The latest EUVECA partner meeting marked a significant milestone in the project’s ongoing mission to enhance vocational education and training (VET) in healthcare across Europe. The discussions were rich in collaboration, innovation, and future-focused strategies that will shape the healthcare education landscape. Here are the key highlights from the meeting. Focus on Simulation Centers EUVECA’s […]
How to tackle the staff shortages in health and social care? This was one of the topics addressed at the yearly TechMed event at the University of Twente. In November, around 400 MedTech experts, healthcare professionals, policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students participated in this event. The EUVECA project was presented as one of the best
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The Education4Health platform, the flagship initiative of the EUVECA project, has officially been launched. This innovative platform aims to transform health education and training across Europe, making careers in the healthcare sector more attractive while enhancing the quality and accessibility of vocational education and training (VET). By fostering collaboration and innovation, the platform aims to
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The South Danish regional partnership from the EUVECA project held a very successful regional HUB meeting on 3 December. Our regional HUB includes stakeholders from our hospitals, municipalities and educational institutions as well as key policy makers from our regional council, with the objective to work together to ensure a highly skilled workforce in the
University of Twente, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, ZGT hospital and Oost NL organized the fifth EUVECA partner meeting in Enschede. The 5th partner meeting of the EUVECA project occurred in Enschede from June 10th to 12th, 2024, gathering all project partners from seven European regions. Launched in 2022, the EUVECA initiative aims to equip
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An article by Silvia Prieto, Gertrudes Fornés, Olga Navarro, Vicente Traver Population ageing is one of the greatest achievements of mankind and at the same time, it is linked to great economic, social, and public health challenges. Polibienestar is addressing these challenges by implementing European projects that aim to enhance social and healthcare services for
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An article by Silvia Prieto, Gertrudes Fornés, Olga Navarro, Vicente Traver The ITACA Research Institute of Valencia Polytechnic University (UPV) and the Polibienestar Research Institute of the University of Valencia (UV) have developed a regional Hub in the framework of the EUVECA project. This Hub serves as a platform where stakeholders from the social and
An article by Silvia Prieto, Vicente Traver, Olga Navarro, Sandra Martínez Recently, a team from the Polibienestar Research Institute at the University of Valencia published the book titled ’Strategies for innovative policies in Europe: addressing socio-economic deprivation in the presence of dependent elderly individuals’. The publication was authored by a team of researchers from the
An article by Silvia Prieto, Vicente Traver, Olga Navarro, Sandra Martínez During the first meeting of the Valencian Regional Vocational Excellence Hub (RVEH) healthcare professionals identified crucial competencies for future professionals. These included: Empathising with the patient, Professional responsibility, Investing in digital competencies, Teamwork and communication, Greater meritocracy, Transformational leadership, Training in emotional management, Competencies
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The sustainability of the European health care sector has been challenged by 6 mega trends over the last several years. To respond to these trends and achieve maximum care quality, patient safety, efficiency, and economic sustainability, the sector has undergone major changes:
(i) Increased digitalization
(ii) A shift towards patient-centered care
(iii) Greater patient involvement in in co-designing care pathways