Health Promotion Study Visit 1&2 (the Netherlands)
2016-04-19 16:00 - 2016-04-21 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, Bilthoven
RIVM organised a study visit on their selected good practice ‘JOGG‘, the Young People at a Healthy Weight project, which encourages all people in a city, town or neighbourhood to make healthy food and exercise an easy and attractive lifestyle option for young people, as well as a second study visit to introduce their good practice database to interested partners. JA-CHRODIS work package 4, developing the Platform for Knowledge Exchange, was also present.
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Programme Database (19th-20th April) and JOGG (21st April)

SUMMARY OF ALL 41 SELECTED GOOD PRACTICE

Meeting presentations
Djoeke van Dale & Marieke Hendriksen: Introduction to the study visit
Djoeke van Dale: Best practice portal
Leontien Hommels: Database effective interventions – a practitioners’ perspective
Annemiek van Bolhuis: Start of the Centre for Healthy Living
Rita Longo: Pro.Sa Italian database
The JOGG approach
BZgA Good practice database

Health Promotion Study Visit 3 (Portugal)
2016-05-23 - 2016-05-24 | Unnamed Venue, Lisbon
A study visit in Lisbon took place on 23rd-24th May. It focused on the Portuguese National Programme on Healthier Eating (PNPAS), a concerted and cross cutting set of actions to encourage the consumption of certain types of food with the objective of improving the nutritional status and health of the population.
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Programme
Summary of all 41 selected good practices

Meeting presentations
Day 1 (May 23, 2016):
Prof. Pedro Graça (PNPAS Director)- National Programme presentation
Jorge Oliveira (Active Media)- Communication and literacy in nutrition
Claúdia Rodrigues (Nutri Ventures)- Nutrition education – Nutri Ventures Project
Dra. Carla Gonçalves- Development of innovation: portable measuring device for salt
Dra. Teresa Sancho- (ARS/Regional Administration of Health, Algarve): National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating (PNPAS) at Algarve Region
Day 2 (May 24, 2016):
Dr. Rui Lima (Ministry of Education)- Intervention projects in schools
Food industry projects – LIDL “Campaign to promote fruit and vegetables to children”
SOBE- Oral Health School Libraries

16th International Conference on Integrated Care
2016-05-23 08:00 - 2016-05-25 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, Barcelona, Spain
The conference will bring together researchers, clinicians and managers from around the world who are engaged in the design and delivery of integrated health and social care. They will share experience and the latest evidence about integrating Public Health, Health and Social Care and the New roles and Possibilities for Hospitals, producing Positive and Curative Integrated Mental and Physical Care, mobilising key enablers like policy making and Mobile and Digital Health Solutions, and investment in an Integrated Care Workforce, clinical leadership and coproduction with individuals, careers, communities and populations.
More info on the conference here.
JA-CHRODIS participated at the 16th ICIC, held in Barcelona on the 23rd-25th May. The coordinator, Carlos Segovia, led the workshop “JA-CHRODIS: Using good practices to improve Integrated Care for Chronicity” where JA-CHRODIS work package leaders and partners presented their results and discussed with stakeholders.
Workshop agenda
Workshop presentations
Carlos Segovia (WP1): the Joint Action CHRODIS
Carlos Segovia (WP1): Added value of EU collaboration in the area of integrated care
Maria José Vicente-Edo (WP4): Chrodis platform for knowledge exchange
Luciana Costa and Thomas Kunkel (WP5): Good practices in the field of health promotion and chronic diseases prevention
Antonio Sarria-Santamera (WP7):Diabetes: a case study on strengthening health care for people with chronic diseases

Health Promotion Study Visit 4 (Iceland)
2016-06-01 09:00 - 2016-06-02 15:00 | Icelandic Ministry of Welfare, Tryggvagotu, Reykjavik
The study visit in Iceland focused on the following two good practices:

The Welfare Watch, an intersectoral work aimed at vulnerable groups, transferred from National level (Iceland) to local level (the Sudurnes Region in Iceland) and international level (the Nordic Welfare Watch)
The National Curriculum Guides on Health and Well-being as one of six fundamental pillars of education in Iceland, background and implementation.

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Programme
Summary of all 41 selected good practices

Meeting Presentations
Day 1 (June 1, 2016):
Session 1:
Ingibjörg Broddadóttir (Deputy Director General, Ministry of Welfare)- The Icelandic Welfare Watch
Lovísa Lilliendahl (Project Manager, Ministry of Welfare)- The Icelandic Welfare Watch
Lovísa Lilliendahl (Project Manager, Ministry of Welfare)- The Suðurnes Welfare Watch
Ellý A. Þorsteinsdóttir (Office Manager, Department of Welfare, City of Reykjavik)- TINNA
Session 2:
Lovísa Lilliendahl (Project Manager, Ministry of Welfare)- The Nordic Welfare Watch
Ingibjörg Lilja Ómarsdóttir (Project Manager, University of Iceland)- The Nordic Welfare Watch – In response to Crises
Agnar Freyr Helgason (University of Iceland)- Welfare consequences of financial crises
Lárus Blöndal (Dep. Labour market, living conditions and demography, Statistics Iceland)- The Nordic Welfare indicators

Day 2 (June 2, 2016):
Session 1:
Björg Pétursdóttir (Head of Division Policy and Development, Ministry of Education and Culture)- The Curriculum Guides and the Pillar Health and Wellbeing
Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir (Project Manager, DOHI) – The Health Promoting School Projects in Iceland
Session 2:
Þórdís Gísladóttir (Project Manager, City of Reykjavík)- Breiðholt: Health Promoting District in a Health Promoting City
Erla Gunnarsdóttir (teacher and coordinator of health-promoting school in Hamraskóli)- Health promotion in Hamraskóli

8th JA-CHRODIS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
2016-06-15 13:30 - 2016-06-17 13:00 | Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health and Family, Koning Albert II laan 35, Brussels, 1030, Belgium
The 8th JA-CHRODIS Executive Board meeting was held in Brussels (Belgium) on 15-17 June 2016.
The meeting took place in the Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health and Family and in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
More information can be found on the agenda.
Minutes of the meeting are also available.
Presentations

T. Kunkel & A. Haarmann – Study Visits
E. Jurevičienė & G. Onder: Presentation of CM Training Programme Questionnaire and Literature Review
M. Maggini & J. Zalatel: Overview of the Progress Made (WP on Diabetes)
E. Bernal-Delgado: The Chrodis Platform for Knowledge Exchange
G. Barbaglia: Meetings Evaluation
R. Ribeiro: Impact Assessment Plan
A. Gallinat & A. Pierson: Final Conference Outline

3rd JA-CHRODIS Governing Board meeting
2016-06-16 | Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Rue du Trône 62 , Brussels, 1050, Belgium
The third Governing Board meeting took place in Brussels, Belgium, on the 16th of June 2016.
It was held at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
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Meeting agenda
Minutes
Presentations

WP2 – Overview of the Progress Made
WP4 – The CHRODIS Platfrom for Knowledge Exchange
WP5 – Good Practices in the Field of Health Promotion and Primary Prevention – Study Visits
WP6 – Multimorbidity Care Model and Case Management Training Programmes
WP6 – Applicability of Multimorbidity Care Model
WP7- Overview of the Progress Made

Health Promotion Study Visit 5 (Italy)
2016-06-23 10:30 - 2016-06-24 12:00 | Palazzo Lombardia, Milan, Italy
What can health promotion at the workplace look like? The study visit to Milan (Italy) explored the Lombardy Workplace Health Promotion Network, a public-private network which involves 284 workplaces and carried out by building partnerships and collaboration with all workplace main stakeholders.
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Programme
Lombardy WHP Network brochure
Summary of all 41 selected good practices

Presentations

Prevention of NCDs in Italy, Daniela Galeone (Ministry of Health)
Health Promotion Programs in Community Settings in Lombardy, Danilo Cereda (Lombardy Region)
Health Promotion and Corporate Social Responsibility: the Intersectoral Process, Elisa Rotta (Sodalitas)
The Workplace Health Promotion Program and the WHP Network of Bergamo, Roberto Moretti (WHP ATS Bergamo)
EIP-AHA – the Lombardy Region Commitment
EIP-AHA – About the Partnership

Health Promotion Study Visit 6 (UK)
2016-06-28 - 2016-06-30 | Well London neighbourhoods, London
During the study visit to London (UK), participants will explore the “Well London” programme and hear from local and regional stakeholders involved in development and implementation of the programme. The visit will also include site visits to various Well London neighbourhoods and witnessing some of the Well London activities in action.
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Programme
Summary of all 41 selected good practices

Presentations
29th June
Gail Findlay (Director of Health Improvement, University of East London): Well Communities
Dr Heather Davison (Development Director, Royal Society for Public Health): The vision for Well Communities as a national framework
Patrick Tobi (Principle Research Fellow, IHHD) & Gail Findlay (Director of Health Improvement, IHHD): Well Communities – a new theory of change
Patrick Tobi (Principle Research Fellow, IHHD): Well Communities – evaluation, research & development
30th June
Dr Helen Walters (Head of Health – Greater London Authority): Opportunities and Challenges for a Global City
Stephen Jivraj (University College London): Neighbourhood effects on health and wellbeing
Richard Watt (University College London): Oral diseases: public health priority

52nd EASD Annual Meeting
2016-09-12 - 2016-09-16 | Messe München, Munich, Germany
The 52nd European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting will be held at the International Congress Center in Munich, Germany, starting with September 12 and ending on September 16, 2016.
The event is meant to offer outstanding new insights into the most recent research findings and health care in diabetology.
Information and registration forms are available on EASD website.

JA-CHRODIS 9th executive board & 3rd advisory board meetings
2016-09-21 - 2016-09-22 | Brussels, Belgium
JA-CHRODIS organised its 3rd Advisory Board meeting and its 9th Executive Board meeting in Bratislava (Slovakia) on the 21st-22nd of September 2016.

Minutes
Agenda
Presentations
WP1: JA-CHRODIS – Objectives and Achievements
WP2: Dissemination Activities
WP3: Evaluation
WP4: The Chrodis Platfrom for Knowledge Exchange
WP5: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
WP6: Multimorbidity
WP7: Diabetes
JA-CHRODIS at the 9th European Public Health Conference

European Health Forum Gastein
2016-09-28 - 2016-09-30 | Gastein, Austria
The European Health Forum Gastein is the most important health-related event in the European Union and a meeting point for experts from different fields within the health system. This year’s event will focus on the impact of changing demographics on health in Europe.
Demographics and Diversity in Europe – New Solutions for Health
Life expectancy reaching a new high, changing fertility patterns, and internal and external migration leading to greater diversity are just some of the phenomena of demographic change currently being experienced in Europe. These all exert different pressures on European health systems, and innovations and visionary foresights are needed to turn these challenges into opportunities for sustainable solutions.
For registration, further information and detailed agenda, please check the EHFG 2016 website.

JA-CHRODIS webinar
2016-10-04 14:00 - 15:00
JA-CHRODIS is organising a series of webinars to present the work and the outcomes of the Joint Action. The opening webinar took place on Tuesday 4th of October from 14-15 h (CET) and aimed to give a general overview of what JA-CHRODIS is.
Carlos Segovia, JA-CHRODIS coordinator, presented the background, figures, objective and challenges of addressing chronic diseases and healthy ageing across the life-cycle.
The recording of the webinar is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhvKWRBPEhw
Donwload the webinar presentation here.

JA-CHRODIS Health Promotion Webinar
2016-10-11 14:00 - 15:00
JA-CHRODIS Health Promotion: Good practices and transferability in the field of health promotion and chronic diseases prevention across the life cycle
The second JA-CHRODIS webinar took place on Tuesday, 11th of October, from 14-15h (CET).
Alexander Haarmann from the German Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA), task leader of the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention work package, provided an overview of the outcomes & results achieved.
Background
Many chronic diseases are preventable, or their onset can be delayed, through policies and interventions that address modifiable individual and social risk factors. Yet only 3% of health costs in EU Member States are presently invested in prevention measures, whereas about 97% are spent on treatment.
The EU Reflection Process on Chronic Diseases (September 2013) identified the potential that lies in systematically mapping, validating and transferring good practices that exist across the EU in relation to health promotion and primary prevention of chronic disease.
The Health Promotion work package worked to develop this potential, focusing on cardiovascular diseases, stroke and type 2 diabetes. The work has taken into account lifestyles and health-related behaviour as well as the socioeconomic determinants that influence them.
The recording of the webinar is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up8xf28gZZ4
Download the webinar presentation here.

JA-CHRODIS Multimorbidity Webinar
2016-10-18 14:00 - 15:00
Developing a care model for multimorbid patients
The third of JA-CHRODIS Webinar series focused on the work of the Multimorbidity work package and took place on Tuesday, 18th of October, from 14-15h (CET).
Background
Life expectancy in the EU is higher than ever before, due in part to good and improving healthcare. However, the co-occurrence of multiple chronic conditions in one person, i.e. multimorbidity, has become increasingly common as well. 65% of people over 65 are affected by multimorbidity. This number rises to 85% for the 85-year-old group.
Complex healthcare needs of multimorbid patients require the involvement of a large number of healthcare providers and a vast amount of resources. Often patient care is fragmented, expensive and fails to respond to the needs of the patient. While there are examples of comprehensive care programmes being implemented in relatively small populations, there are no widely accepted care models available across the EU Member States, due to organisational differences.
The Multimorbidity work package reviewed existing patient-centred comprehensive care programmes in order to identify the needs of the participating countries’ healthcare systems and developed a new comprehensive care model that foresees improved care and coordination and better support of patients’ self-empowerment.
Download the Webinar’s presentation
The recording of the webinar is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spmJCOVl6cw

JA-CHRODIS Diabetes Conference
2016-10-20 - 2016-10-21 | Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, 00161, Italy
Diabetes: a case study on strengthening health care for people with chronic diseases

The JA-CHRODIS final meeting on Diabetes was held in Rome on the 20th-21th of October 2016.
The conference aimed to draw key lessons from the activities and achievements of the WP on diabetes. Different sessions addressed the prevention and management of chronic diseases, the quality of care and the gender perspective of national policies and plans on prevention and management of diabetes.
Good practices and next steps were also discussed.
Download the Agenda
Download the participants list
Read the meeting’s report (.pdf)
Presentations
Activities and achievements of WP7 (M. Maggini, J. Zaletel)
Development of common guidance and methodologies for care pathways for multimorbid patients (G. Onder)
Prevention and management of chronic diseases: a shared approach (A. Pierson)
Recommendations to improve prevention and quality of care for people with diabetes (M. Maggini)
SWOT analysis (A. Giusti)
Gender perspective of national policies and programmes on prevention and management of diabetes (P. Maguire, V. Moore)
Potential implementation in the Italian diabetes and prevention care (M. Comaschi)
Personalised medicine vs guideline-based medicine (A. Pizzini)
The regional network of diabetologists and diabetes nurses in North-Karelia (T. Laatikainen)
The Aha!-prevention project in Germany (C. Petersen, U. Rothe)
The AOK Check Up Plus for early diagnosis in Saxony and the Saxonian Care Model (U. Rothe, Y. Lehnert)
The Healthy Lifestyle Institute CURIAMO (P. De Feo)
Management of diabetes in Italy: results from Piemonte (G. Boella)
IPIONI National Project – Prevention of diabetes type 2 in older people (T. Vontetsianos)
A guide for National diabetes plans (J. Zaletel, M. Piletič)
Developing a National diabetes plan in Lithuania (Ž. Visockienė)
How to facilitate dissemination of results (A. Pierson)

JA-CHRODIS at the eHealth Forum 2016
2016-10-25 - 2016-10-26 | Athens, Greece
JA-CHRODIS will be presented at the next international eHealth Forum that will be held in Athens on the 25th and 26th of October 2016.
eHealth is rapidly dominating all areas of industry and thus presents an opportunity for financial and scientific growth and social reform. Within this growing market the eHealth Forum aims to be the meeting point where stakeholders exchange information and innovation and connect with policy makers in further developing the eHealth agenda for the Greek eHealth ecosystem, Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.
More information can be found on the Forum’s website.

JA-CHRODIS Diabetes Webinar
2016-10-25 14:00 - 15:00
Addressing the burden that diabetes places on individuals and health systems
The fourth JA-CHRODIS webinar will focus on the results of the Diabetes work package and will take place on Tuesday, 25th of October, from 14-15h (CET).
Background
32 million EU adults (8.2%) had diabetes in 2013, and this number could rise to 38 million by 2035. Diabetes is the fourth most common cause of death in Europe.
The effective treatment and management of diabetes calls for comprehensive approaches to care that empower patients and enable them to self-manage their disease to the best possible extent. There are good models across the EU on the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes, that can serve as an example to others and that can also apply to other chronic diseases.
The Diabetes work package addresses the challenge that the burden of diabetes places on health systems and individuals. Its principal objective is to improve coordination and cooperation among Member States to act on diabetes, including the exchange of good practices across the EU. Special emphasis is given to support the development and implementation of National Diabetes Plans.
The recording of the webinar is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm0auwanTyY
Download the webinar’s presentation here.

WP6 Multimorbidity expert group meeting
2016-11-04
The last multimorbidity expert group meeting will take place on 4 November, in Treviso, Italy.
More information will follow soon.

9th European Public Health Conference
2016-11-09 - 2016-11-12 | Austria Center Vienna (ACV), Vienna, Austria
All for Health – Health for All
The European Public Health (EPH) Conference aims to contribute to the improvement of public health in Europe by offering a means for exchanging information and a platform for debate to researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of public health and health services research as well as public health training and education in Europe.
The event is organised by the European Public Health Conference Foundation, the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Public Health.
More information are available on the EPH Conference Website.

JA-CHRODIS Workshop at the EPH Conference
2016-11-10 08:30 - 12:00 | Austria Center Vienna (ACV), Vienna, Austria
JA-CHRODIS held a pre-conference workshop “Who can benefit from JA-CHRODIS? The results from the European Joint Action to tackle chronic diseases” at the last EPH Conference on the 10th of November.
The workshop aimed to analyse how and to what extent the outputs of JA-CHRODIS can have an impact on the prevention and care of chronic diseases. The outputs from the JA-CHRODIS in the areas of health promotion and prevention, multimorbidity and diabetes were presented. A round table examined how to improve European and national actions on chronic diseases, with the participation of health professionals, public health specialists, regional and national government representatives and patients. The usefulness of these outputs was discussed as well as the way to improve the procedure to include their use into daily practice.
For further details, please visit the EPH Conference’s website.
Workshop’s Presentations
WP4 – The CHRODIS Platform (.pdf)
WP5 – Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (.pdf)
WP6 – Multimorbidity (.pdf)
WP7 – Diabetes as a case study (.pdf)

6th JA-CHRODIS WP5 meeting
2016-11-21 - 2016-11-22 | Hotel Tivoli, Avenida Dom João II, 27, Lisbon, 1990-083 , Portugal
The final WP5 meeting was held in Lisbon, on Monday, 21 and Tuesday, 22 November in Lisbon.
The two-day event provided an opportunity to take stock of the results of the health promotion study visits and to discuss the recommendations about transferability of good practices.
Download the agenda
Presentations
Gígja Gunnarsdóttir (DOHI Iceland) – Bilateral meeting of Norway and Iceland in Oslo, June 2016 (.pdf)

JA-CHRODIS workshop at the European Parliament
2016-11-28 11:15 - 13:15 | European Parliament, 60 rue Wiertz, Brussels, 1047, Belgium
JA-CHRODIS organised a workshop at the European Parliament on 28 November. The workshop had a specific focus on good practices in diabetes management that have been collected by JA-CHRODIS partners. It also provided the opportunity to present the CHRODIS Platform, the online tool where decision-makers, caregivers, patients, and researchers across the EU can find and share the best knowledge on chronic diseases.
The event was hosted by MEP Theresa Comodini Cachia (EPP, MT), co-Chair of the EU diabetes working group, and supported by MEP Marisa Matias (GUE/NGL, PT).
Read the press release here.
Downloads
Read the Workshop Report (.pdf)
Agenda (.pdf)
Presentations
G. Onder, WP6 leader, development of common guidance and methodologies for care pathways for patients with multimorbidity (.pdf)
A. Haarmann, WP5 leader, health promotion and prevention of chronic diseases (.pdf)
E. Bernal, WP4 leader, the CHRODIS Platform (.pdf)
M. Maggini, WP7 leader, diabetes: a case study on strengthening healthcare for people with chronic diseases (.pdf)
J. Zalatel, WP7 leader, Do’s and Don’ts of National Diabetes Programmes: the model of Slovenia (.pdf)
L. Costa, WP5 associated partner, diabetes prevention and screening in the Metropolitan Lisbon Area (.pdf)

JA-CHRODIS 4th Governing Board Meeting
2016-11-29
On 29 November, JA-CHRODIS held its 4th Governing Board meeting, which took place in Brussels, Belgium.
The presentations are now available
DOWNLOADS
Agenda (.pdf)
Carlos Segovia – CHRODIS Plus (.pdf)
WP2 – Dissemination of results of JA-CHRODIS (.pdf)
WP3 – Evaluation (.pdf)
WP4 – The CHRODIS Platform (.pdf)
WP5 – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (.pdf)
WP6 – Skills and Competences Needed for the Case Management Training Programme (.pdf)
WP7 – Lessons Learnt from National Diabetes Plans (.pdf)

European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing: Transforming the future of Health and Care in Europe
2016-12-05 - 2016-12-08 | Brussels, Belgium
The second European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing will take place in Brussels from 5-8 December 2016.
This year’s event will look into how digital innovation will “Transform the future of health and care in Europe” and will unveil a shared-vision on how the Digital Single Market can turn demographic change into an opportunity for social development and economic growth in Europe.
The 2016 Summit will build on the achievements of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA), the Active and Assisted Living Joint Programme with Member States (AAL JP) and the EIT-KIC on Health and Active Ageing.
For more information, please click here.

JA-CHRODIS Conference on Networks of Healthcare institutions
2017-01-26 | Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos, Santariškių str. 2, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos, co-leader of the Joint Action’s work on multimorbidity, organised the conference “Networks of Health Institutions – the Best Response to the European Regional Policy”, which took place on the 26th of January in Vilnius, Lithuania. EU Commissioners Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Health and Food Safety) and Corina Creţu (Regional Policy) were present, together with representatives from Vilnius University, the Ministry of Health of Lithuania, and health care institutions and non-governmental organisations.
The conference aimed to share exceptional examples of European regional policy, and to the ways in which high-level Lithuanian health care institutions can contribute to regional policy-making and to the implementation of models of prevention and management chronic disease at European, regional and national levels.
The Conference was held at the Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos, in the Red Auditorium (Administration building).
For the Conference Presentations, please click here.
For the Conference Agenda, please, click here.

JA-CHRODIS Healthy and Active Ageing Conference in Rome
2017-02-02 10:30 - 17:00 | Nazionale spazio eventi, Via Palermo 10, Rome, 00184, Italy
JA-CHRODIS work package on multimorbidity organises a conference on how to achieve better prevention, management and care of chronic diseases for a healthy and active ageing, which will take place in Rome on the 2nd of February.
The one-day event will give an overview of the Joint Action results and of how they can used to promote healthy and active ageing in Europe. Presentations will focus on the work done in the fields of diabetes, health promotion and multimorbidity, and the patients’ perspective will also be represented.
To learn more about the event, download the agenda (.pdf)

JA-CHRODIS Final Conference - FREE event
2017-02-27 13:30 - 2017-02-28 17:15 | Thon Hotel Brussels City Center, Avenue du Boulevard 17, 1210 Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Addressing Chronic Diseases and Healthy Ageing Across Europe
Towards better prevention, management and care.
For its final conference, JA-CHRODIS organised a one and a half day event which tool place in Brussels on the 27th-28th of February.
The first half-day addressed JA-CHRODIS’ work and outputs, and explored how the outcomes of this European collaboration can be used and taken up.
Joining forces and moving forward for better health policies across Europe
The second day focused on the bigger picture of the challenge of chronic diseases and on how to champion health policies across Europe. During the sessions, panelists and speakers addressed various questions, such as how the Joint Action can fit with and benefit the EU strategy on chronic diseases, what can be done to achieve a chronic disease-free Europe, health systems sustainability and the role of policy makers in addressing the challenge of chronic diseases and ageing society.

Find all outcomes of the Final Conference here.

Chronic Disease Prevention & Management in Primary Care
2017-03-02 - 2017-03-05 | Las Vegas, NV, United States
Las Vegas will be the host city of the Chronic Disease Prevention & Management in Primary Care conference from 2-5 March 2017, organised by Contemporary Forums. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic diseases and conditions, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and arthritis, are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems in the nation. This conference will address these conditions with chronic disease experts. Participants will have a great opportunity to enhance their knowledge on prevention, guidelines, best practices and recommendations to manage chronic diseases. Panels of clinically active faculty members will discuss practical strategies to improve the health, outcomes and quality of life of your chronically ill patients.
The four-day event will:

Evaluate current approaches to treat chronic conditions including liver and cardiac disease, impairment of mental capabilities, osteoporosis and arthritis.
Recognise the health risk behaviors that cause chronic diseases, as well as how to reduce the impact of these chronic conditions on patients’ lives.
Identify the effects of migraines, insomnia, and dermatologic ailments on the quality of life of patients.
Outline techniques and skills to improve healthcare provider and patient communication.

Learn more and register here

SUNFRAIL seminar on frailty and multimorbidity
2017-04-05 15:30 - 17:30 | Albert Borschette Conference Centre, European Commission, Rue Froissart, 36, Brussels, 1040, Belgium
The SUNFRAIL project organises a seminar to share preliminary results achieved throughout the first two years of the projec. The seminar will be held in Brussels on 5 April 2017.
SUNFRAIL (SUNFRAIL Reference Sites Network for Prevention and Care of Frailty and Chronic Conditions in community dwelling persons of EU Countries) is a European project with a duration of 30 months, which started in May 2015. The project receives funding from the EU Health Programme 2014-2020 and brings together 11 partners from 6 EU Member States.
During the event, you will have an opportunity to familiarise yourself with the SUNFRAIL Tool for the identification of frailty and multimorbidity, and to hear more about good practices for the identification of frailty and multimorbidity collected by the project partners. The agenda for the event will shortly be available on the SUNFRAIL website.
Date: 5 April, 15:30 – 17:30
Venue: Room 1C, Albert Borschette Conference Centre, European Commission, 36 Rue Froissart, 1040 Brussels
Registration: Please register here by 27 March

CHRODIS PLUS Joint Action Kick-Off Meeting
2017-09-18 - 2017-09-20 | Vilnius – Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
AGENDA

Monday 18 September 2017
Public session at the Artis Centrum hotel Totoriu str. 23, 01120, Vilnius, Lithuania
9:00 – 10:00 – Official opening session
– Minister of Health, Lithuania, Aurelijus Veryga
– European Commissioner for Health, Vytenis Andriukaitis
The Commissioner Andriukaitis gave a video interview on the importance of CHRODIS PLUS. Click here to download the video.
To read the speech of Vytenis Andriukaitis, please, click here.
10:00 – 10:30 – Keynote speech Dr. Miklos Szocska, former Minister of State for Health of Hungary
10:30 – 11:00 – Presentation of the new joint action by the coordinator Antonio Sarria Santamera and the scientific coordinator Rokas Navickas
11:00 – 11:30 – End of the public session with a coffee break
11:00 – 11:30 – Press conference / options for press contact with Commissioner V.Andriukaitis, representative of the Lithuanian Ministry of Health and Dr. G. Galea
11:30 – 12:15 – Administrative aspects of joint action management – Marc Vandenbroeck, Chafea
12:15 – 13:15 – Lunch break
13:15 – 14:00 – Financial aspects of joint action management – Klara Kasnyik, Chafea
14:00 – 15:00 – Questions and answers
15:00 – 15:30 – Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 – Presentation of the horizontal work packages by the (co-)coordinators – Work Package 1, Work Package 2 and Work Package 3

Tuesday 19 September 2017
9:00 – 9:15 – Introduction to the CHRODIS PLUS kick-off meeting – A. Sarria Santamerra
9:15 – 10:30 – Presentation of each core work package (Work Package 4, Work Package 5, Work Package 6, Work Package 7 and Work Package 8) by the (co-) coordinators
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 – Working groups according to the work packages
13:00 – 14:00 – Networking lunch
14:00 – 17:30 – Working groups continued (coffee break to be taken by the groups)
18.30 – 19.20 – Group discussion on common methodology (piloting) in WP5, WP6 and WP7 (Lead by KRONIGUNE with WP 5,6,7 leaders and co-leaders)

Wednesday 20 September 2017
8:15 – 9:15 – Reporting back from the working groups: WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7 and WP8
9:15 – 11:15 – Presentation and discussion on horizontal issues concerning various the partners:
– commonalities of the transfer/piloting methodology in WP5, WP6, WP7 (Methodology presentation by KRONIGUE)
– the policy dialogues (EHNet)
– organization of dissemination activities, GB and EB meetings, site visits and other events with a maximum benefit and communication impact (WP2)
