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Innovation in Dressing Techniques

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2018-1-HR01-KA202-047488
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training Funder Contribution: 81,224 EUR

Innovation in Dressing Techniques

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"Strengthening vocational competences in vocational education and training, developing institutional partnerships for creating effective learning through challenges in teaching and promoting learning in the workplace were relevant priorities of this project, with the topics - Health and Welfare, Learning and teaching, Cooperation between educational institutions and employers and EU Citizenship.Four international partners who worked within the project were gathered: School for Nurses Vrapče, Zagreb,Croatia (coordinator) and partners Secondary Medical School Ljubljana, Slovenia, Seniorenzentrum St. Marien, Dorsten, Germany and Gumushacikoy Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi, Turkey.The aim of our project was transfer of new knowledge and skills in the chronic wound dressing techniques to tackle this major health and social problem. Focus of project was treatment and care of chronic wounds for the purpose in an attempt to help to patients in preventing the onset, exacerbation of existing chronic wounds and shortening recovery time by modernizing learning and teaching about chronic wounds and transferring the knowledge in practice. Goal were achieved through the cooperation with health experts such as doctors, nurses, nutritionists, physiotherapists and pharmacists. The results we have achieved can be classified as:- Concrete and main intellectual output of project activities and cooperation is the Manual on Modern Care of Chronic Wounds in five languages. It is intended to medical school students, carers, staff being trained in care of chronic wounds and patients and their family members as a counsel in the disease. The Manual for modern wound care is the first such manual in the field to be designed as an interactive e-Manual and is available free of charge, to download or read, on the website https://idtwound.com/ and learning platforms. Its innovative is reflected in the possibility of acquiring knowledge and skills in a parallel way. In the same time about described treating and dressing techniques a video film made in a real situation with all the procedures and explanations of the expert can be seen. By links who leading to pages where the information is updated regularly can be find latest achievements on care of chronic wounds. The user can immediately test his knowledge. Its electronic design allows additions to new materials without significant additional costs.-Learning and training for the purpose of professional development by seeing current ways of care of chronic wounds on-site in different countries. At the same time by transferring the new practice into their own work environment, they added a distinctive innovation to their institution.-Improving personal and pedagogical competencies through the improvement of language, communication, presentation and IT skills, through new forms and methods of learning and teaching, through the development of social skills and teamwork skills, through learning about different cultures and customs and through strengthening self-confidence for new challenges- Willingness of experts who facing challenges in the treatment of chronic wounds to participate in project resulted in closer connection between employers and education. Their involving and our students involving, a threefold goal was achieved: a) we ensured contemporary practice for professional development of participantsb) the basis of the Manual are the latest knowledge in treatment and care of chronic woundc) we ensured effective education for future nurses- A project website has been created in five languages https://idtwound.com/ where visitors can be informed about the activities and results of the project.- Through various project activities, approximately 1200 stakeholders from students, their parents and teachers of medical schools, staff and patients of health care institutions, staff and users of nursing homes, health care workers' associations, adult education institutions, pharmaceutical companies were involved and policy makers in education and health. The quality of the partnership and the activities we carried out during the project enabled us to achieve results.Four transnational meetings were held, one in each country, to observe and learn about chronic wound care on site and to analyse progress, discuss results, plan further activities, resolve of outstanding issues and develop a quality partnership with partners in ""live"".A one short-term mobility of learning, teaching and training was held in which 5 students from Croatia and 5 students from Slovenia participated in order to adopt new and improve existing knowledge and skills in the field of treatment and care of chronic wounds.The strongest messages in each state were sent with four Multiplier events. The gathered guests from the region were presented with the Manual, implemented activities and results, a modern approach to the treatment of chronic wounds and effective ways of learning and teaching."

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