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SUMMARY:COMFORTage | Supporting dementia patients and carers: Policy choices and innovative public initiatives
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\n\n\nThe third COMFORTage Community Forum webinar dedicated to Service Delivery Models for dementia affected patients and their carers.\nThis series of webinars explores how people living with dementia are currently supported and what short-term or medium-term opportunities - including the use of digital technologies - can be seized to improve the well-being of both themselves and their carers. \nIn the EU, dementia prevalence in people over 60 increased from 5.9 million in 2000 to about 9.1 million in 2018. However, behind the words “dementia” and “frailty”, are very different clinical conditions. Furthermore, the personal and social environments play critical roles. Every person with dementia is unique and would thus require a personalised approach to his or her needs. Starting with the patients, we will explore the solutions proposed and viewpoints of all the main actors who can make a difference: social and healthcare professionals, industry, policymakers, and researchers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe key focus of the webinar will be to analyse how EU policymakers are currently looking at dementia and frailty considering all different levels of prevention. \nAside from security, privacy and evidence, public authorities are often in an uncomfortable situation when dealing with digital technologies. Unlike medicines, digital products can indeed quickly become obsolete while the costing and reimbursement mechanisms to be implemented are still largely ad hoc.\nAttend the webinar to: \n\n\nLearn about most ambitious public health approaches related to dementia and frailty \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand how digital technologies are currently perceived by policy-makers.\n\n\nLearn what are the business policy models which have been successful and how digital intervention tools innovators can play a key role in advancing research. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nLuc Nicolas EHTEL, Belgium: Introduction to the topic\n\n\nMercedes Lovrečič, Jade Health Joint Action & National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia: Overview of evolution of EU public policies and insights into Slovenia case report.\n\n\nCamillo Marra, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy: A paradigm shift in the early diagnosis and therapy of dementia. The Italian approach to the new scenario.\n\n\nKristina Niedderer, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK: Design approaches to empower people living with mild to moderate stages of dementia in the UK.\n\n\nPanelists\n\nChirine Katrib, WPC 2026 Science Ambassador, France\nSofoklis Kyriazakos, CEO Healthentia, Belgium\nJoan Guanyabens, TIC Salut Foundation, Catalunya, Spain\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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