ERASMUS SAVELIFE PROJECT

About Erasmus SaveLife Project: Reorganizing Basic/Advanced Life Support Training Through the Use of Innovative Digital Materials

 The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering-Skopje, together with the Faculty of Medicine-Skopje, at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, were partners in the European Erasmus+ project SaveLife. In this regard:

• The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering participated in the design of the e-learning platform and the design of the educational materials for courses and videos.
• The Faculty of Medicine participated in the structuring of the educational materials, the trainings for the users of the e-platform and is a further beneficiary of the project results.

 The SaveLife (https://savelife.yildiz.edu.tr) project, funded by the European Union within the Erasmus+ KA220 program, aimed to provide medical staff up-to-date, open, free access to B/ALS trainings that can function as booster trainings or complementary to in situ trainings when deemed necessary by the trainers. The main objectives of the SaveLife Project are to research best practices in online education for B/ALS trainings and to develop a comprehensive course plan that includes learning materials, mainly interactive videos and an e-book. The project brought together eight partner institutions from six countries: Yildiz Technical University (Türkiye), University of Health Sciences (Türkiye), Medical University Sofia (Bulgaria), Panepistimio Thessalias (Greece), Bukovinian State Medical University (Ukraine), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (North Macedonia), Politechnika Slaska (Poland), and RQ Consultancy Ltd. Co. (Türkiye).

 Overall, the SaveLife Project:

• Targeted university staff, medical students, nurses, paramedics, and general practitioners who practice or will practice in high-risk areas. By focusing on these target groups, the project aimed to make a significant and lasting impact on B/ALS trainings across Europe.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) training is received by medical students early in their studies, and this knowledge is further developed through Advanced Life Support (ALS) trainings. Basic and Advanced life support (B/ALS) is essential for physicians managing cardiac arrest.

 More details through leaflet and project website.

The project enables an international and inter-disciplinary analysis of current CPR practices in partnering countries. The team benefits from global best practices to structure an innovative modular online course design, achieving sustainable development and readiness among healthcare professionals for Basic/Advanced Life Support (B/ALS). The activities and end-product unify emergency life support interventions by facilitating access to up-to-date B/ALS training and online content, created in collaboration with leading higher education institutions in the region.