Pre-Conference programme

Wednesday 26 August 2026 – PRE-CONFERENCE (separate registration required)

14:00  Bus leaves Scandic Grand Marina Hotel for the Hospital visits
14:30  Short visit to Meilahti Bridge Hospital and Oak Hospital
Helsinki University Hospital, Bridge hospital (Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki) 
16:00  Registration to Pre-conference and NSQH 2026 Conference at the Bridge Hospital
Instructions will be sent separately to attendees joining the Pre-Conference

16:30  Bus leaves Scandic Grand Marina Hotel to the Pre-conference event
(for those not joining the hospital visits at 14.00)
Helsinki University Hospital, Bridge hospital (Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki)

17:00  Plenary program
  • Music

Welcome

  • Dr Veli-Matti Ulander, Chief Administrative Medical Officer of HUS, Chairman of NSQH 2026 Local Organizing Committee

Best at getting better - The improvement journey of HUS Helsinki University Hospital

  • Chief Physician Päivi Tissari, HUS Helsinki University Hospital

Helsinki as a Living Lab for Safe, Effective and High-Quality Care

  • MD, Specialist, EMBA, Executive Director Social Services Juha Jolkkonen, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki 

Client and Patient Medication Safety - Success stories from Finland

  • Medication Safety Officer Marianne Kuusisto, Finnish Centre for Client and Patient Safety

Discussion

18:30 Get together
Bridge hospital dining hall, servings: aperitifs, tapas

21:00 Bus returns to the Scandic Grand Marina Hotel