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Partners' Institution:
University of Tirgu Mures
Project's period (from/to):
01 October 2016 - 30 September 2018
Activity concerned:
PM - Project Management
Objectives of activities carried out:
I. PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PM) includes:
A. Coordination of activities
B. Dissemination
C. Exploitation
D. Evaluation

A. COORDINATION of activities includes:
- participation with Pixel in the planning of the project for the two years
- organization together with Pixel of the 4 transnational meetings and participation together with the project steering committe in these meetings
- updating the project site and filling in the in-progress, yearly and final reports
- continuous sharing of information through emails and Skype meetings,
- finding solutions and communication with the NA whenever problems may appear
- constant checking that the project requirements and deadlines are met.
B. DISSEMINATION includes:
- sharing information about Softisped Project through the project portal with a large number of target group representatives
- sharing the project portal and project results with as many educational players, paediatric services and patients as possible
- sharing the Softisped project activities and results on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, (YouTube, LinkedIn, local and national media)
C. EXPLOITATION aims to promote project sustainability and includes:
- exchange of links with portals in the field of medical education and communication
- promote the project results and portal among public authorities and policy makers in the field of paediatrics so that they will adopt and implment project results in the Paediatric education and practice
- involve new associated partners in the project.
D. EVALUATION is meant to ensure the quality of project activities and will be ensured through satisfaction questionnaires to be filled in by project partners and end users.
Description of activities carried out:
In terms of COORDINGATION OF ACTIVITIES, UniTirgu Mures has carried out the following activities:
- Participated in the first instruction meeting organized by the National Agency in Bucharest in October 2016
- Selected the project team
- Selected the target groups (10 lecturers and 30 students and residents in paediatrics)
- Participated in Skype meetings with Pixel for the establishment of project documents: the Calendar of activities and communication
- Reviewed the Contract form with Pixel
- Created the visual identity of the Project: the Softis-Ped Logo and Softis-Ped Brochure
- Participated with Pixel in the organization of the first project meeting in Florence in December 2016:
o Reviewed the project templates for the partner presentation, creation of the national report on pediatric services, questionnaires to be distributed to paediatricians, lecturers, patients and parents, other health care staff.
- Participated in the first project meeting and:
o Made a Power Point presentation of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures
o Made a Power Point presentation and Word doc. Presentation of the National Paediatric system in Romania according to the template
o Presented the target group involvement
o Made a PP presentation of the project Intellectual Outputs, and of the projects events: the focus groups at national level, training meeting in Tirgu Mures and final conference in Tirgu Mures
o Participated in the presentation and discussions about financial and administrative rules, other contractual issues, further deadlines for project implementation
o Participated in the discussions and decisions about the adaptation of questionnaires to existing evaluation scales in the field of paediatrics.
Together with Pixel has taken the necessary measures and prepared the documents for the withdrawal of the Austrian partner
Made arrangements for involvement in the project of a new partner: Munich University (Germany) and sent them all the necessary documents to understand the project activities and their assumed role.
Cooperated with Pixel and the National Agency for redistribution of the project funds
Collection of the documents from the new German partner (LMU) and amendment of the budget together with Pixel.
- preparation of materials to be presented in the Madrid meeting: current status of project implementation, presentation of IO2 and IO3, best practice dissemination, mobility tool and ECVET points related to the next training course to take place in December in Romania.

- Participation in the second project meeting, Madrid Spain, May 25-26 2017: Prof. Oana Marginean, Assoc.Prof. Simona Muresan, Prof. Leonard Azamfirei, Assoc.Prof. Anca Georgescu.
Preparation of documents to be presented at the meeting:
- current situation of target group involvement,
- presentation of the national report on Paediatrics Soft Skills Needs and of the first chapter on Communication
- Intellectual output 2: Training Package for Paediatricians Professors and Trainers
o Presentation of the activities to be carried out and templates to be used
o Presentation of the table of contents
Training Activity in Tirgu Mures (TA)
o Presentation of the contents, participants and expected results
o Presentation of the ECVET methodology

- Audit visit from the National Agency ANPCDEFP on 30 and 31st of May 2017- presentation of all the documents and project implementation to date. Implementation of suggested changes in terms of activites and documentation.
- Preparation of the Training activity in Tirgu Mures December 11-16, 2017 (sending materials for registration, checking selection of participants, preparation of course materials).
Conducting the one week course of training of tutors in pediatrics in Tirgu Mures: contents, course materials, certificates.
- Registration for the third partners' meeting in Munich.
- Participation in the third partners meeting in Munich and presentation of IO2, dissemination, associated partners and links
- preparation of the fourth project meeting in Tirgu Mures and final conference. Sending inviations to the conference. Preparation of the scientific programme and the presentations as part of the project multiplying event.
- organization of the 4th partners meeting in Tirgu Mures
- organization of the Multiplying event - SoftisPed conference in Tirgu Mures
- collection of the financial documents from the partners


DISSEMINATION
In terms of Dissemination, UniTirguMures has carried out the following activities
- Distributed a copy of the project brochure to the partners
- Translated the Softis-Ped brochure in Romanian
- Has joined the FB page and contributed to project visibility through involvement of personal lists.
- Has disseminated the project through sharing with personal contacts on LinkedIn.
A number of 2 dissemination events have been carried out so far.
- Disseminated the project to a group of 30 first year students of General Medicine of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures.
- dissemination of project objectives and current results on softskills research to international students from Universita degli studi di Parma, Italy
- presentation of project poster to the National conference of the Romanian Society for Fetal Ultrasonograph
- dissemination through poster exhibition at the Pediatric Nutrition Course, May 5-6 Balvanyos, Romania
- dissemination: Presentation of project results during Days of the Institute of Emergency for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation - Professional development course: Updates in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases in Adults and Children - 23-35.11.2017
- Dissemination during UMF Days
- Dissemination through poster presentation
- Different monthly disseminations through emails, direct face to face conversations and publications

- obtained letters from Three Associated Partners: Fundatia EuroEd Iasi, Gr.T.Popa University of Iasi, Univ. of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu of Cluj-Napoca
- obtained a new letter of Associated Partner from a private higher education institution: Dimitrie Cantemir University and the Teacher Training Department.
- posted on the Facebook page content related to the project activities
- Disseminated the project to local groups of students
- preparation of a poster for dissemination at the National Pediatrics Conference

- Participation in the training seminar RezultatE+ on dissemination of project results, 29-31 March 2017 organized by the National Agency ANPCDEFP Bucharest
- preparation of a Promotional Poster entitled From Cure to Care - SoftisPed Project to be presented at the National Pediatrics Conference organized by the Romanian Society of Pediatrics http://cnped.ro/2017/

Presentation and analysis of PM2: Dissemination at the Madrid Meeting 25-26 May 2017
o Presentation of the current situation and of the best dissemination event carried out

- Dissemination event at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy 31st of May, targeting lecturers, resident students - dissemination of project results to date with presentations by: Prof. Oana Marginean, Assoc.Prof. Simona Muresan, Assoc.Prof. Anisoara Pop.
- dissemination during the national conference One Health 25-26 June 2017, Tirgu Mures by Prof. Oana Marginean - presentation and publication of abstract: Cristina Oana Mărginean, Lorena Meliț, Mihaela
Chinceșan, Simona Mureșan, Anca Georgescu, Leonard Azamfirei: Communication skills in pediatrics – a continuous need for improvement - available at: http://www.onehealth.ro/pdf/Lista_comunicarilor.pdf
- Presentation of project results during The Days of the Institute of Emergency for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation - Professional development course: Updates in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Cardiovascular -
Diseases in Adults and Children - 23-35.11.2017: Optimizing softskills in pediatric practice and education.
- Exploitation of project results Module II - Communicating with children to teach Medical English with medical students - results presented through poster at UMF Days 15 December 2017

- article published in ISI journal Medicine, vol.94/43, oct 2017, Article Number: e8399,
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008399Communication skills in pediatrics - the relationship between pediatrician and child By:Marginean, CO (Marginean, Cristina Oana)[ 1 ] ; Melit, LE (Melit, Lorena Elena)[ 1 ] ; Chincesan, M (Chincesan, Mihaela)[ 1 ] ; Muresan, S (Muresan, Simona)[ 2 ] ; Georgescu, AM (Georgescu, Anca Meda)[ 3 ] ; Suciu, N (Suciu, Nicoleta)[ 4 ] ; Pop, A (Pop, Anisoara)[ 5 ] ; Azamfirei, L (Azamfirei, Leonard)[ 6 ]
- dissemination of the international Training course organized at UMF in December 11-15 by advertising on the university site and blog.
- dissemination to Dental medicine students 2nd year
- dissemination to international students through Erasmus mobility: University of Coimbra, Portugal
- dissemination to parents and healthcare staff of the 1st Pediatric Clinic of Tirgu Mures
- dissemination of the final conference and project results by publication of an article in:
1) UMF blog
2) UMF website
3) articles in local newspapers and online: Cuvantul Liber, Punctul
4) articles online on: Agerpres site, Health, and other massmedia.




One new Associated Partner: Baia Mare Technical University - Department with Psycho-Pedagogical Profile was involved to promote, support and sustain the project objectives
http://www.ubm.ro/sites/dpppcd/index.php/en/proiect-de-parteneriat-strategic.html




EXPLOITATION
In terms of Exploitation, UniTirguMures has carried out the following activities:
- Has sent letters and exploitation links to three prospective associated partners at national and international level
- included the project link in the International projects area of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy official site.
- Two associated partners: I.Hatieganu University of Medicine of Cluj Napoca and Al.I.Cuza University of Medicine of Iasi, Romania
- obtained a new Associated Partner: private university - teacher training department of Dimitrie Cantemir University of Tirgu Mures, Romania
- new Associated Partner: Departamentul cu profil psihopedagogic Baia Mare - Universitatea Tehnica Cluj-Napoca - in the pshycho-pedagogical field http://www.ubm.ro/sites/dpppcd/index.php/en/proiect-de-parteneriat-strategic.html
- new associated partner and exploitation link: Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation from Tirgu Mures, Romania - public emergency university hospital - http://ibcvt.ro/pagina/parteneri

- New exploitation link: MEDCRIS Tirgu Mures - private practice in Pediatrics and Gynecology
- New exploitation link: SCUJ -Clinical Emergency Hospital of Tirgu Mures.

EVALUATION

In terms of Evaluation, UniTirgu Mures
- Has filled in the evaluation questionnaire of the first meeting in Florence
- filled in evaluation questionnaire of the second meeting in Madrid
- evaluation of the dissemination event on May 31st, 2017 (in terms of +/--
- filled in evaluation form of the meeting in Munich
- evaluation of the Training course in Tirgu Mures by local and international participants in the course.
- preparation of evaluation questionnaires for the project intellectual outputs
- preparation of the evaluation questionnaire of the last project meeting
- distribution and collection of the fourth meeting evaluation in Tirgu Mures
- distribution and collection of the project evaluation by the partners during the 4th meeting in Tirgu Mures
- distribution and collection of the project intellectual outputs by the 20 end-users with the occasion of the SoftisPed conference - multiplying event in Tirgu Mures
Results Achieved:
1) Participation in instruction meeting in Bucharest
2) Project logo
3) Project brochure in English and Romanian
4) Presentation of the Romanian Health System
5) Target groups forms filled in
6) Constant communication with partners
7) Participation in Kick-off meeting in Florence
8) signing of contracts with partners
9) dissemination on FB, LinkedIn, Twitter
10) dissemnination on FB
11) four new associated partners to the project
12) agreement received from the Ethics Committee to distribute the questionnaires/conduct interviews with pediatricians and health care staff.
13) distribution of questionnaire to the target groups
14) included information about the target groups on the project portal
15) dissemination to groups of UMF students
16) Project promotion poster
17) Certificate of participation in the in the training seminar RezultatE+ on dissemination of project results, 29-31 March 2017 organized by the National Agency ANPCDEFP Bucharest
18) dissemination to international students (Italy) and to professionals in pediatrics and neonatology at the National Conference on Pediatrics, Bucharest and National conference of the Romanian Society for Fetal Ultrasonography, Tirgu Mures
19) dissemination to stakeholders (Chief of Cardiovascular clinic and Pediatric ICU Tirgu Mures)
20) dissemination to international students at the University of Parma, Italy
21) dissemination at the Pediatrics Nutrition course, Balvanyos, May 2017, 80 participants
22) dissemination to 38 residents in pediatrics on May 31st, 2017
23) dissemination to a national audience during June 25-26 Conference One Health and publication of an abstract on Communication skills in pediatrics - a continuous need for improvement http://www.onehealth.ro/pdf/Lista_comunicarilor.pdf
24) one new associated partner - psycho-pedagogical department of a technical university
25) Presentation of project results during The Days of the Institute of Emergency for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation - Professional development course: Updates in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases in Adults and Children - 23-35.11.2017: Optimizing softskills in pediatric practice and education.
26) Exploitation of project results Module II - Communicating with children to teach Medical English with medical students - results presented through poster at UMF Days 15 December 2017
27) one article published for an international professionals and researchers and pediatrics: article published in ISI journal Medicine, vol.94/43, oct 2017, Article Number: e8399,
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008399Communication skills in pediatrics - the relationship between pediatrician
28)Dissemination of the training activity run by UMF in December 2017 - on the university portal and blog.
29)publication of exploitation of IO2 project results: poster in Acta Medica Marisiensis: Anişoara Pop, Oana Cristina Mărginean, Meda Georgescu, Nicoleta Suciu, Leonard Azamfirei (2017) Applying Softis-Ped Doctor-patient interaction strategies to teaching Medical English (ME) communication, Zilele Umf Tirgu Mures 2017, Acta Medica Marisiensis, vol. 63 supl. 4, ISSN-L 2068-3324, ISSN 2068-3324, p.62.
http://actamedicamarisiensis.ro/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AMM_63_S4_web.pdf
30) new associated partner and exploitation link: Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation from Tirgu Mures, Romania - public emergency university hospital - http://ibcvt.ro/pagina/parteneri
31) new exploitation link: MedCris Tirgu Mures
32) new exploitation link SCUJ -Clinical Emergency Hospital of Tirgu Mures
33)organization of the 4th project meeting in Tirgu Mures
34) organization of the multiplying event in Tirgu Mures - SoftisPed conference
35) collection of the fourth meeting evaluation in Tirgu Mures
36)collection of the project evaluation by the partners during the 4th meeting in Tirgu Mures
37)collection of the evaluation questionnaires for the project intellectual outputs by the 20 end-users with the occasion of the SoftisPed conference - multiplying event in Tirgu Mures
38) many articles published in the local newspapers in print and online, on the unviersity site and blog, other sites and the site of Agerpress (Romanian Press Agency - national level)
39) interpretation of the 20 questionnaires filled in by endusers
40) two Best practice Dissemination reports
41) final report on the end users' satisfaction wth the project intellectual outputs
42) launching the book Research on Softskills with the occasion of the final project meeting in Tirgu Mures


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