Scientific conferences
16/12/2025
19th international scientific conference: Stable and accessible healthcare systems in times of resource scarcity

Dear!
We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts and later scientific papers in the fields of health and social care for
19th international scientific conference
titled
Stable and accessible healthcare systems in times of resource scarcity,
which will be held in Bled on June 4th, 2026
The 19th International Scientific Conference will develop discussions on creating and consolidating conditions for the stability and accessibility of health systems in times of resource scarcity. The focus will be on finding ways to create and maintain conditions that ensure long-term stability, efficiency and accessibility of health services, especially in times when limited financial, human and/or material resources are available. Participants will analyse different strategies, innovative approaches and good practices that can help health systems survive periods of scarcity while adapting to new social, economic and technological circumstances.
MAIN TOPICS
1. Leadership and management
• resource management and accountability,
• management and integration of the concept of resilience,
• innovative models of recruitment and retention of personnel in the profession,
• ethical dilemmas
2. Quality and clinical practice
• systemic resilience and the necessary transformation,
• improving the quality of health care,
• quality, safety, implementation of good practices in the field of clinical work,
• education
3. Research and development
• innovations and good practices in the field of stability and accessibility of health systems,
• innovations and good practices in resource management,
• connecting educational institutions and clinical environments
IMPORTANT DEADLINES AND ABSTRACTS INFORMATION
• abstract submission by 27. 1. 2026
• notification on accepted abstracts by 7. 2. 2026
• submission of papers by 13. 3. 2026
• review of papers by 7. 4. 2026
• submission of final papers by 23. 4. 2026
• Conference - 4. 6. 2026
Abstracts should be submitted in English, Serbian, Croatian or Slovenian. Abstracts of no more than 250 words including references will be accepted. Abstract should contain the title, theoretical background, objectives, methods, results, discussion, key words. All abstract and presentation materials must be in compliance with copyright laws. Abstract content and the presentation focus should be original. We accept research work or unpublished parts of studies and review papers. All Papers will be subject to blind peer review and published in the international scientific conference proceedings.
Send abstracts to center@fzab.si. Conference Programme Committee will review abstracts. The 1st authors of the selected papers will be provided with further information.
PARTICIPATION FEE
Active and other participants: 150 €
The participation fee includes lectures, lunch, snacks during breaks, a participation certificate, and proceedings of lecture. The participation fee must be transferred to the Angela Boskin Faculty of Health Care, bank account: Fakulteta za zdravstvo Angele Boškin, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, IBAN: SI56 0700 0000 1033 819, SWIFT: GORESI2X (Gorenjska banka d.d. Kranj, Slovenia), reference number 20260604. Invoices will be issued after the conference. Presenters assume all costs related to travel, accommodations and other expenses related to their presentation.
Additional info: center@fzab.si, www.fzab.si or 00386 4 5869 368.
Welcome!
Dr Sanela Pivač, Associate Professor
Dean