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From the last January 25, the Hub of Health Innovation is hosting the Service of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Leiria Hospital Center (CHL). The protocol was signed last January 20 and foresees the use of this space for the next 11 months.  “That the execution of this protocol goes well in the terms and in the environment of coexistence and, mainly, in an environment of good relationship between the two institutions and between our professionals from the Service of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the resident professionals of the Polytechnic of Leiria”, said Licínio de Carvalho, Chairman of

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the way we act, our sense of privacy, our perception of ownership and even our consumption patterns.  The new era of technological evolution is characterized by the use of augmented reality, artificial intelligence, blockchain or machine learning technology which threaten a set of current jobs.  Rafael Pinheiro, post-doctoral researcher working on the development of algorithms of artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling and control consider that “every revolution generates transformation and need for adaptation” and it is important to “move forward confidently towards a new technological era”.  +INFO: https://www.diarioleiria.pt/edicoes (edition 12 October 2022)  This work was funded by Portuguese national

After being distinguished with the best oral communication at the 1st Portuguese Congress in Lung Cancer, in October 2022, the study entitled “Home-based preoperative exercise training for lung cancer patients undergoing surgery: A feasibility trial” was recognized again at the 1st Iberic Thoracic Surgery Meeting, from november 25 to 27, with the Dr. Eduardo Esteves Pinto prize. This study was presented by ciTechCare researcher Pedro Machado and was elected as the best oral communication of the event.  Besides Pedro Machado, Joana Cruz and Sara Pimenta, this work resulted in a joint collaboration between researchers from University of Coimbra and healthcare

microBioS, a ciTechCare project, whose purpose is to face the global problem of antimicrobial resistance, was awarded with the first prize of the Knowledge Circle Voucher Contest, last November 25, at the 1st Industry Open Day of Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA).  By coincidence, the prize was announced on November 18, which is the European Antibiotic Awareness Day. This is an important milestone for the researchers, by seeing the recognition of their project as a suitable solution in this important day, since antimicrobial resistance is currently responsible for nearly 1 million deaths per year.  The winning project, led

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.