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Erica Bonns, Inger Ekman, Eric Sutherland and Axel Wolf on stage during the joint opening of GCPCC and Vitalis.
Erica Bonns, Inger Ekman, Eric Sutherland and Axel Wolf during the joint opening of GCPCC and Vitalis.
Photo: Jeanette Tenggren Durkan
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Our conferences and events

GPCC arranges conferences, seminars and other events. This page holds brief information about and links to these. All our current events are listed on our homepage. Please contact us about participation in conferences and events.

Global Conference on Person-Centred Care (GCPCC)

GCPCC 2026

Save-the-date: GCPCC 2026 4-7 May 2026 parallell with Vitalis, the largest eHealth event in Scandinavia, at The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden.

GCPCC 2024

In May 2024 453 delegates from 29 countries gathered in Gothenburg, Sweden for the first ever Global Conference on Person-Centred Care (GCPCC). The conference theme was Knowledge(s) and Innovations for Health in Changing Societies. The Conference was held for three days parallel to Vitalis at The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden. Five pre-conference workshops were also held.

Conference web site: GCPCC 2024 – Global Conference on Person-Centred Care

Report from the conference: Delegates from 29 countries gathered in Gothenburg for the first global conference on person-centred care

Recordings of Keynotes and more:

GCPCC and Vitalis Conference opening with Axel Wolf, Erica Bonns and Keynote Speakers Inger Ekman and Eric Sutherland.

GCPCC:s keynote speeches by Victoria Stein, Brendan McCormack, Anders Olauson, Elizabeth Hanson, Elvis Imafidon, Jon Petter A Stoor, Joanne Greenhalgh and Bradi Granger, as well as The State of The Science symposium.

Learning about Person-centred care in Higher Education (LearnPCC)

LearnPCC 2024

The conference Learning about Person-centred care in Higher Education (LearnPCC) will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden 12-13 December 2024. It is a new scientific conference about students’ learning of person-centred care. To meet the growing need for person-centred care, universities worldwide must readjust their healthcare education programmes.

Conference web site: LearnPCC 2024

More about the conference: Conference aims to readjust healthcare education programmes to equip students to deliver person-centred care

GPCC 10th Anniversary Conference 2020

On 6-7 February 2020 350 people gathered at the Wallenberg Conference Center for two packed days of seminars, workshops, exhibitions and a gala dinner. The theme was Together for Better Health Care and Medical Services.

A celebration in dialogue and partnership when GPCC celebrated its 10th anniversary

Ubuntu

This interactive multimedia exhibition visualised the concepts behind person-centred care. Person-centred care is based on a partnership between the patient and healthcare professionals. The exhibition was shown at Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra in 2012.

Ubuntu an exhibition about person-centred care