The event was held from 12 to 14 June 2023 in Bilbao. The 1st Implementation Research Scientific Conference promoted and organized by the Biobizkaia Institute (formerly Biocruces Bizkaia) brought together more than 170 researchers and healthcare professionals from different countries specializing in the area of implementation. One of the topics addressed and discussed during [...]

The congress was held from 5 to 7 June 2023 in Rome, Italy. The main theme of the 28th edition of the leading Healthcare Management conference was "Healthcare Management: sustainable solutions for complex systems". For three days, opportunities, best practices and innovations for evolving healthcare systems were analysed. Experiences and projects on innovative solutions for [...]

From 25 to 31 May 2023, a number of activities focused on cancer and health will take place.  The European Week Against Cancer (EWAC) is held annually to invite cancer charities, European policymakers, and the general public to actively participate in various activities aimed at raising awareness of cancer prevention, improving access to treatment, and [...]

The 23rd edition was held from 22 to 24 May 2023 in Antwerp, Belgium. The 23rd edition of the International Conference on Integrated Care in Europe, ICIC 23, is considered one of the most prestigious congresses in the field of health management, bringing together every year thousands of managers, health professionals, citizen researchers, patients and [...]

Biosistemak the Health Systems Research Institute (formerly Kronikgune) represents the Department of Health and Osakidetza Basque Health Services in this European project.   Mental health is one of the areas of action and health priorities of the European Commission that aims to promote good mental health and prevention of related problems. The strategic lines and areas [...]

The workshop was held on 3 and 4 May at the offices of Biosistemak (formerly Kronikgune) at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre BEC in Barakaldo.  JADECARE aims to help reduce health inequalities in the EU and encourage the implementation and use of digital and innovative solutions to deliver person-centred healthcare. The project is transferring and adopting [...]

The collaboration, coordinated by the Biosistemak Institute for Health System Research (formerly Kronikgune) and The Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas within the framework of the European Gatekeeper project, has contributed to the transfer of knowledge of the Basque Country internationally. A delegation lead by the Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), with [...]

The conference takes place May 3-6 of 2023 in Rome, Italy. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) in association with the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI) and the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) are the organizers of the 17th World Congress [...]

The event was held in Brussels on 18 April 2023. The European YOUNG50 project is coming to an end and its final conference was held on 18 April 2023. The main objective of YOUNG50 has been the transfer of the Italian model of cardiovascular risk and disease screening, CARDIO50, to three European countries: Lithuania, Romania, [...]

The course will be held on 13 September 2023 at the Miramar Palace in Donostia. The course entitled "Value-Based Medicine. Perspective and Strategies from health services, methodological approach and successful experiences", is part of the summer course programme organised by the UPV-EHU (the University of the Basque Country). Organised by Biosistemak (formerly Kronikgune), it will [...]

Publication of the program and opening of the registration period The EvaluAES group has published the final program for the XII Research Workshop on Health Policy and Services Evaluation, which will take place on 12 May 2023 at the Biosistemak Health Systems Research Institute (formerly Kronikgune Health Services Research Institute) at the Bilbao Exhibition Center [...]

The event was held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from 8 to 10 March 2023. "Managing with people" was the slogan chosen by the Spanish Society of Health Managers (SEDISA) and the National Association of Nursing Managers (ANDE) for the 23rd edition of this congress. Health professionals, managers, and researchers met for three days [...]

It was approved by the General Assembly of the Biosistemak Institute in the Extraordinary General Assembly held on 26 October 2022. The main objective of the Equality Plan of the Biosistemak Health Systems Research Institute 2022-2026 (formerly Kronikgune Health Services Research Institute) is to establish a set of measures and equal opportunities between men [...]

The event was held at the Cruces University Hospital and the offices of the Biocruces-Bizkaia Institute from 22 to 24 February 2022. The Gatekeeper project aims to create a common space for healthcare providers, the elderly population, technology companies and the general population where different innovative solutions and technologies will be offered to face the [...]

The European research partnership for Transforming Health and Care Systems of the Future, co-funded by Horizon Europe, aims to ensure the transition to more sustainable, resilient and high-quality people-centred health and care systems through research and innovation. European health and care systems face fundamental common challenges that require innovative, harmonised and coordinated solutions. With [...]

The ADLIFE project will evaluate the effectiveness, socio-economic impact and implementation of a digital solution for patients with advanced chronic diseases. ADLIFE, coordinated at the European level by Kronikgune and funded by the European Commission, addresses the increased use of healthcare resources and the burden of care for people with advanced chronic diseases. ADLIFE [...]

The event was held at the Museum of the History of Medicine (MUSME) in Padua, Italy, on 31st January and 1st of February 2023. The YOUNG50 project aims to transfer the Italian model of cardiovascular risk and disease screening, CARDIO50, to three European countries: Lithuania, Romania, and Luxembourg. CARDIO50 is a programme aimed at promoting [...]

The e-book has been published in the scientific repository of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, with the collaboration of the OECD as part of the editorial team. The e-book "Measuring health outcomes and experiences from a patient's perspective" aims to showcase some of the good practices and experiences of health systems towards improving people's health [...]

The Kronikgune Institute, dedicated to research into the organization and management of health and social-health systems, is interested in incorporating into its team a person with a clinical epidemiology profile who can apply for the Ikerbasque grant program for post-doctoral researchers (https://www.ikerbasque.net/en/calls/research-fellows-2023), which aims to finance a contract of up to five years with the [...]

The ranking prepared by Stanford University, California, selects 2% of the most cited researchers in scientific publications. Two researchers attached to the Kronikgune Institute, José María Quintana, Principal Investigator of the Kronikgune Research Group "Health services in chronic diseases" (Barrualde-Galdakao IHO), and Amaia Bilbao, Principal Investigator of the RICAPPS network group "Development of methodologies for [...]

The event was held in a hybrid format, face-to-face in Hamburg (Germany) and online on 23 November 2022. The JADECARE Stakeholder Forum aims to facilitate the exchange of experiences and the creation of productive collaborative networks between organizations and entities participating in JADECARE and relevant stakeholders. This forum is composed of representatives from health systems, [...]

The conference was held in Aveiro, Portugal on 24-25 November 2022.  The main theme of the 2nd Portuguese Conference on Integrated Care was "Strategies for people with chronic diseases". The event was organized by PAFIC, the Portuguese Association of Integrated Care, a non-profit association that brings together several professionals who seek to promote the [...]

CALL FOR PAPERS The EvaluAES group is organizing its twelfth workshop on Research in Health Policy and Services Evaluation, which will take place on 12 May 2023 at the Kronikgune, at the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC). The aim of this workshop is to promote multidisciplinary exchange between researchers, as well as to contribute to improving [...]

The meeting was held on the 28th and 29th of November 2022 in the assembly hall of the Ministry of Health in Madrid. The two-day International Conference on Primary and Community Care (https://cisapyc.com/) aimed to highlight the value of Primary and Community Care, its impact on health and equity, its organization, and the role of [...]

The meeting was held on 14 and 15 November in Milan, Italy. Cancer is one of the areas of action and health priorities of the European Commission as it is the second leading cause of death in EU countries, after cardiovascular diseases. Each year, 2.6 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and 1.2 million [...]