Virtual nurse and Àltima join forces to offer health advice for coping with the loss of loved ones

June 6, 2016 – The Society and Nursing Foundation, initiated by the Official College of Nurses of Barcelona (COIB), and Àltima, a leading company in the funeral services sector, will collaborate in the creation and maintenance of content aimed at helping citizens cope with grief, such as the loss of a loved one or the onset of an illness. This content will be distributed through the health promotion and education platform, Virtual Nurse.

According to the agreement signed today between the Society and Nursing Foundation, COIB, and Àltima, the funeral company aims to support the work that Virtual Nurse has been doing for years to promote healthy habits and provide knowledge resources that help citizens live healthily.

Thanks to this collaboration, the health promotion platform will be able to maintain the content it already disseminates on grief through its website and mobile application, ensuring that it is updated with the latest scientific evidence. Additionally, Virtual Nurse will develop adaptations of this content to make it more accessible to citizens.

The President of the Society and Nursing Foundation, Núria Cuxart, expressed satisfaction with the agreement and emphasized the importance of understanding health in an integrated manner. "Nurses aspire to provide comprehensive care, which means giving advice and supporting the people we care for when they face the reality of an illness, the loss of a loved one, or any other grief situation."

"From Virtual Nurse, we aim to provide health professionals and citizens with content that can help them better cope with these situations, based on evidence-based nursing knowledge," Cuxart added.

What is Virtual Nurse?

Virtual Nurse is the first portal offering scientifically rigorous health advice, prepared by specialist professionals and explained in language understandable to everyone. It is unique in its focus not on disease but on the concept of health, concentrating on promoting healthy habits that help people live autonomously.

Virtual Nurse is a 2.0 dissemination project that aims to empower people to make decisions about their own health, with the goal of achieving a healthier society and more sustainable healthcare. The platform is considered one of the top five nursing websites in Spain, according to the latest ranking by tuenfermera.net (May 2016).