Project Title: Exercise Interventions in Children with Cancer

Project number: 622700-EPP-1-2020-1-EL-SPO-SCP
Key Action: Sport
Action Type: Collaborative Partnerships
Project Coordinator: EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITUTOMELETIS KE ANTIMETOPISIS GENETIKONKE KAKOETHON NOSIMATON TIS PEDIKISILIKIAS (Greece)

 

 

 

The proposed program “Exercise Interventions in Children with Cancer-EXITCAN” aims to improve-in the long run-their health and their psychological state. In accordance with the European strategic plan of the European Society for Pediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe) and Childhood Cancer International - Europe (CCI - Europe) the goal is to improve both the efficiency of the treatment and the quality of life of the patients, based on the following

axes:

• AXIS 1 - Special exercises to improve fitness and overall well-being of children;
• AXIS 2 - Designing wellness programs for children who have survived of or who have cancer, through alternative methods, for example: yoga, mindfulness practices etc. These programs will also involve the participation of the close social environment (e.g. brothers, sisters, friends) to strengthen their socialization;
• AXIS 3 - Training of health professionals (doctors, nursing staff, sports teachers), and training of the people who are taking care of these children (parents, guardians, teachers).

Activities:

• Need Analysis of the recent evidence;
• Creation of 2 E-Handbooks;
• Creation of on line platform;
• Pilot training of exercise professionals and health professionals;
• Interactive workshop with the target audience in each partner country
• events for networking operators in each partner country
• final conference in each partner country

PARTNERS: 

• WYZSZA SZKOLA BIZNESU I NAUK O ZDROWIU (PL) ,
• EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS (CY) ,
• VASTERBOTTENS IDROTTSFORBUND (SE) ,
• KOINONIKI SYNETAIRISTIKI EPICHEIRISSYLLOGIKIS KAI
  KOINONIKIS OFELEIASEN-DRASEI (EL) ,
• FUNDACION RED DEPORTE Y COOPERATION (ES)

 

How to contact us?

Institutional project coordinator: j.komorek@wsbinoz.pl