Lost in transition—meeting the challenge through integrated care. Highlights from the 9th International Conference on Integrated Care in Vienna
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The 9th International Conference on Integrated Care (INIC09) brought over 160 researchers, policy-makers, managers and practitioners from 22 countries to Vienna, Austria, on the 5th and 6th of November 2009. The INIC09 provided a platform to exchange experiences, share knowledge and discuss ideas during the sessions as well as in the leisure time. Overall, the conference offered three key note speeches and four parallel sessions with 54 paper presentations and 19 posters discussed in five different streams and three themes.
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Dear participants of INIC09 and International Integrated Care Community
We want to thank you all for following our invitation to the 9th International Conference on Integrated Care which took place in Vienna from the 3rd to the 6th November 2009! True to our leading topic “Lost in Transition—Meeting the Challenge through Integrated Care”, we managed to bridge cultural and organisational gaps, technical interfaces and strained resources and brought to you the INIC09...
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