In the period Oct-Nov 2023 was organized in Prague, Czech Republic the Training School for postgraduate and pregraduate students entitled „Advances in European Research in Rational Geriatric Pharmacotherapy and Geriatric Deprescribing“, financed by the ERASMUS+ BIP program of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University and supported professionally by invited experts from the I-CARE4OLD H2020 project, the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) and the University Educational Centre in Clinical Pharmacy of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University.
Main aim of this Prague Training School was to provide participants (mostly early stage researchers) with up-to date knowledge and skills in methodologies of geriatric pharmacoepidemiological research, eg. appropriate designing and conducting deprescribing geriatric studies, modern methods of preparing and conducting e-based research surveys, and in specific aspects of designing, analyses and interpretations of AI models and AI pharmacoepidemiological results. The Prague Training School was attended by postgraduate students from 7 European Universities and 7 countries, namely from the Goethe Univerzity in Frankfurt, Germany, University of Zagreb in Croatia, Univerzity of Belgrade in Serbia, Comenius University in Slovakia, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Lithuania, Marmara University in Turkey and Charles University in the Czech Republic.
The whole professional ERAMUS+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) consisted of 2 virtual events with participants before and after the physical event (on Oct 23 and Nov 30, 2023) and of physical training held during 1-week in Prague, the Czech Republic, at different representative places of the Charles University. From experts/speakers for the I-CARE4OLD project participated in the professional lectures, workshops and discussion mettings Assoc. Prof. Daniela Fialová, PharmD, Ph.D., Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University (member of WP5 and 6 of the I-CARE4OLD project and main organizer of the TS), Prof. Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Vrije Universitet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (epidemiologists and chair of the I-CARE4 OLD WP6 group), Dr. Maria Beatrice Zazzara, Universita Catollica del Sacro Cuore, Italy (pharmacoepidemiologist and collaborator on WP5 of the I-CARE4OLD project) and Dr. Mikko Nutinen, Nordic Research Group, Finland (AI expert and collaborator in I-CARE4OLD WP5 and WP7). For the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) contributed professionally to the TS program Prof Annemie Sommers, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Belgium (professor in clinical pharmacy and Board member of the Special Interest Group on Deprescribing of the ESCP) and prof. Martin Henman, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (expert in pharmacoepidemiology and Chair of the Research Committee of the ESCP). Participants were very satisfied with excellent and innovative program of the TS and during the whole week they created co-working subgroups that started to collaborate on works on selected publications from some I-CARE4OLD project outputs, e.g. publications summarizing results of the systematic literature reviews on negative outcomes of sedative and anticholinergic medications in older nursing home residents (WP5) and summarizing analyses of predictive factors of no pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of depression in older home care clients in 6 European countries (collaborative outputs of WP6). Contacts between participants and experts stay active also after the Prague TS.
By the Rectorate of the Charles University this ERASMUS+ BIP training program was evaluated as the most innovative and collaborative program of the 2023 year.
Photogallery (selected photos)
Day 1 (Oct 23, 2023)
Innovative methodologies of geriatric deprescribing studies
Lecturers and WS moderators: Assoc. Prof. Daniela Fialová, Czech Republic (WP5 and WP6 of the I-CARE4OLD project, ESCP Research Committee and Scientific Interest Group (SIG) on Deprescribing), Prof. Annemie Somers, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Belgium (ESCP SIG expert group on deprescribing)
Day 2 (Oct 24, 2023)
Designs of epidemiological and pharmacopidemiological studies- traditional and innovative approaches
Lecturers and WS moderators: Prof. Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Vrije Universitet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Chair of WP6 of the I-CARE4OLD project), Prof. Martin Henmann, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (Chair of the Research Commitee of the ESCP)
Day 3 (Oct 25, 2023)
Geriatric outcome studies, appropriate designs and how to interpret research findings
Lecturer and WS moderator: Dr. Beatrice Zazzara, Ph.D., Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy (research collaborator in the WP5 of the I-CARE4OLD project)
Day 4 (Oct 26, 2023)
Visit of the Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University
Presentations of Assoc. Prof. Daniela Fialová, Dr. Beatrice Zazzara, Ph.D. and training school participants at the meeting with pregraduate students of the faculty, discussion with the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy Assoc. Prof. Jaroslav Roh, and with the ERASMUS+ faculty coordinator, Prof. Přemek Mladěnka.
Day 5 (Oct 27, 2023)
Training in AI modelling and interpretation of geriatric AI outcome studies
Lecturer and WS moderator: Dr. Mikko Nutinen, Nordic Healthcare Group, Helsinki, Finland (AI expert and data analyst in WP5 of the I-CARE4OLD H2020 project)
We thank very much for excellent cooperation to all experts from the I-CARE4OLD project and ESCP, all participating students and Universities, Ing. Andrea Vokálová from the Department of Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, colleagues from the Rectorate of the Charles University- European office- Mrs. Ester Brožová, MSc. (Chair), Mrs. Jelizaveta Getta a Bc. Pavel Knap, and to colleagues from the ERASMUS office of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Czech Republic, particularly to Prof. Přemysl Mladěnka (ERASMUS faculty coordinator) and Ing. Hana Krieglerová.
Text: Ing. Andrea Vokálová and doc. PharmDr. Daniela Fialová, Ph.D.
Photo: Ing. Andrea Vokálová
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Organization of this event was financially supported by ERASMUS+ BIP program of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University and professionally supported by the I-CARE4OLD H2020 project No 965341, European Society of Clinical Pharmacy, University Educational Centre in Clinical Pharmacy and Cooperatio Research Program of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Czech Republic, by SVV 260 665 and NETPHARM project CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004607