Workshop 1:
How to communicate with those who do not speak and / or do not listen: from sign language to augmentative communication
Communication is a basic human capacity often compromised by congenital deficiencies (e.g., deafness) and/or acquired brain injuries (e.g., stroke or traumatic brain injury), which have a significant negative impact on the patient and their families and caregivers, and for the generality of the people with whom it is related, namely health professionals. These difficulties in communication are an aggravating factor to the biopsychosocial well-being of the person who presents them, and a significant obstacle in their process of socio-family and professional reintegration, as well as in the accessibility and communication when health care is provided. As a result, healthcare professionals may be frustrated as they are unable to assess and understand the needs of their patients, as well as to plan and provide them with the most appropriate individual care. It is, therefore, necessary that the professionals know a set of communication strategies to use, being able to select the most appropriate strategy to each situation and facilitating the communication processes and favor adequate care for their patients.
Duration: 2 hours
Number of participants: 24.
Trainers:
- Isabel Maria Monteiro da Costa, MCs, Diretora da Lic. em Terapia da Fala, Especialista em Terapia da Fala (ESSUA)
- Maria da Assunção Coelho de Matos, PhD, Especialista em Terapia da Fala (ESSUA)
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Workshop 2
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
workshop sponsored by Circle Cardiovascular Imaging
Target audience - Health professionals with basic knowledge of Magnetic Resonance.
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (MRI) is a complementary diagnostic medium that is increasingly used in clinical practice, but due to the particularity of the organs under study, it presents specific requirements in both the acquisition and the processing of the images obtained.
This workshop intends that the students acquire theoretical knowledge related to the CMR, namely: knowing the clinical indications for the study as well as the adequate preparation of the patient for the examination to be performed; identify the most commonly used pulse sequences and protocols. They should develop practical skills in the processing of cardiac imaging (e.g., quantification of mass, volumes and cardiac areas, quantification of flows, etc.).
Contents:
1. Introduction to the CMR
2. Patient Preparation for CMR
3. Pulse sequences in CRM;
4. Procurement planning;
5. Hands-on post-processing and case analysis in CVI42;
Number of participants: 12
Trainers:
- David Monteiro (Centro Hospitalar Gaia/Espinho)
Duration: 2,5 hours
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Workshop 3
Image fusion in prostatic pathology
The approach to oncological disease is intrinsically multidisciplinary and currently uses sophisticated imaging media in diagnostic and therapeutic settings. The generalization of hybrid imaging, with emphasis on PET / CT and timely access to powerful computational means, makes it possible to take advantage of new visualization strategies and quantification of multimodal information.
This workshop is organized in two complementary parts (first theoretical component and second practical component). We want the participants to have contact, in a tutorial way, with multimodal image fusion and advanced visualization methods. In the second component, we will resort to paradigmatic clinical cases to better highlight the added value that the techniques of fusion of image can provide in the approach of oncological disease, focusing on prostatic pathology.
Number of participants: 12.
Trainers:
- Augusto Silva (DETI/IEETA/UA)
- Paula Alves (Instituto Português de Oncologia - Coimbra)
- Silvia de Francesco (ESSUA/IEETA/UA)
Duration: 3 hours
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Workshop 4
Clinical Dosimetry in Prostate Radiotherapy
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among men. Radiation therapy is considered one of the most popular treatment options and dose administration to target volume decreasing side effects is the main objective of good clinical dosimetry.
The appearance of new techniques of dose administration to patients (IMRT - intensity modulated therapy and VMAT - volumetric arch therapy), allowed to conform a better dose of radiation to the tumor, saving the normal tissues.
In this workshop, participants are expected to use the three treatment techniques (3D conformal, IMRT and VMAT) to make dosimetric treatment plans for prostate carcinoma in the Eclipse® planning system of Varian Medical Systems based on international guidelines, leading to critical analysis and exchange of opinions about the advantages and disadvantages of each of the techniques.