Building bridges for innovation in ageing: synergies between action groups of the EIP on AHA
Journal
The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging
Date Issued
January 1, 2017
Author(s)
Sruk, Vlado
Didier, Alain P.
O’Caoimh, Rónán
Du Toit, George L.
Dupeyron, Arnaud
Somekh, David
Garcia-Lizana, Francisca R.
Holland, Carol
O’Byrne-Maguire, I.
Ryan, Dermot P.
Bunu, Carmen Painatescu
Kaidashev, I.
Kalaycì, Ömer
Viegi, Giovanni
Morais-Almeida, Mário A.
Vera-Muñoz, C.
Kuna, Piotr B.
Schünemann, Holger J.
Cholley, D.
Serrano, Elie
Robusto, Fabio
Ródenas Rigla, Francisco
Farrell, J.
Combe, Bernard G.
Ferrando, M.
Andersen-Ranberg, Karen
Teixeira, Ana M.
Vezzani, Giorgio
Whalley, Ben
Keijser, Wouter
Costa, David J.
Molloy, William D.
Hoogerwerf, Evert Jan
Ruiz, F.
Arredondo, María Teresa
Avolio, Francesca
Bergmann, Karl Christian
Gemıcıoğlu, Bilun
Ninot, Grégory Jean Marie Guilyn
Vasankari, Tuula M.
Coupet, Anne Laure
Abstract
The Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) proposed six Action Groups. After almost three years of activity, many achievements have been obtained through commitments or collaborative work of the Action Groups. However, they have often worked in silos and, consequently, synergies between Action Groups have been proposed to strengthen the triple win of the EIP on AHA. The paper presents the methodology and current status of the Task Force on EIP on AHA synergies. Synergies are in line with the Action Groups’ new Renovated Action Plan (2016-2018) to ensure that their future objectives are coherent and fully connected. The outcomes and impact of synergies are using the Monitoring and Assessment Framework for the EIP on AHA (MAFEIP). Eight proposals for synergies have been approved by the Task Force: Five cross-cutting synergies which can be used for all current and future synergies as they consider overarching domains (appropriate polypharmacy, citizen empowerment, teaching and coaching on AHA, deployment of synergies to EU regions, Responsible Research and Innovation), and three cross-cutting synergies focussing on current Action Group activities (falls, frailty, integrated care and chronic respiratory diseases).