Welcome to the October issue of the health management newsletter!
EHMA welcomes the European Commission decision to make 2023 the 'Year of Skills'. This follows the announcement made by President von der Leyen in the 'State of the Union', where she underlined how more investments are needed on professional education and upskilling.
EHMA fully supports this initiative. Our BeWell project has already took the first steps in developing a skills strategy for the health workforce with a focus on digital and green skills. The EUVECA project will support the sector's needs for innovation providing future-oriented skills to the health workforce. Finally, we are also contributing as supporting partner to the Joint Action HEROES focused of workforce planning.
For the Year of Skills, the European Commission will work closely with the European Parliament, Member States, social partners, employment services, chambers of commerce and industry, education and training providers, and workers and companies. The aims are to promote investments in training and upskilling; ensure that skills are relevant to labour market needs; match skill sets with opportunities, especially for the green and digital transition; and strengthen learning opportunities, mobility and recognition of qualifications.
Discover more about our activities and how we continue to foster excellence in health management for a healthy Europe.
We are pleased to announce the publication of the EHMA 2022 Conference Report. The report gathers summaries from the 34 sessions of EHMA 2022, including 3 high-level plenaries, 10 partner sessions, and 21 abstract sessions.
The report provides a complete overview of the most relevant health management research and best practices; it showcases the discussions around trending and complex topics in health and care; and it sets the agenda for health management for the following year.
>> Download the EHMA 2022 Conference Report
Join our webinar series ‘Health Management in action’
Episode 8 - Towards a better EU health preparedness and response: existing gaps and solutions
When: Thu., 3 November 2022, 13.30-14.15 CET Speaker: Prof Steve Thomas, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Director Health Policy and Engagement, School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
The burden of RSV: How the scientific community can help
EHMA has been focussing on RSV because of its major disruption to health systems, making it a key interest for health management. RSV is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants. Globally, in 2019, there were approx. 33 million cases of acute LRTIs leading to more than three million hospitalisations.
We recently carried out a survey that outlined the burden of this common virus, and with RSV season commencing makes it an important time to review response efforts. Our Executive Director, George Valiotis teamed up with Michelle Roberts, MD to share some key findings the survey uncovered.
>> Read the article here
Putting value at the heart of the procurement process
Implementing value-based procurement within a healthcare setting is not easy, but it is worth it. In cases of limited resources, price-based procurement does not yield the best outcomes, especially in the healthcare sector. Budget constraints require innovative approaches and value-based procurement is one of the solutions to turn to.
This EcoQUIP+ webinar discussed how health managers can achieve better value in healthcare by making strategic use of procurement and how they can incorporate the concept of ‘value’ in their procurement process with Prof Dr Louise Knight and Ms Caterina Sampol.
>> Read the report and watch the webinar recording
What are the essential skills for a resilient and effective European health workforce?
EHMA have published a report on essential skills for a resilient and effective European health workforce as part of the EU Health Policy Platform Stakeholder Network on ‘Profiling and Training the Healthcare Workforce of the Future’, in partnership with HFE.
The report, through its recommendations addressing policymakers at a European and national, regional, local level, aims to trigger change on the ground by raising awareness of the existing and foreseeable skills gaps of the European health workforce in the context of visible trends and challenges.
BeWell How the future strategy for the European health workforce is being developed
Over the next four years, BeWell will develop a green and digital skills strategy for the European health workforce. The project recently organised a two-day interactive co-creation workshop with the consortium partners to reach a common vision for the strategic plan, establish a roadmap, and identify relevant stakeholders and targets. Learn more about the workshop ➡️ click here Subscribe to the newsletter ➡️ click here
EUVECA Discover the platform for VET excellence in heathcare: the new website is out!
EUVECA - EUropean platform for VEt Excellence in health CAre aims to support the healthcare sector's needs for innovation and development providing future-oriented skills to the health workforce.
The project recently launched its website where to find more information on the project objectives, the challenges it responds to and the consortium partners. Check out the website ➡️ https://euveca.eu/
REBECCA The value of the project novel approach to breast cancer research
Dr Kyritsis from the Multimedia Understanding Group (MUG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, presented the project at the Garmin Health Summit ‘22 where REBECCA was nominated in the 'Health' category. Learn about the REBECCA novel indicators ➡️ click here
The INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, in collaboration with the Breast Cancer Unit of the Hospital Clinic of Valencia, organised a meeting with patients’ associations to disseminate the latest advances in breast cancer research, present the REBECCA project, and learn about patients' perceptions, doubts and concerns about breast cancer. More about this meeting ➡️ click here
EcoQUIP+ Webinar 'Why the environmental impact matters to your bottom line?'
The next webinar for Health Managers will focus on the healthcare sector's impact on the environment and explore how health managers can reduce their care settings' environmental impact through better procurement practices.
RESOURCE - Discover the results of the Annual Integrated Care Survey
In March 2022 the International Federation for Integrated Care (IFIC) launched its first Annual Integrated Care Survey asking people to share their views on what integrated care means to them and the features of integrated care that they thought were most important in their experience and context. Discover the survey results ➡️ Download the report
EVENT - EU Health Summit 2022: Towards an EU Health Union
The EU Health Summit will take place on 15 November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The event will discuss how to build a successful EU Health Union centered on people, innovation, and value-based care, starting from the lessons learnt from COVID-19. Join the EU Health Summit ➡️ register here
OPPORTUNITY - Apply for the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award
The UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Programme was created with a vision to inspire and celebrate healthcare excellence. The UNIVANTS Award recognises teams who collaborate across disciplines and transform healthcare delivery, and ultimately patient lives. Deadline for applications is 15 November 2022.
OPPORTUNITY - Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) Call Days
The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) will launch funding calls 3 and 4 in December 2022 and January 2023, respectively. IHI organises a series of online events to provide potential applicants with the needed information to put together a strong proposal and the opportunity to meet potential consortium partners.
Events dedicated to Call 3: 12-15 December 2022
Events dedicated to Call 4: 18-19 January 2023 Discover more about this funding opportunity ➡️ Register now
Join our members! We welcome applications from organisations and individuals. For more information on the benefits and how to apply, visit our website or email us.
Co-funded by the EU4Health Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreement no. 101082904. Views and opinions expressed herein are of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU or HADEA.
