FROM A4L to A4L _BRIDGE: SEED FUNDS, SEEDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, HIGH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE - Trigger Event

As seeds for excellence in research, high education, and clinical practice were the goal of the Trigger Event, the two projects won by UMFCD in partnership with other universities within the SEED FUNDS were presented by their coordinators and teams, namely:

Dr. Alexandru Scafa: Intelligent Monitoring of Heart Failure Improving Disease Management (My AI Heart), in partnership with University of Zagreb – Medical School si Medical University Sofia. The project goal is heart failure patients’ management to achieve stability through the holistic approach, including management of comorbidities, treatment of cardiac insufficiency, lifestyle adjustment, and frequent doctor follow-ups.

Dr. Poliana Leru Evaluation of respiratory allergies burden in particular urban areas and identification of best practices to improve their management and prevention (ERAllergies), in partnership with International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Medical University Sofia. The goal of the project is to establish the consortium with partners from four different countries and to create joint actions based on the expertise of the participants in the field of respiratory allergies and to collect relevant data from different regions in terms of disease burden, environmental exposure and health policies.

Seminars for innovative collaborative ideas were the subject of presentations on promoting inter-university collaboration to accelerate health research and innovation in Central and Eastern Europe while preserving the professional independence of the physician and researcher (Dr. Stfen Busnatu and Dr. Sorin Păun).

With debates around these topics we together celebrated the great values of cooperation within a higher education network and increased research and administrative capacity in an Easter and Central European University environment.