Ecosystems in Health and Care - The THCS Podcast

About Ecosystems in Health and Care - The THCS Podcast

A podcast about the future of health and care in Europe, told through the voices of the people making it happen. The THCS Podcast brings together experts, practitioners, policymakers, researchers and innovators working to transform health and care systems across Europe. Through concrete experiences, project stories and strategic reflections, each episode explores how collaboration, innovation and system transformation can help build more resilient, sustainable and people-centred health and care systems. Learn more about THCS at www.thcspartnership.eu

Publisher

THCS

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Mar 2026

Latest episode

8 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 13 episodes have a transcript.

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   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #12: Spotlight on projects - PEER-HOMEcare

   Host THCS Podcast interviews Dr. James R. Rudd and Ann Marie Hestetun-Mandrup about the PEER-HOMEcare project's innovative approach to holistic, person-centered home-based rehabilitation.

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   25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #11: Spotlight on projects - MDR in AIS

   Host Dr. Alexander Nikolov and Dr. Martin Vitiello discuss how the MDR in AIS project accelerates life-saving stroke treatment by optimizing clinical pathways and inter-center coordination.

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   11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #10: Spotlight on projects - DADAP

   Dr. Diana-Sabina Vieru and Dr. Tomas Olsson discuss how the DADAP project digitizes psychiatric assessments, enhancing efficiency and patient-centered care through digital innovation.

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   28 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #09: Spotlight on projects - SPINE-SYNC

   César Galo García Fontecha, Sara Gutierrez Fernandez, and Chiara Serio discuss how the SPINE-SYNC project enhances scoliosis care through education, communication, and collaboration.

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   14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #08: Spotlight on projects - ReSTAGE

   Dr. Andrada Ianuş and Dr. Anca-Raluca Popița discuss how the ReSTAGE project uses advanced imaging and digital tools to personalize patient care and transform healthcare systems.

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   30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #07: Spotlight on projects - ARC, Ageing Right Care(fully)

   Dr. Jodi Sturge, Assistant Professor at the University of Twente, discusses the Ageing Right Care(fully) ARC project's innovative approaches to transforming health and care systems.

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   9 Jun 2026

   #06: The Digital Thread

   Digital health promises smarter care, but can ecosystems integrate it into real practice? Discover how Europe balances technology with human trust, workflow integration, and everyday implementation. Digital tools are reshaping care delivery, from personalized services to smarter prevention and monitoring. The real challenge: integrating them into workflows,into minds, and into budgets. In this episode of the THCS Podcast, Donna Henderson (NHS Scotland) brings a European perspective on digital health adoption. Etty Ragnhild Nilsen (Norway’s CoTecH) showcases a national partnership shaping digital services. And Elisabeth Haslinger-Baumann presents LinkedCare in Austria, an ecosystem experimenting with interoperability and trust in digital care. Together, their insights reveal how digitization can move from buzzwords to reality when embedded into real ecosystems. Guests in this Episode: ■ Donna Henderson, Head of International Engagement, NHS Scotland (United Kingdom) ■ Etty Ragnhild Nilsen, CoTecH Project, University of South-Eastern Norway (Norway) ■ Elisabeth Haslinger-Baumann, University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna (Austria) Topics in this Episode: ■ How digital health tools are integrated into real workflows, budgets, and daily practice across European ecosystems ■ Building trust among citizens, caregivers, and professionals when introducing digital innovation in health and care ■ From buzzwords to reality: making interoperability, capacity-building, and digital services work in Scotland, Norway, and Austria 👉 Follow the THCS Podcast, it really helps the show: ■ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11EcezW9VSuNdgoCcbIi4U (https://open.spotify.com/show/11EcezW9VSuNdgoCcbIi4U) ■ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecosystems-in-health-and-care-the-thcs-podcast/id1887092760 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecosystems-in-health-and-care-the-thcs-podcast/id1887092760) ■ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THCS-HorizonEU (https://www.youtube.com/@THCS-HorizonEU)

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   25 May 2026

   #05: The Desire for Passionates

   What keeps health and care ecosystems alive? It’s not just money. Meet the passionates behind Europe's most human-centered care ecosystems and the beacon elements that make them thrive long-term. Commitment and passion often matter more than funding. This episode of the THCS Podcast builds directly on the WP9 Activity Report’s insights into the identification of 30 ecosystems across Europe. Many of them were not new inventions but existing networks, funded projects, or reference sites. Yet, what makes them transformative is their ability to align strategies, decisions, and actions over time. With Sanna Tuurnas, we introduce the analytical lens of “beacon elements” and why they matter. We then explore 2 successful ecosystems: the Pediatric Palliative Care Unit in Aragon, where compassion and multi-actor commitment redefines support forchildren and families and Mooi Maasvallei in the Netherlands, a dynamic alliance that started small, thrives on open discussions, and fosters a citizen-first design. Our guests are telling a human story of ecosystems held together not by contracts or money, but by trust, persistence,and shared purpose by the passionates who keep them alive. Guests in this Episode: ■ Sanna Tuurnas, Expert on Beacon Ecosystem Elements, Tampere University (Finland) ■ Fatima Parra, Physician with the Pediatric Palliative Care Unit, Aragon (Spain) ■ Pauline Terwijn, CEO of Pantein and Chair of the MooiMaasvallei Ecosystem (Netherlands) Topics in this Episode: ■ Which beacon elements make health and care ecosystems work in the long run ■ Why passion, trust, and long-term commitment matter more than funding in sustaining ecosystems ■ How the Pediatric Palliative Care Unit in Aragon built an ecosystem around multi-actor commitment for childrenand families ■ How Mooi Maasvallei in the Netherlands grew from a small, passion-driven alliance into a citizen-firstcare ecosystem ─•──── 👉 Follow the THCS Podcast, it really helps the show: ▪️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11EcezW9VSuNdgoCcbIi4U (https://open.spotify.com/show/11EcezW9VSuNdgoCcbIi4U) ▪️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecosystems-in-health-and-care-the-thcs-podcast/id1887092760 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecosystems-in-health-and-care-the-thcs-podcast/id1887092760) ▪️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THCS-HorizonEU (https://www.youtube.com/@THCS-HorizonEU)

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   12 May 2026

   #04: The Case for Change - Why Ecosystems Matter

   Europe's health systems need ecosystems, not silos. Meet the THCS Initiative reshaping health and care in Europe. Experts introduce the initiative, present a real story from Finland, and discuss what makes ecosystems the real game changer. Transformation begins when people stop pulling apart and start moving together. This episode of “Ecosystems in Health and Care” – The THCS Podcast, takes us straight to the core: The Case for Change. Europe can’t fix health and care piece by piece. It takes ecosystems working together, not in silos. And our guests know exactly how that shift begins. ─•──── Guests in this Episode: Gerda Geyer, THCSWork Package 9 Lead, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) (Austria) Wally Keijzer, Social entrepreneur and Meta-expert onecosystems (Netherlands) Anniina Tirronen, Tesoma WellnessAlliance in Tampere (Finland) ─•──── Topics in this Episode: What ecosystems really meanin European health & care and why they're more than a buzzword How trust, sustainability,and structure keep health ecosystems on track How Finland's Tesoma Wellbeing Centre built a real businessmodel around person-centered, community-based care ─•──── 👉 Follow the THCS Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11EcezW9VSuNdgoCcbIi4U Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecosystems-in-health-and-care-the-thcs-podcast/id1887092760 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecosystems-in-health-and-care-the-thcs-podcast/id1887092760) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THCS-HorizonEU

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    28 Apr 2026

    #03: Aging Well - Digital and Community Support

    How can ecosystems support ageing well in Europe? From digital dementia care to community-led initiatives, this episode explores how connection, intergenerational collaboration, and support structures beyond traditionalhealthcare reshape ageing. The conversation highlights ecosystems that are reshaping the way Europe thinks about ageing. Instead of framing old age as decline, these initiatives show how communities, digital tools, and social innovation create autonomy, dignity, andconnection. We explore two cases: the Campania Reference Site, integrating research and care delivery and TeleCareHub in Austria, using digital platforms to support dementia care. Together, they illustrate that ageing well is less about avoiding decline and more about building meaningful connections supported by ecosystems. Guests: ▪️Maddalena Illario,University Hospital Federico II, Naples (Italy) ▪️Katrin Paldan, Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, TeleCareHub (Austria) Topics in this Episode: ▪️What “aging well” actually means in practice,beyond healthcare ▪️How communities, families, and informalcarers support ageing in everyday life ▪️How digital tools and ecosystem modelsconnect research, care, and real-world impact “Old age is not the problem, disconnectionis”, Katrin Paldan 👉 Follow the THCS Podcast on: ▪️ Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/11EcezW9VSuNdgoCcbIi4U)▪️ Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/ecosystems-in-health-and-care-the-thcs-podcast/id1887092760?l=en-GB)▪️ YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@THCS-HorizonEU)

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    14 Apr 2026

    #02: Ecosystems Need Policies — Stronger Together

    How can policy and incentives turn health and care ecosystems into lasting systems? In this episode of the THCS Podcast experts discuss governance, national mirror groups, and how Europe can scale transformation beyond projects. Every ecosystem has a heartbeat, but without the right policy and strategy, that heartbeat can fade. Across Europe, ecosystems are experimenting with new ways of deliveringcare. Yet as the WP9 survey showed, lack of incentives and weak policy support remain the biggest barriers to change. This episode of the THCS Podcast explores how policies can be designed not to suffocate innovation, but to fuel it. Juha Teperi from Finland unpacks the policy levers that matter most. Lisa Leonardini shares how Italy’s National MirrorGroup brings stakeholders into one room to align national and European priorities. And Joanna Lane from the Netherlands reflects on how advisory structures can translate local lessons into European strategy. Together, we search for the “sweet spot” where policy, strategy, practice, and passion meet and show why ecosystems aren’t a luxury, but Europe’s survival strategy in a complex future. Guests: ▪️Juha Teperi, Tampere University (Finland) ▪️Lisa Leonardini, Chair, Italian National Mirror Group ProMIS (Italy) ▪️Joanna Lane, Advisory Board Representative, THCS Partnership (The Netherlands) Topics in this Episode ▪️Which incentives are missing and what would unlock progress ▪️Which policies make ecosystems scale or kill them early ▪️How Mirror Groups, advisory boards, and Living Labs turn projects into systems Ecosystems are not a nice-to-have, they’re how we survive complexity. ─•──── 👉 Follow the THCS Podcast on:▪️ Spotify https://lnkd.in/ec2WcQ6H (https://lnkd.in/ec2WcQ6H)▪️ Apple Podcasts https://lnkd.in/ejd5SnGR (https://lnkd.in/ejd5SnGR)▪️ YouTube https://lnkd.in/dykMvHar (https://lnkd.in/dykMvHar)

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    31 Mar 2026

    #01: From Project Funding to Sustainable Ecosystem-Solutions - After the Pilot: Shared Value. Shared Risk. Shared Accountability.

    How do health and care ecosystems survive after project funding ends? Experts from Austria, Belgium, and Italy discuss shared value, shared risk, and how pilots evolve into sustainable health and care ecosystems in Europe. In this episode of the THCS Podcast – Ecosystems inHealth and Care, we explore how ecosystems move beyond fragmented innovation toward sustainable collaboration built on shared value, shared risk, and shared accountability. Together with Gerda Geyer (FFG, WP9 Lead, Austria),Johan Moyersoen (expert on value-based business models, Belgium), and Riccardo Farina (TrentinoSalute4.0 / TreC+ model, Trentino, Italy), we discuss what enables ecosystems to evolve from emerging initiatives to lasting structures that transform health and care systems. From governance and business models to real-world ecosystem practice, this episode looks at what it truly takes to sustain collaboration, balance value and risk among partners, and turn promising pilots into long-term systemic impact. Topics in this episode:→Moving from projects to sustainable ecosystems →Value-based business models and shared accountability → From emerging to beacon ecosystems →The TrentinoSalute4.0 / TreC+ model as a real-world example Guests:→Gerda Geyer – FFG, THCS WP9 Lead (Austria) → Johan Moyersoen – Founding partner of the Impact Licensing Initiative and senior expert in integrated business models (Belgium) → Riccardo Farina – TrentinoSalute4.0, main outcome TreC+Model (Italy)

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    20 Mar 2026

    Trailer: Ecosystems in Health and Care - The THCS Podcast

    The THCS Podcast talks about the future of health and care in Europe, told through the voices of the people making it happen. The episodes bring together real-world ecosystems and visionary experts who are breaking silos, building trust, and transforming systems. One aligned action at a time. → Follow us on Spotify and never miss an episode.

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#12: Spotlight on projects - PEER-HOMEcare

Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

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• James R Rudd
• Ann Marie Hestetun-Mandrup
• Alexander Nikolov
• Martin Vitiello
• Diana-Sabina Vieru

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