Organizers

The Nordic Co-operation
of Psychiatric Nurses, PSSN

Organizing committee

  • Heikki Ellilä, RN, PhD, Chair
  • Lauri Kuosmanen, RN, PhD
  • Teija Korhonen RN, PhD
  • Petri Kylmänen, RN
  • Richard Brodd, RN
  • Susanna Lehtomäki, RN, Master of Healthcare, Coordinator (The Finnish Nurses Association)

Scientific program committee

  • Páll Biering, RN, PhD, Professor (Iceland), Chair
  • Christoph Abderhalden, RN, PhD (Switserland )
  • Phil Barker, RN, PhD, Professor (Scotland)
  • Mary Chambers, RN, PhD, Professor (England)
  • Heikki Ellilä, RN, PhD (Finland)
  • Arild Granerud, RN, PhD, Ass. Professor (Norway)
  • Merja Nikkonen, RN, PhD, Ass. Professor (Finland)
  • Michael Schulz, RN, PhD (Germany)
  • Chris Stevenson, RN, PhD, Professor (Ireland)
  • Ingela Skärsäter, RN, PhD, Ass. Professor (Sweden)
  • Päivi Vuokila-Oikkonen, RN, PhD (Finland)
  • Jose Carlos Pereira Santos, RN, PhD, Ass. Professor (Portugal)
  • Tony Warne, RN, PhD, Professor (England)
This conference is the first PSSN conference organized in Finland.
PSSN (in Swedish) is the Psykiatriska Sjuksköterskor Sammanarbete i Norden.
The conference offers a great opportunity to meet colleques from Scandinavia and other countries in the beautiful city of Helsinki.