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João Morais, research member of the Joint Steering Committee of ciTechCare and Director of the Cardiology Service of the Local Health Unit of the Region of Leiria, was unanimously elected to the position of vice-president of the Guidance and Supervision Council of PtCRIN – Portuguese Network of Infrastructures for Clinical Research, for a three-year term. PtCRIN is a national consortium that aims to expand national and international cooperation in clinical research through the development of quality studies, focusing on therapeutic innovation for the benefit of patients, citizens and the national health system. “This election was a big surprise for me,

From April 30th to May 3rd, Joana Cruz, ciTechCare integrated member and Nádia Hipólito, PhD student, were hosted by the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS): Midlands, at the Athlone Campus in Ireland, within the scope of the Regional University Network – European University (RUN-EU), which includes the Polytechnic of Leiria. This visit was focused on promoting joint work between institutions which integrates the RUN-EU consortium, more specifically on the organization of a Short Advanced Programme (SAP). This kind of study programmes enables students of the RUN-EU to connect with students from all over Europe, while studying interdisciplinary learning units and

‘Towards Knowledge for equity’ was the theme of the past Science Swing session that took place on May 14, 14:30 PM, at aTOPlab, at Campus 5 of the Polytechnic of Leiria. This event brought together Jaime Ribeiro, aTOPlab coordinator and researcher in the area of rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies, Elisabete Roldão, President of the Portuguese Association of Occupational Therapists with experience in training, consulting and intervention with adults in physical and cognitive rehabilitation, Alexander Kamadu, Executive Director of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP), from Johannesburg, South Africa and Krithika Kandavel, Programme Manager at ISWP, which has been working closely

On May 13 and 14, the auditorium of the School of Health Sciences of Leiria opened its doors to celebrate 5 years of ciTechCare and 10 years of the Research Center of the Local Health Unit of the Region of Leiria, hosting the Congress ‘Research, Innovation and Sustainability in Health’.  The 5th anniversary of ciTechCare gathered national and international speakers, to discuss essential and challenging topics of current health research, such as innovative solutions for assistive technologies, design for healthcare and research and education in palliative care. Artificial intelligence, digital health, bioethics, healthy aging, health impact on climate change or

Cátia Santos, nurse and researcher at ciTechCare, led the 7th session of the Research Center of the Local Health Unit of the Region of Leiria, on April 9, dedicated to the theme “Mesothelioma in Portugal”. The researcher has developed several studies on the exposure to asbestos, a carcinogen, and the malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, also pointing out the need to minimize the risks caused by exposure to asbestos, a public health problem. Other researchers and healthcare professionals were also present at the session, including Salvato Feijó, a pulmonologist, who dedicated some comments to the presentation, analyzing the theme and