ONKO-ON and co-creation workshops: a step towards a integrated cancer support system
Organized by Euskampus Fundazioa and The Care Lab, the co-creation workshops held on May 6 and 7 in Bilbao and Donostia brought together more than 40 people from the health, social, associative and research fields, as well as people with direct experience of cancer. The objective: to exchange learning and explore, from multiple perspectives, new concrete opportunities for action to improve the quality of life of those living with this disease.
From ALC we had the occasion to participate and contribute our vision on the processes of systemic transformation and the importance of integrating values, narratives and diverse experiences in the design of shared solutions.
The ONKO-ON Mission seeks to build an integrated support system in the Basque Country that incorporates physical activity, nutrition and emotional well-being in all phases of the cancer process, from suspicion to life after cancer or chronic cancer. Through evidence and innovative proposals, the aim is to offer those affected the necessary resources and tools to face each stage with greater dignity and support.
As one of the participants expressed, “it is necessary to create a common language, to build bridges of trust between different disciplines” in order to achieve real integration in the accompaniment of people affected by cancer.