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The Thematic Network Smart Healthy Age Friendly Environments (TN SHAFE), coordinated by Cáritas Coimbra and AFEdemy and assigned by the European Commission (DG SANTE) cordially invites you to participate in an online survey. The survey is an essential part of the Thematic Network 2018 SHAFE. The purpose of SHAFE is to define a common position […]
The first webinar of SHAFE took place on 19 June, at 4pm CET There were 41 participants present and the programme was the following: Introduction Mr Giulio Gallo, Deputy Head of Unit, Country Knowledge and Scientific Committees (C2, DG SANTE), European Commission. Presentation of Smart Healthy Age Friendly Environments Consortium, context, challenges, objectives Carina […]
Caritas Coimbra, with AFEdemy Lda, will coordinate one of the three Thematic Networks of the European Commission for 2018, with the theme Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments. This proposal was presented as a strategic initiative for a joint declaration in 2018. Ten proposals were voted until December 7th in the European Union Health Policy Platform, Cáritas’ one was […]
Cáritas Coimbra is in Brussels today, 25th of January, to participate actively in a creative experimental workshop organized by the Agile Aging Alliance, together with Enterprise Europe Network and Innovate UK. Carina Dantas, from the Innovation Department of Cáritas Coimbra, presented the methodology of the institution in creating new approaches to support ageing, based on […]
Cáritas Coimbra will be disseminating project GrowMeUp as a speaker in at least 4 different sessions of the Conference of Partners of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, that will be held in Brussels between the 26th and the 28th of February. This Conference, organised by the European Comission, will allow Caritas […]
Cáritas Coimbra will participate as speaker in the AgeingFit2018 Conference, next 6th and 7th February in Nice, France. This is the first European business convention dedicated to innovation in the healthy ageing sector, gathering all actors in the innovation cycle from research to market, along with the key players in regulation and evaluation with the […]
At the facilities of the Rainha Santa Isabel Center, on January 19, a group of young people from social responses from Caritas in Coimbra had the opportunity to observe and interact with the robot GrowMu, in a real environment. The youths observed the robot’s interactions with the older persons at the Day Care Center, asked […]
On December 7, Cáritas de Coimbra was present at the Annual Meeting of the ECHAlliance Network in Brussels. This conference addressed the many initiatives around Europe that work towards a better implementation of digital health. Progress made on international ecosystems as well as opportunities for future collaboration were presented. There has also been discussion about […]
On December 6 Cáritas Coimbra was represented by Ana Luísa Jegundo at the 4th Annual Meeting of the COCIR Digital Health Summit – The Voice of Stakeholders, to discuss the digital transformation of social and health care. It was discussed the importance of a substantial reform in this regard against the requirements of the future […]
On November 28th, Caritas Coimbra participated in the 5th Active and Healthy Ageing Regional Congress promoted by the Ageing @ Coimbra consortium, of which the institution is a partner. The Congress was an important space for sharing knowledge, information and exchange of good practices in the field of active aging. Cáritas Coimbra had the opportunity […]