HE-RO-1 State-of-the-art Romania-Iceland collaborative in the management of chronic liver diseases and their complications, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, for vulnerable groups in Romania, including Roma

Project facts

Project promoter:
Regional Institute of Gastroenterology-Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor ” Cluj-Napoca(RO)
Project Number:
RO-HEALTH-0014
Status:
Completed
Donor Project Partners:
Landspitali
Hringbraut(IS)
Other Project Partners
Caravan with Doctors Association(RO)

Description

HE-RO-I, project for investment and development of medical services in Romania for chronic liver diseases, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, is a pilot project that integrates three major components adapted to the medical needs of our country: rapid response regarding access to medical services-of-the-art for vulnerable groups in Romania, including Roma, long-term access to primary, secondary, tertiary prevention programs, complete diagnosis, monitoring and follow-up for those in need, awareness program for beneficiaries regarding the importance of prevention and continuous medical follow-up.

-Organization in 16 counties included in the project of at least 16 mobile caravans, 1 caravan/county. - Establishing a regional registry for chronic liver diseases and liver cancer.- Establishing a telemedicine system for chronic liver diseases, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.- Carrying out at least 2 mobilities (experience exchanges) between the two teams of experts (Romania, Iceland) with the aim of professional training of the medical personnel involved in the implementation of the project. The transversal activity involves the exchange of experience and the transfer of knowledge between Iceland and Romania with the aim of good implementation, efficiency and quality improvement of all the activities provided for in the project. The activity will involve continuous Iceland-Romania communication, the organization of regular meetings, the organization of mobilities, the publication in the consortium of at least 5 scientific articles presenting the results of the project. By carrying out the mobilities, the Romanian doctors in the implementation team will benefit from state-of-the-art professional training from the partners in the donor state.

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