The STAGE Project held its first General Assembly from 10th – 12th September 2024, in Amsterdam, hosted by Amsterdam University Medical Center. The meeting was an opportunity for project partners to come together and work collaboratively to plan how the project will address critical issues like multimorbidity, wellbeing, and ageing.
The STAGE Project successfully hosted its first General Assembly from the 10th to 12th of September 2024 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The meeting, organised by our partner Amsterdam UMC, featured a packed agenda with collaborative activities and working sessions to continue with the project implementation.
Over the course of this three-day meeting, various activities were held. The Assembly provided a crucial opportunity for project members to come together and continue to lay the groundwork for long-term collaboration and success. Chaired by the project coordination team, Sylvain Sebert and Teija Juola, the meeting addressed key topics, including the presentation of work package plans, and discussions on the operational definitions of key concepts and strategies for stakeholder engagement across various sectors.
One workshop focused on the definition of multimorbidity for the project, alongside how best to study this across different stages of life, and another on stakeholder engagement. Each team was tasked with identifying the relevant stakeholders for their area of work and determining when their involvement would be most appropriate, ensuring collaboration from the early stages of the project.
Participants also held several workshops to streamline future efforts. With a hybrid format allowing for both in-person and online participation, the meeting encouraged a wide exchange of ideas and perspectives, laying a strong foundation for the project’s future activities.
The success of the General Assembly would not have been possible without the dedication and engagement of all participants, whose contributions—whether in person or online—were invaluable in shaping the discussions and outcomes. As the first major gathering of the STAGE Project, the meeting concluded with a strengthened sense of purpose as we continue our mission to understand healthy ageing and multimorbidity across the life– course.
