The INTERLINKS Final Conference
Improving long-term care for older people in Europe - together!
12-14 October 2011
Baden near Vienna (Austria) - Hotel Schloss Weikersdorf
Programme and documentation
Thursday, 13 October 2011
09.00 Welcome and introduction
- Anton Hörting
Head of Department V/6 - Ageing and Volunteering Policies, Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection -
Maria Siomos
European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
- Bernd Marin
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
09.30 INTERLINKS Presentation
- The INTERLINKS framework for long-term care
Jenny Billings, University of Kent
Kai Leichsenring, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
11.00 The identity of long-term care: Values, missions and definitions
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Introduction
Judy Triantafillou, CMT Prooptiki
Lis Wagner, University of Southern Denmark -
The Big Care Debate (UK)
Jon Glasby, University of Birmingham -
Valuable Care (The Netherlands)
Yvonne van Gilse, LOC -
Social protection of informal carers (Slovak Republic)
Kvetoslava Repkova, Institute for Labour and Family Research -
Promoting the regulation of undeclared care work and improving quality (Italy)
Patrizia Di Santo, Studio Come
14.00 Presentation of sub-themes, key-issues and selected Practice Examples by themes
3 Parallel working groups
Working Group 1: Policy and Governance
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Introduction
Karin Stiehr, ISIS
Jenny Billings, University of Kent – CHSS -
‘We Care’ – Representing informal carers, relatives and friends (Germany)
Hanneli Döhner, Member of the German National Expert Panel -
Carer’s rights to an assessment of needs (UK)
Laura Holdsworth, University of Kent – CHSS -
A concept of social services development (Slovak Republic)
Rastislav Bednarik, Institute for Labour and Family Research -
Municipal obligations to support informal carers (Sweden)
Thomas Emilsson, Forum for Knowledge and Common Development
Working Group 2: Management & Leadership
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Introduction
Susanne Kümpers, WZB -
Vocational skill building and certification in care for older people (Greece)
Judy Triantafillou, CMT Prooptiki -
Modernisation of older people’s services (UK)
Jon Glasby, University of Birmingham -
The E-Qalin Quality Management System (Europe)
Kai Leichsenring, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Working Group 3: Processes and Pathways
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Introduction
Michel Naiditch, IRDES
Henk Nies, Vilans -
Integrated access point for older people (Italy)
Patrizia Di Santo, Studio Come -
Improving the assessment of people with care needs (Spain)
Stephanie Carretero, University of Valencia -
Coordinating Care for Older People (COPA): Team work integrating health and social care professionals in community care (France)
Michel Naiditch, IRDES -
Integrated home care and discharge practice for home care clients (Finland)
Teija Hammar, THL
16.00 Presentation of sub-themes, key-issues and selected Practice Examples by themes
2 Parallel working groups
Working Group 4: Organisational Structures
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Introduction
Georg Ruppe, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research -
Care in the neighbourhood - Buurtzorg (The Netherlands)
Roelf van der Veen, Stichting Vilan -
Care network including sheltered housing (Switzerland)
Elisabeth Hirsch Durrett, EESP - Integrating care from a hospital setting (Slovak Republic)
Darina Sedlakova, WHO country office Slovakia, Member of the Slovak National Expert Panel
Kvetoslava Repkova, Institute for Labour and Family Research -
Geriatric acute care and remobilisation units (Austria)
Thomas Frühwald, Geriatrician, Member of the Austrian National Expert Panel
Working Group 5: Means and Resources
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Introduction
Rastislav Bednarik, Institute for Labour and Family Research | Jon Glasby, University of Birmingham -
Integrated budgets by partnership agreements (UK)
Kerry Allen, University of Birmingham -
Everyday Companions and their training (Germany)
Alfred Hoffman, Member of the German National Expert Panel -
ICT solutions to facilitate integration (Finland)
Marja Tepponen, Member of the Finnish National Expert Panel
Teija Hammar, THL -
Linking home alarm systems with volunteering in the neighbourhood (France)
Patrick Ryon, CEO of Equinoxe
Michel Naiditch, IRDES
17.30 Plenary Session: Feedback
18.00 End of day 1
Friday, 14 October 2011
09.00 Introduction to the market place
- The story of Mrs. L.T. Care and solutions to her problems offered by selected practice examples
Sabina Mak, Stichting Vilans
10.00 Market place
- Interactive exhibition of Practice Examples (posters, PC stations for online-feedback in small groups, feedback)
- See http://interlinks.euro.centre.org
12.00 INTERLINKS and the future of long-term care
Plenary discussion and feedback with inputs from:
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Jan Pfeiffer
EU Deinstitutionalisation Expert Group -
Angelika Rosenberger-Spitzy
Medical Director, Fonds Soziales Wien and Seniors’ Representative, City of Vienna - Marjan Sedmak
AGE Platform
