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Advanced methods to delineate complex microbial communities towards clinical application – a Science Swing session

3 November 2023

On october 25, ciTechCare received the visit of Alfonso Benitez Paez, principal investigator at The Laboratory for Host-Microbe Interactions in Metabolic Health, in the Principe Felipe Research Centre (Valencia, Spain) to share advanced methods of identifying complex microbial communities for clinical application, together with Ana Roque, PhD fellow at ciTechCare. The guest of this session holds a PhD in Molecular Biology specialised in microbiota analyses from the environment – and human-derived samples, and he has also advanced expertise in biocomputing sciences. He has been dedicated his research work to the analysis of the impact of human microbiota on the development of

Science Swing session brings together international researchers and professionals in palliative care

30 October 2023

Regarding the 2nd International Congress of Palliative Care, held in Leiria, on october 20 and 21, several researchers and professionals in the field of palliative care gathered to share their experiences as researchers in this area, in the past Science Swing session that took place in the Health Innovation Hub on October 19. The session was led by Bella Vivat, Cristina Costeira, Catarina Faria and Catarina Abreu, and the main goal was to promote the sharing of scientific knowledge and high-quality projects through their presentations. Cristina Costeira, PhD, ciTechCare researcher and lecturer at ESSLEI – School of Health Sciences talked about ‘Skills in Spiritual Care’, highlighting the competences needed in clinical practice. Catarina

Saúde Oral Journal highlights citechcare research

23 October 2023

Photos by Mike Sergeant | Saúde Oral Journal Marisa Gaspar, Ana Cristina Rodrigues, Luís Luís and Henrique Luís created a recent projet whose goal is to use the waste of the food industry that cannot be sold in the market, in order to produce new and inovative produts – more sustainable and healthier Pear jelly gums. This project was highlighted in the last edition of the Professional Journal of Stomatology and Oral Medicine, where the researchers could explain the research work itself. “What we do is to use pears with some physical damage and that cannot go to the market

ATOPlab hosts the 1st Wheel Chair Conference

2 October 2023

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/ This work was funded by Portuguese national funds provided by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. FCT/UI/05704/2020

ciTechCare research at the European Respiratory Society Congress

29 September 2023

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

23 September 2023

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