eCAN Plus

EHMC 2026 - Taking action to improve health for all
2026-06-10 09:00 - 2026-06-12 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | IESE Business School – Barcelona Campus Sur, Carrer d’Arnús i Garí, 3–7, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
The 31st European Health Management Conference (EHMC) brings together health managers, leaders, policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders from across Europe and beyond to tackle key challenges facing contemporary health systems.
For 2026, the conference is co-hosted by La Unió – Catalan Hospital, Health and Social Services Association and IESE Business School, reflecting strong local and academic collaboration.
Under the theme “Future-proofing health systems for a changing world: from strategy to action”, this edition emphasises the need to equip health systems with foresight, agility, and practical implementation capacity — not just long-term planning — so they can effectively meet demographic shifts, technological advances, workforce pressures, environmental challenges, and evolving societal needs.
The conference explores how to bridge strategic vision with day-to-day action, focusing on translating health policies into real, sustainable improvements in care delivery and public health outcomes.
Key Topics & Tracks
The programme is structured around five core tracks that guide discussions and submissions:

Governance, leadership and social responsibility
Management, operations and practice
Human capital, professionalism and people management
Finance and economics
Policy and regulation

eCAN Plus partners from Sciensano will make an oral presentation of the project to inform scientists about the progress made after one year.

Workshop - Barriers and Facilitators of Virtual Tumor Boards and Digital Transitions in Europe
2026-06-17 09:00 - 2026-06-18 15:00 | Health Innovation Center of Southern Denmark, Forskerparken 10 G, Odense, Odense, 5230, Denmark
The eCAN Plus Joint Action is a flagship EU project in digital oncology and cross-border health data exchange, with a focus on improving cancer prevention, treatment, and follow-up care strategies. As part of this effort, Work Package 6 (WP6) focuses on collaborative clinical decision-making in diagnostics, treatment, and care across Cancer Centres (CCs). Clinical and technical experts are invited to join the expert board created by this WP and join the in-person workshop that will start next June 17th in Denmark.
Experts from across Europe, with strong background and activity in Virtual Tumor Boards (VTBs) and Digital Transitions (DTs), will meet in Odense from the 17th to the 18th of June. The purpose of this workshop is twofold:

Assess existing national guidelines, European Health Data Exchange (EHDS) regulations and frameworks for digital collaboration and health data exchange across CCs mapped by WP6.
Define the relevant clinical data required to support two use cases. WP6 will evaluate digital capabilities for health data exchange and virtual collaboration, based on two use cases:

Use of cross-European Virtual Tumor Boards, including Virtual Molecular Tumor Boards.
Digitally facilitated patient transitions, including the use of Discharge Conferences.

Interactive Sessions, a VTB Simulation (active Roles and participants), and DT-focused presentations will be the main theme of the Event, accompanied by Keynote Presentations, including both Clinical and Technical Experts in healthcare, while encompassing aspects on compliance with the EHDS and opportunities for integration with the European EHRxF format.
The program and more details will be shared with the attendees.

47th Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics
2026-09-27 08:30 - 2026-10-01 17:00 | Freiburg Concert Hall, Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, Freiburg im Breisgau, 79098, Germany
The 47th Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB), together with the 71st Annual Conference of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) is hosted from September 27 to October 1, 2026 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
The rise of AI techniques and the increased public awareness of the value of data present great opportunities to data science disciplines. In particular, medical data sciences and application fields such as novel treatment paradigms in medicine promise great impact of methodological developments, including transitions in research paradigms. This can optimally be achieved jointly with other disciplines, in particular mathematics, computer science, and also close collaboration with biomedical researchers.
The ISCB GMDS 2026 Conference, together with the CRC Small Data Symposium, will provide a scientific platform for exchange on these exciting novel developments and discussing how these disciplines master the corresponding transitions.
eCAN Plus partners from WP9 will make an oral presentation about the Joint Action in this event.

Community of Practice: Digital Health Literacy in Cancer Treatment
2026-10-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Event
Digital health literacy has emerged as a fundamental cornerstone of healthcare, carrying profound implications that extend far beyond any single medical discipline. Recognising its critical role, a growing network of EU projects and initiatives is currently dedicated to elevating digital literacy standards across the territory.
To bridge these efforts, eCAN Plus colleagues from Work Package 5 are developing a comprehensive mapping of the current digital health landscape. This analysis will serve as the strategic foundation for our upcoming event, which will offer a vital collaborative forum where participants will be able to strengthen peer learning, foster collaborative problem-solving, and support the JA’s long-term sustainability strategy.
Please note: The date for this event is currently provisional and will be officially confirmed in the coming weeks.
We welcome expressions of interest from all professionals. If you are interested in being involved in the Community of Practice, please complete the form to indicate your preferred topics.
Submit expression of interest.
