Venue: Miguel Hernandez University, Sant Joan Campus – Severo Ochoa Building – Conference Room, Sant Joan d’Alacant, Alicante (Spain)
Format: Hybrid
ZOOM Link: https://zoom.us/j/93509179263?pwd=Y6rtW90livtlWfXKprCOa4aUg8n6nb.1
Welcome to the Global Summit on Medication Safety in Home Care (CA22152), a crucial event aimed at addressing patient safety within home care environments, with a special focus on supporting informal caregivers.
Hosted at the Miguel Hernandez University, this summit will bring together experts from across the globe to discuss challenges and share innovative strategies for improving medication safety and caregiver resilience. The hybrid format will facilitate both in-person and online participation, ensuring a broad exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Thursday, November 28, 2024 – Central European Time (CET)
14:30h – Welcome and opening
Opening remarks by:- Antonio Márquez (Director of San Juan University Hospital in Alicante)
- Pilar Aparicio (Technical Advisor, SG for Quality of Care, Spanish Ministry of Health, Spain)
- Domingo Orozco (Viceprincipal Miguel Hernandez University)
- José Joaquín Mira (FISABIO, UMH, Spain), President of the Organizing Committee
- Susanna Tella (LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland), President of the Scientific Committee
14:45h – Inaugural Lecture
By Joao Breda (World Health Organization, WHO-Europe)
Chairman: Paulo Sousa (National School of Public Health, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
15:15h – World Café I: Identifying good experiences in the training and qualification of informal caregivers
Topic: Ensuring patient safety at home
Moderators: Susanna Tella (LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland), Einav Srulovici (Haifa University, Israel)
Format: Online
15:15h – World Café II: Proposals to increase the resilience of informal caregivers
Moderators: Reinhard Strametz (Hochschule RheinMain – Wiesbaden, Germany), Bojana Knezevic (Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Zagreb, Croatia), and Andrea Geckova (Comenius University, FSEV, Institute of Applied Psychology, Slovakia) & Mercedes Guilabert Mora (Miguel Hernandez University, Spain).
Format: In-person
16:40h – Break
17:00h – Lecture: Medication Errors in Homes
Speaker: José Joaquín Mira (FISABIO, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain).
Friday, November 29, 2024 – Central European Time (CET)
09:00h – World Café III: Making safe home-based practices happen
Moderators: Milena Santric (Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia), Ricky Bitton (University of Haifa – Haifa, Israel)
Format: Online
09:00h – World Café IV: Designing social frameworks to prevent, support, and rehabilitate home caregivers after care errors
Moderators: Marius-Ionut Ungureanu (Universitatea Babes Bolyai – Cluj Napoca, Romania), Marina Odalovic, Valentina Marincovik (Belgrade University, Serbia)
Format: In-person
11:00h – Break
11:30h – Lecture (English): How to support informal carers’ mental health and wellbeing
Speaker: Claire Chanmpeix (EuroCarers)
Chairman: Sandra Buttigieg (University of Malta – Msida, Malta)
12:00h – Closing lecture: Roadmap for Strengthening Informal Caregiver Engagement in Patient Safety
Speaker: Peter Lachman (Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Ireland)
Chairman: Reinhard Strametz (Hochschule RheinMain – Wiesbaden, Germany)
12:30h – Closing Ceremony
Funded by: COST (CA22152) and Generalitat Valenciana (CIAORG 2023/145)
