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University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care GPCC
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Leading in person-centred care research, innovation and implementation since 2010.
Abstract submissions are now closed for the 2nd Global Conference on Person-Centred Care, 4-7 May 2026 in Gothenburg.

We received 350+ abstracts from 28 countries. Thank you to all contributors and reviewers for making this a truly global event!
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
We’re delighted to welcome Nasim Bergman Farrokhnia as a keynote speaker at the 2nd Global Conference on Person-Centred Care (#GCPCC2026)!

Nasim will deliver the keynote, ‘Applied AI for Person-Centred Care – Global Insights from Practice, Management, and Innovation’.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Less than one week left to submit your abstract for #GCPCC2026! Submissions close 16 Nov 2025.

This round is for poster, oral & art/media/performance formats.
Share your work and join the global dialogue on person-centred care.

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#CallForAbstracts #PersonCentredCare #GlobalHealth
Call for abstract – GCPCC 2026
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November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Please welcome Dr Niamh Lennox-Chhugani to #GCPCC2026!
Chief Executive and Director of Research at the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC), she’ll deliver the keynote “Making integrated people-centred care an everyday reality.”
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Abstract submissions for the Global Conference on Person-Centred Care close 16 Nov!

Posters, oral presentations, and creative formats welcome.

📍 Gothenburg, Sweden | 4-7 May 2026

🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/4qZQca6

#GCPCC2026 #CallForAbstracts #PersonCentredCare #HealthConference
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Welcome Prof Erna Haraldsdottir, keynote speaker, 2nd Global Conference on Person-Centred Care (GCPCC 2026)!

Her talk: ‘“Making the jump” from a possibility in principle to possibility in practice: Transforming and developing person-centred practice within health and social care organisations’
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We are delighted to announce Dr. Swarup Sarkar as a keynote speaker at the 2nd Global Conference on Person-Centred Care (GCPCC 2026)!

Don’t miss his keynote, ‘Kaleidoscopic views of person-centred care: A global perspective of included and excluded populations’
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
📢 Important dates for GCPCC 2026!

Abstract submissions are open until November 16, 2025

Early-bird registration runs until December 31, 2025

Secure your spot and submit your work today: gcpcc.org?utm_source=b...
#GCPCC2026 #PersonCentredCare #CallForAbstracts
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Welcome Chris Graham as a Keynote Speaker at the 2nd Global Conference on Person-Centred Care!
His talk “Measuring and improving person-centred care: patient experiences past, present, and future” will explore 3 decades of patient voice and what it takes to make care genuinely centred on people.
October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Welcome to GCPCC 2026! Join global leaders in person-centred care in Gothenburg, Sweden, 5–7 May.
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#GCPCC2026 #PersonCentredCare #HealthcareLeadership #GlobalHealth #MedicalConference #CallForAbstracts
October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Read all the latest news about GCPCC 2026 in our newsletter!
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Registration and second call for abstracts now open for the 2nd Global Conference on Person-centred Care GCPCC
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October 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The deadline for the first round of abstracts for GCPCC is coming up quickly:
🗓 Monday, 25 August 2025.
Have you submitted your abstract yet?
More info on abstract types and submission: gcpcc.org/abstract-sub...

#gcpcc2026 #personcentredcare #personcentredpractice #personcentered #näravård
August 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Reposted by University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care GPCC
➡️ Link to GU Journal: issuu.com/universityof...

➡️ Link to the policy: www.gu.se/gpcc/arbetsg...

We hope to inspire other research centers and universities in Sweden to follow in our footsteps!

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#publicinvolvement #patientengagement #participation
Arbetsgång för att engagera medforskare/ forskningspartner
Vid GPCC arbetar vi aktivt för att stärka patienters, närståendes och allmänhetens medverkan i forskningsprojekt och andra aktiviteter (t.ex. kommunikationsinsatser, utbildnings- eller implementerings...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The patient’s position should be strengthened and the government needs to take a new approach to ensure that the Swedish Patient Act is implemented. These are two of the conclusions in our new book that presents a unique and comprehensive legal mapping of Swedish healthcare www.gu.se/en/news/uniq...
Unique mapping of the healthcare system
The patient’s position should be strengthened, and the government needs to take a new approach to ensure that the Swedish Patient Act is implemented. These are two of the conclusions in a book that pr...
www.gu.se
June 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
2nd Global Conference on Person-Centred Care GCPCC 2026
Keynote speakers: Niamh Lennox-Chhugani, Chris Graham, Juan Bornman, and Erna Haraldsdottir!
Pre-conference workshop Brendan McCormack.
➡️ Abstract submission open until 25th August!
➡️ Conference Registration will open in August
➡️ Info gcpcc.org
June 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Congratulations to our new PhD Malin Rex! Read her important dissertation here: Patient safety and person-centeredness in healthcare for patients with suicidal behavior. gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/...
#personcentredcare #suicide #mentalhealth #personcentred
Patient safety and person-centeredness in healthcare for patients with suicidal behavior
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May 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Joakim Ohlen from @gothenburgpcc.bsky.social presenting lessons on #integrated palliative care at @ificinfo.bsky.social #ICIC25
May 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Our latest research shows that a remote, person-centred eHealth intervention significantly improves health-related quality of life and reduces overall costs when used alongside usual care.
#personcentred #ehealth #mentalhealth #costeffective #healthcare
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A Person-Centered eHealth Intervention for Patients With Common Mental Disorders: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Within a Randomized Controlled Trial
The PROMISE project (person-centered eHealth for treatment and rehabilitation of common mental disorders) applied a person-centered eHealth interventi…
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May 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Our new review is the first ever comprehensive health economics overview of outcomes of person-centred care. It clearly shows that person-centred care is cost-effective or cost-saving compared to usual care.
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#personcentred #personcentredcare #healtheconomics
Costs and Health Outcomes in Economic Evaluations of Person-Centered Care: A Systematic Review
The aim was to explore the current evidence on the costs and cost-effectiveness of person-centered care (PCC). This includes exploring how results var…
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May 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
DEBATT: ”Ökade krav på den enskilde och risk för exkludering är problem som personcentrerad vård kan lösa – inte förvärra”, skriver Axel Wolf, Centrumföreståndare och kollegor från Centrum för personcentrerad vård i en replik i @dagensmedicin.se
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”Personcentrerad vård handlar om strävan efter partnerskap”
Ökade krav på den enskilde och risk för exkludering är problem som personcentrerad vård kan lösa – inte förvärra, skriver debattörer från Centrum för personcentrerad vård i en replik.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Complex interventions: Lessons from previous studies influenced subsequent projects, providing a deeper understanding of the efficacy of person-centred care. Inger Ekman & Hanna Gyllensten comment on new article: www.gu.se/en/news/comp...
#personcentred #personcentredcare #complexinterventions #PPI
Complex interventions: Lessons from previous studies influenced subsequent projects, providing a deeper understanding of the efficacy of person-centred care
A new review has examined how previous research in five different studies influence new projects in person-centered care. The analysis showed how experiences from previous studies contribute to an ite...
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April 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Interested in applying to be a reviewer of abstracts for #GCPCC2026? Please send us an email at gcpcc@gu.se. We also welcome patients and family carers as reviewers.
If selected as reviewer, you will be asked to review 5-15 abstracts according to criteria, between 1-15 Sept, and/or 25 Nov-7 Dec.
April 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Abstract submission is now open! #GCPCC2026 welcomes research (empirical, theoretical and literature reviews), practice-based examples, as well as art, performance or media work, related to person-centred care.
Deadline: 25 August 2025. More info: gcpcc.org
#PersonCentredCare #IntegratedCare
April 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
How do you implement person-centred care in practice? For 4 years, our IMPROVE project followed Swedish Region Dalarna’s efforts to shift toward person-centred care. More info gu.se/en/research/improve-implementing-person-centered-care-process-evaluation-of-strategies-leadership-and-health-economics
IMPROVE: Implementing person-centered care: Process evaluation of strategies, leadership, and health economics
IMPROVE has focused on the work done to support the introduction of more person-centered care. Through a case study design, we have followed the change process in the region's development department a...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM