Description
Description (EN): Major challenges of all partner countries concerning melanoma are: low public awareness of melanoma and importants of early detection; lack of knowledge of new methods of treatment of melanoma in Health Proffessionals; inadequate equipment for educational and medical activities; outdated treatment methods; a national register of patients with melanoma does not exist. Project will contribute to the minimization of the low public awareness of melanoma by organization of informative days and raisinig awarness campaigns. Health and Pseudo Health Professionals will get new knowledge of new methods of treatment by getting specialized education, network of Health Experts will be established in cross border area. New equipment will be procured for educational and medical activities. The main project objective is raising awareness for early detection of ocular, skin and mucosal melanoma. Early detected Melanoma has high chances of survival (95% cured). Detected late melanoma has fatal prognosis (median survival 6 to 9 months). There are 3 main target groups in project: health professional, pseudo-health professionals and population. Health professions include general practitioners, Dermatologists, Oncologists, Paediatrics, Surgeons (general, plastic, maxilla-facial, NTE), Dentists, Nurses, Physiotherapists and Students of Department of Health Studies. Pseudo-health professionals are defined as Hairdressers, Beauticians, Opticians and Optometrists. Population is defined as random population. Data gathered through e-health platform and check-ups via new medical equipment will add to research value and improve future treatment methods. Authorities will have at dispose educational materials and established procedures via project created Action plan useful to act against melanoma disease in future. Project will influence to improvement of melanoma diagnostics and prevention that will lead to improvement of public health, reducing of melanoma incidence and mortality.
Read more Achievements (EN): Rounding up a 26-month cooperation, partners of the MELAdetect project have organized a premiere of an educational movie made within the project to raise awareness on melanoma, titled »Stay Safe in the Sun«.
High rates of melanoma occur in Mediterranean countries due to high insolation levels. This was a starting point for partners of the MELAdetect project to start a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about melanoma, focusing on the importance of its early detection and latest treatment options. If detected in an advanced stage, melanoma leaves little possibility for successfully treating affected patients. On the other hand, early detection of melanoma increases the patient`s chances of survival by up to 95%. Partners of MELAdetect have addressed this issue through an educational campaign to contribute to prevention and improve early diagnosis of skin, mucosal and ocular melanoma.
The premiere of the “Stay Safe in the Sun” educational movie was organized in Bar, Montenegro, on 22nd August 2019. The movie covers a story of a patient seeking advice about changes happening on his skin and in this way keeps track of the whole process from detecting the change, through diagnostics, monitoring the change itself up to its treatment.
The educational campaign included educational workshops for health professionals, info days for the public and developing a picture book for children titled “Careful in the Sun”. In addition to raising awareness about this topic, the MELAdetect partnership procured modern medical equipment, organized trainings for medical professionals and non-health workers and created a network of health and medical professionals in the cross-border area in order to share their experiences. This will allow MELAdetect to continue educating people on ways how to detect, prevent and treat melanoma.
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Website: http://www.interreg-hr-ba-me2014-2020.eu/
Expected Results (EN): The level of accessibility and availability of the services within public health care sector
Expected Outputs (EN): Project main results are:
1. New prevention and knowledge platform in the field of treatment of skin, ocular, mucosal melanoma.
2. Implementation of educational and raising awareness activities contributed to raising knowledge and up-to date methods of melanoma treatment.
Project main result 1. will enable self exam opportunity, easy reachable from anywhere in the world, dependable on only Internet connection availability. It will enable long distance tracking of moles and eyes changes, early diagnostic and quick reaction in case of need. It will also improve research and increase insight to mole and eye reactions, timeline of malignant tissue growth and mutations that will improve future prevention activities and treatment of skin, ocular and mucosal melanoma. Project main result 2. will add to spreading knowledge of melanoma diagnostic towards various non-dermatological health care specialists (oncologists, pediatrics, dentists, surgeons and general practitioners). It will enable higher detection and prevention of melanoma and consequentially increase availability and accessibility of services that will be available not exclusively to dermatological ordinance patients.
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Thematic information
Specific Objective:
To improve the quality of the services in public health and social care sector across the borders
Thematic Priority:
(a) Promoting employment, labour mobility and social and cultural inclusion across borders through, inter alia: integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border mobility; joint local employment initiatives; information and advisory services and joint training; gender equality; equal opportunities; integration of immigrants' communities and vulnerable groups; investment in public employment services; and supporting investment in public health and social services
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Partners (5)
Lead Partner:
ZAVOD ZA JAVNO ZDRAVSTVO ZADAR
Department:
Not applicable
Address:
Ljudevita Posavskog, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.zjz-zadar.hr
Total budget:
EUR 194 249.00
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Sveučilište u Mostaru – ustrojbena jedinica Medicinski fakultet
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Name:
Sveučilište u Mostaru – ustrojbena jedinica Medicinski fakultet
Department:
Not applicable
Address:
Petra Krešimira IV, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal status:
public
Website:
https://www.sum.ba/
Total budget:
EUR 162 297.90
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JZU Opšta bolnica "Blažo Orlandić" Bar
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Name:
JZU Opšta bolnica "Blažo Orlandić" Bar
Department:
Not applicable
Address:
Podgrad, 85000 Bar, Montenegro
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.bolnicabar.me
Total budget:
EUR 151 581.50
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Sveučilište u Zadru
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Name:
Sveučilište u Zadru
Department:
Department of Health Studies
Address:
Mihovila Pavlinovića, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.unizd.hr
Total budget:
EUR 79 909.50
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Agencija za razvoj Zadarske županije ZADRA NOVA
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Name:
Agencija za razvoj Zadarske županije ZADRA NOVA
Department:
Not applicable
Address:
Grgura Budislavića, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.zadra.hr
Total budget:
EUR 64 390.00
