FOR21 held its 4th Consortium Plenary Meeting - which was hosted by AUTH partner- on the premises of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from the 24th to the 25th of August 2022.
The meeting took place in a hybrid format with most partners attending in person this first on-site meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
The key problem for all partner countries in the Consortium is the absence of consistent communication training for future doctors. FOR21 will drive the development of educational strategies, approaches, and methods for building communication skills to train doctors in improved doctor-to-patient communication through modernizing current educational systems at Partner Countries Higher Educational Institutions (PC HEIs) and upleveling faculty competence.
The meeting was a great opportunity to overview the project’s progress, discuss the current status, and what has been achieved so far, and showcase further dissemination activities for the coming months. Overall, the project partners engaged and held an exchange of views on the existing challenges for the further implementation of the project.
Moreover, in the context of the 4th Consortium Meeting, Research associates from AUTH Medical Physics and Digital Innovation Lab had the chance to present the VITALISE Project and its available key features for research and Well-being. During an interactive co-creation session, participants from both projects discussed the ways that new technology solutions can be used to support transitional care for palliative patients & patients with multimorbidities.
We would like to express our special thanks to our partners for showing relentless effort & enthusiasm during these days.
FOR21 - "Fostering the doctor of the 21st century: education for patient-centred communication", Project number: 619037-EPP-1-2020-1-