“Loneliness, knock-out !?”

The PRoF theme days aim to bring an inspiring program, presenting you:

• Interesting speakers
  
• The PRoF Award 2017 winners will be honoured for their extraordinary realisations: PRoF will grant awards for Research, Organisation and a special Honorary Award for a person with an exceptional societal impact during his/her career
  
• A visit to the other concept rooms by PRoF.
  

Program

The event will bring national and international visionary speakers, presenting their inspirational views on the impact of the empowered patient in the future. During the event, there will be ample room for networking and sharing ideas with the experts and attendees. 

Presentations will be in Dutch or English. Simultaneous translation is provided.

Day 1 - Tuesday, 12th of September 2017

Economy seeks Happiness                                                     (video) Peter Van Rompuy, Flemish Member of Parliament
The seven privileges of care                                                   (video) Lon Holtzer, Care ambassador
To walk again: a never ending story                                     (video) Marc Herremans, founder of To Walk Again
Leverage for social innovation                                               (video) Kris Vermael, director of the assisted-living centre St-Jozef Kortrijk
Peer support on my road to recovery                                  (video) Waldo Roeg, CNWL Recovery & Wellbeing College (UK)
Recovery: a new paradigm in care in Flanders?                  (video) Prof. Chantal Van Audenhove, director of LUCAS University of Leuven

Day 2 - Wednesday, 13th of September 2017

Recovery and mental health: accessing key social roles    (video) Prof. Geoff Shepherd, ImROC Senior Consultant (UK)
Care for the neighbourhood                                                   (video) Stijn De Vleeschouwer, Team Flemish Master builder
Caring together                                                                          (video) Jan Nagels, director of the assisted-living centre Dunecluze Koksijde 
Community-centred care                                                         (video) Prof. Dominique Verté, Free University of Brussels
PRoF future challenges                                                             (video) Piet Verhoeve, win-winnovator & Director Icon program at Imec, Ghent University
From government to neighbourhood                                    (video) Mieck Vos, General director of the Association Flemish Towns and Municipalities

Award ceremony (video)