ATOPlab hosts the 1st Wheel Chair Conference
On September 18, the aTOPlab promoted the 1st Wheel Chair Conference, an innovative event whose goal was to explain the several types of wheelchairs, as well as their application in the daily life, by performing some workshops which took place at the Health Innovation Hub. National and international guests gathered for a highly enriching knowledge sharing moment, in an event that counted on more than 200 people and that was supported by the companies Tsimetria, Gameiros, Invacare and Mobilitec. +info: https://atoplab.ipleiria.pt/en/
ciTechCare research at the European Respiratory Society Congress
Joana Cruz, Nádia Hipólito and Sara Pimenta were present at the ERS congress that took place in Milan, from September 9 to 13. This annual event gathers the world’s respiratory experts to showcase all the latest advances in respiratory medicine and science. ciTechCare was represented in this international and remarkable event by three researchers who have been working in the field of physical activity and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through the presentation of posters and as chair of several panel discussions. Joana Cruz, PhD, was a chair in two mini-symposia entitled ‘Exercise training, physical activity and self-management at home’ and ‘Rise of the machines: advances in home mechanical ventilation’. One of the points that
ciTechCare researchers integrate a pioneer guide in Speech Therapy
Carina Pinto, Débora Franco, Inês Lopes and Sónia Pós de Mina, researchers, lecturers and members of the Portuguese Society of Speech Therapy are co-authors of the “Compendium of Speech Therapy: evaluate and intervene with evidence”, the most recent and extensive work written by experts, and the only one written in European Portuguese. This work addresses all areas of intervention of Speech Therapy and is structured in three main chapters – evaluation, intervention and case studies. Over 3 years, 70 members of the Portuguese Society of Speech Therapy have been building the work that aims to “fill all the needs of