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Opening of call for Research Scholarship

17 August 2021

The Polytechnic of Leiria opened a call for 1 Research Scholarship under the SafeTrack project – Miniaturized wireless devices for continuous monitoring of patients in the emergency department (project no. 70111), co-financed by the Centro 2020 Regional Operational Programme (CENTRO 2020), under the Portugal 2020 Programme, through the ERDF – European Regional Development Fund.The Research Scholarship in the scientific area of Biomedical Engineering and/or Cardiopneumology is intended for students enrolled, or who meet the necessary conditions for enrollment, in a Master’s or Integrated Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and/or Cardiopneumology who are graduated in Biomedical Engineering, Cardiopneumology or related fields.

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Opening of call for Research Initiation Scholarships

12 August 2021

ciTechCare opens applications for 2 Initiation Scholarships to Scientific and Technological Research under the “Verão com Ciência” funding from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The support is aimed at Undergraduate and Masters students who want to carry out research internships during September, as part of Professor Marlene Rosa’s team in the project “The game as a therapeutic resource in the approach to chronic pain in adults and the elderly”. Applications are open between 12th and 18th of August! +INFO: https://www.ipleiria.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Edital-Bolsa_Verao-com-ciencia-ciTechCare_2021.pdf

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What is missing – The [Fantastic] role of general practitioners

9 August 2021

Sónia Gonçalves Pereira, researcher at ciTechCare, published an opinion article on July 15, in Jornal de Leiria, on a topic that has been an increasing topic of opinions and criticism in the society: the perception of the general practitioner as an unlimited resource of medical prescriptions and certificates. The article aims to highlight the role of the general practitioner in promoting the health and well-being of the population and the burden that these professionals feel in managing the lists of their patients and families, which was aggravated during the pandemic.Sonia refers that “This is a general practitioner. Not a window

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Summer scholarships funded at ciTechCare

6 August 2021

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) approved the funding of two research initiation grants at ciTechCare, for a period of one month for 2 grant holders, under the special support “Verão com Ciência”.These grants will financially support the initiation of the students’ work in research during summer. The approved project that will be developed at ciTechcare is coordinated by the researcher Marlene Rosa and is entitled: The Game as a therapeutic resource in the approach to pain chronic in adults and elderly people.Applications will open soon and will be published on Facebook and at the ciTechCare website, (Euraxess –

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Medronho bread won the Food Fab Lab award

28 July 2021

Pão de Medronho developed by Rui Lopes, a researcher at citechcare is the big winner of the “Fab Lab 2020 Food Award”. Rui Lopes is the owner of the company Medronho&Canela – Food and Nutritional Innovation, a Spin-Off by the Polytechnic of Leiria, which was created to leverage the “Pão Medronho” project, and give substance to other food and nutritional innovation projects that are in progress with centres of research and companies. The Medronho Bread is a rustic, special and innovative bread, with all the components of the Medronho. The product began to be developed in 2010, having been formulated,

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