nEUROcare final partner meeting
The nEUROCare project continues to make remarkable progress, bringing together all project members from both European and Sri Lankan partner universities for the final meeting held on the 25th November 2024 at the University of Colombo.
During the meeting, significant outcomes of the project were discussed, including:
- Curriculum Development: The finalized curriculum, designed to address the educational needs for neurodegenerative care, will soon be made accessible.
- Training Milestones: Over 750 professionals and students have been trained through CPD sessions, surpassing the initial target. Topics covered include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), person-centered care etc, contributing to enhanced professional capabilities.
- Focus Groups & Awareness Initiatives: Focus groups were conducted across all partner universities, providing valuable insights into knowledge gaps and opportunities for improved NDD care. Additionally, outreach efforts such as workshops, seminars, and media campaigns have heightened public awareness.
- Accreditation Progress: Partner institutions continue to advance their accreditation processes.
- Evaluations Completed: All internal and external evaluations, including CPD and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices assessments, have been successfully completed, ensuring the project meets its quality standards.
New Erasmus + YOUTH project approved
The Spanish national Erasmus office has just approved another Erasmus+ YOUTH project which Triskelion’s youth workers will participate. The project is 2 years and is called:
Youth’s Creative Voice in Modern Media Language
2024-2-ES02-KA220-YOU-000270455
Partners in the project are: Araxa from Turkey, Asociasa Kurybines from Lithuania, Acociate Demetrius from Romania, Radocas initiativas centrs from Latvia, and Educom from Greece.
Objectives:
- To elevate the skills and competencies of youth workers in the realm of multimodal literacy, enabling them to adeptly engage with and empower young people through innovative communication strategies
- To facilitate the continuous professional development of youth workers through accessible and interactive digital training resources
- To endow both youth workers and young people with the capacity to seamlessly integrate multimodal literacy into their digital skill set
Steve Smith’s keynote from nEUROcare
Steve Smith’s full keynote speech from the nEUROcare conference in Colombo is available in full on YouTube
Kickoff for DEDICATION project in Bucharest
The international team of the DEDICATION project met in Bucharest, Romania in December 2024 to kick off the 36 month, 400 000 Euro Erasmus+ project led by University of Kristianstad. The project is called: DEDICATION-
Digitisation and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) to Enhance Care for Youth with Congenital Anomalies: A Training Program for Healthcare Workers in Delivering Psychosocial Interventions
This project is developing a one-day and 1micro-credit training course for healthcare workers, focusing on digitalisation and VR technology for psychosocial interventions in youth with congenital anomalies (CA). Recognising the paramount need in the EU for accessible psychosocial interventions, this initiative aims to enhance healthcare workers’ skills and address the current shortfall of such interventions in the EU, offering families and youth more interactive, quality psychosocial support.
nEUROcare final conference film ready on YouTube
See the final conference film on Youtube
New Erasmus+ project approved- DEDICATION
A new Erasmus+ project has been approved and Triskelion is among the consortium members. The project is called DEDICATION- Digitisation and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) to Enhance Care for Youth with Congenital Anomalies: A Training Program for Healthcare Workers in Delivering Psychosocial Interventions.
This project is developing a one-day and 1micro-credit training course for healthcare workers, focusing on digitalisation and VR technology for psychosocial interventions in youth with congenital anomalies (CA). Recognising the paramount need in the EU for accessible psychosocial interventions, this initiative aims to enhance healthcare workers’ skills and address the current shortfall of such interventions in the EU, offering families and youth more interactive, quality psychosocial support.
The first consortium meeting will be in Buchuresti, Romania December 2024.
nEUROcare conference pictures
FOS Media proudly presents the album capturing the impactful moments of the Neurocare Conference, held on the 26th and 27th of November, 2024, at the Faculty of Graduate Studies Auditorium, University of Colombo. The two-day event featured insightful discussions, groundbreaking research, and forward-thinking strategies to revolutionize neurological care.
Conference pictures on Facebook
Discussion of new Capacity building project
On the 29th of November Triskelion staff went to Matara in south Sri Lanka to visit the early cancer detection centre and institute for Palliative care at the invitation of Kotewala Defence university Dean mr. Surgeon Captain N R P Perera and Samadhi Rajapaksa, the founder and the current President of the Cancer Care Association Sri Lanka
We are planning an Erasmus+ Capacity Buliding project in the field of Pallative Care.
nEUROcare project ends-way forward
The nEUROcare project has finally ended with an astonishing result of producing a total of 1550 hours of lecture materials over 10 different topics within Neurodegenerative disorders. All materials will be available on Youtube and through the web site neuro-care.lk
After this we will start a new planning phase of looking into a joint collaboration within the field “rare diseases”. and possibly a look at expanding the focus on “patient centred care”.
Thomas and Steve in meeting with University of Colombo’s key managers
On the 26th of November 2024, Triskelion’s staff Thomas Nilsen & Steve Smith along with Kristianstad University’s vice-chancellor Håkan Pihl and Dr Martin Persson, met up with University of Colombo’s vice-chancellor Hettige Don Karunaratne and 5 of the deans of different faculties to discuss future collaboration and to sum up the outcomes and lessons learned from the nEUROcare project
