Tuesday 6 May 2025 (12:00-13:00 CET)
Health systems across the EU are undergoing a digital transformation, but is the health and care workforce prepared for the shift? Digital skills are essential for improving patient outcomes, reducing administrative burdens, and ensuring ethical and secure use of technology. However, gaps in training, structural barriers, and workforce shortages make upskilling a challenge.
How can policymakers scale up digital education and training? What role do organizations play in supporting digital learning? And how can we plan for new and emerging digital health roles? Join us to explore the path toward a digitally skilled, future-ready health workforce!
Speakers:
Gemma Williams, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, UK (Keynote)
Elisenda Reixach, TIC Salut Social Foundation, Spain
Lia Martina, DG SANTE, European Commission
Federica Margheri, European Health Management Association (EHMA)
Moderators: Matthias Wismar & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
BeWell Spotlight Series: Upskilling and Reskilling the European Health and Care Workforce
The BeWell project is dedicated to upskilling and reskilling Europe’s health workforce to meet the challenges of digitalization and sustainability. Equipping health professionals with digital and green skills ensures that healthcare systems remain resilient, efficient, and environmentally responsible. The BeWell project fosters a future-ready workforce, ensuring that European health systems can meet emerging challenges while supporting broader EU policy goals and sustainability targets.
This spotlight series consists of two webinars to discuss outcomes from the BeWell project to build a digital and climate smart health and care workforce:
- Greening skills
- Digital skills