The RSCN promotes and facilitates the implementation and scale-up of innovation and digital solutions supporting a life-course approach to active and healthy ageing.

Below is the RSCN contribution to the Radical Health Festival Helsinki.

Session 1 – Tuesday 13 June – 11:00-12:30

Insights from Large Scale Implementations across Europe

Health and well-being derive from the interaction between individual, community and environment. The twin digital and environmental transitions require an effort to overcome the boundaries between disciplines, organisations and sectors to improve our understanding of the mechanisms that underpin successful ageing and healthy life course trajectories.

This session highlights innovative approaches identified by the RSCN reference regions, that could be deployed at scale in several fields:

• Risk factors (clinical, personal well being, environmental/other) to tackle at individual, community and environmental level to improve health outcomes
• Organisational readiness to implement integrated care sustainably
• Complex care and cure services in the community and at home
• Health promotion policies across sectors external to social, health and care
• Engaging non-professional stakeholders (citizens, patients, students) into an active participation in the delivery of new service models

Participants will share their knowledge and good practices to foster collaborations and promote their adaptation and transfer.

Facilitators: 

• Donna Henderson, Head of International Engagement, Digital Health and Care Directorate, Scottish Government and President of EHTEL, Scotland
• Maddalena Illario, Associate Professor, Federico II University & Hospital Dept. of Public Health, Naples, Italy

11:00 Welcome and introduction

Silva Paananen, Counsellor, Trade and Investment, Embassy of Finland in Rome, Italy

Best practices and experiences from European Reference Sites:

• Successful implementation of private initiatives for the development of the care ecosystem in Castilla y León

Pablo Gómez Conejo, President of the SIVI Cluster and Executive Director Fundación INTRAS, Spain

• A social approach to active and healthy living from a lifespan perspective focuses on policy and practice

Tom van Benthem, Public health department of the city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Best practices in implementing projects with quadruple helix stakeholders at Medical University of Lodz

Agata Wisniewska, Project Manager and Dr. Agnieszka Guligowska, Assistant Professor,  Medical University of Lodz, Poland

• Dialogical approach to help the interaction between individual, community and environment in health and well-being issues

Heikki Ervast, CEO, Dialogues & Design Ltd, Finland

11:45 Round table

An interdisciplinary approach to age well in an ageing society. Trajectories for active and healthy ageing addressing bio-psychosocial determinants through intergenerational activities and multidimensional approaches.

Moderators: 

• Joao Apostolo, Professor, Nursing School of Coimbra, (ESEnfC), Portugal
• Robert Gobbens, Professor, Health and Well-being of Frail Elderly, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

Speakers: 

• Guido Iaccarino, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy
• Jawad Hajjam, Innovation Development Director, CENTICH GROUPE VYV, France
• Dr. Angelina Kouroubali, Researcher, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Greece
• Francesco Fera, Managing Director, Regional Strategic Agency for Healthcare Policies of Puglia (AReSS Puglia), Italy
• David Bogataj, Head of Systems Engineering and Economics Department, Alma Mater Europaea – ECM, Slovenia   

Session 2 – Tuesday 13 June – 13:30-15:00

Building a Digital Society for Longevity – A Radical Approach to the 100 Years Life

Building a digital society for longevity is about harnessing the potential of technology to enhance the lives of older adults and address the challenges associated with an ageing populations. Not only can digital technologies promote social inclusion, independent living and enable seniors to stay engaged, a digital society also ensures older adults have easy access to information, services, and resources including health information and services. This session will demonstrate that building a digital society for longevity can empower older adults to lead fulfilling lives, address societal challenges associated with ageing populations, and unlock the vast potential that technology holds in improving the well-being of seniors.

13:30 – Panel discussion punctuated by short presentations:

Moderators:

• Maddalena Illario, Associate Professor, Federico II University & Hospital Dept. of Public Health, Naples, Italy
• Terje Peetso, Chief Medical Information Officer, North Estonia Medical Centre, Estonia

Panellists:

• Indi Siriniwasa, CEO & founder, EdgeUP, Finland
• Prof. Tommi Vasankari, Head of the Institute for Research of Public Health (UKK), Finland
• Tina Woods, Founder & CEO Collider Health, United Kingdom
• Jaakko Lähteenmäki, Principal Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland

14:30 – Panel conversation with the audience

Session 3 – Tuesday 13 June – 15:30-17:00

Championing a Silver Economy for Healthy Active Living

As people live longer, it is crucial to promote their well-being and enable them to lead fulfilling and productive lives. By focusing on the silver economy, which refers to the economic opportunities associated with the older population, societies can harness the skills, knowledge, and contributions of older adults. Encouraging active living among seniors not only improves their physical and mental health but also reduces healthcare costs and fosters social inclusion. This session will show how embracing the silver economy benefits individuals, communities, and economies as a whole.

15:30 – Panel discussion punctuated by short presentations:

Moderators:

• Maddalena Illario, Associate Professor, Federico II University & Hospital Dept. of Public Health, Naples, Italy
• Terje Peetso, Chief Medical Information Officer, North Estonia Medical Centre, Estonia

Panellists

• Felice Lopane, Secretary General, Silver Economy Network, Italy
• Prof. Henrique Martins, Associate Professor, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal
• Dr. Filip Jaskiewicz, Head of the Advanced Life Support Education Lab, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
• Christophe Jauquet, Author and Keynote Speaker, Healthusiasm, Belgium