Day “person centred care: Gerontology field” in Bilbao.

-In its Plan of training actions, three experts will provide insight into the model, professionals from Vizcaya social resources

Spain, September of 2011- the Department of employment and Social Affairs of the Basque Government, the Department of Social Action of the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia and Matia Innova have organized a day on Friday, September 23, in the Conference Room of file Foral de Bizkaia Bilbao towards the new model of attention focused on the person in the field of Gerontology, involving three recognized experts in social protection, gerontology and ethics, (Pilar Rodríguez, Teresa Martínez and María Jesús Goikoetxea)

is provided within a scheduled Plan of training than est actionsán promoting these institutions addressed to professionals from the scope of public health who wish to acquire an overview to close to the model of attention focused on the person that committed the Basque Government for its implementation in geriatric centers and services of proximity of the Basque country.

As basis of the model has produced a publication, whose author is the expert in Aragonese social gerontology, Teresa Martínez, funded by the Department of employment and Social Affairs Office of the Government of Basque country that has been recently edited in the collection Gizartea Hobetuz = documents of Social Welfare under the title: ” GERONTOLOGY person-centred care. Guide to professional intervention in schools and care services to older persons in situations of fragility or unit ”.

Its author, in the course of the Conference will expose the Auditorium vizcaino the main contents of the innovative material of work that lands on the practice, which has been thinking to apply in homes, day centres and home help services. This guide provides conceptual elements and methodological alternatives that allow to move towards a care oriented to the quality of life of people and their rights.

The day will also have the participation of: Pilar Rodríguez President of the Foundation pillars to Personal autonomy, which will make the keynote address. Quality of life, models of care. The role of the professional ”. Finally it will intervene, María Jesús Goikoetxea, psychologist, master in bioethics, Professor of ethics of the University of Deusto and Chairperson of the Committee on Social ethics of Biscay which will expose the Conference. Ethical issues related to the care for elderly: socket of this model in gerontology reality ”

the three experts provide technical and policy experience related with the health coordination and planning and implementation of public services for the care of older people living in urban areas and in rural areas. Expertise in the planning and the quality of social services, its work on good practices, support and residential care, the innovative model Gerontology attention focused on the person and their publications in the field of Gerontology and ethics, are considered useful to serve as a reference in the improvement of the quality of the services of atención for the elderly in Spain and Latin America.

The day will be opened by leaders of the Basque Executive of the provincial Government of Bizkaia and Matía Innova.

Organization: Department of employment and Social Affairs of the Basque Government, Department of Social Action of the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia and Matia Innova.