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Opportunities for professional development in below the knee vascular disease

2015-1-RO01-KA202-0152102015Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and trainingfinalizedGood practice
Countries: RO|DE|TR|NL · Grant: €137,948
New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training coursesOpen and distance learningHealth and wellbeing

Project summary

Societatea Romana de Chirurgie Vasculara is a private institution, active in the educational and social fields. We aim to promote the culture of lifelong learning through active involvement of all community members in developing a coherent strategy for implementing the concept and practice of “learning throughout life”. This strategy represents the success factor for the transition of the Romanian society towards a Knowledge Era. The project “Opportunities for professional development in the treatment of below-the-knee (BTK) vascular disease” aims to develop a model for lifelong learning across vascular surgery in the EU by involving practitioners from 4 countries in creating new protocol, new training and training tools and experience them in a multicultural challenging project-based context, in their working context and outreaching to colleagues into daily interaction. In the end we will develop a group of "surgical change agents" ready to promote lifelong learning as an essential skill to any surgeon. The project will be a sustainable project and will develop innovative practices. We intend to: - Create a curriculum for the treatment of BTK vascular disease in Europe and to create completely updated teaching materials; - Promote entrepreneurship education, support future learning and career pathways for individuals, in accordance with their personal and professional development; - Update and improve instructors knowledge and improve related professional groups - Creation of a network of stakeholders at local and regional level for keeping the attention of decision makers and other relevant institutions about this area of expertise

Final report summary

Societatea Romana de Chirurgie Vasculara is a private institution, active in the educational and social fields. We aim to promote the culture of lifelong learning through active involvement of all community members in developing a coherent strategy for implementing the concept and practice of “learning throughout life”. This strategy represents the success factor for the transition of the Romanian society towards a Knowledge Era. The project “Opportunities for professional development in the treatment of below-the-knee (BTK) vascular disease” has developed a model for lifelong learning across vascular surgery in the EU by involving practitioners from 4 countries in creating new protocol, new training and training tools and experience them in a multicultural challenging project-based context, in their working context and outreaching to colleagues into daily interaction. In the end we have developed a group of "surgical change agents" ready to promote lifelong learning as an essential skill to any surgeon. The project is a sustainable project and developed innovative practices. We have worked to: - Create a curriculum for the treatment of BTK vascular disease in Europe and to create completely updated teaching materials; - Promote entrepreneurship education, support future learning and career pathways for individuals, in accordance with their personal and professional development; - Update and improve instructors knowledge and improve related professional groups - Create a network of stakeholders at local and regional level for keeping the attention of decision makers and other relevant institutions about this area of expertise

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