To bring clarity, understanding, and purpose to the CCF, the forum is organized across three thematic areas. These thematic areas are essential for ensuring a structured, comprehensive, and effective approach to addressing dementia and frailty care. They provide a clear framework that fosters innovation, improves outcomes, and enhances the quality of life for individuals affected by dementia and frailty, along with their caregivers.
Each thematic area focuses on specific aspects of dementia and frailty care, ensuring a holistic approach to these complex issues. Below, an expanded description of each thematic area and its sub-components, as discussed with the Consortium, will be provided.
Thematic Area 1:
Dementia and Frailty Service Delivery Models for affected patients and their carers. By EHTEL
This thematic area will be focused on interventions to support people already affected by frailty and dementia and their carers. The domain of dementia and frailty is complex, and some traditional clinical pathways may not be applicable for these cases as most of the efforts remain targeted at extending the period of autonomy and, to some extent, improving the quality of life.
Subcategories:
- Analysing Patient and Caregiver Needs: Understanding and addressing the emotional, physical, and practical support (including information) requirements for patients with dementia and frailty, as well as their caregivers. This workshop will be able to reuse some of the materials collected under T.5.5.
- Assessing Interventions supported by Digital Health Technologies: Understanding the technologies which have the potential to address the needs and the conditions to be met for their actual use. Analysing the dementia related m-health market and its adequacy to the needs and possible business models.
- Political and financial choices: Understanding the political (and financial) choices made by policymakers in supporting patients and carers affected by dementia and identifying innovative public initiatives.
- Connecting the social and health domains: Understanding what needs and can to be done to provide both clinical and social carers with the information which will help to improve their support.
- Collecting the necessary evidence to support adoption of innovative (digital) services: Understanding the different channels which can help consolidating evidence and support wider adoption of the best of breed solutions.
- Looking at the possible role of AI to support interventions: Can AI bridge the current gap between the needs and the solutions ? For which kind of interventions ? And with which limitations considering the legal and regulatory constraints
Upcoming events
- Analysing Patient and Caregiver Needs: March 21st
- Assessing Interventions supported by Digital Health Technologies: June 20th
- Understanding the political (and financial) choices made by policymakers in supporting patients and carers affected by dementia and identifying innovative public initiatives: September 26th
- Connecting the social and health domains
- Collecting the necessary evidence to support adoption of innovative (digital) services
- Looking at the possible role of AI to support interventions
Thematic Area 2:
Skills to facilitate the Service Delivery Models. By DEPAN
This thematic area underscores the essential enabling factors that contribute to the effective implementation of service delivery models within the context of dementia care. The focus is on fostering a skilled workforce equipped to navigate the complexities of modern healthcare environments, particularly in the realm of digital health technologies.
Subcategories:
- Digital Skills for Usability: Focus on enhancing the digital literacy of healthcare providers and caregivers to effectively utilise digital tools and technologies. This includes training on telehealth platforms, electronic health records, and other digital resources that can streamline service delivery and improve patient engagement.
- Training and Development: Provide ongoing education and professional development opportunities tailored for healthcare providers and caregivers. This encompasses workshops, online courses, and certification programmes that focus on emerging trends in dementia care, communication skills, and the integration of technology in caregiving practices.
- Support and Resources: Offer comprehensive support and resources for healthcare providers, caregivers, and patients. This includes access to toolkits, best practice guidelines, informational webinars, and a network of professionals who can provide guidance and share experiences, fostering a collaborative environment for knowledge exchange and innovation.
Upcoming events
- Digital Skills for usability
- Training and development
- Support and resources
Thematic Area 3:
AI-based Prevention of Cognitive Decline. By CERTH
This thematic area concentrates on the development and implementation of strategies, tools, and technologies designed to prevent cognitive decline in individuals at risk of dementia. Emphasising the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and innovative solutions such as Virtual Assistive and Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), this theme aims to foster proactive approaches to cognitive health.
Subcategories:
- Prevention Tools: Explore AI-driven tools, virtual assistive applications, and AAL technologies that can effectively delay or prevent cognitive decline. This includes early detection systems, monitoring applications, and personalised intervention strategies designed to engage users in activities that bolster cognitive health.
- Cognitive Training and Stimulation: Discuss AI-enhanced cognitive training programmes and AAL-supported activities aimed at promoting cognitive function. These may include gamified cognitive exercises, memory enhancement activities, and social interaction platforms designed to stimulate cognitive engagement and mitigate deterioration.
- Research and Innovation: Showcase pioneering research and innovative AI and AAL approaches in cognitive health. This subcategory focuses on sharing findings from studies that explore new methodologies for dementia prevention, as well as successful implementations of AI technologies that improve the quality of life for individuals at risk of cognitive decline.
Upcoming events
- AI-based prevention of early signs of older adults’ cognitive decline
- Ethics considerations from AI tools’ use
- Virtual assistants impact on older adults’ quality of life
