MedLang Project represents the perfect chance for students to improve their medical communication skills. It is also important for us to see how both the medical personnel and patients cope with difficult situations. Getting next to different theorized medical procedures is a notable advantage for students in order not ignore or underestimate procedures such as patient bath, spiritual assessment or transfer in bed. (Călin, 1st year medical student)
Opening-up medical education through Palliative Care MOOC EU project addressing palliative care and the medical communication.
Presentation of the Palliative Care MOOC project
Curso organizado por el Programa MedLang (Massive open online courses with videos for palliative clinical field and intercultural and multilingual medical communication) Acreditado por el Colegio de Médicos de Madrid.
All about MOOCs; MOOC MedLang; Palliative care: national and international perspective; Development process of MedLang; MedLang: hands-on session
Panel 1 – Social integration of vulnerable groups, social dialog – Petris Ovidiu, PhD Associated Professor University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T.Popa”, Iasi, Social responsibility in palliative care – procedures and educational solutions generated by Med&Lang Erasmus+ program.
Presentation of the Palliative Care MOOC project
Presentation of the project and the educational products created with medical students and work on the medical procedures. Over 30 students involved.
Title of article: Implementing a trans-disciplinary CLIL learning/ teaching programme through the MEDLANG SOSMOOC project. Abstract: The article is a study of the Med&Lang project (2014-1-RO01-KA203-002940), which creates open digital educational resources for medical lecturers, language teachers, medical students, nurses, doctors and lay people accidentally involved in palliative care.
188 doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other professionals from all over the country involved or interested in palliative care had attended the conference organized by the National Association for Palliative Care. Within the conference Palliatice Care MOOC project has been presented.
1st project multiplier event has been organized in Iasi, Romania , by Fundatia EuroEd and the Gr.T.Popa Medical University with the aim for presentation of the Guide of operational procedures in palliative care and expansion of the Palliative Care MOOC Network. Over 50 participants (30 participants, outside the partnership, from 24 public and private medical and educational institutions from Romania)
The presentation introduces the innovative Medlang Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) created through Med&Lang project (2014-1-RO01-KA203-002940), which aims at meeting the growing language needs of students, doctors or nurses who work in palliative care and live in a mobile environment.
Fourth international partners’ meeting took place in Madrid, Spain and has been hosted by Universidad Europea Madrid. The main aim of the meeting was to discuss about the results of the project theoretical & practical research and group work for elaboration of the guide of procedures in palliative care.
Click here for more picturesPresentation of the project, with the title Feeding the patient: different approaches - Med&Lang Palliative Care Project (2014-1-RO01-KA203-002940) Erasmus+programme financed by the European Committee included in the international event with participation of over 150 participants from different EU countries.
Presentation of the palliative care protocols developed on the MedLang project, discussions and validation of the cultural aspects related to the protocols with the students of the Medical University Iasi.
MedLang project had been presented to over 200 participants at the Long Night of Museums Event, Edition 2016 organised at Iasi City Hall.
Presentation of the MedLang project to medical students from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi, raising their interest in the project and the importance of EU standardized palliative care procedures.
The MedLang project has been mentioned in the publication PIN Magazine - IT and outsourcing industry magazine, launched in May 2016
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Poster presentation and distribution of MedLang project flyers during the International Conference New Perspectives in Science Education held in Florence, Italy and organized by Pixel.
Third international partners’ meeting took place in Antwerp, Belgium and has been hosted by Karel de Grote-Hogeschool. The main aim of the meeting was to discuss about the results of the project theoretical & practical research and group work for elaboration of the guide of procedures in palliative care.
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MedLang project has been selected as best practice project by the Romanian national agency (ANPCDEFP) and promoted during the Conference "Learn and gives further" (Învață și dă mai departe ComunitatE+), Bucharest, Romania.
Video presentation of the project free to watch on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28R5aDElNHc
Find out more about MedLang project and its activities
The 5th IEEE International Conference on E-Health and Bioengineering - EHB 2015, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Romania, November 19-21, 2015.
Workshop and publication of the article Palliative care MOOC project research findings and the development of standardized protocols: Multimedia applications for medical and healthcare education and e-learning.
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Medlang project is available now on YouTube (MedLang Palliative - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYEAIducn0X-m6MGMTyLtAA).
Follow the project to find out more about the activities to be implemented, results to be developed and other useful resources related to palliative care.
Article about Medlang project published in the Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Faculty Of Health Care newsletter.
14th International AELFE Conference - Developments in professional/academic communication and implications for language education and research, in Bucharest Romania, co-organised with QUEST Romania and ASE Bucharest. During the conference an workshop has been held with the title “Palliative Care Educational Toolkit for Medical Communication”, presenting the MedLang project.
In Antwerp, Belgium, over 20 people (board members, students and professionals) have been informed about the project and invited to support the development of the project products.
Second international partners’ events took place in Pinerolo, Italy and has been hosted by Azienda Sanitaria Locale TO3. The main aim of the events was harmonization of content, connections between different protocols, suggestions, feedback and discussions on the guide of procedures.
Article “State of the art methods stimulating students’ interest- Med&Lang case study” has been published in the proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference Of The Lsp Unit - Education, Research and Development in the Global World, organized by FEAA UAIC Iasi, Romania.
Participation with the workshop and publication of article with the title “Palliative Care and Medical Communication” within the International Conference Interdisciplinary approaches between traditional and modern methods, Iași Romania.
Medlang project is available now on Twitter (@Med_Lang). Follow the project to find out more about the activities to be implemented, results to be developed and other useful resources related to palliative care.
Medlang project is available now on Facebook (@Med&Lang PalliativeCare). . Follow the project to find out more about the activities to be implemented, results to be developed and other useful resources related to palliative care.
First international partners’ events took place in Iasi, Romania and has been hosted by Gr.T.Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in collaboration with Fundatia EuroEd. The main aim of the events was to set up the management and implementation project plan and to debate on the concept of palliative medicine and on the most essential procedures on palliative care.