Kronikgune

Basque Country awarded the Seal of Excellence by the European Commission for fostering regional innovation in active and healthy ageing

By |2020-01-16T14:29:08+01:004 October 2019|

This award recognises the coordination and consistency of Basque institutions and organisations when meeting people's needs and improving their quality of life. The European Commission has given the Basque Country the highest possible rating, four stars, and the “Seal of Excellence” as a Reference Site for their outstanding work fostering regional innovation and active and [...]

The C3-Cloud and Scirocco Exchange projects were presented at the congress “Digital Health: Challenges for progress”

By |2019-10-11T12:58:27+01:0024 September 2019|

Palacio Miramar in Donostia - San Sebastián hosted the last edition of the congress on 12 and 13 September 2019. The “Digital Health: Challenges for progress” congress organised by Osakidetza and the UPV/EHU Summer Courses included the participation of the Health Minister, Nekane Murga, who gave the inaugural speech. The central themes of the congress [...]

UPRIGHT project takes part in the fourth National Congress on Psychology

By |2020-01-16T14:41:36+01:0014 August 2019|

The fourth national congress took place from 21 to 24 July 2019 in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz. Nekane Murga, Basque Regional Minister for Health, was in charge of opening the congress, which was held this year for the first time alongside the International Symposium on Psychological Prevention. Over four days more than 1,500 people gathered [...]

UPRIGHT project presented at IPPA, the international positive psychology congress

By |2020-01-16T14:50:34+01:008 August 2019|

The sixth edition took place from 19 to 21 July at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia.  The main theme of this international congress, renowned within the field of positive psychology and positive education, was "Nexus", i.e. connection. Its scientific programme, aligned with the UPRIGHT project, included presentations about positive education programmes and [...]

UPRIGHT consortium meets at its third plenary assembly

By |2019-10-02T10:13:04+01:004 July 2019|

The meeting allowed us to analyse the tasks developed until now and establish a detailed plan for the actions to be carried out over the next months. Trondheim (Norway), where the NTNU -one of the seven members of the Consortium- headquarters are located, was chosen to hold the third general assembly for the UPRIGHT European [...]

A Basque Country delegation visits Scotland as part of the Interreg Europe Project TITTAN

By |2019-09-09T16:18:24+01:0026 June 2019|

Osakidetza and Kronikgune along with BIOEF visited the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow on 29 and 30 April.  This visit forms part of the activities in the 2019-2020 action plan for the Interreg Europe Project, TITTAN (Translation, Innovation & Technology Transfer in Ageing Network). TITTAN seeks to improve the quality of healthcare systems by developing [...]

Kronikgune starts cooperation in a new European project: Young50

By |2019-10-02T09:58:02+01:0018 June 2019|

The kick-off meeting for the Young50 project was held on 6 and 7 June.  Cardiovascular diseases are one of the main causes of mortality in the European Union, causing over 1.8 million deaths per year, as well as a significant loss of potential life expectancy. Scientific evidence has highlighted the need for preventative interventions to [...]

Osakidetza and Kronikgune present value-based care breakthroughs at the ICHOM 2019 conference

By |2019-10-11T13:43:29+01:0031 May 2019|

On 2 and 3 May 2019, the city of Rotterdam welcomed this event. ICHOM is a non-profit organisation seeking to catalyse the global movement to transform patient care into value-based healthcare. This transformation is promoted in several ways: encouraging informed decision making, improving care quality and reducing costs. To date, the organisation has worked with [...]

Sixth C3-Cloud European Project General Assembly

By |2019-10-23T15:30:10+01:0023 May 2019|

All the project partners gathered in London on 9-10 May 2019. At this Assembly, participants analysed the work carried out over the past six months, planned the main tasks to be undertaken over the next few months, and prepared the second official project review with the European Commission. The main goal of the C3-Cloud Project [...]

CHRODIS-PLUS joint action holds its general assembly

By |2019-10-02T09:48:44+01:0023 May 2019|

The city of Budapest hosted the general assembly on the 14th and 15th of May.  The CHRODIS-PLUS Joint Action, which has been operating for 20 months, seeks to address the burden caused by chronic diseases, as well as ensuring sustainability and response from European healthcare systems. 42 beneficiaries from 20 European countries, including Norway, [...]