Dirisana Plus

Dirisana+ is an 🇪🇺 EU co-funded project aimed at improving health sciences education in Southern Africa. #CBHE

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#Disclaimer

This Dirisana+ twitter account is funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Dirisana+ Dissemination team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

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The Dirisana+ grant has officially ended.

We would like to thank the EU for providing us with funding to achieve the goals set out by the project.

For any information regarding the Dirisana+ grant and all achieved outputs, please refer to our website from now on!

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#Dirisana+outputs

We are nearing the end of the grant and thus we would like to highlight some of the amazing outputs we have achieved in the last 3 years.

Check all the outputs on the link below:
https://t.co/crwoaHIdYI

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Various workshops were given to the University of Helsinki and Oulu focusing on Bone Trauma and 3D Imaging applications given by Prof L’Abbè and Dr Ridel from @UPAnthro.

#Technology
#Collaboration
#Dirisanaworkingtogether
#Healtheducation

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#URHJWritingWorkshop

Recently, Prof Wolvaardt from the @UPTuks presented various writing workshop to partner institutions to assist emerging academics and students in crafting their manuscript for publication in the Undergraduate Research in Health Journal.

#Workshop

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#NewBlogAlert

Prof. Cordier from the Faculty of Health Sciences (University of Pretoria) recently visited Maastricht University and the University of Turku to engage in discussion with various members of their academic institutions on teaching, learning and assessment.

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#OutNow!

The second volume of the Undergraduate Research in Health Journal is available now! The editorial for this issue focuses on living in the Age of AI and explores some insights into large language model applications such as Chat-GPT4.

https://t.co/sJxMYYzIJ2

#SAMA
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#Callforpapers

The Undergraduate Research in Health Journal (URHJ) is accepting submissions for Volume 2, Issue 2 of the journal.

Submissions due by the 30th June 2024!

Link in Bio for Submission!

#URHJ
#Acadmeicliteray
#Healtheducation
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#URHJWritingWorkshop

Recently, Prof Wolvaardt from the @UPTuks presented a writing workshop to assist emerging academics and students from the @unam_na in crafting their manuscript for publication in the Undergraduate Research in Health Journal.

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#Academicliteracy

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#LogbookLaunch

On the 9th of April, the @unam_na launched a logbook app for occupational therapy students. The logbook app will be used to monitor students' progress and provide an easier way to keep track of their clinical activities.

#Healtheducation
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Mr Marius Loots and Mr Pieter de Wet from the @UPTuks recently visited @unam_na. They provided technical training to the staff for their 3D printers and 3D printing as well as catalogued all the meshes and prints available to sell for the upcoming Dirisana+ catalogue.

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Africa Interprofessional Education Network (@IPEAfrica ) will be hosting a capacity building workshop entitled: Ethics in Interprofessional Education on the 25th of April which will be given by Faith Nawagi.

To register for this informative webinar please use the link in bio!

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Prof Liz Wolvaardt from the @UPTuks will be giving a writing workshop at the @UniversityofNa9 on crafting your research manuscript.

Only 20 spots are available.

Link to registeration below:

https://t.co/0syUtwfiAb

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#WorkshopAlert!

Check out the website for more details:

https://t.co/ZafUBYDYL3

Sign up now!

For additional information please contact [email protected]

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#Healtheducation
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#MobilitytoMaastricht

Professor Liv Wolvaardt recently visited @MaastrichtU. Prof Wolvaardt is sure this is the start of a meaningful collaboration between the two universities in the area of research literacy for our undergraduate health sciences students in Africa.

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#DirisanaNewsletter

Check out all the project’s growths and success in 2023!

This issue will highlight our main achievements for 2023 and the educational feedback we have started receiving from the outputs.

https://t.co/w5dnFf2pUI

#Newsletter2023
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#Callforpapers

The Undergraduate Research in Health Journal (URHJ) is accepting submissions for Volume 2, Issue 2 of the journal.

Submissions due by the 30th June 2024!

Link in Bio for Submission!

#URHJ
#Acadmeicliteray
#Healtheducation
#Dirisana+workingtogether

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#HappyInternationalWomensDay🌺

The Dirisana+ team would like to acknowledge all the women in our consortium and outside of it for assisting in making a positive change toward improving health science education in South Africa.

#Womeninhealtheducation
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#3DbioanthroWebsiteLaunch

The 3D Biological Anthropology Services website is officially up and running.

To learn more about the products and services offered, visit the website now!

Link below:

https://t.co/rWNphXpt5x

#3Dbioanthro
#Sustainability
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#NewsletterAlert

The 2024 summer edition of the Community Engagement (CE) newsletter by the @UPTuks is now available. Check out page 18 on the AfrIPen conference which our IPE Dirisana+ members presented at.

https://t.co/IEdSoZRY4U

#Newsletter
#IPE

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#URHJ

The URHJ is hosting a workshop for junior and emerging academic staff to develop their skills for publication.

Register now for this free workshop!

https://t.co/oa43akdROt

#Workshop
#Academicliteracy
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