Come along to our inaugural event and help us explore the challenges of Elderly Caregiving in the North West London community. We aim to examine the possibility of solutions through new forms of education and professional certification for Caregivers.
The event is hosted by CARE Campus, an EIT Health consortium of academic institutions and industry partners aiming at developing a new e-based training programme to provide quality education for carers, supporting the needs of elderly citizens across Europe. The project was set up in response to a dramatically ageing Europe and one clear consequence – the gap between the available supply of elderly caregiving support and the exploding need. This is compounded with the fact that more than half of older adults have three or more chronic conditions. At the same time, resources to meet growing elder caregiving needs are strained and dwindling – a trend that is projected to continue in the absence of a well-planned, effective and profound strategic intervention. With the current rates, by 2060, there will be one caregiver for 51 persons of 80 years old or more.
Rising to the challenge, CARE Campus is building a community across Europe to equip care givers – family, friends and professionals – with knowledge and skill to provide the best possible care to meet the needs which matter most to older people. The new course contains modules on personalised care training, age-related diseases, prevention and promotion, and emerging new technologies complete with online media resources, open access journals, and partnerships with NGOs in key cities across Europe. The project is funded by the European Union - EIT Health, whose mission is to transform the landscape of healthy and active ageing in Europe through innovation.
Highlights include:
Caregiving and Ageing Reimagined for Europe
Lefkos T Middleton, Professor of Neurology, Neuroepidemiology and Ageing Research, Imperial College
The Challenges of Care in West London
Presentations from: Adult Social Care, Carers Network, NHS Clinical Commissioing Groups
Clinical Education & Professional Certification for Caregivers
Imperial College and Homeinstead
Tour of the Innovation Hub - Imperial College
Lunch
Why get involved?
- Fantastic networking opportunities to engage with academics, commissioners and potential partners
- Excellent interactive event with a tour of the Innovation Hub
- Prospects to increase your organisation’s visibility, and get access to accredited training
- Co-design.
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