IFIC Webinar: Scaling Up and Sustaining Integrated Long-term Care: International Experiences

10 April 2025, 1pm – 2.30pm Dublin | 2pm – 3.30pm Madrid

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In 2022, WHO Europe published a policy brief titled “Rebuilding for Sustainability and Resilience: Strengthening the Integrated Delivery of Long-term Care in the European Region,” which outlined a conceptual framework for integrated long-term care (I-LTC) aimed at enhancing the resilience of long-term care systems across the region. The brief underscored the importance of strengthening care systems through better integration to improve efficiency, enhance resilience and sustainability in the aftermath of the pandemic, and promote the health and well-being of older populations by addressing their needs more effectively.

This webinar invites participants to explore the current landscape of person-centred integrated care approaches in long-term care internationally. The speakers will present a series of short case studies from Europe, offering insights into policies and system-level interventions that have facilitated integration across health, social care, and community care. The session will also provide an opportunity to discuss the enablers and barriers to scaling up and sustaining these initiatives.

Facilitated by Dr Edelweiss Aldasoro Senior Researcher at the International Foundation for Integrated Care, Head of the Integrated Care Academy, Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Integrated Care Panellists Dr Niamh Lennox-Chhugani Chief Executive and Director of Research at the International Foundation for Integrated Care Dr Edelweiss Aldasoro Senior Researcher at the International Foundation for Integrated Care Cassandra Simmons Consultant – Long-term care, WHO Regional Office for Europe, PhD Candidate, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management Dr Ephrem Tesfay Researcher, Vilans, The Netherlands Dr Stefania Ilinca Technical Officer Long-term Care, WHO European Office; Senior Atlantic Fellow Global Brain Health Institute Adelina Comas Director, Global Observatory of Long-Term Care;  Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, London School of Economics