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Research on accessibility, a path to functionality, autonomy and inclusion – a science swing session

28 October 2024

On october 23, aTOPlab, Assistive Technology and Occupational Performance Laboratory, from ciTechCare hosted a Science Swing session on ‘Research on Accessibility, a path to functionality, autonomy and Inclusion’, at 2:30 pm. The session was led by several speakers whose presentations was focused on their academic, professional but also personal background, on inclusion and accessibility, since among the participants there were people with visual impairments. Mariana Baierle, PhD student at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, with specialization in applied linguistics, is still conducting research at the aTOPlab, throughout the month of October, as she was selected in a

Joana Cruz integrates a mobility programme in Brazil

26 October 2024

ciTechCare researcher Joana Cruz was in international mobility at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), where she promoted a graduate course in Physiotherapy on emerging technologies in physical activity monitoring, and participated in the public doctoral exam of the student Naiara Leonardi, as a member of the orientation team. Over two weeks, the researcher got to know the various projects taking place in the laboratories of the Departments of Physiotherapy and Gerontology of the University, and visited the Health-School Unit and the UFSCar. Joana Cruz also had the opportunity to meet the Hospitals of the Clinics of the Faculty

ciTechCare was represented at the ERS Congress 2024

21 October 2024

The International Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), that took place in Vienna from 7th to 11th September, counted on the participation of three ciTechCare researchers working in the field of physical activity and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and exercise prehabilitation in patients with Lung Cancer, through the presentation of posters, as chair of several panel discussions and as part of the faculty. Joana Cruz was member of the faculty of the ERS “Academy of pulmonary rehabilitation – Advanced”, in the workshops “Physical activity assessment” and “Physical activity coaching”, together with other renowned specialists in the field. During the

ciTechCare researchers join COST Action to improve community mobility

4 October 2024

Vanda Pedrosa and Elisabete Roldão, researchers at ciTechCare in Occupational Therapy and lecturers at the School of Health Sciences of Polytechnic University of Leiria, ESSLei, integrates the team of the COST Action entitled ‘Creating opportunities for participation and accessibility through lifelong community mobility’. This COST Action aims to promote advances in the development of scientific knowledge through a transnational collaborative network with the aim of developing a global framework to guide European and national processes in the fields of the reform of driving and accessible and usable transports for the elderly, allowing a more active and healthy aging. Approved in

Maria Guarino moderates a Meetup in Healthtech

4 October 2024

VOID Software hosted a networking event on September 26, bringing together healthcare, engineering and technology professionals to address new ways of increasing the efficiency and accessibility of healthcare, improve the quality of care and support better management of health and patient outcomes, using artificial intelligence, robotics, telemedicine or medical devices. Maria Guarino, coordinator of ciTechCare, moderated this technological Meetup applied to health, which counted on the participation of José Paulo Carvalho, founder of Hope Care, SA and prominent figure in the digital health sector for creating advanced solutions in Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Digital Therapies (DTx), Hugo Plácido da

Flávio Costa participates in the largest global meeting on celiac disease

2 October 2024

The research technician working in CeliAct(TIV) project, Flávio Costa, participated in the biennial meeting of the International Society for Study of Celiac Disease (ISSCD), the largest global meeting in the field of celiac disease and gluten-mediated human disease, for health professionals, researchers, scientists and others important entities, such as the food industry, which allows understanding the disease, from a multidisciplinary perspective. The symposium was held in Sheffied, UK, from the 5th to the 7th of September 2024, where Flávio Costa had the opportunity to present the e-poster “Celiac Disease Related Gut Commensal Bacteria And Its Potential In Degrading Gliadins,” showing