Meeting of the Eurocarers Research Working Group 2024

Dear Eurocarers Members,

A heartfelt thank you for attending the annual face-to-face meeting of our Research Working Group, held in Gran Canaria on the 11th and 12th November 2024, and co-hosted by our colleagues from ACUFADE.

Below, you will find the presentations and notes shared during the meeting. As always, our Secretariat (sy@eurocarers.org) is available to assist with any questions or feedback you may have about this event or our activities in general.

Warm regards,
The Eurocarers Team

Meeting Documents

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting report
• List of participants

Presentations

Day 1 – 11 November 2024

Thematic Panel Discussion 1: Policy and Regulation

• Development of the Carers Guarantee in Ireland, Robert Anderson – Family Carers Ireland
• Carers Regulation in Italy: An Analytical Overview, Georgia Casanova – INRCA

Workshop: Co-creation in Carer Support

Added:
• Co-creation: A New Approach in Carer Support, Nina Beate Andfossen – Centre for Care Research (Norway)

Day 2 – 12 November 2024

Interactive Session: Informal carers – Beyond Academia

• Informal carers and Their Impact Outside Academia, Fay Benskin – Centre for Care, University of Sheffield

World Café

1. The social contributions of informal carers
2. Positive Aspects of Informal Caregiving
3. Community-based solutions for supporting informal carers

Case Study Analysis: Making Caring a Protected Characteristic

• Making Caring a Protected Characteristic: The Case for Change, Melanie Crew – Carers UK

Thematic Panel Discussion 2: Wellbeing of Carers and LTC Workers

• WELL CARE Project – Mental Health and Wellbeing of Carers, Henk Nies – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Research Projects: Building Support Networks for Carers, Cristina Perdomo – ACUFADE (Spain)
• Digitalisation and research on informal care in Slovenia, Ana Ramovs – Anton Trstenjak Institute (Slovenia)

Focus Group: Accessibility of Information and Services

• Improving Accessibility for Carers: Key Insights, Laura Kalliomaa-Puha – Tampere University (Finland)
• Missed Care and unmet needs, Nina Beate Andfossen – Centre for Care Research (Norway)

Thematic Presentation and Discussion: Position Paper on LGBT Carers

• Position Paper on LGBT Carers: Key Findings and Recommendations, Giulia Lanfredi – Eurocarers

Interactive Session: Innovative Projects and Collaborations

• SOUND Project – Music-based Therapeutic Interventions for Dementia Care, Svetla Atanasova and Olivier Jacqmain – Eurocarers
• Carers Support in Greece, Marina Makri – Greek Association of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders

Last Updated on November 20, 2024