Current events and projects
Young carers are children and young people who provide care to a family member with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting care needs. They undertake a wide range of caring roles and activities (e.g. emotional support, personal care, housework…
Elizabeth Hanson, Eurocarers Board member, presented a series of best practices in a webinar in the framework of the “Spotlights on Improving Efficiency in Cancer Care” series, organized by SPCC (Sharing Progress in Cancer Care). This series is held within…
The registration for the Scottish Carers Parliament is now open, this online event will be held on 4, 5 and 7 October 2021. European delegates may register as of now for the main event on the 7th October :https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carers-parliament-2021-the-main-event-tickets-169762186269. They…
The National Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Family Support (NCFS) will host the 2nd Conference on Caregiving Research on March 3-4, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This conference will bring together a multidisciplinary group of national leaders in caregiving research, policy, and practice…
The last webinar of Sharing Progress in Cancer Care “Spotlights on Improving Efficiency in Cancer Care - The case of the caregivers” was translated into an article on Cancer World. You will see below the contribution of our colleague Elizabeth…
As a part of the European Dialogues seminars, the AAL Programme invites you to participate in an online event “Ethics and privacy in the age of digital transformation”. Ethics and privacy in the age of digital transformation bring key questions…
Integrating Smart Textiles into Assistive Technology: A Successful Human-centered Case Study for the Silver Economy The three-year EU-funded Horizon 2020 project, MATUROLIFE, will be organising its final online event on 18th May. Learn more about this project, where Eurocarers together…
Date: 12 May 2021 Time: 16:00- 17:00 CET How are health inequalities between men and women progressing? Is the gender gap in informal caregiving for older people narrowing? These are a just a few questions that the Data Navigator seeks…
At the forthcoming 3rd International Young Carers Conference co-hosted by Eurocarers and the Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (Nka)/Linnaeus University, Maria Boustedt Hedvall from the National Board of Health and Welfare Sweden together with Pauline Johansson from Nka and Linnaeus…
Registrations are still open for the 3rd International Young Carers Conference, which will take place online from 3rd to 6th May. Are you committed to enable all children to fully enjoy their human rights? Young carers - children and young…
