The Nordic supervisory conference 2025 – programme

24. September

17.30 Registration
18.00–20.00 Informal welcome, social mingle and tapas
19.30 Pre-meeting for speakers

25. September

08.00–08.45 Registration
08.45–09.00 Walk in
09.00–09.30 Official opening – Director General of the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision, Sjur Lehmann, and County Governor of Rogaland, Bent Høie

Plenary session 1

09.30–11.00 What’s new? Presentations from the countries on developments and news since the last conference
09.30–09.45 Denmark
09.45–10.00 Finland
10.00–10.15 Sweden
10.15–10.30 Iceland
10.30–10.45 Norway
10.45–11.00 Summary
11.00–11.45 Coffee and snack break (45 min)

Plenary session 2

11.45–12.05 When society changes – how does this impact our regulatory activities?
12.05–12.45 Merging of supervisory organizations in Finland – Director General of Valvira, Markus Henriksson
12.45–13.10 Artificial Intelligence – Helga Brøgger, MD / AI researcher
How might artificial intelligence impact the services that we regulate, and how could these changes challenge supervisory organizations?
13.10–14.30 Lunch (80 min)

Parallel sessions 1 – A1–A3

14.30–15.45 75 min per session (including short break)
A1 How can supervision impact quality and safety?
A2 How can we supervise technology and technology development – how to support innovation while maintaining patient safety?
A3 Laerdal Medical – one of the world’s leaders in healthcare simulation, education and resuscitation training. Welcome to Laerdal Medical – Helping Save Lives
15.45–16.00 Coffee and snack break

Parallel sessions 2 – B1–B3

16.00–17.15 75 min per session (including short break)
B1 How can we use technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of our regulatory activities – artificial intelligence, digital systems, data platforms and more
B2 Social services – examples of supervisory activities in this domain
B3 Transgressive behavior by health and social care professionals – examples from different countries
19.00 Conference dinner

26. September

Plenary session 3

09.00–09.10 Good morning
09.10–09.30 Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll: the only reasons for regulators to target individuals BMJ Quality & Safety
09.30–10.10 Panel discussion: experiences and strategies from different countries
Panel: Metta Detlefsen Frost, Bent Høie, Markus Henriksson
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ian Leistikow
10.10–10.30 Criminal activity within health and care services – challenges for regulatory practices
10.30–11.15 Coffee break and check-out

Parallel sessions 3 – C1–C3

11.15–12.30 75 min per session (including short break)
C1 Erasmus International Regulator Course. This session will highlight how regulation can impact both health and care quality, and the user experience.
With prof.dr. Ian Leistikow Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management | Erasmus University Rotterdam
C2 User involvement in supervision - Examples from different countries on how we engage patients and users in our regulatory practices
C3 Child protective services - Examples and experiences from different countries on how we supervise this domain
12.30–13.30 Lunch

Plenary session 4

13.30–13.50 How can supervision contribute to improvement – what does research show?
13.50–14.10 User participation – the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision’s user council
14.10–14.30 “Framework for patient safety” – Department Director, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Kari Anette Os
14.30–14.45 Closing of the conference and handover to Denmark 2027