Call For Interest: Join H@H Patient Advisory Board

Global Heart Hub (GHH) and the European Migraine & Headache Alliance (EMHA) are pleased to announce a call for representatives to join a Patient Advisory Board (PAB) for the Hospital@Home project (H@H). This five-year initiative, led by Erasmus MC and Salvia BioElectronics, aims to provide hospital-level care to patients at their own homes.

The H@H project, funded by the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) and private investments, brings together 20 partners from 10 countries, including leading university hospitals, technology companies, pharmaceutical companies and patient organisations.

H@H focuses on five major areas:

Cardiovascular disease (in particular: heart failure, atrial fibrillation and ischemic heart disease)
Pulmonary disease (in particular: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis)
Minor stroke/Transient ischemic attacks (TIA)
Migraine
Cluster headache

Using intelligent digital technologies, AI-enabled decision support and patient-centered care models, the project is designed to improve clinical and patient reported outcomes, enhance patient experience and reduce hospital burden to enable sustainable health systems across Europe.

Find out more about the project here:

About the Patient Advisory Board

The PAB will establish a structured engagement model to ensure meaningful and sustained participation of patients and informal carers in the co-design, implementation and evaluation of H@H solutions.

To ensure diversity in geography, gender, age, and digital and health literacy, we are searching for 10 individuals (patients and family members/carers of patients) in any of these disease areas: cardiovascular disease (particularly heart failure, atrial fibrillation and ischemic heart disease), pulmonary disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis ), minor stroke/ Transient ischemic attacks (TIA), migraine and cluster headache.

Who are we looking for?

General criteria for all applicants

Must be 18 years of age or older
Have lived experience with at least one of the listed conditions or serve as a caregiver to someone who does
Must be from an EU country. Living in the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark or Sweden is a plus

Skills

Ability to understand and express themselves in English relatively comfortably
Ability to process and interpret large amounts of information and provide input on them
Ability to work comfortably in an online environment
Ability to maintain confidentiality

Attributes

Willingness to participate in meetings and group conversations and sharing views
Be collaborative and constructive but prepared to provide and receive challenging input

Examples of activities members will take part in

PAB regular online meetings (approx. 4 mandatory yearly meetings and 2 ad-hoc meetings)
Other meetings and activities, such as workshops, surveys, online consultations with project consortium partners will be held as required with a maximum of two ad-hoc online meetings a year based on project needs

Compensation

While the available budget limits the level of remuneration we are able to offer, we greatly value and recognise the expertise and lived experience you bring. Participation will therefore be supported with a modest honorarium as a gesture of our appreciation.

Application form and documents

Please complete the application form online here.

This application form will gather your personal details (name, country of residence, experience), short questions about your motivation for applying, a declaration of interest and information on how GHH will process your personal data according to GDPR rules, (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). More information about this can be found in the application form.

Please attach your CV when submitting your application form.

Timeline of the next steps

Launch of the Call for Interest: 13 February 2026
Deadline submission: 4 March 2026
Online call with shortlisted applicants: starting 16 March 2026

What happens once we receive your application?

The information will be evaluated by GHH staff working on the project, in close collaboration with EMHA;
After the evaluation of applications, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an informal conversation as part of the selection process (max 20 minutes). This is not an interview, and you are not expected to prepare for it;
If you are selected, the next steps will be confirmed in future communications;
All applicants will be informed about the outcome.

If you have further questions, you are very welcome ton contact us: Valérie Balvert at GHH, valerie@globalhearthub.org.

We sincerely thank you for your interest in joining us on this exciting project and look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

GHH and EMHA