them, at the centre of health and care services. On the final day of our virtual conference we will focus on improving outcomes for people, families and communities across the whole life course, focusing on children and families, people with complex and chronic conditions through to palliative and end of life care.
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