Abstract
Summary: Available evidence suggests that integrated care is unlikely to evolve as a natural response to emerging care needs in any system of care, whether it is planned or market driven. The VIGOUR project therefore supports 16 care authorities in progressing on their specific journey towards achieving better joined-up care. A context sensitive support programme has been designed to guide each of them through a staged process of ambition focussing, maturity-self assessment and operational implementation planning. Different resulting integration approaches are being piloted under every-day-conditions, with a view to progressing the transformation of current care practices towards sustainable models of integrated care. Against the background of hands-on experiences gained by individual pilot regions, this workshop aims at discussing lessons learned from the VIGOUR overall approach and its applicability beyond the project.
Background: Any care model development is strongly context-bound. The implementation of structural changes in every-day care delivery has therefore often proved difficult. The VIGOUR support programme aims at taking individual care authorities from where they currently stand and support them in taking the next step on their journey towards integrated care.
Aims and Objectives: One aspect that complicates the introduction of better joined-up care provision is the fact that integrated care is a ""nested"" concept rather than a predefined organisational model. The operational implementation of such a concept is always context-dependent and can take different forms. The aim of the workshop is to discuss with the participants what steps the individual VIGOUR regions have taken in developing and planning their integration approach and what practical experiences they have had. Furthermore, it will be discussed to what extent the VIGOUR process and the methodological tools used in this context may also be helpful for others.
Target audience:
Representatives from public authorities responsible for planning / implementing integrated care.
Health and care managers / service providers.
Experts providing technical support towards integrated service implementation.
Delegates of the ICIC22 conference.
Facilitators / speakers:
- Workshop & panel moderation: Lutz Kubitschke, empirica
Regional Spotlights:
Ana Maria Carriazo, Regional Ministry of Health and Families of Andalucia
CharikliaTziraki, University of Crete
Lorenzo Gios, Trentino Salute 4.0
Antonio Cano, University Hospital Valencia
Sonja Lindner-Rabl, Medical University of Graz
VIGOUR panel:
All spotlight presenters
Olivia Balagna, Autonomous Province of Trento
Annemieke Konijnendijk, University of Twente
Maddalena Illario, RSCN
Giuseppe Liotta, Policlinico Tor Vergata
Discussants: All workshop participants
Format:
- 10 min / Setting the scene: Overview of the VIGOUR approach and key outcomes (Lutz Kubitschke)
- 50 min / Spotlight presentations: Local VIGOUR journeys & immediate questions (representatives of 5 selected VIGOUR regions)
- 30 min / Open panel discussion: What can be learned from VIGOUR? (Moderator, VIGOUR panel, workshop participants)
Key Learnings: Understand how the VIGOUR process and instruments can help in:
- identifying opportunities for a stepwise health and care integration under given framework conditions,
- preparing the operational implementation of tangible integration measures under every-day conditions,
- identifying possible levers for structural change that will enable further integration.