Boosting innovation, entrepreneurship and training for PROmoting CONtinence in nursing homes.

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PROCON will foster innovation in nursing homes (NHs), specifically in the promotion of modern continence care in NH residents, through cooperation and flow of knowledge among 5 labour market actors, 4 higher education institutions (HEIs), 2 vocational education and training (VET) providers, 1 non-governmental organization and 1 affiliated research institution. The project consists of 6 work-packages (WPs). WP2 will be dedicated to innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship in healthcare and NHs, by producing 3 outputs: 1) a framework of recommendations to boost innovation and entrepreneurship in NHs considering EntreComp, 2) a new technological solution to enhance continence in NHs and, 3) a multidisciplinary co-created course on innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare. WP3 will enhance new skills and address skill mismatches by co-creating 2 courses for healthcare professionals and students: one on resilience skills and flexible work practices and other on continence care in NHs. WP4 will consist of a multinational pragmatic study in Spain, Finland, Canada, and Belgium to pilot the PROCON educational programme (WP3 courses) in NHs. WP5 will consist of quality assurance and project evaluation. Apart from the socioeconomic impact, PROCON will specifically impact on academia (HEIs, VET providers, educators, and students), long-term care (NHs, staff, residents and their relatives) and labour market (technological companies, innovators/entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations). WP6 on communication, dissemination and exploitation of results will reach more than 10,000 people. Virtual communities of practice, a toolkit for continence care will for NH residents and relatives, as well as policy recommendations for continence care in NHs will be co-created.