The added value of European collaboration to improve the uptake of best practices

Abstract

Abstract In 2019, members of the EuroHealthNet Partnership established the first Thematic Working Group on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programme Registers with the intention of becoming 'the competence engine for Programme Registers in Europe.' The group's objectives include to exchange experience, to initiate joint projects, to identify and further develop common topics relevant to Programme Registers, and to share findings in scientific papers and international conferences. Through such activities, the group builds the foundation for a more systematic and scientific European approach to translating evidence into practice and provides a forum for liaison and exchange between EU Member States, the European Commission, and international partners. Programme registers are only as relevant as they are influential in professionals' and policy makers' decision-making around intervention selection. Facilitating uptake of best practices requires an understanding of incentives, disincentives and decision-making processes, as well as how to make the programme registers more prominent and user-friendly. Outcomes from the 2020 Working Group meeting in Cologne will be presented, including case studies from across Europe, as well as recommendations to improve the uptake of best practices, tailored to portals at different stages of development.