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Workshop 3: Relational Practices for Person-centred Cultures and Leadership - Elevating Lived Experience and Meaningful Engagement - part 2

Tuesday May 5, 2026 09:00 - 12:00 J1

Workshop leaders: Jana Bergholtz, Brendan McCormack

Track: Pre-conference workshops

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Language

English

Conference

GCPCC

Lecturers

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Jana Bergholtz Workshop leader

Patient Partner / Researcher
GPCC, University of Gothenburg

I'm a patient partner (living with cavernoma) with research background (PhD in Earth & Planetary Sciences). At GPCC/University of Gothenburg, my research focus is on patient and public involvement (PPI), with interest in: 1) How to reduce tokenism in PPI?, 2) Representativeness, 3) Pre-conditions and support infrastructures for PPI. You can find me on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jana-bergholtz-74298310b/

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Brendan McCormack Workshop leader

Professor/Head of School and Dean
The University of Sydney

I am Head of School and Dean at The Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery (inc Sydney Nursing School), the Faculty of Medicine and Health at The University of Sydney. I am also Academic Chair of ‘The CARE Program at Sydney Policy Lab, University of Sydney; and Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery for Australia and New Zealand. My research focuses on person-centred healthcare with a particular focus on the development of person-centred cultures, practices and processes. I am a Commissioner on the Lancet Global Commission on People-centred Healthcare for Universal Health Coverage hosted by Harvard University.