Active Citizenship Network participated in the panel of the inaugural members’ summit of the Coalition for Life course Immunisation (CLCI), realized on November 2023 in Spain in collaboration with the Balmis Institute for Vaccines. For the occasion, the Director of Active Citizenship Network presented a speech titled “What have we learned from the pandemic: The Quality Charter of the Vaccination Services".
Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network is organizing a European training seminar on the topic of intimate health conditions (incontinence, stomia, etc.) in Brussels on 17 November from 14:30 to 18:00.
The initiative is addressed to the representatives and leaders of Patients Advocacy Groups (PAGs) working at local, national and European levels for the protection of patients' rights and is part of the European project “Overcoming new challenges for advocacy of people with intimate health conditions in Europe” promoted by Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network and F.A.I.S.-Federation of Incontinent and Ostomised Associations, a non-profit organisation that groups the regional voluntary associations in favour of incontinent and ostomised people in Italy - with the aim of giving more attention to the sensitive issues related to this topic.
Invited by Vaccines Europe, on 14 November Active Citizenship Network joined the EU Elections cocktail, organized at the European Parliament from 18:30-20:00 (CEST) by Vaccines Europe and kindly hosted by MEP Nicolás González Casares.
14 November 2023 | 16:30 – 18:00
Room ASP 5G305 | European Parliament, Brussels
On 14 November, Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network organized, at the European Parliament in Brussels, the in-person conference"Prioritizing care for high-risk COVID-19 patients in the EU: policy recommendations", kindly hosted by MEP Brando Benifei (S&D) with the support of the MEPs Interest Group "European Patients' Rights & Cross-Border Healthcare".
On 14 November, Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network is organizing the in-person conference"Prioritizing care for high-risk COVID-19 patients in the EU: policy recommendations", kindly hosted by MEP Brando Benifei (S&D) with the support of the MEPs Interest Group "European Patients' Rights & Cross-Border Healthcare", that will be held at the European Parliament in Brussels, from 16:30 to 18:00 CET, in room ASP 5G305.
Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network, member of the EU-funded project BioReCer consortium, is glad to invite you to the first multi-stakeholder meeting of this multi-annual project. On 13 November 2023 from 15:00 to 17:00 CET an interactive online event will be held with members of the Biological Resources Stakeholder Platform (BRSP). If you are not yet a member or BRSP, please register here.
Based on the results of the pilot studies conducted within the NUDGE project, the event will present and discuss the various policy recommendations for action derived from these studies to answer the key question. The joint initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy of the State of Baden-Württemberg and the H2020 NUDGE project offers insights and discussion on the highly topical issue of how behavioral science can be used to address the energy-saving potentials of end consumers. The aim is to introduce and promote discussion on the current results of behavioral science and the NUDGE project in the European policy dialogue. In addition, the event will provide all stakeholders with practical examples of how to reduce energy consumption through nudging and concrete policy recommendations for action.
For further information, visit the NUDGE project website.
The third online focus group, in the framework of the “Civil Society promoting vaccination across the life-course” EU project, will be held in Italy on the 25 of October 2023, organized by Cittadinanzattiva thanks to its Tribunale per i Diritti del Malato & Coordinamento Nazionale delle Associazioni dei Malati Cronici. Independent experts will discuss the importance of life course vaccination in their country, including Covid-19 lessons learned, barriers to vaccine access, options of diverse vaccine choices, and the possible change of the annual vaccination schedule.To know more about the initiative, please click here.
HealthTech For Care, a new Active Citizenship Network official partner, is delighted to see the return of the 5th edition of HealthTech Innovation Days (HTID#5), taking place in Paris on October 24 and 25, and virtually on October 27. The objective of HTID#5 is to provide a forum for promising European life sciences companies to accelerate their growth and bring their innovative solutions to patients faster. To register, click here.
On October 24 and 25, 2023 seven EU-funded projects (Horizon2020) will bring together on stage speakers from the EU institutions, from the projects as well as key players from the energy market, to discuss how the work done in the past 3 years can support RE-energising Europe.
The first day will focus on understanding the future of energy demand and its policy implications through new societal trends, behavioural aspects and multiple benefits through the involvement of three different projects, including NUDGE, in which Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network is one of the consortium partners. On October 25 the discussion will be focused on energy communities and renewable energy, accelerating Europe’s transition towards a climate neutral, inclusive future.
The Director of Active Citizenship Network has been invited as panellist on occasion of the international meeting aimed to work towards equitable care for people living with adult-onset rare diseases. He delivered a keynote presentation on patients’ rights to access care providing examples of the engagement of Cittadinanzattiva at the national level (Italy) and at the EU level on rare diseases. To download the presentation, click here. To know more Cittadinanzattiva engagement on rare disease, visit our dedicated website.
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