The goal of the I-KNOW-HOW project is to help employees diagnosed with cancer to remain in or return to work. During the launch event of this project experts in the field will share their knowledge and hands-on workshops will be provided.

Date: 27/08/2019

Location: Stropkaai 38, Ghent, Belgium

Registration: no entrance fee. Registration is required (registration link)

Target audience: employees with cancer, employers, HR professionals, managers (small to large companies), (para)medical professionals, job coaches, volunteers, patient experts, regional, national and EU policy advisors & politicians.

Programme

09:30 - 10:00 Welcome with coffee

10:00 - 10:25 I-KNOW-HOW: 3 promising tools to facilitate working with cancer - Juul Lemey & Elise Pattyn (Artevelde University College, BE)

10:25 - 10:50 Return to work of employees with cancer from an employer's point of view-Michiel Greidanus (Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit Amsterdam, NL)

10:50 - 11:10 Coffee break

11:10 - 11:25 Energizer

11:25 - 11:50 The jobcoach as partner with resources and obstacles - Lieven Gulinck (Emino, BE)

11:50 - 12:15 Lessons learned from a personal cancer journey - Colette Casimir (patient expert Sorbonne University Paris, FR)

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break and networking

13:30 - 14:30 Inspiration and co-creation sessions: part 1*

14:30 - 14:45 Coffee break

14:45 - 15:45 Inspiration and co-creation sessions: part 2*

16:00 - 16:40 Panel discussion 'tackling challenges in working with cancer: an integrated view'

16:40 - ... Closing reception

*Two sessions can be chosen from the following list:

  • Becoming a patient expert
  • Supporting people with a cancer diagnosis
  • Importance of testimonials and the patient's perspective
  • Existing tools for employers
  • Interactive 3D-storylines integrating the perspectives of different stakeholders
  • Coaching cancer patients back to work
  • Facilitating return to work
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The goal of the I-KNOW-HOW project is to help employees diagnosed with cancer to remain in or return to work. During the launch event of this project experts in the field will share their knowlegde and hands-on workshops will be provided.


Startdatum
augustus 27, 2019
Einddatum
augustus 27, 2019