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Innovative services and initiatives transforming primary healthcare through education, training, and collaboration.

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Innovation in Action at the Core of the I-CARE Hub

The I-CARE Hub exemplifies innovation in multiple dimensions, representing the most forward-thinking aspects of the I-CARE project. These innovations were designed not only to improve healthcare education and service delivery, but also to foster long-lasting collaboration across academic, enterprise, and community sectors. Below are the core innovation areas and their related activities:

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🩺Interprofessional Student-Led Clinics

What’s Innovative: A unique model where students from various disciplines—medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, and public health—collaboratively deliver real healthcare services in structured, university-based primary care clinics. These clinics are supervised by licensed practitioners and embedded in local communities.

Key Activities:

• Real clinical consultations with underserved populations (free of charge)

• Supervised student intake and patient care delivery

• Community screening campaigns (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular)

• Applied learning via data collection and clinical audits

• Peer learning and cross-discipline case discussions

🎓 Modular Training & Professional Development

What’s Innovative: A three-tiered training framework built on modular courses: a 60 ECTS professional diploma, 20–30 ECTS in-service training modules, and capacity-building tracks for academic and clinical staff.

Key Activities:

• Courses on cutting-edge topics like AI in PHC, Big Data, Telemedicine, Ethics, and Patient Safety

• Designed with inputs from academic faculty and enterprise professionals

• Delivered via hybrid models (online + in-person)

• Inclusive recruitment: majority of participants were women, and many came from disadvantaged communities

• Assessment methods include mini-projects, case-based exams, and real-world clinical simulations

🌍 University–Enterprise Collaboration

What’s Innovative: Establishing a structured triangle of cooperation among universities, non-academic enterprises, and the healthcare sector to co-design education and service initiatives.

Key Activities:

• Curriculum co-development with LEAD Healthcare Consultancy and IAST

• Enterprise-led contributions to capacity building and virtual clinic design

• Inclusion of private hospitals and clinics as associate partners providing field support and referrals

• Involvement of enterprise experts in coaching, mentoring, and supervising professional trainees

🖥 Digital Platforms & Knowledge Sharing

What’s Innovative: The creation of an interconnected digital learning ecosystem through Google Classroom, Box Drive, and the public platform icareglobalhealth.com.

Key Activities:

• Google Classroom for course delivery, lectures, exams, and interactive discussions

• Box Drive as a shared cloud hub for all partners to access curricula, materials, and reports

• icareglobalhealth.com as a public dissemination site and evolving knowledge platform

• Interactive tools for Virtual Medical & Health Coaching and digital health services

🧠 Problem-Based and Experiential Learning

What’s Innovative: I-CARE emphasized a shift from passive, lecture-based instruction to problem-based and experiential learning that mimics real clinical environments.

Key Activities:

• Clinical case-based projects and diagnostics simulations

• Workshops on ethical dilemmas and safety protocols in PHC

• Practice-based assignments linked directly to local healthcare needs

• Mentoring networks and student-led peer coaching initiatives

Together, these innovative dimensions ensure that the I-CARE Hub is not just a digital portal or repository, but a dynamic, sustainable ecosystem for healthcare transformation. It empowers learners, trainers, policymakers, and practitioners across Europe, Egypt, and Lebanon to connect, evolve, and deliver better care.

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