On Friday, 16 May 2025, EVOLVE2CARE was represented at the 25th International Conference on Integrated Care (ICIC25) in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference, held under the theme “Synergising Health and Care: Leveraging Integrated Care for a Sustainable Future,” brought together over 1,000 participants — including researchers, innovators, SMEs, policymakers, and end-users to explore strategies for building more cohesive and patient-centred health systems.

Despoina Petsani, from the EVOLVE2CARE project coordination team (AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab), presented a study titled “Transforming Transitional Care with Technology: Insights from the Greek Healthcare Landscape.” Her presentation shared findings from an exploratory mixed-methods study on the feasibility of integrating digital tools to improve care transitions in Greece.

Based on a mixed-methods study within the Greek health system, Despoina presented key findings highlighting the lack of structured post-discharge support, limited use of digital tools in discharge planning, and strong interest among professionals in improving care transitions through digital innovation.

These insights are closely aligned with the KPI framework developed within the EVOLVE2CARE project, particularly under Task 1.1. (Drivers and Barriers for the development of innovations) and Task 1.2. (Definition of Stakeholders’ requirements and KPI framework). This means that the research not only strengthens the project’s direction but also validates its relevance in addressing real-world needs across the Transitional Care ecosystem.

Overall, this event was a valuable opportunity to strengthen the project’s engagement with international healthcare communities and gave visibility to the project activities, including the Open Call, which invites innovators and Living Labs across Europe to collaborate in testing and scaling solutions that improve Transitional Care.