On 2 and 3 October, the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Burgos will host the 1st International Conference on Early Childhood Care and Technology in the 21st Century. The aim of this conference is to present the results of the development of the project ‘Specialized and updated training supporting advance technologies for early childhood’, eEarlyCare-T. This conference is part of the programme of activities organised on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
eEarlyCare-T is an interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and innovative project, focused on updating the training of practising professionals and new professionals in the field of early childhood care (ages 0-6 years).
The aim of the meeting is to disseminate the intellectual results of the project and to address the issue of digitalisation of early care for children with different affectations in 21st century society. The conference has 141 registered participants (more than 50 in person and the rest online), from various early care centres in Spain, and can be followed live on TVUBU.
The inauguration will take place on Wednesday, October 2, from 10:00 am and will be attended by Delfín Ortega Sánchez, Vice-Rector for Social Responsibility, Culture and Sport; María Ángeles Martínez Martín, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences; and María Consuelo Sáiz Manzanares, coordinator of the European eEarlyCare-T Project.
The inaugural conference will be given by Dr Francisco Alcantud Marín, Professor of Developmental Psychology and Education at the University of Valencia, under the title ‘Early Intervention: challenges in the Society of the 21st Century’.
During the conference, interactive workshops will be held which will allow participants to access the virtual laboratories developed within the Virtual Learning Platform developed in the project. The eEarlyCare-T project has been selected by the European Union in the SALTO 2023 Awards as one of the three best European projects in the field of ‘Digital Transformation’.
Part of the results of the project are available in open access (in Spanish and English) in the books published by the Publications and Institutional Image Service of the University of Burgos. They can be consulted in the Publications Catalogue.
This meeting has aroused the interest of centres and entities from all over Spain and will be attended by members of different Universities (Salamanca, Valladolid, Granada, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha, Universidad del País Vaso, Complutense de Madrid and Burgos, UNED, Santander), different Hospitals (HUBU, Hospital Universitario de Ourense, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria is located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Health Centres and Units of Burgos, Unit of assessment and attention to people with disabilities of Burgos; Associations (Miradas Foundation. Autismo Burgos, ONCE Sevilla, Madrid, Aranjuez, Leganés, Ourense, Alicante, Asturias, Murcia, Pontevedra, Vigo, Palma del Río Cordoba, Illescas Toledo, A Coruña; APACE Burgos, ASPACE Salamanca, APROMPSI Jaén, APROSMO Granada, ADISUR Granada Servicios, Asociación AMDIB ESMENT Palma de Mallorca, Instituciones Servicio Canario de Salud, Osakidetza de San Sebastián, Servicio de salud público del principado de Asturias, Sergas Servizo Galego de Saude de Ourense, Dirección Provincial de Educación de Burgos); Educational centres (CPEE María Soriano de Madrid, Escuela infantil José Antonio Rodríguez Temiño de Burgos, CEIP Los Vadillos de Burgos) Professional Associations (Colegio Profesional de Terapeutas Ocupacionales de Canarias); Clinics and rehabilitation centres (Clínica Fonema, Clínica Vaivén. Occupational therapy, Equipo Atenea Autismo de Ponferrada, NeureD de Burgos, NEURES Valladolid, STOI Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), Asociación Discapacitados del Sur).
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
9:00-11:00 Registration and collection of documentation
10:00-10:30 Inauguration of the Conference. Mr Delfín Ortega Sánchez. Vice-Rector for Social Responsibility, Culture and Sport. Ms María Ángeles Martínez Martín. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Burgos. Ms María Consuelo Sáiz Manzanares. Coordinator of the European Project eEarlyCare-T.
10:30-11:30 Opening conference. Early Intervention: challenges in the Society of the 21st Century. Dr Francisco Alcantud Marín. Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology. University of Valencia.
11:30-12:30 Coffee break.
12:30-13:15 Results of the eEarlyCare-T project. Training Modules of the eEarlyCare-T project. Dr María Consuelo Sáiz Manzanares. University Professor. Department of Health Sciences. Principal Investigator of the eEarlyCare-T project.
13:15-14:15 Poster Session.
14:15-16:00 Lunch break.
- Afternoon session. Training modules of the eEarlyCare-T project related to pathologies in development and early ages.
16:00-16:30 General characteristics of early intervention and characteristics of the Portage guide. Dr María del Camino Escolar Llamazares. Associate Professor. Faculty of Health Sciences. Coordinator of Programmes of the University Health Care Service. University of Burgos.
16:30-17:00 Early neurodevelopment. Dr Elvira Mercado Val. Assistant Lecturer. Faculty of Education. University of Burgos.
17:00-17:30 Pathologies in early ages. Cerebral Damage, Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy. Dr Elvira Mercado Val. Assistant Lecturer. Faculty of Education. University of Burgos.
17:30-18:00 Pathologies in early ages. Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Dr María Ángeles Martínez Martín. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Burgos.
18:00-19:00 Workshop 1: Testing the training modules of the eEarlyCare project.
19:00-20:00 Poster Session.
Thursday, 3 October 2024
10:00-10:30 Sensory disorders. Ms. Elvira Hernando Marcos. Associate Lecturer. Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Burgos.
10:30-11:00 Affections of personal autonomy. Dr Montserrat Santamaría Vázquez. Associate Professor. Faculty of Health Sciences. Coordinator of the Master in Health Sciences: Research and New Challenges. University of Burgos.
11:00-11:30 Observation and evaluation techniques based on the use of intelligent resources. Introduction to Data Mining. Dr José Francisco Díez Pastor. University Lecturer. Department of Computer Engineering. Coordinator of the Degree in Health Engineering. University of Burgos.
11:30-12:00 AI applied to the improvement of quality of life in autism. Dr María Merino. Autism Burgos. Miradas Foundation.
12:00-12:30 Coffee break.
12:30-13:00 Early intervention and application of intelligent resources: Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence. Dr Álvar Arnaiz González. University Lecturer. Department of Computer Engineering. University of Burgos.
13:15-14:15 Poster Session.
14:15-16:00 Lunch break.
- Afternoon session.
16:00-17:00. Digital Transformation in Health Sciences: challenges and opportunities. Dr Francisco José García Peñalvo. University Professor. Director of the GRIAL Group. Department of Computer Science and Automatics. University of Salamanca.
17:00-17:30 Early intervention and application of intelligent resources: Intelligent Personal Assistants. Dr Raúl Marticorena Sánchez. University Lecturer. Department of Computer Engineering. University of Burgos.
17:30-18:00 Use of eye tracking technology in observation and intervention at early ages. Dr María Consuelo Sáiz Manzanares. University Professor. Department of Health Sciences. Principal investigator of the eEarlyCare-T project. University of Burgos.
18:00-19:00 Workshop 2: Testing virtual laboratories.
19:00-19:30 Closing of the Conference. Ms. Begoña Prieto Moreno. Vice-rector of Teaching and Digital Education of the University of Burgos. Ms. María Ángeles Martínez Martín. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Burgos. Ms. María Consuelo Sáiz Manzanares. Coordinator of the European Project eEarlyCare-T.
