Health Research and Innovation Science Center is Unit of Faculty of Health Sciences in Klaipėda University, which was established by the implementation of the University's strategy to strengthen the interdisciplinary health research. The Center conducts research of high national and international quality and experimental (social) development work, integrates the scientific and study process, and provides conditions for raising the qualifications of academic staff and other specialists.
The aim of the center's activities is to conduct of high national and international quality research and experimental development work in the main directions: public health, health education, health and wellness, organization and management of primary health care, social work in health care, improving the quality of care, medical and social rehabilitation and prevention, recreation and tourism development, safe food, healthy nutrition, environmental impact on health, biotechnology, medical engineering, complementary and alternative medicine, balneology and others.
Tasks of the Center:
- To carry out long-term interdisciplinary health scientific research and experimental (social, cultural) development important for the development of the country's economy, culture and society.
- Ensuring the integrity of science and studies by helping to train specialists, taking into account the latest scientific achievements.
- Create conditions for raising the qualifications of academic staff and other specialists.
- Organize and carry out scientific research projects of high national and international quality.
- To carry out research in accordance with contracts with Lithuanian and foreign natural and legal persons.
- To publish the results of scientific research, to the extent that this does not contradict the legal acts regulating the protection of intellectual property and commercial or State and service secrets.
- Prepare and publish educational and informational publications.
- To organize international and national conferences, seminars.
Memberships:
- Baltic Sea Region in Primary Care Network;
- Baltic Sea Region Network in Personalized Health Care;
- Baltic Antibiotic Resistance Collaborative Network (BARN);
- Network of health-promoting universities. Network representatives: Klaipėda University, Aleksandras Stulginskis and Lithuanian Sports Universities;
- European Forum for Primary Care;
- International joint Network: Co-leader on International Motor Competence Network International Motor Competence Network (IMCNetwork).