WELCOME: The International Network for Person-centered Medicine (INPCM) is a non-for-profit educational, research, and advocacy organization emerging from the Geneva Conferences on Person-centered Medicine in 2008 and 2009 and aimed at developing opportunities for articulating science and humanism in medicine and health care and refocusing these on the whole person. Person-centered medicine is dedicated to the promotion of health as a state of physical, mental, socio-cultural and spiritual wellbeing as well as to the reduction of disease, and founded on mutual respect for the dignity and responsibility of each individual person.
GENEVA CONFERENCES ON PERSON-CENTERED MEDICINE
GENEVA CONFERENCE ON PERSON-CENTERED MEDICINE
FULL PROGRAM
Conference Objectives
  • To present and discuss conceptual bases, personal identity, experience, and meaning in health, ill- and positive-health domains, enhancing clinical care and public health, and special initiatives on person-centered medicine.
  • To engage interactively major international medical and health organizations on the Conference’s theme
  • To identify promising organizational steps for the further development of person-centered medicine and health care.

Conference Participants
Invited speakers and discussants and interested colleagues will register free of charge. WPA CME credits (16) will be available.
Organizational Support
IPPP Leadership (J.E. Mezzich, G. Christodoulou, B. Fulford, I. Salloum, R. Montenegro, A. Tasman, T. Sensky, H. Herrman, M. Amering), Geneva Task Force (J. Cox, F. Ferrero, O. Kloiber, B. Ruedi, H-R Pfeifer, A. Engstrom, P. Atiase), and unrestricted grants from Johnson & Johnson and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations.
Information and Coordination
Registration and general information: WPA Secretariat (wpasecretariat@wpanet.org)
T: 41-22-305-5737 /30/32/ F: 41-22-305-5735
Scientific program information and coordination: Profs. Juan Mezzich (juanmezzich@aol.com) and Michel Botbol (michel.botbol@wanadoo.fr)



DAY ONE, THURSDAY MAY 29, 2008
  • 8:00 – 8:30 am. Registration and check-in
  • 8:30 – 8:45 am. Conference Opening
    Welcoming words from Juan E. Mezzich (WPA President), Bernard Gruson (HUG Chief Executive Officer), and Jean-Dominique Vassalli (Geneva University Rector), in the presence of Representatives of Collaborating Organizations.
  • 8:45 – 11:00 am. International Organization Perspectives on Person-centered Medicine (each presenter and discussant will have 10 min., and general discussion 15 min.)
    Chairs: Y. Coble (WMA)( Jacksonville,USA), F. Ferrero (Geneva)
    • World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Perspectives: J. Mezzich (New York)
    • World Medical Association (WMA) Perspectives: J. Snaedal (Reykjavik)
    • World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Perspectives: I. Heath (London)
    • World Federation of Neurology (WFN) Perspectives: J. Aarli (Bergen, Norway)
    • World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Perspectives: H. Karle (Copenhagen)
    • Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) Perspectives: Protecting Persons through International Ethics Guidelines. M. Vallotton (Geneva)
    • World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) Perspectives: J. Copeland (Liverpool)
    • International Council of Nurses (ICN) Perspectives: C. Bartz (Milwaukee, USA)
    • International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) Perspectives: J. Harkness (London)
    • Discussants: O. Kloiber (WMA)( Ferney-Voltaire, France), T. Sensky (International College of Psychosomatic Medicine, ICPM) (London).
  • 11:00 – 11:15 am. Coffee Break
  • 11:15 – 12:45 pm. Special Initiatives Relevant to Person-centered Care (each topic will have 15 min., each discussant 5 min., and general discussion 15 min.)
    Chairs: J. Snaedal (WMA)(Reykjavik), M. Botbol (Paris)
    • WMA’s Caring Physicians of the World: Y. Coble (WMA)(Jacksonville,USA)
    • UK Health Department’s Shared Vision Project: B. Fulford (London)
    • Patient/Family/Clinician Trialog: M. Amering (Vienna)
    • Geneva University’s Person, Health & Society Curriculum and Psychotherapy Initiative: F. Ferrero & A-F Allaz (Geneva)
    • Discussants: P. Garrison (WFMH) (Springfield, VA, USA), T. Ghebrihewit (ICN)(Geneva)
  • 12:45 – 2:15 pm. Lunch (Open)
  • 2:15 – 3:45 pm. Conceptual Bases of Person-centered Medicine (each topic will have 15 min., each discussant 5 min., and general discussion 35 min.) Chairs: M. Vallotton (CIOMS)(Geneva), T. Sensky (London)
    • Historical Perspectives on Person-centered Medicine: P. Hoff (Zurich)
    • The Person and Philosophy of Science & Medicine: K. Schaffner (Pittsburgh)
    • Moral Theories and the Person: G. Christodoulou (Athens)
    • Discussants: M. Botbol (Paris), N. Sartorius (Geneva)
  • 3:45 – 4:00 pm. Coffee Break
  • 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Personal Identity, Experience and Meaning in Health (each topic will have 15 min., each discussant 5 min., and general discussion 30 min.) Chairs: J. Aarli (AFN)(Bergen, Norway), A-F Allaz (Geneva)
    • Personhood: E. Cassell (New York), T. Sensky (London)
    • Communication, Narrative and Healing: A. Finset (ICPM)(Oslo)
    • Culture and Spirituality: K. Bhui (London)
    • Discussants: J. Cox (Cheltenham, UK), L. Küey (Istanbul)
  • 5:45 – 6:30 pm. Special Session in Honor of Paul Tournier (each main presenter will have 15 min., and the discussant 10 min.) Chairs: J. Mezzich (New York), J. Cox (Cheltenham,UK)
    • Paul Tournier and Medicine de la Personne: The man and his vision. H-R Pfeifer (Zurich)
    • Scientific Developments and Medicine of the Person: B. Ruedi (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
    • Discussant: T. Collaud (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
  • 6:30 pm. Music Recital (F. Ganthialou, violoncello) and Apéritif
  • 7:30 pm Conference Dinner


DAY TWO: FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008
  • 9:00 – 10:30 am. Person-centered Health Domains (each topic will have 15 min., each discussant 5 min., and general discussion 30 min.) Chairs: B. Ruedi (Neuchatel, Switzerland), C. Bartz (ICN)( Milwaukee, USA)
    • Illness and Suffering: T. Sensky (ICPM)(London)
    • Disabilities and Functioning: L.Salvador-Carulla (Cadiz, Spain)
    • Positive Health: R. Cloninger (St. Louis)
    • Discussants: B. Fulford (London), J.K. Trivedi (Lucknow, India)
  • 10:30 – 10:45 am. Coffee Break
  • 10:45 am. – 12:15 pm. Clinical Care Organization (each topic will have 15 min., each discussant 5 min., and general discussion 30 min.) Chairs: I. Heath (WONCA)(London), F. Quartier (Geneva)
    • Person-centered Diagnosis: I. Salloum (Miami)
    • Person-centered Clinical Practice: E. van Weel (WONCA)(Nijmegen, Netherlands)
    • Person-centered Services: M. Pare (Ontario,Canada)
    • Discussants: C. Banzato (Campinas, Brazil), H. Karle (WFME)(Copenhagen)
  • 12:15 – 1:45 pm. Lunch (Open)
  • 1:45 – 3:15 pm. Person-centered Care in Critical Areas (each topic will have 15 min., each discussant 5 min., and general discussion 30 min.) Chairs: J. Copeland (WFMH)(Liverpool), E. van Weel (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
    • Interfacing Neurological & Mental Conditions: J. Aarli (WFN)(Bergen, Norway)
    • Mother-Child Health Care: J.E. Hill (WMA)(Mississippi, USA)
    • Chronic Diseases: B. Saraceno (Geneva)
    • Discussants: R. Montenegro (Buenos Aires), G. Christodoulou (Athens)
  • 3:15 – 3:30 pm. Coffee Break
  • 3:30 – 5:00 pm. Person-centered Public Health (each topic will have 15 min., each discussant 5 min., and general discussion 30 min.) Chairs: H. Karle (WFME)(Copenhagen), J. Harkness (IAPO)(LondonK)
    • The Service User as a Person in Health Care: J. Wallcraft (London)
    • Empowerment of Persons & Health Information: T. B. Üstün (Geneva)
    • Person-centered Prevention and Health Promotion: I. Heath (WONCA)(London)
    • Discussants: J.E. Hill (WMA)(Mississippi, USA), W. Rutz (Uppsala)
  • 5:00 – 6:15 pm. Conference Summary and Next Steps
    • Summary of the Conference: T. Sensky and I. Salloum (Rapporteurs)
    • Next Organizational Steps: JE Mezzich, O. Kloiber, M. Botbol and Representatives of International Organizations (J. Snaedal, I. Heath, J. Aarli, H. Karle, M. Vallotton, J. Copeland, C. Bartz, and J. Harkness).


    POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON PSYCHIATRY FOR THE PERSON

    Saturday and Sunday, May 31 (9:00 am. – 5:30 pm.) and June 1 (9:00 am. – 1:00 pm.), 2008 Venue: WPA Secretariat, Geneva University Psychiatric Hospital, Batiment Les Voirons, 2 Chemin du Petit-Bel-Air, 1225 Chene-Bourg, Geneva

    Objectives: To advance key IPPP Projects on Conceptual Bases, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Care, and Public Health.

    Participants: IPPP Workgroup Members