CAREMORE Symposium 2026

Looking Back at the CAREMORE Symposium 2026

On 29 September 2026, the second CAREMORE Symposium took place at the RWTH Aachen University campus. The event brought together stakeholders from healthcare, academia and politics to exchange views on current challenges and approaches to strengthening resilience in healthcare.

Resilience from Different Perspectives

Following a welcome and introduction to the CAREMORE project, as well as an overview of the Interreg Meuse-Rhine programme, an interdisciplinary panel discussion took centre stage. Prof. Liesbeth Kester, Dipl.-Psych. Niels Schmachtenberg, Gea van der Helm and Constantin Halim explored resilience in healthcare from different professional and practical perspectives. They discussed current challenges and exchanged ideas on various approaches to strengthening resilience in the healthcare sector.

Exploring CAREMORE in Practice

During the interactive part of the symposium, participants explored the project's three key areas of focus at dedicated workstations: individual resilience, team resilience and organisational resilience. They had the opportunity to discover practical approaches, share experiences and contribute their own perspectives.

At the workstation on organisational resilience, for example, participants worked together to develop strategies for maintaining daily operations in a scenario involving unexpected staff shortages.

The exercise particularly highlighted the distinction between team resilience and organisational resilience. While team resilience focuses on strengthening the ability of individual teams to cope with challenges, organisational resilience aims to ensure that an entire organisation remains operational during crises through coordinated structures, clear priorities and collaboration across teams.

A joint quiz and opportunities for informal exchange rounded off the event.

The symposium once again highlighted the importance of interdisciplinary and cross-border collaboration in sustainably strengthening resilience in healthcare.

We would like to thank all participants, speakers and project partners for the inspiring discussions and valuable contributions!