International Week

International Week: “Research Methods and Innovation in Healthcare” 
14-18 November 2022

You are very welcome to the international week of Tartu Health Care College “Research Methods and Innovation in Healthcare” in November 14-18, 2022. We are planning joint applied research in cooperation with technology and media specialists, one output can be also the development of an international intensive research course. 

The goal is to find a research topic (or topics) of common interest to write a scientific article, international project or create an international e-course on research. 

Together we will make society healthier and research more interesting for our students! 

Preliminary Programme 

14.11.2022 

16:00 City tour
18:00 Welcoming dinner at Trikster Tihane

15.11.2022

8:45 Rector`s welcoming words
9:00 Presentations by schools

Overview of the school – 1 min; research and innovation in higher education – 3 min; proposals and wishes that could be explored in cooperation
Presentations: Innovation and technology in healthcare
Motivational presentations and good examples of innovation in healthcare and cooperation between different specialties.

10:00 (Teams) Karmen Markov/ Cognuse – first digital headache clinic in the world – how we started, developments, and challenges

10:30 (Teams) Kristin Moppel / Migrevention – first digital headache clinic in the world – how we started, developments, and challenges

11.00   (Teams) Alejandro Ortega-Arranz and Paraskevi Topali – e-Feed4Mi – Learning Analytics Pilot Study

11:15   (Teams) Giole Santucci – Intro to University of Bologna and an advantage breast imaging project

11:30   Coffee break

11:45   House tour

Each department of THCC displays equipment in the school building that could be used or is already being used in research.

13:15   Lunch

14:00   Mai Geisen – Training using AR sports

14:30   Mikhail Forminykh  – AR – Neuroanatomy and ECG – study with nursing students

15:00   (Teams) Ilona Buchem – Humanoid Robots (inpatient care and training of autistic children)

15:30   Jaan Looga – Financies 

15:45   Tea and smoothie

16:00   Discussion and brainstorming in smaller groups

Group discussion according to a topic of interest with the aim of developing a collaborative research project or e-course

16.45   Presentation of group discussion

1–2 topics (directions of research) are selected, which will be continued the next day.

16.11

10:00 Making a cake in honour of the College

11:00   Free time for various discussions

12:00   Celebratory ceremony of the College` anniversary

12:45   Lunch with Cake and coffee

13:15   Generating project content

15:30   Tea and smoothie

15:45   Generating project content

16.45   Summarizing

17.11   

9:00–17.00 Scientific Conference

18.11   

Pre-arranged appointments and departures

Organizing team

1. Jaan Looga 
2. Krista Staškevitš 
3. Joseph Grannum 
4. Jaanika Niinepuu 
5. Kersti Sõgel 
6. Anna-Liisa Tamm 
7. Kairit Siilak 
8. Merlis Karja-Kännaste 
9. Silva-Sille Silgu 

Participants

Viktoryia Herasimuk	Akademia Bialska	Poland	THCC
Sanja Kalambura	Veleučilište Velika Gorica	Croatia	THCC
Lourdes Cabeza Soberon	IES Nº1	Spain	THCC
Beatriz Trigal Triguero	IES Nº1	Spain	THCC
Inga Ubeikiene	Utena University of Applied Science	Lithuania	Teams
Danguole Sakalyte	Utena University of Applied Science	Lithuania	Teams
Agris Berzins	P. Stradins Medical College of the University of Latvia	Latvia	THCC
Agnese Grase	P. Stradins Medical College of the University of Latvia	Latvia	THCC
Aiga Grauduma	P. Stradins Medical College of the University of Latvia	Latvia	THCC
Susana Paixao	IPC/ESTeSC	Portugal	THCC
Steven Onkelinx	FONTYS	Netherlands	THCC
Tapashi Binte Mahmud Chowdhury	University of Tartu	Estonia/Bangladesh	THCC
Ilona Buchem	BHT – Berliner Hochschule für Technik	Germany	Teams
Mai Geisen	German Sport University, Cologne	Germany	THCC
Gioele Santucci	University of Bologna, Rimini	Italy	Teams
Mikhail Forminykh	Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Norway	Teams
Alejandro Ortega-Arranz	University of Valladolid	Spain	Teams
Paraskevi Topali	University of Valladolid	Spain	Teams
Rozhhat Haji Asaad	Karabük University	Turkey	Teams
Giorgi Benashvili	University of Tbilisi	Georgia	Teams
Tamara Mgeladze	University of Tbilisi	Georgia	Teams
Yohanna Birma		Nigeria	THCC