10 experts from the fields of dementia care and health education met in the Memory Centre Bratislava on February 19, 2019, for a focus group to evaluate the recently developed draft of the INDEED intervention package.

This draft foresees three comprehensive modules targeting competences, cooperation and innovation potential. These modules will include interprofessional education, networking tools and business coaching. Furthermore, the modules will be delivered at 24 regional workshops in Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania, as well as through an e-learning platform.

Moderated by Simona Krakovská from the “Memory Centre Bratislava” as well as Christian Schober and Constanze Beeck from the “Vienna University of Economics and Business”, the concept of the modules was presented and discussed among the participants. Also, formats for the web-based delivery such as videos were demonstrated at the meeting. Thanks to the constructive feedback from the attendees, the modules’ content as well as the design of the online platform will be optimized.

Prior to the focus group, a selection of experts convened to discuss regional care pathways in dementia. Results of this “System Check Lab” will be beneficial for developing the upcoming workshops in Slovakia in 2020.

The event in Bratislava involved experts from Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. It was part of a series of three meetings across the INDEED project area.

Overview of dementia services as discussed with the experts in Bratislava ©INDEED project