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Understanding the Socio-economic sciences Integration in Health topics – Writing

successful proposals including SSH aspects

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Webinar HNN 2.0 and NET4SOCIETY 2nd of February 2016

Elena Maffia [email protected]

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AGENDA

SSH Integration in a nutshell

Reasons for SSH Integration

The SSH Integration process

Best Practices examples

Some data on first Calls



SSH Integration in a nutshell



Let’s start with Health – definition and objectives

SC1 Health, demographic change and well-being Specific objective: to improve the lifelong health and well-being of all. “Lifelong health and well-being for all - children, adults and older people - high-quality, economically sustainable and innovative health and care systems, as part of welfare systems, and opportunities for new jobs and growth are the aims of the support provided to research and innovation in response to this challenge, and they will make a major contribution to the Eu. rope 2020 strategy” (Horizon 2020 Regulation)

Definition of Health (WHO) Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social

well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.



Let’s start with Health – WP 2016-2017

The overall strategic orientation of the 'Health, Demographic Change and Well-being' Work Programme 2016-2017 is 'promoting healthy ageing and personalised healthcare'.

Several research priorities: personalised medicine, rare diseases, human biomonitoring, mental health, comparative effectiveness research, advanced technologies, e/mhealth, robotics, patient empowerment, active and healthy ageing, data security, big data, valorisation, anti-microbial resistance, infectious diseases including vaccines, maternal and child health and the silver economy

In order to personalize medicine and to carry out researches that are patient-centered you need to consider not only medical but also

psychological, social and sociological aspects to offer the best and most customized service



FP7 – Cooperation Programme Theme 8 ‘Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities’

Horizon 2020 – No self-standing SSH programme SSH is embedded as a cross-cutting issue

SSH Integration - an Introduction



SSH is a cross-cutting issue, Trans-disciplinarity is part of the

evaluation criteria

Programme

dedicated to SSH, No reference to disciplines working together

in the evaluation criteria

Past vs Present

HEALTH

NANO

SSH Transport ENV

ICT FOOD

Security Space

WORKING TOGETHER WORKING INDEPENDENTLY



Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities integrated in Horizon 2020

Excellent Science European Research Council Frontier research by the best

individual teams Future and Emerging

Technologies Collaborative research to open

new fields of innovation Marie Skłodowska Curie actions Opportunities for training and

career development Research infrastructures

(including e-infrastructure) Ensuring access to world-class

facilities

Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and

industrial technologies ICT, nanotechnologies,

materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space

Access to risk finance Leveraging private finance and

venture capital for research and innovation

Innovation in SMEs Fostering all forms of

innovation in all types of SMEs

Societal Challenges

Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable

agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bioeconomy Secure, clean and efficient

energy Smart, green and integrated

transport Climate action, environment,

resource efficiency and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and

reflective societies Security society

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Science with and for society

Joint Research Center (JRC)

EURATOM

Cross-cutting Issues



Reasons for Integration



Why are the SSH disciplines integrated?

COMPLEX SOCIETAL

ISSUES

STEM disciplines (science, technology,

engineering and mathematics)

Integration of SSH: solutions and products that are socially

acceptable, directly applicable or marketable and cost-effective

SSH disciplines (social sciences and

humanities)



SSH aspects include…

Human behaviour and choices, lifestyles and well-being

Economic analysis and business models

Legal, institutional and political frameworks

Human geography and demographic trends

Historical considerations

Social innovation

Cultural and anthropological aspects

Source: google

Variations across social groups



Why do I need to integrate SSH in my proposals?

SSH experts are called by EC to contribute to framing the questions and issues to be tackled in Horizon 2020

Topics are 'flagged' for SSH by EC , i.e. they point to SSH

research as integral part of the expertise needed to properly address the issue outlined in the topic

Proposals submitted for topics 'flagged' for SSH should

contain meaningful, integrated contributions from SSH researchers

Evaluation panels include SSH expertise: evaluators briefed on

how to identify and evaluate SSH aspects



Examples of Evaluation – a good practice



Examples of Evaluation – a bad practice



The SSH Integration process



The full Integration process

1. TOPIC ANALYSIS

2. Identification of SSH terminology

3. Identify the relevant disciplines and find the right

partners

4. Integrate SSH in your proposals

(activities, budget, etc.)



1. Topic analysis => SSH-flagged topics

1. Topics with an SSH component or RELEVANT for SSH

2. Topics DEDICATED to SSH

o Multidisciplinary topics where finding a solution requires knowledge and input from both SSH and STEM

o Consortia submitting proposals will need to include both STEM and SSH partners

o Finding a solution relies on knowledge and input from SSH researchers and practitioners

o Consortia submitting proposals will mainly consist of partners from various SSH disciplines

When you analyse the topic, you need to be aware that it can be a SSH-flagged topic => DEDICATED or RELEVANT

1. TOPIC ANALYSIS



To assign the SSH flag, 'yes' to two key questions:

Are SSH terminology and research questions (examples provided in WP guidance document) included in the scope section of the topic?

Will the consortium require SSH partners to adequately and comprehensively address the issue at stake?

HOW TO ASSIGN THE SSH-FLAG TO TOPICS IN WP16-17?

Source: EC

1. TOPIC ANALYSIS



The full Integration process – 2nd Step

1. TOPIC ANALYSIS



partners





SC1-PM-04–2016: Networking and optimising the use of population and patient cohorts at EU level Specific challenge Population cohorts are invaluable resources to obtain detailed description of individual biological variations in connection with a variety of environmental, pathogenic, occupational, societal, and lifestyle determinants that influence the onset and evolution of diseases. Europe currently has some of the most valuable population and patient cohorts, including well annotated clinical trial cohorts. However, the lack of integration of these cohorts hampers the optimal exploitation of these resources, essential to underpin and facilitate the development of stratified and personalised medicine. Scope Proposals should aim at maximizing the exploitation of cohorts by bringing together national and/or European cohorts with common scientific interests (e.g. across diseases, children, mothers, elderly, birth, gender, etc.), and by taking advantage of new technologies (e.g. ICT, social platforms, etc.) and new type of data (e.g. geographical, genetic, eHealth records, etc.). Based on those cohorts using a comprehensive integration strategy to facilitate hypothesis-driven research, data sharing, harmonisation and analysis, proposals should provide expanded resources and knowledge on health and disease determinants, onset and course of diseases (including aspects of co-morbidity and/or co-infections), clinical, public health and socio-economic research. Synergies with relevant existing European infrastructures and additional collaborations with relevant international initiatives are encouraged. Proposals should also engage with relevant international/national/regional authorities to ensure that findings are implemented and translated into health policy. The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between EUR 8 and 10 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.

Expected impact Expected impacts include one of or a combination of the following point(s): • Make major conceptual, methodological and analytical contributions towards integrative cohorts and their efficient exploitation. • Contribute to providing novel information on health maintenance, onset and course of diseases, or population stratification, with a view to tailor diagnosis or to optimise prevention and treatment. • Provide the evidence base for the development of policy strategies for prevention, early diagnosis, therapies, health economics as well as addressing health inequalities. Wherever relevant, evidence for economic evaluation of interventions should also be included. • Optimise the use of population cohorts in defining/improving clinical practice and public health policy.

Choose if it’s:


Identified SSH terminology: Occupational, societal and

lifestyle determinants; Social platforms; Socio-economic research; Economic evaluation

DEDICATED topic (only

SSH disciplines)

RELEVANT topic (SSH and STEM disciplines




Identified SSH terminology: Behavioural disorders; Risk of social exclusion; Educational, social and

economic outcomes; Psychological, family and

social factors; Societal, cultural, work life,

lifestyle; Economic perspectives; Reducing inequalities

Choose if it’s:

DEDICATED topic (only

SSH disciplines)

RELEVANT topic (SSH and STEM disciplines



2. Terminology of SSH Integration found in Health sector in WP 16-17

Human behaviour and choices, lifestyles and well-being

• Profile user, consumer habits and patterns;

• Identify the key drivers and influencers of their choices;

• Assess self-images of users;

• Investigate the roots of resistive behaviour (such as risk aversion and mistrust towards public authorities or scientific evidence);

• Identify distorted perceptions and create counter-narratives to address them;

• Develop and test incentives for stakeholders and consumers to change their behavior.

• Occupational, social and lifestyle determinants of diseases;

• Health economics and health inequalities;

• Behavioral disorders;

• Social exclusion;

• Mental well-being;

• Psychological factors;

• social and economic impacts.



Net4Society - SSH Opportunities in H2020

http://www.net4society.eu/_media/Opportunities%20Document%20for%20SSH_01.12.2015.pdf

Opportunities in SC1 topics

Is there a document where I can find the selection of all the SSH-flagged topics, both dedicated and relevant?





SSH – flagged topics in SC1 WP 2016-2017* Call Personalised Medicine

• SC1-PM-04–2016: Networking and optimising the use of population and patient cohorts at EU level;

• SC1-PM-07–2017: Promoting mental health and well-being in the young;

• SC1-PM-08–2017: New therapies for rare diseases;

• SC1-PM-09–2016 New therapies for chronic diseases;

• SC1-PM-10–2017: Comparing the effectiveness of existing healthcare interventions in the adult population;

• SC1-PM-14–2016: EU-Japan cooperation on Novel ICT Robotics based solutions for active and healthy ageing at home or in care facilities;

• SC1-PM-15-2017: Personalised coaching for well-being and care of people as they age;

• SC1-PM-17–2017: Personalised computer models and in-silico systems for well-being;

• SC1-PM-20-2017 Development of new methods and measures for improved economic evaluation and efficiency measures in the health sector

• SC1-PM-21-2016: Implementation research for scaling-up of evidence based innovations and good practice in Europe and low- and middle-income countries;

• SC1-HCO-05–2016: Coordinating personalised medicine research;

• SC1-HCO-06–2016 Towards an ERA-NET for building sustainable and resilient health system models;

• SC1-HCO-08–2017 Actions to bridge the divide in European health research and innovation;

• SC1-HCO-12–2016: Digital health literacy;

• SC1-HCO-13-2016: Healthcare Workforce IT skills

* Topics identified in the Opportunities document published by NET4SOCIETY



The full Integration process – 3rd Step

1. TOPIC ANALYSIS

2. Identification

of SSH terminology

3. Identify the relevant disciplines and find the right partners





3. Identify the relevant disciplines…


3. Identification of SSH disciplines to

involve

Identified SSH terminology: Behavioural disorders; Risk of social exclusion; Educational, social and

economic outcomes; Psychological, family and

social factors; Societal, cultural, work life,

lifestyle; Economic perspectives; Reducing inequalities

Psichology

Sociology

Anthropology Social aspects

Economics

Social Innovation

Education



3. … and find the right partners

If you are a researcher from Health and you need a SSH researcher

RESEARCH DIRECTORY offered by Net4Society project, with more than 1100 profiles from 30 countries

http://www.net4society.eu/public/research-directory/

Or ask your NCPs for SC1 and SC6

http://www.net4society.eu/public/research-directory/



3. … and find the right partners

If you are a researcher from SSH interested in Health

topics

FitforHealth Partner Search

http://mm.fitforhealth.eu/

Or ask your NCPs for SC1 and SC6

http://mm.fitforhealth.eu/



The full Integration process – 4th Step

1. TOPIC ANALYSIS

2. Identification

of SSH terminology


partners

4. Integrate SSH in your proposal





You need to integrate

SSH in all the parts

Excellence

Impact

Implementation

Work Packages Description Please be sure that the distribution of WPs, Tasks and activities is proper among all partners and the SSH integration is guaranteed also in the abstract, and deliverables You need to

integrate SSH researcher/institutions in your

consortium

You need to cover all the disciplines identified in the

topic including the right partners

Budget You need to

assign ADEQUATE budget to both STEM and SSH

partners



Identify any trans-disciplinary consideration and where relevant use of stakeholder knowledge => SSH integration


You need to integrate SSH in the Excellence



How will the consortium bring together the necessary expertise? How do the members complement one another? => SSH partners


You need to integrate SSH in the Impact and Implementation



Evaluation of SSH aspects in proposals



Best practices examples



An Example: LIFEPATH

LIFEPATH Life course pathways underlying social differences in healthy ageing

Type of action: RIA WP Part: SC1 Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing Call: Personalised Healthcare Topic: PHC-01-2014 Understanding health, ageing and disease: determinants, risk factors and pathways

There are significant differences in the biological pathways to aging among individuals. In particular, healthy ageing, quality of life and life expectancy differ significantly between individuals of different socioeconomic groups. To understand what determines this variation, LIFEPATH integrates biology, biostatistics, epidemiology and epigenomics approaches with social science approaches (sociology, economics and public health policies). LIFEPATH aims to show that healthy ageing is an achievable goal for society, as it is already experienced by individuals of high socio-economic status. It will also investigate the consequences of the current economic recession and accompanying increase in social inequalities on health and the biology of ageing. Based on these insights, it will provide evidence for healthy ageing policies that can address social disparities in ageing

Lifepath Healthy ageing for all

http://www.lifepathproject.eu/

Best practice suggested by the EC






An Example: LIFEPATH



Other Examples: ATHLOS

ATHLOS Ageing Trajectories of Health: Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies

Type of action: RIA WP Part: SC1 Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing Call: Personalised Healthcare Topic: PHC-01-2014 Understanding health, ageing and disease: determinants, risk factors and pathways

Experts from the areas of demography, sociology, clinical medicine, epidemiology and public health, health statistics, economics, data management, and policy are involved in this research. ATHLOS is a research and innovation action aimed at identifying the trajectories and determinants of healthy and active ageing, from early stages of development onwards. ATHLOS will ascertain risk and protective factors, their interactions, the stages in the lifespan in which they most greatly impact health, and how the modification of these factors—through promotion, prevention and treatment interventions—can change individual and population health. This deeper understanding of ageing will also result in a more realistic definition of ‘old age’ than the standard chronological approach.

Psichology, sociology, social policy, social sustainability, demography and economy

http://athlosproject.eu/

http://athlosproject.eu/



Other Examples: GrowMeUp

GrowMeUp Type of action: RIA WP Part: SC1 Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing Call: Personalised Healthcare Topic: PHC-19-2014 Advancing active and healthy ageing with ICT: service robotics within assisted living environments

GrowMeUp is coordinated by the University of Coimbra and include a consortium formed by eight partners from 6 EU countries: Portugal, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Spain and France. The GrowMeUp Project aims to provide an answer to the demographic change challenge, by providing an affordable service robotic system able to learn the older persons needs and habits over time and enhance (‘grow up’/scale up) its functionality to compensate for the elder’s degradation of abilities, to support, encourage and engage the older persons to stay longer active, independent and socially involved, in carrying out their daily life at home.

Behavioural science, social sciences, elderly care and support

http://www.growmeup.eu/

http://www.growmeup.eu/



Some data on first Calls



• In 2014, 236 million euros have been awarded to SSH partners

(out of a total of 1,1 billion that was flagged for SSH in calls of the 7 societal challenges and LEIT)

• 26% of consortia partners in projects funded under SSH-flagged topics have SSH expertise and contribute it to the projects

• In WP 2016-17, 41% of call topics are flagged for SSH (compared to 37% in 2014-15)

• The quality of integrating the SSH in WP 2016-17 has been further improved (e.g. improved topic descriptions with appropriate SSH wording, improved variety of SSH disciplines)

Monitoring Report - First results of the new policy

MONITORING REPORT 2014 SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (SSH)

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/integration-social-sciences-

and-humanities-horizon-2020-participants-budget-and-disciplines

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/integration-social-sciences-and-humanities-horizon-2020-participants-budget-and-disciplines























This indicator aggregates the performance of each project along four dimensions and associated thresholds, assessing whether:

Share of SSH partners is higher than 10% Budget going to SSH is higher than 10% Contributions from SSH are well integrated in project abstract, keywords, work

packages and deliverables Contributions from SSH came from at least two distinct SSH disciplines

The quality of SSH integration in each project :

• None No threshold was met for any of the four dimensions

• Weak Threshold met for one dimension

• Fair Threshold met for two or three dimensions

• Good Threshold met for all four dimensions

QUALITY OF SSH INTEGRATION IN PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER SSH-FLAGGED TOPICS IN 2014

45



INTEGRATION OF SSH IN THE 2014-15 WP

Overall, 37% of the topics are ‘flagged’ for SSH



Integration of SSH in the 2016-17 WP

41% of topics 'flagged' for SSH

Source: EC



INTEGRATION OF THE SSH IN THE 2016-17 WP

+ FET, SWAFS, RI and cross-cutting Source: EC



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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!

NET4SOCIETY SSH Integration team: • Elena Maffia => [email protected]

• Natalia Morazzo => [email protected] • Monique Longo => [email protected]




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