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
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
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- 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
- The social contributions of informal carers
- Positive Aspects of Informal Caregiving
- 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