Open conference of the project Erasmus+ CBHE technology in rehabilitation (TechReh) in Uzbekistan

In the period 15-19 November 2016 in Uzbekistan was held the open conference of the EU project Erasmus+ CBHE TechReh. Open conference included several events in two cities – Tashkent and Nukus. In the same the conference included two scientific-practical seminars in Tashkent, a meeting of the consortium to discuss project management, one of the workshop and dissemination of the preliminary results of the project in Nukus.

On the November 15, 2016 in Tashkent arrived all the European partners and all the Uzbek project partners. On the basis of one of the local partners, namely the Republican Specialized Scientific Centre of Therapy and Medical Rehabilitation was held a scientific-practical seminar on modern trends in the development of technological systems of medical rehabilitation in the EU countries.

Welcome speeches were made by the representatives of European universities, headed by the project coordinator TechReh from Italy Professor Pasquale Daponte. Including program reports were made by the representatives of the European Society for Therapy and Rehabilitation Professor Alessandro Giustini and Alvydas Juocevičius, where they presented the development of technologies for the rehabilitation at the EU level and at the level of individual country of Lithuania.

Then the staff of the University of Sannio (Italy) in the face of Gianluca Mazzilli, Luca De Vito and representative of the innovative Portuguese company Plux in the face of innovation director Dr. Hugo Silva held a master class on the use of biosensors, sensors and devices in the field of rehabilitation and monitoring recovery of skeleton motor functions after injuries and other diseases.

The participants of the first workshop doctors, researchers, teachers of the Department of therapy of the Tashkent pediatric medical Institute, as well as PhD and students actively participated and asked a lot of questions on the submitted reports and master-classes.

On 16 November 2016 was held the next meeting and the 2nd master class at the Tashkent University of Information Technologies. In the first half of day participants of the project TechReh devoted to discussion of the creation of new master programs in Technology and Rehabilitation. Moderation of the meeting and the main results were summarized by Professor Véronique Perdereau (France) and Professor Marat Rakhmatullaev, an employee TUIT. In the end, all the project members agreed with the proposed plan to establish master programs and outlined a roadmap for the implementation of tasks under the project.

In the afternoon on November 16, 2016 in a parallel session on the creation of master study held the 2nd master class on the use of biosensors, sensors and devices in the field of rehabilitation and monitoring recovery of motor functions after injuries and other diseases.

On 17 November 2016 hosted the consortium meeting of the project in Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute, which adopted important decisions for the next steps of its implementation, and most importantly, identified a list of laboratory and office equipment, which is planned to purchase at the expense of the project in the next year for 4 Uzbek partner universities. Briefly was also presented the preliminary results of preventive field monitoring, which was held on 7 November 2016 from the EACEA and NEO office in Uzbekistan. On the third day, was taken very important decisions on the future of the project and outlined concrete steps for its further implementation.

On November 18, the participants of the kick-off meeting arrived to Nukus and took part in the international seminar on the vital issues of modern medical education, organized on the basis of the branch of Tashkent pediatric medical Institute in Nukus. The session continued under the supervision of the Director of branch of Tashkent pediatric medical Institute in Nukus Professor Oral Ataniyazova, it was also signed Protocol of the meeting for the supply of specific equipment in the laboratory of the universities of Uzbekistan, as well as scheduled the following meetings at the European universities. An important success of the meeting can be considered as an agreement on training of 8 staff and 12 graduate students in the area of technology and rehabilitation for the Uzbek partner universities.

On November 19, 2016, took place the celebration of the anniversary, namely the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the branch of Tashkent pediatric medical Institute in Nukus, which was widely celebrated in the international scientific-practical conference. The co-chairs of the conference in addition to the official representatives of the government, ministries and departments was Professor Oral Ataniyazova and prof Pasquale Daponte. The conference was presented some aspects of the project, its goals and objectives to the wide public.

Moreover, the European Professor Véronique Perdereau, Alvydas Juocevičius and Elena Ilieva (Bulgaria) reported on the latest trends in technology development and medical education in their countries. In the afternoon of November 19, 2016 in a parallel session within the framework of the international conference held 3rd master class on the use of biosensors, sensors and devices in the field of rehabilitation and monitoring recovery of motor functions after injuries and other diseases.

The conference also held a ceremonial signing of the already 2-year project between the Italian University of Sannio and a branch of the Tashkent pediatric medical Institute in Nukus, namely the project on International credit mobility, which will enable faculty and students to participate in international internships. And in Nukus, in turn, will also visit the European professors and students.

A special place the meeting was held the ceremony of initiation as an honorary member of the European Society for Therapy and rehabilitation of representatives of Uzbekistan in the person of professors B.T. Daminov (TPMI Rector), O.A. Ataniyazova (Director of the TPMI Nukus branch), M.A. Rakhmatullaev (Professor at the TUIT), R.J. Narimbetova (Vice-director of the TPMI Nukus branch), K.P. Muminov (Chief doctor of RSPCTMR) and Sh.P. Ashirbaev (Director of the Innovation Center at the TPMI).

In conclusion, all participants of the open conference noted the high level of scientific and practical part of the meetings, including separately noted the high level of organization and events, especially appreciated the hospitality of the Uzbek partners.

Sherzod Ashirbaev and Igor Vikhrov

TechReh project team in TPMI