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METEOR researcher discusses medical deserts at ROUTE-HWF symposium

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METEOR researcher Olivia Lavreysen (KU Leuven) joined the two-day ROUTE-HWF symposium to discuss how to ensure equitable access to healthcare for all, regardless of geographical location or socioeconomic background. “Aging, poverty, travel distances, and healthcare provider-population ratios are the main factors contributing to the existence of medical deserts,” Olivia Lavreysen said. “We have to understand … Read more

METEOR presents its findings at European Public Health Conference

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Meteor researchers Olivia Lavreysen (KU Leuven) and Marco Enea (Università degli Studi di Palermo) showcased the project’s findings at the 16th European Public Health Conference, “Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity” in Dublin on 8-11 November 2023. During a panel discussion on “How to solve shortages and uneven distribution of health workers in Europe?” Olivia Lavreysen … Read more

METEOR presents at the Congress of the Italian Society of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology

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Laura Maniscalco and Marco Enea from the Università degli Studi di Palermo presented the results of a Project METEOR survey, which explains the complex dynamics of job resignations by healthcare professionals, at the 12th National Congress of the Italian Society of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology (Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Statistica Medica ed Epidemiologia Clinica … Read more

METEOR Team Meets to Streamline Research on Job Retention in Healthcare

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Representatives of the METEOR consortium’s five member institutions met on 11-12 September in Palermo, Italy to plan out the final months of the project and ensure the broad dissemination of research findings to all interested parties. Project coordinator Lode Godderis provided a comprehensive overview of METEOR’s progress spanning the past 2.5 years. Lode, from KU … Read more

METEOR Research on Healthcare Worker Retention Featured in ‘Healthcare in Europe’ Magazine

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Project METEOR’s research on interventions to retain hospital nurses and doctors has garnered attention from ‘Healthcare in Europe’, a leading European magazine for hospital managers. The study, “Retaining Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review of Strategies for Sustaining Power in the Workplace” highlights the importance of onboarding and mentoring programmes for nurses and medical doctors in … Read more

New METEOR Publication Explores Strategies for Retaining Nurses and Doctors 

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Onboarding and mentoring programs for nurses and medical doctors can help retain them in hospitals and decrease the rotation of medical personnel, a recent article by Project METEOR researchers finds.  In Europe, healthcare is among the sectors facing significant labor shortages, with nurses and physicians experiencing higher-than-average job strain. The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, … Read more

Results From The First Round Of Project METEOR Workshops

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The preliminary results of Project METEOR’s first round of workshops indicate that administrative burdens, limited development opportunities and unhealthy work-life balance are key factors leading nurses and physicians in EU hospitals to quit their jobs. Project METEOR aims to identify factors that contribute to whether healthcare providers consider resigning in the near future. In December … Read more

METEOR results published in INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing

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Job satisfaction, a clear career development path and work-life balance are key factors that prevent physicians and nurses from leaving their jobs, Project METEOR found in a literature review on this pressing challenge for healthcare managers.  The researchers reviewed articles on retention and turnover among hospital employees published over the last 10 years in three scientific … Read more

METEOR Researchers Discuss Unequal Access to Healthcare at EU Parliament

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Anke Boone, a project METEOR researcher from KU Leuven participated in a policy discussion  addressing the lack of access to healthcare for many European citizens. The event was organised by the research project AHEAD and took place at the European Parliament. Countries like Italy and Romania are currently grappling with the challenge of ‘medical deserts,” … Read more

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