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ciTechCare received the visit of Nicholas R. Hardiker (External Advisory Board)
On May 12 2018, ciTechCare received the visit of Professor Nicholas R. Hardiker from University of Salford, Manchester, UK. He presented Digital eHealth Programmes on 4th IPLeiria International Health Congress. The 4th edition of the IPLeiria International Health Congress took place on May 11th & 12th, 2018, at the School of Health Sciences of Leiria, Polytechnic of Leiria (Leiria) and was subordinated to the “Global health trends“. The visit of Prof. Hardiker was an excellent opportunity to promote scientific cooperation in the area of health sciences between ciTechCare and an international partner and to know ciTechCare.
4th International Health Congress
The 4th International Health Congress took place on 11th and 12th May 2018 at the School of Health Sciences of the Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal. It was organized by the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare). This year around 350 professionals, students and researchers from health-related fields participated in a congress that contributed significantly to the discussion on current and emerging topics related to the main theme: “Global Health Trends”. Delegates from 16 countries from all five continents took part in 43 sessions and 363 communications on the most diverse topics. They ranged from healthcare provision to service management, materials
ciTechCare members attended the I International Congress of Food and Nutrition
“Nutrition in the society of information” was the theme of the 2018 edition of Congress of Food and Nutrition (XVII) organized by the Portuguese Association of Nutrition, which was also the I International Congress of Food and Nutrition. This scientific event aiming to promote equal access to science for health care professionals, particularly nutritionists, took place on May 10th and 11th at Lisbon Congress Center. Dietetic and Nutrition students and professors (from the School Of Health Sciences, Polytechnic of Leiria) attended with a poster presentation. Find more information: http://www.cna.org.pt/ver.php?cod=0D
ciTechCare members attended the X Congreso Hispano Luso de Estudiantes de Enfermería
The congress took place from April 26 to 27, 2018 and joined together students and nurses from Portugal and Spain, under the theme of Nursing without limits. X Congreso Hispano Luso de Estudiantes de Enfermería is a join venture event aiming to maintain intercultural contact of students, professionals and professors of Nursing of Portugal and Spain; facilitate students participation in workshops to completing their training; present research projects carried out by nursing students, professionals and nursing professors. Maria dos Anjos Dixe and Ana Querido attended the Congress as Nursing professors in the Project Help2Care. Nursing students Anaísa Israel and Marta Oliveira participate by presenting the
ciTechCare received the visit of Professor Chris Burtin
On February 14 2018, the ciTechCare received the visit of Professor Chris Burtin from the University of Hasselt, Belgium. Professor Burtin is a physiotherapist with a PhD in the field of rehabilitation in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. He is a worldwide recognized researcher in this area with several indexed publications (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chris_Burtin). Currently, he is a lecturer of the Physiotherapy course and holds a postdoctoral position at the University of Hasselt. He is also a researcher of the Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group (REVAL-BIOMED) of the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences of the same institution. He is also President-elect of