Networks

Cáritas Coimbra will be in Athens, Greece, from January 9 to 11, to participate in the kick-off meeting of the Smartwork project, funded by the European Union, under Horizon 2020. The institution will be represented by Carina Dantas and Flávia Rodrigues, from the Innovation Department. SmartWork aims to develop and validate innovative digital solutions so […]

The final results of Collaborative Work between members of Action Groups D4 and C2 of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA) – Caregivers’ role on ICT for AFE is now available.  This joint collaboration started in February 2018 with a common vision shared during the C2 Action Group parallel session of EIP-AHA Conference of […]

On December 3 and 4, Cáritas Coimbra was in Vienna, represented by Carina Dantas, Ana Jegundo and Flávia Rodrigues from the Innovation Department, to participate in the kick-off meeting of the project Toilet4me. The Toilet4me project aims to build on the results of an earlier project, iToilet, which had as its main challenge the creation […]

Cáritas Coimbra travelled to Vienna, Austria, to participate in ICT 2018, a conference promoted by the European Commission and the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which took place from 4 to 6 December. On December 5, Cáritas Coimbra and AFEdemy organized a workshop on the Themathic Network SHAFE – Smart Healthy […]

Caritas Coimbra and AFEdemy presented the Joint Statement on Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments to the European Commission in the Annual EU Health Policy Platform Event in Brussels, on 12 November. During 2018, Cáritas Coimbra, in partnership with AFEdemy, was coordinator of the SHAFE Thematic Network – a network approved by the European Commission (DG Sante […]

The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) is developing the European Breast Guidelines, evidence based recommendations. The European Breast Guidelinesprovide women and healthcare providers with clear, objective and independent guidance on breast cancer screening and diagnosis. They guide healthcare managers and policy-makers in planning, organising and monitoring the effectiveness of services for breast cancer screening and diagnosis. […]

Cáritas Coimbra participated as a speaker at the Annual EU Health Policy Platform Conference, organized by the European Commission, in Brussels on 12 November. Carina Dantas, of the Innovation Department of Cáritas Coimbra, was a speaker at the Roundtable “The role of Stakeholders in EU Health Policy”, where she discussed with the Directors and Advisors […]

Launched in June 2018, the Portuguese Network Healthy, Intelligent and Friendly Environments, held its first face-to-face event on October 11 in Coimbra. The Portuguese Network brings together a wide range of Portuguese organizations committed to the promotion of a joint agenda for the implementation of Inclusive Environments for all ages, with particular emphasis in the […]

Cáritas Coimbra will participate as a speaker at the Annual EU Health Policy Platform Conference, organized by the European Commission, in Brussels on 12 November. Carina Dantas, of the Innovation Department of Caritas Coimbra, will be a speaker at the Roundtable “The role of Stakeholders in EU Health Policy”, where she will discuss with the […]

Cáritas Coimbra and AFEdemy intend to take the Joint Statement on SHAFE a step further into a White Paper during 2020 and will launch the works officially at ICT 2018, in SHAFE’s workshop – 5th December at Hall L6/1 (11:30-12:15).   SHAFE’s workshop is coordinated by Carina Dantas, of Cáritas Coimbra and will count with the participation of […]