'It is a vibrant, sparkling gathering with inspiring, funny and creative minds from all over the world.'
Keynote speakers
'Meeting people where they are, no matter where they are emotionally or physically.' - Christopher Bailey, Lead of Arts & Health at the World Health Organization, Keynote speaker HCIM. |
'We use our techniques to try to transform, not just the individual, but also the system in which they find themselves.' - Anne Basting, Founder/President of TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, Keynote speaker HCIM. |
‘How donating makes people feel good and how to build a donor centred organisation’ - Sylvia Costantini, Managing Director at Philanthropy & Fundraising International, Keynote speaker HCIM. |
'I want to teach how to create musical motifs from the environment and use them to engage the audience.' - Roger Treece, Musician, Composer, Owner at Audible Art, Keynote speaker at HCIM |
‘Transform care to be an equitable and compassionate experience that must be accessible for all’ - Lekshmy Parameswaran, Care Activist, Designer and Co-founder at The Care-Lab, Keynote speaker HCIM |
'Seeks for connections, disruption, emotion and vulnerability' - Laura van Dolron, Theatre maker, Keynote speaker HCIM |
Plenary panelists
'Collaborative performances for people living with dementia and their loved ones.' - Magdalena Schamberger, Creative Director and Facilitator at BOLD, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
'Integrating love and laughter into our work will guide and help heal us all.' - Ines Von Rosenstiel, co-founder of Integrative Medicine and health consortium / member Advisory Board of Cliniclowns, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
'They might play a major role in teaching other healthcare professionals.' - Piet Leroy, Director of Pediatric Procedural Sedation unit at Maastricht University Medical Center, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
'They blend our heartache with wonder and joy.' - Annemiek Kuijer, Author of 'Child and cancer', Child- and adolescent psychiatrist at Vincent van Gogh for mental healthcare, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
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'Let's create space for imagination, beauty and play on places that are stuck in scarcity.' - Merlijn Twaalfhoven, Founder of The Turn Club, composer, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
'Working for this amazing cause has fundamentally shaped me as a human being.' - Nathalie Porias, Managing Director of RED NOSES International, Plenary Panlist HCIM. |
'During times of my illnesses, I discovered how much can be added to valuable medical knowledge.' - Machteld Huber, Founder/researcher of Institute for Positive Health, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
‘There is engagement with the people with dementia. That makes their day worthwhile.’ - Anne de Boer, Advocacy officer at Alzheimer Netherlands, Plenary Panelist HCIM. (Anne replaces Julie Meerveld) |
'It is all about leaving familiar frameworks and daring to dive into the unknown.' - Reinhard Horstkotte, Artistic Directer of Red Noses Germany, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
'The clowns are a connecting factor between child, parent and employee.' - Marieke Timmermans, Head of Development-oriented care in the Princess Maxima Centre for child oncology, Plenary Panelist HCIM. |
'I asked myself the question: what is worse, losing a leg or not being able to cope with' - Andrea Evers, Professor of Health Psychology at Leiden University, Plenary Panelist at HCIM. |
'The corona crisis has increased awareness about the important role of culture for the well-being of society' - Barbara Gessler, Head of unit at Creative Europe, Plenary Panelist at HCIM. |
'How do social currencies such as kindness, fairness and pride flow through systems' - Julian Stodd, Researcher, Author and Founder of Sea Salt Learning, Plenary Panelist at HCIM. |
‘Creative teaching methods, art therapy and music play a major role in pediatric palliative care worldwide.’ - Meggi Schuiling, Director of Dutch Center of Expertise in Children’s Palliative Care, Plenary Panelist HCIM |
“In the long run, the soft factors impose hard preconditions on our functioning.” - Mark Mieras, Dutch science journalist and author, Plenary Panelist HCIM |
'One of my research interests is music as a non-pharmacological intervention, and here I see a clear link with healthcare clowning.' - Sietske Sikkes, Associate professor in clinical neuropsychology of aging at the VU University and Researcher at the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Plenary Panelist HCIM |
'It is worth discussing is how to study clowning in a way that respects the nature of this work.' - Tineke Abma, Executive-Director of Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and Professor Participation of Older people at Leiden University Medical Centre, Plenary Panelist HCIM |
'When you are admitted to a hospital, especially as a kid, you are affected in many different ways. We are working together to find new ways to improve the quality of life of patients when they are undergoing treatments.'
- Thomas Frandsen & Lars Hyldgaard Olesen, Plenary Panelists at HCIM. |