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Last week of November I finished an 11-months study. It was a qualitative study based mostly on semi-structured interviews. For everyone who doesn’t know me, well, I’m a trained computer engineer with a Masters degree on pervasive computing and sustainable development who is now working on an algorithm to predict the care journeys for future cancer patients. It is not common for engineers to get training in qualitative research, so here I'll present some tips to conduct one.

I have recently returned to Dublin from Seville after 6 months on secondment at Oncoavanze, a private clinical facility which provides oncology services to the people of Seville. The last 6 months has seen me interact and provide exercise rehabilitation services to oncology patients who have completed or are undergoing chemotherapy for a variety of cancer types. This rehabilitation service involved the use of electrical stimulation (NMES) to augment their rehab and improve mu

It has now been a year since I packed up my car and moved to Dublin to start a PhD with CATCH. However this was only the start of the mobility element of my PhD, as I am about to embark on a new adventure by joining Salumedia, a technology start-up company based in Seville, whose expertise lies in developing mobile solutions for the healthcare sector, serious games, and social media. Over the last twelve months, I have been based at University College Dublin where I have been

On my previous blog post I wrote about the start of my secondment at Oncoavanze – the oncologic clinic in Seville. I was there for 2 months and designed a study which aims at getting insight from cancer patients regarding technology and physical activity, more specifically about their preferences and thoughts regarding certain functionalities in physical activity coaching apps. While the protocol is still under revision, which might take a couple of months, I’ve decided to mo

What is an Irish physiotherapist doing working in an eHealth technology company in Spain? Yep, here I am, starting the second year of my PhD with a 12-month secondment to Salumedia Tecnologías in Seville. I've only been here for two weeks, but let's see if I can use what I've learnt so far to answer some FAQs… Let’s go! OK Louise, what's a secondment? “secondment səˈkɒndm(ə)nt/ noun BRITISH the temporary transfer of an official or worker to another position or employment” A

A year has flown by since the beginning of my industrial doctorate in the European project CATCH. A time spent at Salumedia, a digital health company with an ideal infrastructure to start this journey - details of that experience in my previous blog post. This year helped me step into the field of mHealth and Cancer and to decide the specific area where my research could provide a valuable contribution. Last week, I started my secondment at Oncoavanze, an Oncology clinic also