Therapeutic adherence during the COVID-19 pandemic across Europe: impact, experiences and perspectives from PAGs & relevant stakeholders

SUMMARY
In line with its long-term commitment on therapeutic adherence, Active Citizenship Network (ACN) is launching in the second half of 2021 a EU project with the aim to better contribute – starting from citizens’ and patients’ perspective – on understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the therapeutic plans for chronic patients. The ultimate goal is to enhance the actions and reactions implemented by PAGs and relevant stakeholders in front of the community of experts and institutions.

FRAMEWORK
The current COVID-19 pandemic is placing a huge strain on health systems worldwide. Suggested solutions like social distancing and lockdowns in some areas to help contain the spread of the virus have highly affected special patient populations like those living with chronic illnesses who require regular revisits, follow-ups, check-ups, prescription refills, routine care, and medicines management but are unable to access healthcare facilities. Also, the increased likelihood of being infected at hospitals has forced most patients to avoid their health facilities for physician consultations.

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AHEAD: Action for Health and Equity Addressing medical Deserts

In line with its commitment on internal areas at national level, Cittadinanzattiva is taking part to the AHEAD project, which started in April 2021.

Objectives
The Project AHEAD addresses the challenge of medical deserts and medical desertification in Europe in an effort to help reduce health inequalities. The approach applied in this Project aims to build knowledge, encourage (digital) innovation in health service delivery to improve access and apply a participatory approach to public health policymaking. The Project will be carried out in Romania, Serbia, Moldova, Italy and the Netherlands and will benefit health policymakers, patients’ organizations, health professionals’ organisations, affected communities and more. The countries were carefully selected to highlight different manifestations of medical deserts and to address interconnectedness as a result of health worker mobility. The ultimate impact at society and EU level is better access to health services, especially in underserved areas, and more equitable access to sufficient, skilled and motivated health workers, starting with the countries involved in the Project.

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Routine vaccinations in time of covid-19 across Europe: a multi-stakeholder evaluation

20 July 2021
14.30 to 16.00 CEST

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AGENDA

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EU PAGs & citizens together in the fight against stroke

FRAMEWORK
The collateral damage of COVID-19: cardiovascular disease, the next pandemic wave

Evidence and data collected during the pandemic outbreak show that COVID-19 has had a significant impact on patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

In Italy, for instance, the fear of contagion has tripled the mortality rate due to heart attacks from 4.1% to 13.7%. A situation that risks of burning 20 years of prevention. The cause? According to the Italian Society of Cardiology (Sic), the causes range from lack of care (the reduction in hospitalizations was of 60%) to delays (times increased by 39%), linked to the fear of contagion. The data is the result of a national study of Sic, conducted in 54 hospitals.

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Patients’ right to avoid pain: reducing the burden of COVID-19, promoting best practices across EU

EU Civic Prize on Chronic Pain - III Edition - Award Ceremony

17th June 2021, 15:00 -16:30 CEST

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AGENDA

Moderator: Neda Milevska-Kostova, PhD - Vice Chair, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO)

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EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2021

The role of civic society and Patients Advocacy Groups for more resilient Health Care Systems. Lessons learned toward a European Health Union

6^th May 2021, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST
Digital Conference

DAY 2

The resilience of HCSs during and after the pandemic

Moderator:Jennifer Baker, EURACTIV

• brief introduction thanking people for auditing and summarizing the main topics of discussions and outcomes of the previous webinar on May 5^th, 2021

• highlights the timing of this event, which will be followed by the Conference on the Future of Europe and the Global Health Summit

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EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2021

The role of civic society and Patients Advocacy Groups for more resilient Health Care Systems. Lessons learned toward a European Health Union

5^th May 2021, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST
Digital Conference

DAY 1

The health challenges faced by non-covid patients

The 15th European Patients’ Rights Day (EPRD) event was celebrated with a two-days webinar on 5 and 6 May 2021 by Active Citizenship Network (ACN) with its conventional format of a large multi-stakeholder conference focusing on the value of citizen participation and a multi-sectoral approach to acting on current and potential cross-border health threats.

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Addressing non-covid patients: COVID-19 lessons learned for more resilient Health Care Systems

10 Concrete recommendations towards a European Health Union

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EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2021

The role of civic society and Patients Advocacy Groups for more resilient Health Care Systems. Lessons learned toward a European Health Union

  5th & 6th May 2021, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST
Digital Conference

SPEAKERS’ LIST

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EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2021

The role of civic society and Patients Advocacy Groups for more resilient Health Care Systems. Lessons learned toward a European Health Union

  5th & 6th May 2021, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST
Digital Conference

Registration link

PROGRAMME
DAY 1: the health challenges faced by non-COVID patients

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