Empowerment of Patients’ Associations [NI-SERV-2020-43]

Empowerment of Patients’ Associations, through their preparation for shared decision-making, in the context of health policies

Service/Expertise Overview

It is intended for advocates, i.e., organizations and individuals who advocate for the interests of patients, and for others interested in the advocacy of health citizenship. Includes:

• Mentoring and monitoring, which allows the immediate and dynamic identification of the needs and interests of the participants;
• Academic dimension present in learning consolidation techniques, in group work, in the preparation of portfolios and in the discussion of cases;
• Varied and dynamic components, namely, the training unit called “Advocacy for Health Citizenship”, workshops, field visits, seminars and Think Tank;
• Specific and general contents, which serve all types of patient associations;
• Co-creation sessions of statements, reflections, consensus or discussion documents;
• Handbook production.

Competitive advantages

• Proximity to the needs of participants, through mentoring and monitoring;
• Adaptive model and varied contents;
• Confidence of the participants, who have expressed a feeling of evolution throughout the editions, as well as the desire to continue to attend the “Academia”;
• Interpersonal relationships established between the participants.

Applications

Empowerment of Patients’ Organizations Academy.

Further details

Partnership with Roche Pharma:

https://www.ensp.unl.pt/cursos/cursos-de-curta-duracao/associacoes-de-doentes/