The International Foundation for Integrated Care is delighted to introduce the 2^nd series of webinars on people-centred integrated care in practice. This series will have a particular focus on active and healthy ageing and preventing and managing frailty. The webinars will be hosted by IFIC Scotland in collaboration with the University of the West of Scotland, the Institute of Research and Innovation in Social Services, and the Health and Social Care Alliance. 

This webinar in our second series of Integrated Care Matters will focus on Improving acute frailty in acute care in Scotland: from evidence to experience. The webinar ...

Do you know other people that share a concern or passion for the same issues that you do? Do you think there is a better way to learn from each other? Are you looking for ways to find out who has already looked at the process you are trying to improve? Perhaps developing a Community of Practice can support your Quality improvement?

A Community of practice is defined as: A group of people who share a concern or passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” (Wenger, 2008)

As a result of ...

This webinar is the first of a series organized by the Canadian Society for International Health’s newly established SDGs for Health Community of Practice, organized in cooperation with different partners.

Communities of Practice have existed in the global health landscape for several years, yet many experts are still unclear on their program theory and possible contributions in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. Sameera Hussain will begin with an introduction to the SDGs for Health CoP as a follow up to the recent Canadian Conference on Global Health, followed by Pr. Bruno Meessen, who will present some key ...

This webinar in our second series of Integrated Care Matters will focus on Technology Enabled Care for older people. The webinar will take place on Monday, 20th November at 12.00pm at 1.00pm GMT (UK Time) and will last for one hour. The webinar is free to access but places are allocated on a first come basis to a limited number so make sure to book your place early.

Registration

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-integrated-care-matters-series-2-technology-enabled-care-for-older-people-tickets-38534310159 

About the IFIC Webinar Series

The International Foundation for Integrated Care is delighted to introduce the 2nd series of webinars on people-centred ...

The global community is presented with an unprecedented challenge and an opportunity: to avert a potential 18 million health worker shortfall and shape increasing demand for additional health and social workforce jobs. In doing so, we will make progress towards universal health coverage and global health security while also contributing to gains across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (e.g. quality education, gender equality, reduced inequalities, decent jobs and inclusive economic growth).

Last year brought forward a wave of exciting opportunities to markedly change the global health workforce situation. The Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 ...

The International Foundation for Integrated Care is delighted to introduce the 2nd series of webinars on people-centred integrated care in practice. This series will have a particular focus on active and healthy ageing and preventing and managing frailty. The webinars will be hosted by IFIC Scotland in collaboration with the University of the West of Scotland, the Institute of Research and Innovation in Social Services, and the Health and Social Care Alliance.  Each monthly webinar will feature health and care practitioners from Scotland in conversation with colleagues from across the World and with insights from people who currently use health ...

Study tours offer a unique opportunity to meet integrated care pioneers in their natural environment and to experience and learn about integrated care practices from national and regional innovations. They are designed to support clinicians, managers and policy-makers with an interest and responsibility in the successful adoption of integrated care in policy and practice. Designed to be live case studies, the study visits offer the possibility to discuss regional and country-level strategies with the responsible decision makers, assess the barriers, facilitators and key drivers for integrated care at a regional and local level and reflect upon the transferability of lessons ...

The International Foundation for Integrated Care is delighted to introduce a new series of webinars on people-centred integrated care in practice.The series will be hosted by IFIC – Scotland in collaboration with Healthcare Improvement Scotland, the Health and Social Care Alliance, the University of the West of Scotland and the Scottish School of Primary Care.

Each monthly webinar will feature health and care practitioners from Scotland in conversation with colleagues from across the World. All of the ‘Home and Away’ presenters have lived experience of implementing people-centred integrated care and will offer practical tips and peer support as part of ...

Universal Health Coverage Day, commemorated each 12 December, is the anniversary of the first unanimous United Nations resolution calling for countries to provide affordable, quality health care to every person, everywhere.

Events will be taking place worldwide, including in Geneva and New York. More event details can be found by visiting the links below:

Universal Health Coverage Day 

http://universalhealthcoverageday.org/welcome/

Universal Health Coverage Day at WHO

http://www.who.int/life-course/news/events/uhc-day-2016/en/