• The Horizon 2020 ValueCare pilot site partners of Valencia, Spain, in coordination with the Covenant on Demographic Change are delighted to announce the international online event: INTEGRATED CARE IN EUROPE: KEYS, CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES
• The event is free and open to the general public, which will take place on 16th March 2021 from 09:30 – 11:30h CET.
• The event can be followed live by streaming.

The innovation center of the city council of Valencia, Las Naves, in coordination with the Covenant on Demographic Change, organizes the event “INTEGRATED CARE IN EUROPE: KEYS, CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES” in order to spread the knowledge of Integrated Care and their benefits on the elderly.

The unexpected events of the last year leading to a neglect of chronic conditions. A decline has been detected in the physical, mental, and emotional health of our older citizens in Europe.

Now more than ever, there is a need for an integrated approach to care, shifting the focus from a silo-based approach to social and health care delivery.

Within the ValueCare project the aim is to provide older adults with an intervention focused on value-based integrated care and improve the lives of not only these older participants, but also their caregivers, and the social and medical professionals who treat them.

The webinar organized by the Valencia Pilot Site of ValueCare aims to raise awareness and increase knowledge of Integrated Care among various Stakeholders at a European Level. It is a chance to impart the knowledge of experts in the field and to share experiences of integrated care programs in practice throughout Europe.

AGENDA:

• 09:30 – 09:50: OPENING SESSION
• WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION: Elena Rocher (Las Naves, Valencia).
• THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATED CARE FOR DELIVERING VALUE-BASED CARE: Hein Raat (Erasmus MC – Department of Health).

• 09:50 – 10:30 INTEGRATED CARE – IMPORTANT ASPECTS AND EXPERTS’ OPINIONS
• THEORY, CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS OF INTEGRATED CARE: Áine Carroll (IFIC Ireland).
• USER PERSPECTIVES ON INTEGRATED CARE: Borja Arrue (AGE Platform Europe).
• THE TRENTO PROVINCE APPROACH TOWARDS THE INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR INTEGRATED CARE: Oscar Mayora (Fondazione Bruno Kessler).

• QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION : Elena Rocher (Las Naves, Valencia).

• 10:30 – 10:40: SHORT BREAK
• 10:40 – 11:25: CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS – INTEGRATED CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
• Introductions by Elena Rocher (Las Naves, Valencia).
• A COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF INTEGRATED CARE FOR FRAIL OLDER ADULTS: +AGIL BARCELONA: Laura Monica Perez Bazan (Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili Barcelona).
• INTEGRATED CARE AND HOME CARE PROFESSIONALS: Lucie Vaamonde AND Clotilde Berghe (Autonom’Lab/Gérontopole Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
• THE INTEGRATED CARE MODEL OF THE VALUECARE PILOT IN VALENCIA: Tamara Alhambra (Instituto Polibienestar University of Valencia).
• INTEGRATED CARE AND THE MEDICATION SCHEME WITH “AALST ZIT OP SCHEMA”: Elise Van Opstal (Zorglab, Alast).

• QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION: Moderated by Elena Rocher (Las Naves, Valencia).

• 11:25 – 11:30: CLOSING REMARKS: Elena Rocher (Las Naves, Valencia).

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• 16th March 2021 – 9.30 – 11.30h CET

• Webinar Organized by: ValueCare Pilot Site Valencia, Spain in Coordination with Covenant on Demographic Change-