Over the last 2 days the EFN was present in Amsterdam for KeepCaring General Assembly, sharing the nursing perspective and expertise.
The EU project KeepCaring started in July 2024. Its key objectives include developing concrete interventions at the individual, team, and organisational level to tackle the increased levels of burnout and stress among the health workforce (60% growth over time), that pushed 50% of EU nurses to contemplate to leave the profession, as many others left the profession already. The interventions will consist in both digital based interventions, including through the use of AI and VR, as well as non-digital interventions.
The meeting was a great opportunity for all the partners to meet in person and get to know each other, including the advisory board composed of experts from different sectors, who shared key insights to support the deliverables of the project. Key discussions took place on the project ongoing work and next steps, including on clinical studies, technical and portal, and ethics and dissemination. The partners had the chance to share the perspectives on the project’s challenges and objectives and highlighted the need for an effective data collection, management, and processing plan, the potential for a job-crafting platform to optimise outcomes for teams of healthcare professionals in the OR, and the need for a targeted dissemination campaign.
The GA concluded with an open discussion of the next steps for the upcoming months. The project has just started and a lot is to be done, but building on the important discussions and outcomes from this meeting, the partners, including the EFN, will make sure to bring the project developments to the next level and ensure good outcomes that will benefit the health workforce’s resilience and wellbeing.
EFN attending KeepCaring EU project 2nd General Assembly in Amsterdam
