Innovating in continuing education to improve health:
HELIX has four key motivators:
- Facilitating dialogue around continuing education between universities and teaching and learning settings in health organisations.
- Driving innovation in methodologies and the digital transformation in learning and teaching in the sector.
- Scaling up cooperation in international projects and initiatives, fostering co-creation.
- Using training and learning as a vehicle to positively impact people's health.
Events and activities
The International HELIX SUMMIT, held every two years, is a key gathering for innovation in continuing medical education and health education more widely.
A variety of additional activities and initiatives across the world – online and in-person – will enable the HELIX network to continue sharing experiences and challenges.
What’s in store at HELIX 2025?
Discover: explore new trends, methodologies and tools for continuing medical education.
Share: present your work, experiences and results and learn from other professionals.
Connect: forge valuable connections with other organisations, professionals and teams.
Co-create: take part in collaborative sessions to develop innovative and effective solutions.
Be part of HELIX 2025
Don’t miss this opportunity to help transform continuing education, learning processes and human talent development in the health sector. Together we can have a positive impact on health and quality of life for people across the world.
Looking forward to seeing you at HELIX 2025!
IL3 – UB
The The Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Barcelona, or IL3 – UB, is at the service of society. Its mission is to enable people to meet their professional and personal development goals through ongoing access to training. It also helps businesses and organisations to manage knowledge better in order to become more competitive.
The University of Barcelona features highly in prestigious national, European and international rankings that look at teaching and research quality, knowledge transfer and internationalisation.
Its facilities include various university hospitals (Hospital Clínico de Barcelona, Bellvitge University Hospital, Consorcio Sanitario Integral, Mutua de Terrassa University Hospital, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu) plus other linked health and social care centres.
UManresa of the University of Vic Central University of Catalonia
The University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia is a private university geared towards public service. Its trustees include representatives from public authorities, business and wider society. The university has more than 19,000 students, more than 1,500 professors, 71 official degrees, 25 research groups, 16 chairs, 6 knowledge transfer centres and 1 research institute. With deep roots in the heart of Catalonia, the university nonetheless has a global outlook.
Each campus is autonomous. The UManresa campus specialises in three main areas: Health Sciences, Education and Business. Spanning some 30,000 square metres, UManresa delivers teaching, research, innovation, knowledge transfer and consulting services. It boasts post-graduate and language facilities, a Simulation Innovation Centre and an early-years science experimentation laboratory (Lab 0-6), plus other innovation and knowledge transfer centres. Its University Clinic plays a dual role in teaching and patient care, covering physiotherapy, podiatry and speech therapy, and will soon add dental science and dental prosthesis to its offering.
UCF
The Unió Consorci Formació, or UCF, is a joint venture by the Catalan Hospitals Union and the Catalan Health and Social Care Consortium. Together they represent more than 120 health and social care organisations comprising more than 65,000 professionals.
UCF was set up in 2005 to support professionals and organisations in the health and social care sectors to develop training programmes and projects. It provides public and private sector knowledge and learning models in Catalonia and beyond. With a team of experts specialising in training and individual support, UCF is equipped with training resources, in-house materials and technology, and a teaching model geared towards learning and results.
UCF is on a mission to give health and social care professionals the knowledge and skills they need to meet new challenges brought in by the transformation in how we care for people. It provides training and support, and facilitates innovative learning experiences to nurture professional talent in the health and social care sector. Over the last year, around 45,000 professionals have participated in one of the 800+ UCF training actions. A total of 12,500 training hours have been delivered by a teaching community comprising more than 300 professionals working in the sector.
Innovation Ecosystem:
Triple helix innovation model. The triple helix model for innovation describes the interactions between academia, industry and government in the knowledge economy.
Quadruple helix innovation model . A fourth helix incorporates the general public in the innovation process. In our case, this includes patients, anyone receiving health-related assistance, families and society in general. Through healthcare education points and health education/promotion more widely, we seek to improve the patient experience and foster a more personalised, participative and person-centred healthcare system. We need citizens to take an active role in improving, innovating and redesigning healthcare services in order make a participative model a reality.
Quintuple helix innovation model. A fifth helix brings in the global context and the environment in which we work, including new needs, new competencies and new professional roles. The quintuple helix model is essential for addressing global challenges such as sustainable development and climate change.
Organising Committee:
General Coordination:
Ms. Clara Rubio
Coordinación General HELIX 2025
The Unió Consorci Formació,
Mr. Oscar Dalmau
Coordinación General HELIX
Ecosystem
UCF – UManresa – RECLA – IL3 UB
Executive Team:
Mr. Guillem Iñiguez
Director General
Instituto de Formación Continua Universidad de Barcelona
Dr. Valentí Martínez
Director Estrategia Internacional
Director Académico Cátedra
Liderazgo en Valores
UManresa UVic-UCC
Mrs. Ana Sedano
Directora Gerente
The Unió Consorci Formació,
(La Unió i, Consorci de Salut i Social
de Catalunya)
Organising Committee:
Mr. Dani Comas
Mrs. Dolors Guitart
Mrs. Teresa Ribas
Mr. Francisco Pérez
Instituto de Formación Continua Universitat de Barcelona
Mrs. Núria Cabrera
Mr. Xavier Riba
Mr. Raul Rial
Mrs. Mireia Tebar
Fundación Universitaria del Bages
Campus UManresa (UVic-UCC)
Mrs. Celia Ramon
Ms. Clara Rubio
Mr. Jordi Cutrina
Mrs. Mercè Pascual
UCF is a joint venture
by the Catalan Hospitals Union
and the Catalan Health and Social Care Consortium.
Local Advisory Board:
Mrs. Izabel Alfany
CEO Fundación EITHealth Spain
Mrs. Mireia Arnedo.
Gestora de proyectos. Centro de
Simulación Avanzada Vall Hebron.
Mrs. Ángeles Barrios
Public Affairs & Stakeholders Lead
Fundación EITHealth Spain
Dr. Ramon Cunillera
Presidente SCGA Sociedad Catalana
Gestión Sanitaria.
Mr. Francesc Iglesias
Presidente EITHealth Spain y
Responsable Oficina Innovación e
Investigación ICS.
Dr. Ramon Martí
Digital Learning Manager
Médicos Sin Fronteras
Mr. Carles Pla
Subdirector de Desarrollo y Gestión del
Talento. ICS
Mrs. Elena Puigdevall
Directora General en ASPACE
Mrs. Dolors Sánchez
Responsable de Cultura y Talento. ICS
Mr. Ángel Vidal
Sociedad Catalana de Calidad Asistencial
Comité Asesor Perteneciente a Redes:
Dr. Jorge Blando
President of Innovhealth
Continuing Education (RECLA)
Mrs. Amy Claire Heitzman
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Learning Officer UPCEA (Canada&EEUU)
Dr. Mónica Rodriguez.
Director of Teaching at Hospital
Vall Hebron European
Universities Hospital Alliance
Mrs. Carmen Royo
Executive Director
EUCEN – European University Continuing Education Network
Mr. Jaume Ribera
Professor at IESE
Business School Alliance for Health Management
Dr. Joan Cornet
President of Innovhealth
Member of ECHAlliance
International Advisory Board:
Mrs. Elisabeth Valencia-Borgert
Director of Professional Continuing Education
St. Cloud University (EEUU)
Dr. Alfredo David Cantú
Associate Dean
School of Medicine and Health Tec de Monterrey (Mexico)
Dr. Hugo Cárdenas
Dean of Medicine
El Bosque University (Colombia)
Mr. Miguel Ángel Hernández
Executive Director
Mexican National Association of Private Hospitals
Dr. Estuardo Navas
Director
Continuing Health Education School
Panamerican University (Guatemala)
Dr. José Ñaupiri
Director of Continuing Medical Education
Cayetano Heredia University (Peru)
Dr. Nenetzen Saavedra
Deputy Director of Development and Academic Outreach Mexican School of Public Health
Mr. Fernando Saavedra
Director of Continuing Education
Santo Tomás University (Chile)
Dr. Miguel Sánchez
Dean of Nursing
El Bosque University (Colombia)
Dr. Enrique Terán
President of the Academy of Sciences of Ecuador
Professor at San Francisco
de Quito University (Ecuador)