We will also present a description of the QoL assessment questionnaires for participants (patients, caregivers, professionals) elaborated by the TeNDER consortium.
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Photo by Comunidad de Madrid // 2022
Cristina Lozano and Rodrigo Medina from SERMAS and its research unit UTAPE-FIIBAP were recognised by organisers of two different conferences in Istanbul and Madrid respectively.
Cristina Lozano presented end-users (patients, carers, and professionals) input on “Intelligent Monitoring Systems applied to Health,” specifically TeNDER during the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) meeting from 12 to 15 May.
During the “Innovation in Primary Care” conference, hosted by the Community of Madrid, Rodrigo Medina was awarded third place for his communications presentation on TeNDER. Nearly 300 health professionals participated over the course of two days.
We are proud of our partners and happy to see that their hard work is recognised nationally and internationally!
The first software built was proprietary, which means that access to the source code was restricted and only creators could make changes to it. As time went by the term open source was born.
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Video courtesy of the University of Camilo José Cela in Madrid
EU-funded projects TeNDER, PROCare4Life, and POSITIVE, together with the nursing faculty of the University of Camilo José Cela (UCJC) organised an in-depth teaching and discussion session on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in care environments.
The workshop, conducted in Spanish, took place in Madrid on 23 March 2022. It was tailored for nursing and physiotherapy students, who will encounter an increasingly digitised work environment, a process accelerated in part by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As research and innovation in care settings become more common, it likewise becomes important to introduce students to the benefits, drawbacks, and the meaningful integration of ICT in healthcare.
TeNDER’s session was led by:
POSITIVE’s session was led by:
And finally, PROCare4Life’s session was led by:
TeNDER will soon join EU-funded innovations already showcased on the European Commission’s Innovation Radar platform, which spotlights promising projects.
Launched in 2018 under the framework of Horizon 2020, the goal is to “show citizens the many excellent technological and scientific advances being delivered by researchers and innovators around Europe.”[1]
We look forward to joining this initiative and congratulate all partners whose work has led us here.
[1] Source: European Commission.
One of the goals of the European Commission has been to build a robust health union, including by addressing eHealth regulations.
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Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 35th Global Conference will take place on 9-11 June 2022 in London and online. Apart from hosting the longest-running conference on dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has created an important network of NGOs, researchers, and institutions working towards dementia risk reduction, timely diagnoses, better treatments, patient and caregiver support, and potential cures, among other things.
Year-round, ADI raises awareness, publishes reports, and helps promote the implementation of the World Health Organization’s Global action plan on the public health response to dementia.
This year, the programme will focus on eight key topics:
We are happy to announce that our partners at Spominčica – Alzheimer Slovenija have been invited to present their paper on TeNDER’s service co-creation approach. Their submission was accepted under the title “Dementia Inclusive Design of Affective Based Integrated Care for Better Quality of Life Tool.” It will be presented during the conference session “Well-being and quality of life II.”
Our partners at the Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) and two other EU-funded projects are co-organising a workshop for nursing and physiotherapy students at the University of Camilo José Cela.
The workshop will delve into the projects’ different approaches to technology and health, and how they seek to improve the quality of life of patients. TeNDER will elaborate on ways in which future professionals can integrate technology into their fields of work in ways that have truly added value for the lives of patients.
Underscoring our interdisciplinary approach, our session will be led by Rodrigo Medina (family doctor – SERMAS), Laura Calderón (family nurse – SERMAS), Jennifer Jiménez (physiotherapist – Asociación Parkinson Madrid), and Javier Serrano (engineer – Polytechnic University of Madrid).
The event will be transmitted live in Spanish via: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/c626504600e346c597129b7305de1e11.
The second wave of pilots is currently underway. The Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) has recruited 146 patients so far, and they have organized additional inclusion sessions for the following weeks. Participants are using Fitbit, as well as sleep and binary sensors. In another part of the city, the Asociación Parkinson Madrid (APM) continues to test the depth cameras in their centre’s rehabilitation areas.
Meanwhile at the University of Rome – Tor Vergata (UNITOV), the research team is finalising the recruitment process. The beginning of the second wave of pilots is set to begin in Rome towards the end of February – beginning of March. The installation phase continues, especially the Kinect Azure (a type of depth camera), which will be used in the hospital.
Finally in Ljubljana, researchers at Spominčica (SPO) are applying what they learned during their first wave of piloting. They are now testing the system together with people with mild dementia and their caregivers. Users are growing familiar with the TeNDER tools and services, and they are providing feedback to help make the system fit people’s needs.
In other news, TeNDER is co-organising an event this Spring. The “QUality of LifE Support SysTem for People sufferIng from COgNitive impairments or intellectual disabilities” (QUESTION) workshop will take place during the PETRA Conference 2022 (from 29 June to 1 July). We have officially extended the deadline to submit papers to 21 March 2022. If you have any questions regarding the submission procedure, you can contact the organizers: Nicholas Vretos, vretos@iti.gr; Vassilis Solachidis, vsol@iti.gr: Nikos Grammalidis, ngramm@iti.gr; and/or Federico Álvarez, fag@gatv.ssr.upm.es.
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One of the main objectives of the TeNDER project is to improve the Quality of Life of patients. This means, among other things, to increase safety perceptions, not only in patients but in family members and caregivers.
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