4th Cross-Border Health Research Meet-up 2024

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Adriana Pérez Fortis
Scientific coordinator CBI

4th Cross-Border Health Research Meet-up 2024

Building bridges for cross-border cooperation in health in the DE-NL border

Fourth edition

On 18th November 2024 the fourth cross-border health meet-up will take place in the heart of Groningen city. For the first time, the Cross-border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention together with Rijnland Instituut are co-organizing this event. During this event you will have the opportunity to:

  • Hear about the most recent research findings of the ongoing cross-border health research projects being conducted within the CBI (CHARE-GD projects)
  • Know about different cross-border health initiatives along the DE-NL border, from the north to the south.
  • Connect with healthcare practitioners, health researchers, health policy makers and public health authorities from both sides of the border.

A preliminary program for our event can be seen below. We aim to have an open discussion about the cross-border health challenges that we face and the potential solutions we can create. We are convinced that only by working together researchers, healthcare professionals, health policy makers, health insurers and citizens, we can develop comprehensive solutions.

Thus, do not miss the opportunity to join the discussion and let’s create together more healthy years along the DE-NL border. The places are limited, so first comes, first served! You can register HERE.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Time: 9.30 to 16.00 hrs

Moderators: Prof. Dr. Kathrin Boerner, Mrs. Cigdem Zantingh, Prof. Dr. Stefan Pichler

9:30Registration / Welcome coffee
10:00

Opening

  • Ms. Saskia van Ham, Director of Economic Affairs, Municipality Groningen
  • Mr. Nikolaus Jansen, State Commissioner for Regional Development, Office for Regional Development Weser-Ems
  • Dr. Johannes Dreesman, Head of Department at the Lower Saxony State Health Office
10:20

1st keynote - Cross-border cooperation in public health: the experience in the Euregio Meuse Rhine

Ms. Brigitte van der Zanden, Director euPrevent

10:50

Cross-border health research projects CHARE-GD I & II: 1st round pitches 

Focus sessions on Primary care & Hospitals

  1. CHARE-GD I SP2: “General practitioners’ perspectives on diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections: A qualitative study in the Northern Dutch-German Cross-border region”. Aida Es-hak Bedri
  2. CHARE-GD II SP2: “Exploring Key Drivers in GPs' Decision-Making for Antibiotic Prescriptions for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections”. Dr. Vaitiare Mulderij-Jansen
  3. CHARE-GD I SP3: “Hip Across - The influence of health system and patient characteristics on expectations and outcome in total hip arthroplasty patients in the Dutch-German border region”. Yvet Mooiweer
  4. CHARE-GD II SP3: “Protocols on infection prevention in implant surgery: a cross-border comparison of current practice and suggestions for improving adherence”. Francine Vos
  5. CHARE-GD II SP4: “Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria (MDR) - Analysis of Differences in Infection Prevention and Control Measures, Diagnostic Workup and MDR Prevalence in the Ems-Dollart Region”. Dr. Cansu Cimen
11:15Coffee break & 1st poster session
11:45

Cross-border health research projects CHARE-GD I & II: 2nd round pitches 

Focus sessions on Nursing & Population data

  1. CHARE-GD II SP6: “Are Dutch nurses more satisfied with their working conditions than German nurses? Insights from the Ems Dollart Region”. Helge Schnack
  2. CHARE-GD I SP4: “The Influence of Primary Care Provision on Health Care in Nursing Homes". Dr. Alexander Fassmer
  3. CHARE-GD II SP5: "The use of closed doors in dementia wards. Comparing cultural and moral perspectives as well as contexts for mutual learning in the cross-border region: German findings”. Kim Meilin Kulaczewski
  4. CHARE-GD I SP1: “Cross-border Potential for General Inpatient Care. Comparing Hospital Accessibility for the People in the Ems-Dollart Region”. Sebastian Specht
  5. CHARE-GD II SP1: "Getting closer to each other? Convergence and divergence patterns of life expectancy across Dutch, German and Belgian border regions since 1995”. Sophie Stroisch
12:15Lunch & 2nd poster session & networking
13:45

2nd keynote - Older people with frailty in our communities: are we prepared?

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Junius-Walker, Hannover Medical School

14:15

Cross-border cooperation in health in the Dutch-German border

Pitch 1 - Overcoming barriers for cross-border health cooperation: policy implications (Prof. Dr. Ing. Wolfgang Arens-Fischer, head / dean of studies, Institute for Dual Study Programs at Hochschule Osnabrück and Rijnland Instituut. Prof. Dr. Lars Schwettmann, Department of Health Services Research, University of Oldenburg)

Pitch 2 - Interreg project: Cross-border cooperation to improve pain care in the EDR: A mass media campaign. (Prof. Dr. Remko Soer, UMCG)

14:55Short pause
15:05

Pitch 3 - Interreg project: Cross-border resource pooling and strengthening healthcare (BRIDGE) (Prof. Dr. Caroline Fischer, University of Twente)

Pitch 4 - Sensor technology development in the German-Dutch border region: Implications for the health domain (Prof. Dr. Heinrich Wörtche, Eindhoven University of Technology)

Pitch 5 -  Funding opportunities in the Interreg program Germany-Netherlands (Mrs. Stephanie Koch, Regional Program Manager Interreg)

15:35-16:00Closing and drinks
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