EHMC 2026 Pre-conference session: Primary care managing experience

The Primary care managing experience is an interactive workshop designed to explore practical responses to emerging challenges in primary care services. It addresses current issues related to workforce coverage, increasing population needs, and long-term sustainability, drawing on recent innovations implemented within the Catalonia primary care system.

The workshop provides a structured space for participants to exchange experiences, concerns, and proposals, with the aim of strengthening leadership and management approaches in primary care. Through dialogue and shared reflection, participants will gain new perspectives on how to organise, lead, and transform primary care services in complex and evolving contexts.

The workshop aims to:

• Provide a forum for knowledge exchange on current challenges in primary care.
• Explore leadership approaches that support interdisciplinary teamwork and service development.
• Introduce participants to innovation strategies promoted by the Catalonia Health Department.
• Foster a network and learning hub for current and emerging primary care leaders.

Target group

Professionals responsible for the planning, coordination, and management of primary care services, including clinical leaders and health service managers.

Expected outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Have gained insight into innovative primary care models implemented in Catalonia.
• Have reflected on leadership and organisational approaches applicable to their own contexts.
• Have exchanged practical experiences and solutions with peers facing similar challenges.
• Have strengthened connections with other professionals working in primary care management.

Practical information

The workshop will take place at the premises of CASAP, a public consortium responsible for the Can Bou Primary Care Team. CASAP is recognised as a highly innovative organisation, characterised by strong interdisciplinarity and advanced task-shifting practices among professional groups.

CASAP is located in Castelldefels, approximately 20 kilometres south of Barcelona, close to the coastal area.

Fee

The fee for participating in workshop is

• €450 (+VAT) for EHMA Members
• €560 (+VAT) for non-EHMA Members

A combined package – including the workshop and a ticket to the European Health Management Conference 2026 – is available for:

• €725 (+VAT) for EHMA Members
• €885 (+VAT) for non-EHMA Members

* Please note that transport to and from CASAP, lunches and the after-work tapas dinner are included in the fee.

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