S18 – Room 9

FRIDAY 15 MAY 2009 13:30 – 15:00 How can we prepare the future GP to cope with the complexity and uncertainty of a changing health care system?

The aim of the symposium is to discuss how Balint groups in the Nordic countries and internationally may contribute in different ways to continuing medical education and the wellbeing of the professional starting up in medical school. But it is also an opportunity to discuss strength and limits of this sort of group work.

13.30 -13.44 Martina Torppa, Helsinki13.44 -13.58 John Salinsky, London13.58–14.12 Annette Davidsen,

Copenhagen14.12 – 14.26 Dorte Kjeldmand, Eksjö14.26 – 14.40 Marieke van Schie, Leiden14.40 – 15.00 John Nessa, Bergen and

Harald Kamps, Berlin

Chair: Helena Nielsen, Copenhagen

International Balint meetingSaturday 16th May 13.30-17.30

John Salinsky (UK), Dorte Kjeldmand (Sweden) and John Nessa (Norway)

Centre for Health and Community5, Øster Farimagsgade, P.O. box  2099

DK-1014 Copenhagen K