Course on the Longevity Economy and the Care Economy

  • When

    From 10/22/2026 to 10/23/2026

  • Hour

    9:00 - 17:00

Uribe Kosta

The Nagusi Intelligence Center (NIC), together with the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics (LSE), is organising a technical training course aimed at professionals in the longevity economy and long-term care sectors who have demonstrable experience.

The course will take place at the Nagusi Intelligence Center (Urduliz) on 22 and 23 October 2026, from 09:00 to 17:00, and will be delivered by Adelina Comas-Herrera, Director of the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care; José-Luis Fernández, Director of the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre; and Martin Knapp, professor at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics.

The course will be delivered in English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation.

Innovation and knowledge to improve care

The course will offer a broad overview of the role of care in the longevity economy, addressing both the major challenges associated with population ageing and the tools that can contribute to improving social care systems. It will explore issues such as Theory of Change, measuring care quality and outcomes and the use of administrative data to support decision-making.

In addition, the potential of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in long-term care systems will be analysed, as well as the available evidence of their effectiveness and the lessons learned from their implementation. The training course will be rounded off with an overview of economic evaluation as applied to care, its methods and the challenges involved in incorporating it into policy and practice.

Pre-registration form

Completing the form does not automatically guarantee a place on the course.

CPEC and NIC reserve the right to select participants in order to ensure a balanced group in line with the course objectives, taking into account the profiles and experience of applicants.

Final confirmation of places will be sent once the evaluation process has been completed, one week before the start of the course.

Programme

You can access the programme via the following link.

Details: Course on the Longevity Economy and the Care Economy

Information

Schedule

October 22, 2026
  • 09:00-09:15 WELCOME
  • 09:15-10:15 What do we know about population ageing and the role of care in the longevity economy? Macroeconomic aspects of care.

    ADELINA COMAS HERRERA

  • 10:15-11:30 Introduction to Theory of Change as a tool for building cross-sector consensus on how to improve care systems.

    ADELINA COMAS HERRERA

  • 11:30-12:00 COFFEE BREAK
  • 12:00-13:00 The Production of Welfare as a framework for understanding social care outcomes.

    JOSÉ LUIS FERNÁNDEZ

  • 13:00-14:00 Assessing the contribution of the care system: measuring the quality and outcomes of social care.
    • Satisfaction, quality and outcomes
    • The ASCOT tool

    JOSÉ LUIS FERNÁNDEZ

  • 14:00-15:00 LUNCH
  • 15:00-16:15 Using administrative data to inform social care decision-making: tools for commissioners and care providers.

    JOSÉ LUIS FERNÁNDEZ

  • 16:15-16:45 COFFEE BREAK
  • 16:45-17:00 Question and answer session.
23 de octubre
  • 09:00-09:45 Evidence on the effectiveness of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, in long-term care systems.

    ADELINA COMAS HERRERA

  • 09:45-10:30 Lessons from implementing digital technologies and AI in care systems.

    ADELINA COMAS HERRERA

  • 10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:00-12:30 Economic evaluation: methods and applications in long-term care.

    MARTIN KNAPP

  • 12:30-13:45 LUNCH
  • 13:45-15:00 Economic evaluation: challenges in applying it to policy and practice.

    MARTIN KNAPP

  • 15:00-15:30 Round-table discussion to answer participants’ questions.

Observations

  • Format: In-person.
  • Places: Maximum 24 participants.
  • Pre-registration deadline: 7 October 2026. Confirmation of admission to the course will be sent one week before it begins.
  • Organisers: NIC and the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE).
  • Expected teaching staff: Martin Knapp, José Luis Fernández and Adelina Comas-Herrera.
  • Languages: English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation.
  • Admission: completing the form does not automatically guarantee a place on the course. CPEC and NIC reserve the right to select participants in order to ensure a balanced group in line with the course objectives, taking into account the profiles and experience of applicants.
  • Place confirmation: Final confirmation of places will be sent once the evaluation process has been completed, one week before the start of the course.

Location

Aita Gotzon Kalea, 37, 48610 Urduliz, Bizkaia. Planta 4. Aita Gotzon Kalea, 37, 48610 Urduliz, Bizkaia. Planta 4

Speakers

FACULTY — LSE-Care Policy and Evaluation Centre

  • Ms. Adelina Comas-Herrera, Director, Global Observatory of Long term Care.
  • Dr. José-Luis Fernández, Director, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre.
  • Professor Martin Knapp, professor Health Policy Department, Professorial Research fellow, CPEC.
  • When

    From 10/22/2026 to 10/23/2026

  • Hour

    9:00 - 17:00

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