IDOP 2008: Global perspectives on family caregiving (New York, UN)

Baroness Jill Pitkeathly, president of Eurocarers, Hanneli Döhner, and others have given different presentations on family caregiving at the AARP/UN conference on family caregiving in Otober 2008 in New York. To see their presentations, please check this website.

 EUROCARERS CONFERENCE STOCKHOLM MAY, 29-30, 2008

• Czech Alzheimer Society
• Eurocarers study on care provision within families and the socio-economic impact on family caregivers (SRPU, University of York & Vilans, Centre of Expertise for long-term care)
• ACTION - Assisting carers using telematics interventions to meet older people's needs
• Lithuanian MS Society
• Latvian MS Society
• Informal Caregivers profitable to society?! by Anders Rylander, Astra Zeneca
• Swedish Family Care Competence Center

EUROCARERS CONFERENCE PARIS - 28^th JUNE 2007

Caring in Finland
Tiina Autio, Omaishoitajat ja Läheiset -Liitto and Suomen Omaishoidon Verkosto (Association of Care Giving Relatives and Friends in Finland and Finnish Network For Organisations Supporting Family Caring) (FL)

Caring in Ireland
Brigid Barron, Director, Carers Ireland (IE)

Caring in the Netherlands
Sandrina Sangers, Mezzo (Dutch Association for Carers & Voluntary Help)

Caring in the Netherlands
Geraldine Visser, EIZ (Centre of Expertise for Informal Care) (NL)

Caring in Sweden
Ake Fagerberg, Chairman, Carers Sweden & Elizabeth Hanson, Carers Sweden

Caring in the UK
Imelda Redmond, CEO, Carers UK

‘Making Work Work for Carers’
Madeleine Starr, Carers UK, Action Carers and Employment Project

‘Making Work Work for Carers’
Hilary Arksey, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York

‘Technology and Informal Care’
Geraldine Visser, Centre of Expertise for Informal Care (EIZ)

‘Care-giving of People with Alzheimers within Europe’
Sandrine Andrieu, Service d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique - CHU Toulouse

‘Using Research as a Lobbying Tool at an EU level’
Sue Yeandle, Centre for International Research on Care, Labour & Equalities, University of Leeds

European Commission & Carers Issues
Ruth Paserman, Social Protection Unit, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission

Carers Sweden - National Competence Centre for Family Support
Elizabeth Hanson

SPRU - University of York
Caroline Glendinning

MOVISIE - The Netherlands
Jolanda Elferink

Vilans - The Netherlands
Henk Nies

Athens Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Evi Lykou & Vasiliki Maratou

Other presentations

Informal care at the end of life
Geraldine Visser (NL)

Migrant Family Carers
Geraldine Visser (NL)

Eurocarers - Seminar ESN European Social Network, Prague, July 2007
Geraldine Visser (NL)

Human Resources in Long-term Care, April 2008 Slovenia
Brigid Barron (Ireland)