«Learning from each other”
Medical thinking can move forward only if its inspired by progress and ideas from other disciplines. Therefore, to enrich our knowledge on the link between wellbeing, safety and quality in healthcare, this year’s theme is dedicated to learning from each other. We invite ideas, studies, applications, and interventions from a variety of theoretical and scientific backgrounds, to be presented during the meeting, and discover potential synergies.
This years meeting will address five dimensions of linking Health Professional Well Being to Patient Safety and Quality of Care:
- In-evidence: Studies examining the link between HP well being and patient outcomes
- In-practice: Programs by different institutions/hospitals targeting HP well being
- In-policy: Guidelines and brainstorming on how to include the link between HP well being and quality of care in policy making
- In-education. Examples of how to include HP well being in medical education
- In- experience: Workshops addressing meeting participants
Scientific Committee
- Jane Lemaire / Canada (Chair)
- Carter Lebares/ USA (Chair)
- Kiki Lombarts / Netherlands
- Jill Maben / UK
- Karen Mattick / UK
- Orit Karnieli-Miller / Israel
- Jo Hart/UK
- Lucie Byrne-Davis/UK
- Cath Taylor / UK
- Catherine Rogers/ US
| Wednesday 13 May 2026 |
Thursday 14 May 2026 |
Friday 15 May 2026 |
Saturday 16 May 2026 |
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| 8:00-9:00 | Morning Yoga | Morning Yoga | ||
| 9:00-10:30 | Master Class YRA Well-med-Retreat |
Keynote | WALK & TALK Around Kastoria Lake | Keynote |
| 10:30-10:45 | Stretching | Stretching | ||
| 10:45-12:15 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | ||
| 12:15-12:45 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 12:45-14:15 | The art of savouring: Tasting | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | |
| 14:15-15:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 15:30-16:15 | Interactive Poster Session | Expert Roundtable I | Expert Roundtable II | |
| 16:15-17:15 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | ||
| 17:15-18:15 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | ||
| 19:30-20:00 | Welcome address | WELLMED QUIZ! | WELLMED DRAMA | Closing ceremony WELLMED AWARDS |
| 20:00 | ||||
| WELCOME EVENT | ||||
| FUSION GLENTI DISCO PARTY |
Keynote Speakers
Anthony Montgomery
Anthony Montgomery was appointed Full Professor of Occupational and Organizational Psychology in 2022 at Northumbria University Newcastle (UK). His research focuses on job burnout, organizational culture and healthy workplaces. Prior to this, he held academic positions at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Medical University of Bahrain, University College Cork (Ireland), and the University of Macedonia (Greece). To date, he has been involved (either as a Principal Investigator or collaborator) in attracting research funding to the value of 8.4 million pounds. He has authored 93 peer-reviewed journal articles, 15 book chapters, 7 invited editorials in academic journals and edited 2 books. He has substantial experience of working in interdisciplinary environments and working across traditional structures to harness the expertise and enthusiasm of individual academics to work together towards a common purpose. In terms of academic excellence, he has been ranked in Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings (based on citations and academic impact) for the following years: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023.
