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Programme to Promote interest in Respiratory Research RESEARCH STAFF TRAINING CONFERENCE
In 2014 the 7th Training Conference was held in Valladolid on 16-17 October at the Palacio de Congresos Conde Ansúrez .
This year there was a new feature in the programme which included a space dedicated to innovation, where several researchers participated in “innovation capsules”, which are short sessions lasting only a few minutes in which the innovative projects being carried out are explained .
The conference had the institutional support of CIBER with the presence of the manager in the conference inauguration and of CIBERES with the presence of its Scientific Director . As usual, the conference was attended by many groups that sent 44 junior researchers in addition to a significant presence of senior researchers, with 10 senior speakers between the plenary sessions and the innovation session . As regards junior speakers, they presented 10 oral communications and 34 poster presentations . Furthermore, 3 “uva de oro” awards were given to the best communications .
In 2014 the organizational logistics of the Conference were handled by teaching coordination office, continuing with its aim to reduce conference cost, and this was achieved for the most part .
This conference is held every year, so the eighth instalment of said conference is expected to be held also in Valladolid in the fall of 2014 .
Other Teaching Activities:
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA AND THE UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA TO DEVELOP THE RESPIRATORY MEDICINE MASTERS PROGRAMME.
By means of this agreement, CIBERES assigns a budget item intended for co-funding up to 30% of the amount of the registration for students belonging to any of the CIBERES groups . Registration co-funding is expected to be maintained . For next year, the Masters Programme will fundamentally be virtual, so this will make it easier for students located in different Spanish cities to attend . At the end of the course how the Masters Programme activities are developed will be assessed with a view to continuing with co-funding .
The following aid was granted in the 2013-2014 course:
Student
Grop
IP
Carmen Ángela Centeno Clemente
Group 30
Eduard Monsó
Izaskun Bilbao Luri
Group 31
Jesús Ruiz-Cabello
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