Participate in Rare Disease Day 2014 Join together for better care! Rare Disease Day 2014 puts the spotlight on “Care”. To bring attention to the many aspects of care for people living with a rare disease, the official Rare Disease Day 2014 slogan urges participants around the world to Join together for better care. Rare…
International Childhood Cancer Day
International Childhood Cancer Day Tackling inequalities in paediatric cancer care and research across Europe Tuesday, 18th February 2014, European Parliament (Room 4Q2), Brussels, Belgium, Hosted by Mrs. Glenis Willmott, MEP Every year SIOPE marks International Childhood Cancer Day (15 February). Since 2011, our Society also organises a high-level event at the European Parliament in order…
EU Parliament endorsement of eHealth Action Plan welcomed
European Parliament endorsement of eHealth Action Plan welcomed by Neelie Kroes Commissioner Kroes welcomed support of the European Parliament for the eHealth Action Plan This addresses barriers to the full use of digital solutions in Europe’s healthcare systems. On the 14th of January, MEPs voted on a resolution in support of the plan to improve…
10th National Healthcare Conference
Event Announcement 10th National Healthcare Conference 1st – 2nd Apr 2014 at Convention Centre Dublin. Over the last 9 years the National Healthcare conference has encouraged a focus on improvements in leadership, innovation, performance, patient care and patient outcomes. The National Healthcare Conference is now established as the annual meeting place for Ireland’s healthcare leaders. 20 Places available at…
Scaling up integrated and person centred care
Event Scaling up integrated and person centred care – AAL Forum 2013 Side Event, 24th September 2013 A free interactive side event that will engage participants in understanding, and providing their own insights, into the potential of ICT solutions to integrate care and support person centred care including home care. Contact: Donna.henderson1@nhs.net
Major reforms to improve quality of care for older people needed
Major reforms needed to improve the quality of care for older people, says new report A new OECD report sponsored by the European Commission, the fastest-growing age group are people over 80 whose number will almost triple by 2060, rising from 4.6% of the population to 12% in 2050 in the European Union. It is…
More needs to be done to protect patients…
David Byrne, Former EU Health Commissioner, Patron of Health First Europe. This past week, EU Health Ministers gathered for an informal meeting in Dublin to discuss a variety of health issues, one of which was patient safety. In the context of discussions on the impact of the economic crisis on health systems across Europe, I…
International Women’s Day, an EU health perspective.
Health perspective prepared by Peg Maguire for International Women’s Day. “Women are custodians of family health, caring for: children, ageing parents, husbands and partners. Women also have a nurturing role in society, as teachers, nurses, long-term carers, in both formal and informal roles. Our healthcare, social services and schools are predominately staffed by women. It…
