eCAN

Empowerment Tips & Tricks for the use of teleconsultation solutions
2023-05-10 11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Event
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), member of WP8, is organising a tailor-made session to provide eCAN participants with essential insights into harnessing the possibilities of teleconsultation, that allows healthcare professionals and patients to communicate and interact in real-time, regardless of their physical locations. Through teleconsultation, patients can seek medical advice, receive diagnoses, and even undergo treatment without the need for in-person visits to healthcare facilities.
The workshop encourages an open dialogue to offer practical tips and tricks to navigate the intricacies of teleconsultation effectively, optimizing user experience and maximizing patient engagement. While teleconsultation is not suitable for all medical conditions and situations, it has emerged as an effective and increasingly popular method of healthcare delivery, particularly in situations where in-person visits are not necessary or feasible.
This event fosters collaboration, networking, and knowledge-sharing within the secor of virtual healthcare, promising to transform the delivery and receipt of healthcare services thanks to telecommunications technologies.

Liaison with EU-wide networks: Spread the message across the EU
2023-05-04 11:30 - 13:00 | Online Event
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), serving as a member of WP8, will emphasize the significance of involving and raising awareness among European actors and entities regarding the eCAN project.
Comprehensive guidance and ongoing support will be offered to all partners, aiming to optimize the impact they can have on their local, national and external communities for the Joint Action. Specifically, the workshop intends to facilitate the expansion of partnerships with EU-wide networks.
This online meeting will be conducted as an interactive and dynamic dialogue among partners, where AUTH, as the lead partner, will present suitable strategies, methods and tools for effectively engaging European entities.
The primary objective of this workshop is to foster discussions and strategic planning on effective methods for disseminating messages and promoting collaboration on a pan-European level.
At the end of the workshop, all participants will have the opportunity to express their concerns regarding the effective engagement, motivation to participate, and any other concern that may arouse for the organization and implementation of activities with this type of stakeholders.

Collaboration with policymaking actors: How to maximise the impact of your work
2023-04-28 11:30 - 13:00 | Online Event
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), as WP8 member, will explain the importance of getting policymakers involved in a research project such as eCAN.
Guidance and further support will be provided to all the partners, in order to maximise the impact of their local/national and external communities for the eCAN project and contribute to the extension of collaborations with policymakers.
This workshop develops as a dynamic dialogue with partners, during which appropriate levels and mechanisms/tools towards the effective engagement and recruitment of policymakers will be presented by AUTH lead partner.
The main goal of this workshop is to share practical strategies for coordinating and performing effective policymakers recruitment and engagement.
At the end of the workshop, all participants will have the opportunity to express their concerns regarding the effective engagement, motivation to participate, and any other concern that may arouse for the organization and implementation of activities with this type of stakeholders.

eCAN Community Presentation & Patient/Healthcare Professionals Engagement Strategy Workshop
2023-04-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Online Event
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), as WP8 member, will present preliminary results from the Stakeholders Mapping survey to eCAN partners. WP8 has identified some strengths and barriers related to the formation of a sustainable and inclusive community of multiple stakeholders for the eCAN project.
Guidance and further support will be provided to all the partners, in order to maximise the impact of their local/national and external communities for the eCAN project and contribute to the extension of collaborations with stakeholders outside the consortium.
After that presentation, the Patient/Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) Engagement Strategy Workshop will follow as a dynamic dialogue with partners, during which appropriate levels and mechanisms/tools towards the effective engagement and recruitment of patients and HCPs will be presented by AUTH lead partner.
The main goal of this workshop is to share practical strategies for coordinating and performing effective patient/HCPs recruitment and engagement, based on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) principles and previous experience in working in Research & Innovation initiatives with cancer patients and healthcare workforce.
At the end of the workshop, all participants will have the opportunity to express their concerns regarding the effective engagement, motivation to participate, and any other concern that may arouse for the organization and implementation of activities with primary stakeholders (patients & HCPs).

World Health Day
2023-04-07
World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. Each year for this date, a theme is chosen that highlights an area of priority concern for WHO. In the face of the current pandemic, a polluted planet, and an increasing incidence of diseases, the theme for World Health Day is Our Planet, Our Health.
This call from PAHO, the WHO, and partners, presents a unique opportunity for a green and healthy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, that puts the health of individuals and the planet at the center of actions and fosters a movement to create societies focused on well-being.

WHO Spring Course – Impact Training on Big Data in Healthcare 2023 Edition
2023-03-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Hotel Valencia Center, Av. de França, 33, Valencia, 46023, Spain
The Shared Services of the Ministry of Health (SPMS) of Portugal will make a presentation titled “Lessons learnt and experiences about the deployment of Big Data solutions in a national context” where eCAN will be featured.
The presentation was made in the context of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe’s Spring School on “Impact Training on Big Data for Healthcare”, which aims to improve national capacity around Big Data, empowering the attendees not only from a technological perspective but most importantly, from an organizational, ethical and regulatory dimension, addressing the critical aspects for the successful implementation and maintenance of a Health Big Data infrastructure in a healthcare organisation.

Rare Disease Day
2023-02-28
Rare Disease Day is the globally-coordinated movement on rare diseases, working towards equity in social opportunity, healthcare, and access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with a rare disease.
Since its creation in 2008, Rare Disease Day has played a critical part in building an international rare disease community that is multi-disease, global, and diverse– but united in purpose.
Rare Disease Day is observed every year on 28 February (or 29 in leap years)—the rarest day of the year.
Rare Disease Day was set up and is coordinated by EURORDIS and 65+ national alliance patient organisation partners. Rare Disease Day provides an energy and focal point that enables rare diseases advocacy work to progress on the local, national and international levels.

7th ATHEA CONFERENCE "Looking beyond borders: Global health economics"
2023-02-23 10:15 - 2023-02-24 12:50 | Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Josefstädter Straße 39, Vienna, 1080, Austria
In most European countries with their highly developed healthcare systems and ageing populations, communicable diseases were of little concern for public health, authorities and researchers compared to their non-communicable counterparts. This changed with the COVID-19 pandemic, which had an impact on societies and health systems world-wide and demonstrated most vividly that health systems do not exist independently of each other. As this year’s general conference theme, ATHEA therefore aims to have a look beyond the borders of Europe and see what health economics can contribute to these countries. In order to gain a better understanding of the field, ATHEA will organise a thematic stream and invite experts as keynote speakers.

International Childhood Cancer Day
2023-02-15
International Childhood Cancer Day is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer, and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.
The day promotes increased appreciation and deeper understanding of issues and challenges relevant to childhood cancer and impacting on children/adolescents with cancer, the survivors, their families and the society as a whole. It also spotlights the need for more equitable and better access to treatment and care for all children with cancer, everywhere.

World Cancer Day
2023-02-04
World Cancer Day is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). By raising worldwide awareness, improving education and catalysing personal, collective and government action, they are all working together to reimagine a world where millions of preventable cancer deaths are saved and access to life-saving cancer treatment and care is equitable for all.
Each year, hundreds of activities and events take place around the world, gathering communities, organisations and individuals in schools, businesses, hospitals, marketplaces, parks, community halls, places of worship – in the streets and online – acting as a powerful reminder that everyone has a role to play in reducing the global impact of cancer.

Steering Committee Meeting
2023-01-30 14:00 - 16:00
The Steering Committee meeting of the eCAN will be held in a virtual format with members from beneficiary and affiliated entities, experts and observers. The online meeting will serve for the different Work Packages leaders to present the progress achieved in their respective areas and share their planning, deliverables and milestones for the next months.

Consolidate and structure eCAN with Portuguese entities
2022-10-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Event
On September 20th and 21st the first official meeting of the eCAN JA “Strengthening eHealth including telemedicine and remote monitoring for health care systems for cancer prevention and care” took place, in which the main objectives and strategy of the project action were presented. Members of the affiliated portuguese entities are invited to an online meeting, which purpose is to consolidate and structure the project, as well as to align the actions to be developed in the Work Packages in which Portuguese entities will have action: WP5- Teleconsultation, WP7- Telemonitoring

Kick-off Meeting
2022-09-20 - 2022-09-22 | Pullman Hotel, Pl. Victor Horta 1, Brussels, Belgium
The EU Joint Action On Strengthening Ehealth Including Telemedicine And Remote Monitoring In Health And Care Systems For Cancer Prevention And Care (eCAN) held its kick-off meeting on Sept. 20th-Sept 21st 2022 at the Pullman Hotel, Pl. Victor Horta 1, 1060 Brussels, Belgium. This was a hybrid event hosted also via Webex. JA beneficiaries, affiliated entities and external stakeholders were invited to participate.
