Com.HeNet: Public relations & dissemination list
In the Competences in Health Network Management (Com.HeNet) project, national and international publications were produced. The publications are available in Open Access. In addition, the project and its results were presented at national and international conferences and also described on various websites and blogs. All publications and project presentations are available in the file.
Pilot testing of teaching modules for the training of regional health network managers
In May 2022, the Com.HeNet teaching modules for training regional health network managers were piloted in Budapest. A total of 21 representatives from the international health sector and eleven lecturers from the participating institutions were present. The teaching modules were evaluated positively: in particular, their interdisciplinary structure and the interactive teaching methods were extolled. In addition to the learning successes, the pilot testing was a celebration of European friendship!
Virtualization of the 2nd Transnational Project Meeting
The 2nd transnational project meeting was virtualized. The international project team met on September 8, 2020 to discuss findings from the first intellectual output (IO1). Through expert interviews and extensive literature research, the partners identified the country-specific and transnational competences of a regional health network manager. The team also talked about the next intellectual output (IO2), where the country-specific findings will be transferred into a cross-country competence profile. The partners of the Technical University Sofia are currently developing a digital support platform to support regional health network managers.
Importance of basic knowledge and skills in discourse
The Com.HeNet project took part in the EPALE discussion: Basic skills learning provision on September 16 and 17, 2020. At the virtual event, the acquisition of basic skills was discussed. These include health literacy and basic digital skills for the future. Additionally, the Com.HeNet project was presented. In particular, the training of future regional health network managers was particularly discussed. The focus of the event was on basic skills.
Successful start - Competences in Health Network Management
In September 2019, the new international research project "Com.HeNet - Competences in Health Network Management" (Project ID: 2019-1-DE01-KA203-005025) started in the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships funding line. The international partners’ first meeting took place on November 29, 2019 in Vienna. During the meeting, the first steps in the project were discussed.
Com.HeNet focusses on developing curriculum modules for the training and further education of so-called "Health Network Managers". Since the political, social, cultural and economic structures and situations throughout the partner countries’ health sectors differ greatly, the different circumstances are initially assessed. Building on this, the partners will analyze the required competencies and skills needed by a regional Health Network Manager should be provided in order to efficiently network all relevant players in the health sector.
In the further course of the project, a core competence profile will be developed on the basis of all data collected from the partner countries and compared with relevant European competence frameworks. With the help of the competence profile and other collected data, a curriculum will be developed, which will be finalized after a pilot testing. In addition, IT specialists at TU Sofia are developing a description of the relevant digital skills and a data management system that will significantly support the work of a Health Network Manager. All materials and documents developed in the Com.HeNet project will be made available on an open access platform.
