Opening of call for a doctoral researcher
Polytechnic of Leiria (IPL) opened an international public tender for a doctoral researcher position in the area of Food and Nutrition Science and Technology or in Pharmaceutical Technology or in related areas for an employment contract in public functions with a fixed term for a period of three years, automatically renewable for periods of one year up to the maximum duration of six years, in order to develop investigation activities in the project field. Work will be developed in ciTechCare, Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, or in other suitable location of Polytechnic of Leiria. Applications are opened until June
Clinical Simulation as a learning tool in the nursing teaching model
Nursing education has been modified as far as the teaching model is concerned. Clinical Simulation reveals an exponential growth, replacing part of the time allocated to internships. Hugo Duarte, professor, nurse and ciTechCare researcher in nursing field highlights that this pedagogic dimension constitutes “a tool that enables the integration and consolidation of theoretical knowledge with clinical practice, developing technical and non-technical competencies within the nursing students community”. The Healthcare Simulation Laboratory, located in the ciTechCare, provides practical sessions, through artificial healthcare scenarios similar to realistic clinical contexts, which helps students to have a training focused in “reducing response time”, “improving emotional
CHL Pneumology Service and ciTechCare: a positive appraisal after 6 months of collaboration
“There is a very close relationship to the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, especially in the figure of ciTechCare” Salvato Feijó, Director of Pneumology Service at CHL Since December 2021 that the protocol between Hospital Center of Leiria (CHL) and Politécnico of Leiria (IPL) enables the performance of cardiopulmonary stress test, contributing to the extension of the pneumology and cardiology services competencies. In an interview with Hospital Público, Salvato Feijó, Director of the Pneumology Service at Centro Hospitalar de Leiria (CHL), recognize that from the service genesis, in 2015, has been registered an increase of the responsiveness, not only in terms of training