THEME AND ABSTRACTS
"Navigating our partnership journey together"
OBJECTIVE
This years conference builds on the success of our conferences in 2023 and 2024. This year’s conference was organised by the co chairs from the HSE Patient and Service User Forum in partnership with the HSE Partnership Office and supported by the agenda sub committee. As in previous years will aim to:
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PROMOTE PARTNERSHIP: Strengthen the partnership community, both inside and outside our HSE, offering a chance for this community to network and meet key personnel involved in partnership efforts within the HSE national and regional structures.
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SHARE BEST PRACTICE: Facilitate the sharing of best practice and lessons learnt around existing partnerships in key strategic areas (health regions, innovation and digital health, culture and communication) through collaborative discussion and workshops.
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IDENTIFY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: Identify and address challenges and opportunities to support additional partnerships, including cultural barriers, resource allocation, workforce and community capacity, policy framework etc.
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MOBILISE FOR CHANGE: Serve as a catalyst for future change across our HSE, Department of Health, and beyond, embedding partnership as a shared approach to the future design, delivery, and decision-making around care.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
3rd HSE National Public and Patient Partnership Conference
"Navigating our Partnership Journey Together"
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We are delighted to announce the upcoming 3rd HSE National Public and Patient Partnership Conference, a key event that brings together health and social care professionals, patient / service user partners to celebrate and advance meaningful partnership in healthcare.
The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Navigating Our Patient Partnership Journey Together’.
Teamwork is key to the effective delivery of health and social care services regardless of whether it is in a Community or Acute Care setting.
Meitheal – the Irish word for a workteam or community helping each other to complete a task, is a helpful guide to navigating the approach our partnership journey.
Our aim is to create equal, meaningful and sustainable partnerships across our services.
This is the third year of the conference and there has been a lot of progress made on developing and establishing the patient voice in everything we do. This conference is an opportunity for us to reflect on how far we have come, to share our learning and experiences together, to build on what we have achieved to make ’The HSE Our HSE’ a reality.
We are now inviting expressions of interest for those working in patient / service user partnership.
We are particularly keen to hear from patient partners, individuals, teams, and organisations who have actively engaged in co-production, patient and public involvement,service user engagement and would like to showcase their work, learnings and lived experience from patient partnership.
Why Submit?
Your work plays a vital role in shaping a more inclusive, responsive, and people-centred health system.
This conference is a valuable opportunity to share your experience, connect with others, and inspire continued progress in patient / service user and public partnership.
We welcome abstracts that:
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Highlight practical examples of patient / service user partnership in action
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Share learnings from projects, programs, or initiatives at all stages including: In planning, In progress, Completed.
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Explore new approaches to engagement and co-production
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Reflect on challenges, successes, and outcomes of partnership work
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Showcase collaborations with marginalised, underserved and vulnerable groups
Whether you are a patient partner, advocate, healthcare professional, researcher, or someone with lived experience contributing to service improvement—we want to hear from you!
Submission Details:ï‚· Deadline for Expressions of Interest / Abstract Submission: 6 th June 5pm
Submit via: email to pppconference@hse.ie
Word Count: 500 words
Format: Abstract template available
All submissions will be reviewed by the conference selection committee and selected abstracts will be invited to present as part of the conference programme through oral presentations, workshops, or poster sessions.
For more information or to discuss your idea before submitting, please contact us at:pppconference@hse.ie.
You can also view previous abstracts on https://www.hsepatientconference.ie/highlights2024
We look forward to receiving your submission and to celebrating the outstanding work together that is happening across the country in public and patient partnership.