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ciTechCare invited Professor Andre Nyberg to talk about muscle function and disease management in patients with COPD
Professor Andre Nyberg, from Umeå University, was at citehcare, last november 29 and 30, for a cross-sharing experience on his professional field of work, focused on muscle assessment and treatment in patients with chronic obstrutive pulmonar disease (COPD), a topic which has also been a subject of interest and research at ciTechCare. “High-intensity exercise programs are not suitable for every patients with COPD”, however “there are certain groups of people that can really benefit from doing this exercise training modality”, said Professor Andre. ciTechCare developed a digital platform denominated OnTrack, a personalized coaching platform to tackle physical inactivity in COPD.
Veggies4myheart is the project of the year in community nutrition and public health
Viver Saudável Magazine was the promoter of Viver Saudável Awards, that took place last november 25 at Casino Espinho to celebrate nutrition projects and recognize the importance of nutrition and the professionals’ role, as promoters of a healthier society. This 2nd edition awarded the ciTechCare project Veggies4myheart lead by researcher and Professor Cátia Pontes as the Project of the Year in the category “Community Nutrition and Public Health”. Veggies4myheart project consists of a food education project that aims to promote the consumption and knowledge of vegetables in preschool children (between 3 and 6 years old), through didatic materials, in particular,
Turning an idea into a product: a scientific point of view – Campus 5 O’Clock Talk
Innovative and ecologic was the project presented by researcher Marisa Gaspar, Ph.D, last november 17, in purpose of the developed work at the University of Coimbra, about the using and conversion of food residues into a sustainable solution of food edible coating. This project developed at the University of Coimbra, in collaboration with Agrarian School of Coimbra and the session was focused on the challenges and necessities associated and the importance of having partners to support the project, mainly if it satisfies the conditions of being a business solution.
OnTrack project was distinguished with Robalo Cordeiro award in the 38th Pulmonology Congress
This year’s Pulmonology Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, XII Luso-Brazilian Congress of Pulmonology, and 8th Union Europe Conference On Lung Health, took place from the 10th to the 12th of November at the Congress Center of the EPIC Sana Hotel, Algarve. This is a prestigious scientific event with professionals who work daily in the approach of the respiratory patient and in research in respiratory health, with various scientific and training sessions covering all areas of Pulmonology, whether in diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapy. The project “Personalising physical activity in COPD using digital health – optimization and implementation of the OnTRACK
Researchers attended at the XXIII Conference of Portuguese Society of Sport Psychology
From November 2 to 5, the “biggest iberian event of Sport Psychology”, as the President of Polytechnic Institute of Maia (PIM) highlighted, took place at the Academic Campus of Maiêutica, in Maia. The event organized both by PIM and the Portuguese Society of Sport Psychology (PSSP) gathered a significant number of national and international researchers and research projects in this field of work. Roberta Frontini and Raul Antunes, ciTechCare researchers, co-authored, with Miguel Jacinto and Rui Matos, the paper entitled “Effects of Exercise Programs on Anxiety in Individuals with Disabilities: A Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis”, which was presented at the
Science and Technology Week – Novembre 19 to 27
The celebration of science and technology week gathered the most curious people to learn more about scientific projects and the contribution of technology for the improvement of science, between november 19 to 27. From Monday to Friday, our laboratories were opened to the community so that people could understand what making science means and what is the scientists’ role. Sessions of health literacy assessment, bioimpedance registration, analyses of label food products for celiac patients or the assessment of biosignals through galvanic skin response to olfactive and visual stimulus were some of the most attended activities. This was an iniciative of