ciTechCare surpasses 400 papers published in 5 years
In an interview with Lusa agency, Maria Guarino, coordinator of ciTechCare, highlights the ‘great growth’ of the research unit over the last 5 years, which is reflected in more than 4 hundred papers published in indexed scientific bases, 22 PhD students, 36 funded projects (13 with international collaborations). ciTechCare and the Hospital Center of Leiria have worked closely, not only with researchers who carry out their clinical practice in the hospital, but also, for example, through projects such as 2Arts, a cardiac rehabilitation program that allowed the acquisition of “a very differentiating equipment, which is installed in the hospital of
ATOPlab and ISWP led a science swing session
‘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
ciTechCare celebrates its 5th anniversary
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
ULSRL research centre hosts the 7th session of the academic forum
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
ciTechCare marks World Health Day and World Physical Activity Day with a city walk
On april 8th, several researchers participated in a 6.5km route, to celebrate the World Physical Activity Day, which happens on april 6th, and the World Health Day, on april 7th. This initiative aims to raise public awareness for the regular practice of physical activity, since science has demonstrated its fundamental role in the quality of life of each, as well as its potential health gains. ciTechCare has been working on the promotion of physical activity in clinical populations, and the regular practice of physical activity is also something stimulated inside the research unit, promoting a balance between work and personal
Academic forum of ULS RL Research Center brings together researchers in the field of cardiac and respiratory rehabilitation
The sixth session of the Academic Forum, an initiative of the Research Center of the Local Health Unit of the Region of Leiria (ULS RL), took place on March 19, in the auditorium of Hospital Santo André, to present two projects of ciTechCare researchers and physicians from ULS RL. Alexandre Antunes, Cardiologist, spoke about his research project ‘Exercise prescription in cardiac rehabilitation mediated by autonomic function’ and Bruno Cabrita, pulmonologist, presented his work entitled ‘Respiratory telerehabilitation in COPD patients: Project COPD Leaders’. Researchers João Morais and Joana Cruz made a brief discussion of the projects presented. Photo by: Research Center