Category Archives: Notícias

Cáritas Coimbra was in Lille, France from January 29 to 30 to participate in the 2019 AgeingFit International Conference. Carina Dantas – Director of the Department of Innovation, was representing the institution at the event, moderating the Plenary Session of this Conference. As longevity rises, a growing population is likely to experience a decline in capability […]

Caritas Coimbra is a supporter of the European Commission Breast Cancer Initiative (ECIBC). The ECIBC has released 17 new recommendations providing now access to a total of 40 recommendations on breast cancer screening and diagnosis, as part of the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC), announced also via the JRC website (EU Science Hub). The published recommendations address: how […]

Cáritas Coimbra is one of the entities in the operating group of the Ageing@Coimbra consortium, a reference site of the European Innovation Partnership for Active and Healthy Ageing – EIP-AHA. Ageing@Coimbra’s working model supports the adoption of bottom-up, inclusive, and holistic approaches to create regional networks and partnerships with the aim of supporting the creation […]

Cáritas Coimbra is part of the 2019 AAL Forum Organizing Committee to be held in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. Carina Dantas and Ana Luísa Jegundo of the Innovation Department, will participate in the preparation meeting, where the topics of the debate will be defined, as well as the call structure for the workshops. The […]

Cáritas Coimbra participated as a speaker at the CEN-CENELEC STAIR-AHA Conference, which marked the end of the PROGRESSIVE project (H2020) and took place in Brussels on 31 January. Willeke van Staalduinen, of the Innovation Department of Cáritas Coimbra, and one of the coordinators of the Thematic Network SHAFE, represented the institution in the dissemination of the project […]

Cáritas Coimbra will participate as a speaker at the CEN-CENELEC STAIR-AHAConference, which will mark the end of the PROGRESSIVE project (H2020) and will take place in Brussels on 31 January. Willeke van Staalduinen, of the Innovation Department of Cáritas Coimbra, and one of the coordinators of the Thematic Network SHAFE, will represent the institution in the […]

Pressure ulcers are a disease that affects a significant number of patients admitted to hospitals. The causes may be different, such as a consequence of chronic diseases, trauma, burns, malnutrition and even pain due to the bed structure. The development of these ulcers exposes the patient to a situation of risk that along with other […]

“Which role should public health payers and private insurers play to address the consequences of the ageing demographic trend in Europe?”. Is the theme of the debate that Cáritas Coimbra, represented by Carina Dantas – Director of the Department of Innovation, moderated at the 2019 AgeingFit Conference, which will take place on January 29 and […]

With the increase in average life expectancy, we must put our eyes on the future and prevent and control the most common cognitive and motor diseases in older citizens. Healthier older persons, active and capable of facing the challenges of aging, are the main objective of the new Caritas Coimbra – ReHab project, financed by […]

Cáritas Coimbra promoted 5 good practices identified in theActive and Healthy Ageing Catalog of Good Practices of Portugal Central Region , published by Centro Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDRC) in partnership with the Ageing@Coimbra consortium. Technologies connect people | p. 39 Fisio Plus | p. 63 Best Practice Handbook – Preventing Falls in Older People | p. […]