Exchange programme 2010
As long as we have HOPE,
we have direction,
the energy to move,
and the map to move by.
We have a hundred alternatives,
a thousand paths and infinity of dreams.
HOPE-ful, we are halfway to where to want to go;
HOPE-less, we are lost forever.
-- Hong Kong Proverb --
The programme
In 2010, the HOPE Exchange Programme has been organised for the 29th time. The HOPE Exchange Programme started on 17 May and ended on 16 June 2010. "The chronic patient: a clinical and managerial challenge” was the topic for the 2010 programme.
For more information on HOPE Exchange, please contact the National Co-ordinator of your country.
 National co-ordinators
HOPE Agora
The exchange programme 2010 has been closed by HOPE Agora in Copenhagen (Denmark) on June 14-16, 2010 on the topic The chronic patient: a clinical and managerial challenge. More than 250 people - HOPE exchange participants, national and local co-ordinators, HOPE members and guests - attended the conference and evaluation meeting in Copenhagen. The group who went to Denmark won the first prize offered for the best presentation. The second prize was won by the participants who stayed in Finland. The third one was awarded to the hospital professionals who stayed in Spain. The poster competition was won by the group who went to the UK.
More information on HOPE Agora 2010
 www.hope2010.eu
First three winning presentations and winning poster HOPE Exchange Programme 2010
  1. Denmark
The story of Dan Mark - A patient's journey…
2. Finland
From Ice Hockey to Health Care 3. Spain
Spain and the chronic patients - „Fulanito‘s story“ United Kingdom - Poster
Chronic patient - Can we cope?
Presentations speakers
Challenges within the area of chronic conditions in a European perspective
There are a growing number of chronic patients all over Europe. Moreover, life
expectancy is increasing. How does this affect health economics, the need for
staff and coherence in healthcare services etc.
By Isabelle Durand-Zaleski - professor of medicine and head of the department
of public health at Recherche Clinique Santé Publique, Hôpital Henri Mondor,
France.
Managerial challenges - the cancer area is a Danish success story
How to turn a failure into a success?
By consultant Torben Palshof, DMSci, Aarhus University Hospital
Close-up of life as a chronic patient
The patient’s perspective. How is life with a chronic disease? How do patients
cope and what do they experience in the healthcare system?
By project manager, anthropologist Lone Grøn, PhD, Danish Institute for Health
Services Research
Organizational challenges - clinical pathway programmes
What are the organizational challenges? A model for the overall multidisciplinary,
cross-sectorial and coordinated health professional effort in each
chronic condition is important. What are the challenges in implementing clinical
pathway programmes into existing structures?
By Anne Frølich, Senior Consultant, MD, Bispebjerg Hospital
Shared-care
Coherent patient pathways are decisive in patients with chronic diseases. The
concept ”shared-care” will be elucidated taking the starting point in diabetes
treatment in Denmark.
By professor, administrative consultant Henning Beck-Nielsen, DMSci, Odense
University Hospital
Use of IT in treatment of chronic patients – Canadian experiences
Optimal treatment of chronic patients requires IT supported solutions.
How to deploy eHealth in supporting the chronically ill patient in treatment
and care?
By CEO Richard Alvarez, Canada Health Infoway
Telemedicine in self-care
Aspects in the use of telemedicine e.g. patient education and knowledge of
health pedagogic among health professionals – what makes a difference?
By Research nurse, Anne Dichmann Sorknæs – Sygehus Fyn
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