Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos

IPS European Learning Community Conference 2025
September 16th–17th 2025
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All times are in Helsinki time (CET+1 / UTC+3).

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10.00-10.30 Opening words
Senior planning officer Minna Ahola, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

10.30–11.20
Current issues from the International IPS Learning Community (recording)
Assistant professor Franco Mascayano, Columbia University / NYSPI (USA)

11.20–11.30
IPS client: what has IPS brought to my life? (recording)
Alexei Rintoo, South Ostrobothnia (Finland)

11.30–12.15
Panel discussion

Facilitator:

  • Chief physician Eila Sailas, HUS Helsinki University Hospital

Panelists:

  • IPS client Niina Tuovinen (Finland)
  • IPS team leader, leading occupational therapist Lillie Hogan, HUS Helsinki University Hospital
  • Project manager Frédéric Debroas, Working First (France)
  • Psychiatric nurse Carita Smolander-Leskinen, Helsinki City psychosis services
  • Research professor Jaana Suvisaari, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

12.15–13.45
Lunch in our restaurant

13.45–14.15
New insights from the Finnish IPS evaluation study
Researcher Noora Sipilä and research manager Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

14.15–14.40
IPS in community drug and alcohol services in England
IPS programme manager Paul Anders, Department of Health and Social Care (UK)

14.40–15.05
Positioning IPS in the multifaceted field of employment and mental health
Emeritus professor Jaap van Weeghel, Tilburg University (Netherlands); former director
Angelo Fioritti, Department of Mental Health, Bologna Health Trust (Italy)

15.05–15.30
IPS in community health care: a fundament, not an ornament
Chair René Keet and board member Alessandra Martinelli, European Community based Mental Health Service Providers (EUCOMS) Network
IPS regional coordinator Rebecca Roozendaal, GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord (Netherlands)

15.30–16.00
Coffee break

16.00–16.20
Beyond the score: IPS Fidelity and outcomes as tools for growth and learning
Senior researchers Lars de Winter and Lia van der Ham, Phrenos Center of Expertise for severe mental illness (Netherlands)

16.20–16.30
Comment 1
Associate professor Claus Brygger Jacobi, University College Absalon, Roskilde Center for Social Work (Denmark)

16.30–16.40
Comment 2
Development manager Helka Raivio and senior planning officer Minna Ahola, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

16.40–17.00
Closing words of the day and time to interact at the poster wall
Senior planning officer Minna Ahola, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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