BeWell

Skills for a Digital Health Future: Building Capacity for Transformation
2025-11-19 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/Brussels)
How can we build the skills and mindsets needed for a truly digital health future?Digital transformation in health isn’t just about technology, it is about people who know how to use it well.At the Global Health Connector Digital Summit 2025, this EU-funded session explores how to strengthen education systems and workforce capacity to support a future-ready health sector.

Educating the market: reciprocal knowledge exchange between demand and supply side focusing on the skills for the digital and green transitions
2024-06-21 11:15 - 12:45 (Africa/Ceuta)
A look at mature experiences, lessons learned, and upcoming activities to provide a broad picture of the current evolution of the skills in the framework of the digital and green transformation will be part of the workshop.

The emphasis is placed on ongoing education and accreditation to foster a workforce that is adept at positioning in the evolving landscape of digital and green health, ultimately enhancing the effectiveness and integration of innovative technologies in healthcare practices and service provision in smart, health, and age-friendly environments.

The discussion will focus on the expected impact of the skills transformation (for ex. in terms of social return, sustainable development, new jobs etc).

Agenda

5 minWelcome and IntroductionFederica Margheri, Interim Executive Director – EHMA15 minOverview of the vision at local level of the digital transformation of health and care local strategic decision makers Local Health Care Authority Speaker, tbcCarmen Fusilli, Fondazione Istituto Tecnico Superiore per le nuove tecnologie della vitaValentina Regazzoni – Department of S.C. Riabilitazione Specialistica Cardiovascolare ASST Bergamo EST – Ospedale Bolognini Seriate10 minThe training in the health sector from the perspective of the industryClaire Nassiet, EIT Health30 minExamples of training in digital health to accelerate the uptake of digital solutions Nectar, Serena Alvino, EU project manager – SI4Life ScrlTeamCare, Niamh Walsh, Research Assistant – UPGRADE European Centre of ExcellenceNewEcoSmart, Maddalena Illario, Coordinator Research and Development Public Health department, Federico II University10 minStrengthening green and digital skills in the health sectorLyudmil Ninov, Programme Manager – EHMA, BeWell Coordinator15 minQ&A5 minConclusions Federica Margheri, EHMA – Natalia Allegretti, Global Health Connector

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EHMA conference - Charting the path: green and digital skills for Europe's healthcare worforce
2024-06-07 23:15 - 2024-06-08 12:30 (Europe/Bucharest)
This session, organised as part of the BeWell project, is dedicated to crafting a green and digital skills strategy tailored for Europe’s healthcare workforce. With a focus on addressing existing skills gaps and strengthening competencies crucial for the future resilience of the health workforce, the BeWell project aims to equip healthcare professionals to navigate upcoming challenges and adapt to evolving societal landscapes.

The session has two main objectives. Firstly, it aims to introduce participants to the BeWell Skills Strategy and its significant role in shaping the future of Europe’s healthcare workforce. Secondly, it seeks to encourage active participation and engagement from attendees, fostering a robust public consultation process on the strategy. By amplifying the voices of healthcare professionals, academia, researchers, civil society and decision and policy-makers, the session aims to ensure that the forthcoming iteration of the strategy genuinely reflects the nuanced realities of the European health workforce landscape.

The session begins with an overview of the Skills Strategy developed by the BeWell project and its policy recommendations at local/regional, national, and European level. The session then transitions into an interactive workshop, where participants will be divided into groups, each engaging in discussions aimed at refining the Skills Strategy to better resonate with their respective contexts. Through sharing insights and perspectives, participants will contribute to enhancing the Strategy’s impact and relevance.

Speakers

Mr Michele Calabro’, Director, EUREGHA – European Regional and Local Health Authorities, Belgium

Prof Todorka Kostadinova, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, Accreditation and Quality, Medical University Varna, Bulgaria

Dr Tomas Zapata, MD, Unit Head, Health Workforce and Service Delivery, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Spain

Facilitator

Ms Federica Margheri, Interim Executive Director, European Health Management Association (EHMA), Belgium

This session is organised in collaboration with the BeWell project, of which EHMA is Consortium Leader. BeWell is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

Beyond 2024: discussing the future of EU health policy and innovation from the regional and local perspective
2023-12-05 14:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Brussels)
The conference will put the spotlight on the future of health at European level in view of the EU elections in 2024 and the new EU mandate, from the point of view of regional and local health authorities.

The event will start with a Keynote and the presentation of the EUREGHA Regional and Local Health Authorities Manifesto for the future of health at the European level in the new mandate, followed by a related panel discussion. The discussion will revolve around the role of Regions and Local health authorities and which are the priorities for the new EU health mandate.

The second session will be focused on digital health as a key tool to drive the future of health, with the presentation of regional digital health and health data best practices followed by a dedicated discussion.

Speakers’ line-up:

Giovanni Gorgoni, Chair of the European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)

Maya Matthews, Head of Unit “State of Health, European Semester, Health Technology Assessment” at DG SANTE, European Commission

Fabian Dominguez, Team Leader – Team International Policy, Coordinator BE EU presidency 2024

Birgitta Sacredeus, Member of the European Committee of the Regions and Chair of the CoR Interregional Group on Health and Well-being

Milka Sokolovic, Director General, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)

Ryan Anderson, Policy Lead for Data & Intelligence, Directorate for Health and Social care, Finance, Digital and Governance of Scottish Government (Scotland, UK)

Nicole Smeets, Researcher at GGD Zuid-Limburg (The Netherlands)

Marian Ibarrondo, Director of Research and Innovation, Basque Country, Department of Health (Spain)

MEP Sara Cerdas, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (Portugal)

Martin Dorazil, Deputy Head of Unit ‘Digital Health’ – DG SANTE, European Commission

Kurt Höller, Managing Director of the EIT Health Germany-Switzerland Co-location Centre

The Conference will be closed by a Networking Reception (17:30 – 19:00 CET) and EUREGHA virtual exhibition of the EUREGHA Booklet’s regional practices on health data and digital health.

Looking forward to welcoming you to the Committee of the Regions!

BeWell at the #EURegionsWeek
2023-10-11 14:30 - 15:30 UTC | European Committee of the Regions, Brussels, Batiment Jacques Delors, Rue Belliard 99/101, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium
BeWell will be present at the #EURegionsWeek in Brussels!

EUREGHA is pleased to invite you to its session organised in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2023:

“Boost skills, embrace transformation: regions for green and digital skilling in healthcare”

The session will explore the role of regions in spearheading green and digital up- and re-skilling, as part of a strategic blueprint for sectoral cooperation across Europe and within the EU Pact for Skills and the Year of Skills.

Speakers:

George Valiotis, Executive Director at the European HealthManagement Association, Coordinator of the BeWell project

Henriette Hansen, EU Consultant & Project Manager, SouthDenmark EU Office

Birgitta Sacrédeus, Chair of the Interregional Group on Healthand Wellbeing, Committee of the Regions

Moderator: Giovanni Gorgoni, Chair, European Regional and Local HealthAuthorities

What skills do we need for digital health at scale? – Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2023
2023-02-28 12:20 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris)
We won’t be able to implement the digital products and services at scale without skilling, reskilling and upskilling the patients, healthcare professionals and solution providers. How do we know which skills are needed and how to ensure everyone has them, not only today but also in the future?
During the Digital Health & Wellness Summit (DHWS 2023) Zara Pons Vila (Collaboration Lead Scandinavia, EIT Health) and Michael Peolsson (International coordinator, Programme Officer, Swedish eHealth Agency) will discuss the skills needed for digital health at scale, including BeWell project and our efforts to shape the healthcare workforce of tomorrow!
The Digital Health & Wellness Summit, organized by Global Health Connector, is held in Barcelona as part of 4YFN & MWC on 28 February at Sky Room, 4YFN Discovery Area, Hall 8.1.
Date: Tuesday 28/02/2023
Time: 12:20 – 12:50 CET
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Launch event: The European health multistakeholder partnership on skills gaps and emerging occupations
2022-12-13 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
On 13th December 2022 (10:00 – 11:00 CET), the BeWell consortium hosted the launch event of the Pact for Skills large-scale partnership for the health ecosystem. This one-hour online event focused on the importance of building a European-wide multistakeholder partnership to jointly work on skills gaps and emerging occupations in health, shaping a European health workforce able to engage with the digital and green transformation of the sector.
The webinar was opened by a keynote speech from Sandra Gallina, Director General, DG Sante, presenting the European Commission Pact for Skills initiative. Following DG Gallina’s keynote, the BeWell consortium presented the first version of the large-scale partnership manifesto, outlining the ambition and objectives of the partnership.
The event then featured a panel debate involving high-level experts representing social partners, healthcare professionals, health managers and policymakers, followed by a Q&A discussion.
Watch the webinar’s recording:
