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
Day 2 of the nEUROcare conference
The second day of the nEUROcare conference ended on the 27th of November with a panel discussion on challenges in nEURO care in Sri Lanka. The first part of the day had the following program:
Keynote speech |
Prof Steve Smith |
Triskelion Norway |
Address by representative Alzhimers international |
Representative |
Alzheimers internatioanal |
Adress by a Geriatric Nurse |
Ms. PACL Dayarathna |
Sri Jayewardenapura General Hospital |
Psychology |
Dr.Marilena Mousoulidou |
Neapolis University Pafos |
Neurology and medical care of neurodegenerative disorders |
Prof.Zvezdan |
University of Ljubljana |
Implementation and Evaluation |
Prof.Martin Persson |
Kristianstad University |
Day 1 of the nEUROcare conference
The first day of the 2nd nEUROcare conference ended with huge success. The conference had over 550 registred participants from academic staff and students. The conference were initiated by lighting of the traditional oil lamp followed by Colombo university students performing the traditional Sri Lankan dance. The opening speeches were done by esteemed guests Håkan Pihl from HKR Sweden, the high commissioner from New Zealand mr David Gregor Pine and Dr Barana Millavithana from the Sri Lankan Geriatric medical association.
The lectures of the first day were:
| Person-centered care | Ms.Emma Edberg Matei | University of Kristianstad |
| Clinical assessment and outcome measurement | Ms. D.A.R.K. Dasanayaka | University of Peradeniya |
| Oral health | Dr. Riina Runnel | University of Tartu |
| Comprehensive Care Approach for Patients with Neurodegenerative Disorders for Improved quality of life in the Sri Lankan Context | Prof Nirmala Rathnayake | University of Ruhuna |
| Neurology and medical care of neurodegenerative disorders | Ms. Rupa Padmini | University of Colombo |
| Oral Health | Dr. Andres Köster | University of Tartu |
| Prevention of Neurodegenerative Disorders . It is possible | Ülle krikmann | University of Tatu |
| Palliative Care in Neurodegenerative Disorders | Dr Dinithi Vidanage | General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University |
| Comprehensive Care for People with Neurodegenerative Disorders | Prof Steve Smith | Triskelion |
| Neurology and medical care of neurodegenerative disorders | Profesor Gorazd Drevenšek | University of Ljubljana |
| Neurology and medical care of neurodegenerative disorders | Ms.Chandrani Herth | University of Colombo |
| Person centered care | Dr. A.M.S.D.Pathiranage | University of Peradeniya |
| Psychology | Dr. Elly Anastasiades | Neapolis University Pafos |
| Rehabilitation of Communication Abilities in Patients with Neurodegenerative Disorders: Enhancing Connectivity and quality of life in the Sri Lankan Context | Dr Premuditha Kariwasam | University of Ruhuna |
| Family and societal perspectives | Dr Maliga Wijesisri | General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University |
2nd nEUROcare project Dissemination and Education Conference in Sri Lanka
“Expanding the Horizons for neurocare in Sri Lanka”
Triskelion staff steve Smith will be keynote speaker, and Gareth Davies will also present at the conference.
Venue: At Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Hosted by nEUROcare team, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
On 27th and 28th November 2024
BIIPA consortium meets in Kalopanayiotis
The BIIPA (Body Image and Inclusive Physical Activity) consortium met in Kalopanayiotis village in Pafos district in Cyrprus to finalise the course modules of the the Curriculum Development; the team planned to deliver 15 ECTS credits. Instead, the partner went above and beyond and delivered 20 ECTS credits spread across 14 dynamic courses.
Face Equality training meting in Valencia
The project partners met for the third face to face meeting in Valencia, Spain on 13 and 14th September 2024. All partner countries were represented at the meeting which took place in a university building in the historic centre of Valencia. The meeting was devoted to reviewing work progress to date, getting feedback on the extensive training material developed in the third work package (over 250 pages of lecture notes and exercises) and planning for the final year of the project, including dissemination and showcase events. We were grateful to our hosts – the Hemifacial Microsomia Assocaiton of Spain for organising the venue and coordinating the meetings, and for arranging some lovely meals out. The project is on course and it was also a good opportunity to get input into the reporting required by Erasmus + at the end of the second year of the project.
Minister of health and president of the national assembly visits the nEUROcare “Dialogues in Neurodegenerative diseases” conference
The Health minister of the republic of Slovenia, Prof. Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, visited the conference and adressed the needs of developing comprehensive care programs for people affected by Neurodegenerative diseases. Her fields of expertise are health outcome measurement and the development of healthcare quality indicators and value-based care. Before being appointed Minister of Health of the Republic of Slovenia on 13 October 2023, she held the position of the State Secretary at the Ministry of Health.
The conference was also addressed by Urška Klakočar Zupančič , the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. See below.
The president of the republic of Slovenia addresses nEUROcare conference
Nataša Pirc Musar is a Slovenian attorney and author, serving as President of Slovenia since 2022, and the first female to do so. She addressed the nEUROcare conference through an online statement underlining the importance of the work that we are doing for the target group.
Neurocare conference in Slovenia
The Neurocare project will conduct the conference “Dialogue in Neourodegenerative disorders- care, communication and biomedical challenges” in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the 6th and 7th of June 2024.
If you are interested in participating contact [email protected]
Programme: https://www.neurocare.si/programme2/
Triskelion in Thailand to discuss implementation of PAT (Patients Assessment Tool)
Triskelion was in Thailand to discuss the implementation of our Patient Assessment Tool (PAT) in Bangkok and North Thailand. See our website Patonline.se
We met with Professor Bowornslip Chowchuen, Vice president of the Nakhon Phanom University Council and Head of department of surgery at Mahidol University, Associate professor and plastic surgeon Chalermpong Chatdokmakpai.
Neurocare project publishes article in the Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing
As Sri Lanka undergoes a demographic shift with an increasing aging population, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) among older adults is on the rise. Addressing the unique challenges posed by such conditions including Alzheimer Disease (AD), Dementia and Parkinson Disease (PD) requires a collaborative effort to enhance the knowledge and skills of caregivers and healthcare professionals. In this letter to the editor, we justify the necessity and explain the possibility of establishing and implementing a specialized advanced education programme to create trained cadre for NDD care for older adults in Sri Lanka. We believe that establishing such a programme is a promising initiative that could help to address the burden of NDD among older adults in Sri Lanka while it enhances the quality of healthcare provisions in Sri Lanka.
Read the article here.
Body Confident Sports teaching resources
https://www.bodyconfidentsport.com/
The Centre of Appearance Centre in Bristol with Philippa Dietrichs together with DOVE and NIKE has just published teaching resources on Sports and Body image.
This initiative was created to help girls and young people of all gender identities feel more comfortable being active and participating in sport. The aim is to empower coaches and athletes around the world to celebrate the truly awesome things active bodies can do.
BIIPA project meeting in Porto
The BIIPA (Body Image and Physical Education) project team met in Porto in January 2024 to discuss the developed modules in the course and the delivery of the course online and in lectures.
See webpage:https://biipa.eu/
Triskelion conducts lecture about grant writing at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Triskelion staff conducted a lecture on European Union grant writing for staff at the University of Colombo, faculty of medicine in Sri Lanka in early November 2023. The focus was on giving concrete tips on assessment rules and how to succeed in grant writing.
The feedback was good and project managers from Kotewala Defense University asked us to conduct such a lesson in November 2024 for thair staff in connection with the final Neurocare conference in Sri Lanka.
Website of Face Equality Training project up
The website for the Face Equailty Training project has been developed and is now online.
Please click here to go to the website:https://faceequalitytraining.org/
Face Equality project -pre-christmas meeting in Backaskog, Sweden
The Face Equality project team gathered at Backaskog outside Kristianstad, Sweden to discuss the format of the course based on the interviews and national reports from partners. 7 degrees below zero and snow gave a welcoming christmas feeling on the 1. of December. Nichola Rumsey from Triskelion presented the theoretical report.
The project is moving forward and the next phase is to develop the training for healthcare professionals
Neurocare Conference in Galle, Sri Lanka
In the second week of November specialists from Europe and Sri Lanka meet up in Galle, Sril Lanka for an Erasmus+ Capacity Building supported conference within the theme “Caring for the Elderly with Neurodegenerative disorders”. Steve Smith and Thomas Nilsen from Triskelion will lecture on “Risk assessment among older adults” and “Communication”. The conference is open to anyone interested.
Power of Creativity training materials available for download
The Power of Creativity training materials for trainers are now available for download.
Result 1 The handbook. Result 2. The concrete creative activities
