7th International Conference on Evidence-Based Long-Term Care Policies

International conference hosted this year by the Euskalduna Conference Center in Bilbao, under the joint organization of the ILPN and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, with the following objectives:

• Strengthen links between the research community, policy makers and the long-term care industry.
• To foster research collaborations to develop new evidence in areas where knowledge gaps in long-term care exist.
• Promote the exchange of evidence on long-term care policy and practice.
• Promote the comparative analysis of international policies to foster evidence-based policy formulation.

From Matia participate Álvaro García Soler, researcher at Matia Inatituto, in a panel on “Innovative approaches to improve mental well-being and resilience of informal caregivers” sharing on the findings and learnings of the INCARE project, and the co-director of Matia Instituto, Elena del Barrio, in a panel on “Situation and needs of people over 50 years old in Bizkaia” with a presentation on Edadism and the experience of aging.