Helping Ukrainian students and employees of USB

The Rector’s Board of the University of South Bohemia issued a statement on Tuesday already expressing the readiness to provide help to Ukrainian students and employees of the University.

Ukrainian students and employees of the University of South Bohemia who have found or will find themselves in need may turn to the international relations offices of individual faculties and the Rectorate or the student affairs offices of the faculties. Direct help consists in providing extraordinary and social scholarships or by providing or finding accommodation for the families of students and employees who leave Ukraine.

For instance, the management of the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia has already created a postdoctoral position for a colleague from Ukraine who had been cooperating with the faculty. She will be able to travel to the Czech Republic with her family on the basis of that. At the same time, prof. Ing. Hana Šantrůčková, CSc., Dean of the faculty, has decided today on awarding a social scholarship to a Ukrainian student who found herself in financial need due to her assets being frozen in Ukraine.

Equally, the management of the Faculty of Agriculture is talking to a future employee from Ukraine about his move to the Czech Republic with his family on the understanding that the faculty will provide temporary accommodation.

The Faculty of Theology is prepared to admit 2–3 students and immediately provide them with a scholarship in the case of a refugee wave. If needed, the faculty will increase the number of students receiving scholarships.

The USB Faculty of Education has offered its partner primary school in Mukachevo (Ukraine) the option of a stay at a summer camp for children. The faculty has also contacted a group of Ukrainian teachers who regularly come to the USB Faculty of Education for exchange stays and who are currently in Kyiv where they had moved from the Donetsk and Luhansk areas. The faculty has offered help to these teachers as well and it is awaiting their response.

The University Psychological Counselling Centre of USB operating at the USB Faculty of Education is prepared to provide immediate help to Ukrainian students and employees of the University while they are dealing with the hardships. 

The Faculty of Arts has decided to award a monthly scholarship to all of its Ukrainian students until the end of this academic year (June 2022).

Equally, the USB Faculty of Economics is prepared to disburse extraordinary scholarships to its students from Ukraine if needed (frozen accounts). At the same time, the faculty is prepared to provide help in the form of facilities for Ukrainian colleagues and their families (4 guest flats, work positions, etc.).

The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters are also contacting their students and offering support and help.

Furthermore, the Director of the USB Dormitories and Refectories issued a decision on 24 February on providing a discount of 50 % on the accommodation for Ukrainian students.

Initiative and help is coming from the students themselves. The Student Union of the University of South Bohemia is planning to open a transparent bank account to help their Ukrainian classmates.

Useful links for the Ukrainian citizens:

Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

You can also contribute to help Ukraine through the following organisations:

PEOPLE IN NEED

CARITAS CZECH REPUBLIC

ADRA

MEMORY OF NATIONS

UNICEF

The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the University of South Bohemia hosted two erudite academics from the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Health Studies, between 21-25 February 2022. During the stay, Vedran Ðido gave lectures to nursing and paramedic students, while Eldad Kaljić taught physiotherapy students. The visit was part of the 2020 Erasmus+ KA 107 Credit Mobility project, which aims to increase cooperation between the FHSS USB and universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Canada, Albania, and Nepal.

Vedran Ðido´s lecture (for first year students of the General Nursing programme) dealt with the characteristics of successful communication in the health system. Future paramedics (second year students) learned about the quick and easy interpretation of ECG. These lectures provided an interesting and interactive insight into the subject. Dido also met up with Gloria Babič, a student who is completing her practical internship at České Budějovice hospital as part of Erasmus +.

Eldad Kaljić introduced second and third year students of the Physiotherapy study programme to physiotherapy and multidisciplinary care in adolescents with spinal deformities, as well as to physiotherapy methodology and techniques in radicular low back pain.

Both teachers were very positive about the interest of the students, especially in relation to their excellent language skills, which allowed for rich and constructive discussions. They met the representatives of the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Urgent Care, the Department of Physiotherapy and Selected Medical Disciplines, as well as the Dean of the Faculty and the Vice Dean for international relations. They also visited selected clinical departments of the faculty, including the Centre of Physiotherapy of the FHSS USB, České Budějovice hospital, the Slatinné Spa in Třeboň, and the Arpida centre for the rehabilitation of disabled persons. The guests particularly appreciated the close cooperation between these departments and the faculty, and the efforts to integrate therapeutic knowledge from the academic environment into real practice.

The cooperation between the two universities has been further deepened by the professional practice of students of the University of Sarajevo at the FHSS USB (visits last two months, for students of General Nursing and Physiotherapy). Currently, a total of four students from Bosnia and Herzegovina are completing these internships at the FHSS USB.

In the summer semester of the academic year 2021/2022, two lecturers of the Physiotherapy study programme will visit the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Health Studies: Mgr. Alena Bínová and Mgr. Eliška Nováková.

On 30 November and 1 December 2021, Professor Constantina Skanavis, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Public Health of the University of West Attica in Greece, visited the Department of Radiology, Toxicology and Civil Protection of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the USB – as part of the Erasmus + programme. She was received by the Vice-Dean for International Relations of the JU Faculty of Social Sciences, prof. Dr.rer.nat. Friedo Zölzer, DSc. The subject of the meeting was to establish cooperation through teacher and student mobility within the Erasmus+ programme. Prof. Zölzer said "Possible cooperation is also offered in the field of Environmental Health, which is the exact area where the interests of our two institutions overlap."

According to the World Health Organization, Environmental Health includes those aspects of human health and disease that are determined by factors present in the environment. The Director of the Institute of Radiology, Toxicology and Civil Protection, Mgr. Zuzana Freitinger Skalická, Ph.D., explained "Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and toxic substances are important factors that not only play a role in emergencies, but also in long-term exposures. These aspects are the target of our Institute's scientific research activities."

On Wednesday, Professor Constantina Skanavis met with students of the master’s degree in Civil Emergency Preparedness and students of the Bachelor's degree in Civil protection with a focus on chemical, biological, radiology and nuclear noxae and explosives. During a presentation entitled, "An academic prescription for Ecotherapy", she discussed the importance of protecting the environment and preserving it for future generations. In her presentation, she touched upon aspects causing environmental degradation, and emphasized the role of human beings and their negative impact. At the end of the lecture, she introduced the Skyros Project, which is a new way to provide practical environmental and health education.

The University of West Attica is a relatively young university that was formed in 2019 by the merger of several Greek universities. Prof. Skanavis was approached by the representatives of the newly formed university to establish and lead the Faculty of Public Health. Since then, she has held the position of the Dean of the Faculty of Public Health. The collaboration between the FHSS USB and TEI Athens, one of the universities that gave rise to the University of West Attica, dates back to 2016. Currently, two Greek students, Aristotelis Moutafis and Chris Chrysovalantis Topalidis, are studying at the FHSS USB under the Erasmus+ programme. Their six-month study stay focuses on public health, radiology, toxicology and epidemiology. Joint discussions on future collaboration have led to an interest in expanding opportunities for student and faculty exchange in the fields of civil protection and radiology.

The gateway "Vědavýzkum.cz - Independent information about science and research" has published an article about the project “Model of care for the elderly in residential facilities in the concept of three-tier housing”, which was created at FHSS USB with the aim of improving the lives of seniors in the Czech Republic. The project was supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, and the results are currently being applied in the city of Tábor. Its benefits and uniqueness are explained by the project's principal investigator, doc. PhDr. Adéla Mojžíšová, Ph.D., from the Institute of Social and Special Education Sciences.

The main objective of the project Model of care for the elderly in residential facilities in the concept of three-tier housing was to identify modern trends in care, show examples of good practice in care for the elderly in residential facilities, and to create a model of care in three-tier housing for the elderly with an emphasis on connection with the community and with regard to intergenerational solidarity. One of the results of the project is the creation of a model of three-tier housing that takes into account all the essential principles and examples of good practice, and which puts the elderly and their needs and their degree of self-sufficiency at its centre. Doc. Mojžíšová summarized: "The project came about thanks to the interest from the local government sector. Our first application guarantor was the town of Třeboň. The then leadership approached the faculty, expressing their desire to have something like this and to participate in it. The application to the TA ČR was created on this basis."

A group of students of the FHSS USB who are preparing to become paramedics bravely and generously joined the campaign of the Society for Early Care on Wednesday, December 1. Its aim is to support early care services and families who care for children with disabilities. The first, and very significant, event was “Don't be a wuss! Get wet for early care", which involved immersing oneself in cold water in seven places in the country - in České Budějovice this took place at Malý jez. Almost twenty students of the FHSS USB also entered the Malše river. This was the idea of the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs of the FHSS USB Mgr. Ondřej Doskočil, Th.D. Doskočil, who explains: "When I read the appeal, I thought of handing it over to paramedics, because they are more used to diving into cold water. They were quite enthusiastic. Those who came were not only experienced hardy people, but also students entering a winter river for the first time." The Vice Dean also plunged into the four- degree water. In addition, the future paramedics from the FHSS USB raised some money among themselves, handing over CZK 1,600 to the České Budějovice branch of the Society for Early Care.

Afterwards, the dean's office received a thank you from the director of the Society for Early Care Mgr. Jana Tušlová. The Dean of the FHSS USB, Mgr. Ivana Chloubová, Ph.D., said: "I am always proud of students who support a "good cause". I appreciate their attitude all the more because they are first-year students who are not widely experienced and lack the insight from professional practice. Yet they have the desire and willingness to help and support those who need their help." The aim of this event, which remains ongoing, is to draw attention to the situation of families of children with severe disabilities. The moment parents learn that their child has a serious disability, they feel "like they have been thrown into icy water" in which they have to learn to swim very quickly. It is during this difficult period when early childhood care helps them. A new campaign started in early December and will run until the end of January 2022 to raise funds to support families with children with early-year disabilities.

The topic of the second series of open debates, which will continue at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of USB next year was an urgent one - Sexual abuse in (not only religious) organizations. The full recording of the panel discussion can be listened to on the faculty YouTube channel (in Czech).

Those who gathered in Lecture Hall A on Thursday, December 9, experienced an extraordinary meeting of people who greatly impressed the audience with their openness and honesty. The discussion was attended by professionals who have extensive experience with supporting victims of sexual abuse, especially in a church setting, from both a therapeutic and legal perspective. Two of the guests - a woman and a man - were there to relay their experiences as victims. Their stories were key to opening up the issue to people who had previously not thought about it. It was also a powerful message for our students who plan to work in the helping professions - because it is very likely that (in both the health and social spheres) they will encounter someone who has experienced sexual abuse or coercion in their future professional practice. In this respect, a particularly inspiring person was the priest and hospital chaplain, Marek František Drábek, who graduated as a general nurse and is familiar with the medical environment because he worked in a hospital in the internal ward for several years. He has been involved in accompanying victims of sexual abuse for a long time, and has opened up the topic to the public through a series of YouTube videos.

A common appeal, heard from many angles, was that it is necessary to talk about it. Mainly because such meetings can help people to open up and express their fears. It is alarming that victims are only able to talk about the abuse much later: on average after 8 to 15 years. This can be very devastating to their lives, which is why any chance to reach out to the general public and gain the trust of those in need is so important. Ondřej Doskočil, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs of the FHSS USB, and the organizer of the event, summarized: "Sexual abuse is a phenomenon that affects the whole of society – and we don't just encounter it in religious organisations. Graduates of our courses may also encounter it in the health or social sectors. Moreover, it often occurs in families among those close to the victim – where we might least expect it. It is because we don’t expect it there that we do not notice the warning signs, and often do not believe the victims. The debate opened my eyes in many ways, helping me to perceive reality in a more diverse way."

A full-day course packed with information and plenty of opportunities to try out the theory in practice was organised on 1 December by FHSS USB for midwives, doctors and physiotherapists. It focused on the issue of natural and non-progressive childbirth, and combined knowledge from gynaecology, obstetrics and physiotherapy. It brought the different disciplines together with the aim of having professionals work together to make women's births as easy as possible. The theoretical and practical part was intertwined with the rich clinical experience of obstetricians and physiotherapists. The participation of a pregnant woman as a figurehead was also beneficial.

The initiator of the course, entitled “Prevention of non-progressive childbirth from the persepctive of an obstetrician and a physiotherapist,” was MUDr. et Mgr. Marcela Míková Ph.D., the professional guarantor of the course. Also invited were doc. MUDr. Ondřej Šimetka, Ph.D., MBA – Head of the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava, Head of the Perinatology Centre of the University Hospital Ostrava, and Mgr. Marika Bajerová – a physiotherapist with fifteen years of experience working at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic of the University Hospital Ostrava and at the Institute of Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava. “Our main goal is to connect physiotherapy and obstetrics, and to show how we can prevent non-progressive childbirth. The course also includes practical exercises on what we can do to support certain stages of labour," said Mgr. Marika Bajerová. She added that the aim is to manage the birth with a minimum of aids – and to rely on one's own hands and body if possible. There was great interest in the course at the FHSS USB. Its capacity of 30 seats was filled very quickly: in the audience were doctors and physicians from hospitals, midwives, physiotherapists, as well as teachers from České Budějovice and further afield. Physiotherapist Mgr. Jana Jarošová found the course greatly enriching. She said: "The most important thing is this interdisciplinary connection - we discussed how a physiotherapist can contribute to making childbirth as easy as possible, and what an obstetrician can expect from a physiotherapist." The course participants were also given visual study material.

People watched the screening of the feature-length documentary ‘The Intensive Life Unit’ in the largest lecture hall of the FHSS USB with great interest. The event was transmitted to the next hall, which was mainly filled with students. The screening was followed by a debate with experts who talked about palliative medicine from different perspectives. The combination of the film and a discussion with people who know a lot about the topic from their own experience was unique. It broadened the horizons of not only the students present, but also elsewhere, because the debate was accessible online on ZOOM.

The feature-length documentary film, directed by Adéla Komrzý, depicts the work of the pioneers of Czech hospital palliative care, Mudr. Ondřej Kopecký, and Mudr. Kateřina Rusínová, Ph.D., at the VFN in Prague. The Clinic of Palliative Medicine was established as a pilot project to serve as a model for other hospitals. For example, a palliative and support team already exists at České Budějovice Hospital. However, until recently little has been known about this topic in the Czech Republic, and the young director took it up after personally experiencing the death of a loved one. Over the course of three years, she documented a team of professionals who help patients find solutions and make decisions about an appropriate starting point for them in an age of endless possibilities for artificially prolonging life. She shot over 150 hours of footage, so selecting footage for the final 75-minute documentary was very difficult. The fact that she succeeded is evidenced, among other things, by the award she received at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and the audience's interest in a film about such a serious subject.

On Saturday, students of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences USB who helped in hospitals during the pandemic won The South Bohemian Nurse competition. The victorious four-member team achieved the most points of all the 15 participating teams – who came from universities, colleges, and secondary schools. The cup was awarded in person by the Minister of Health, Adam Vojtěch, during a ceremony at the Clarion Hotel.

The faculty nominated three teams for the 6^th year of the one-day competition held at České Budějovice hospital. Two of these finished second and fourth in their category. In total, 15 teams from universities, colleges and schools of health care measured their strength in the competition. Team No. 2, represented by Tereza Svárovská, Dominik Král, Ilona Špirochová and Nicole Šubrová, won category 1 (higher education institutions and universities), and became the overall winner of the whole competition.

The Dean of the faculty, Ivana Chloubová, praised not only the winners, but also the members of the other two teams from FHSS USB – all of whom had experienced the effects of the pandemic in health care at school and in practice. She said, "These are the ones who were deployed to hospitals in times of emergency and managed to move quickly to wherever staff were most needed. They were able to function in challenging conditions, proving themselves helpful and reliable. Of course, we are happy about the overall first place award, but all of our students are winners to us." She also thanked the head of year, Hana Hajduchová, and all the colleagues from the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Care of FHSS USB for preparing the students professionally, and for their positive motivation and support.

Bohumil Jiroušek, the Rector of the University of South Bohemia, was also a guest at the gala evening. He was delighted with the results of the competition, as well as the whole event and awards ceremony. He said,“It is an exceptional competition and I am delighted to have such competent students who will become health care professionals in the future. It gives me hope that if they ever care for me, everything will turn out well."

České Budějovice hospital prepared fifteen disciplines with amusing names, reminiscent of famous films and TV shows – so the students often didn't know until the last moment what to expect. The doors were marked with names such as Nurse in Action, The Bone Collectors, The Mummy Returns, The Apple Game, The Rose Garden Surgery, or Alles Gute. In the latter, students had to demonstrate knowledge of English or German, as the task was to treat a stranger. To make the situation as realistic as possible, the performers wore Tyrolean costumes or a Muslim headscarf and a long shirt. The competition was dynamic and exciting, it started at nine o'clock and finished by four in the afternoon. Afterwards, students, academics, hospital staff, and other guests moved to the Clarion Hotel for the results – which no one could have predicted given the number and difficulty of the events.

It was the third time that the Minister of Health, Adam Vojtěch, attended the competition as a guest. He described it as one of the best projects in our country to promote the profession of general nurses and health professionals in general and, above all, to motivate young people to get involved in the health sector. He told the students, "I think if covid has brought us something good, it is this – it has increased the prestige of health professionals and the interest in studying at medical schools. I hope this competition has also made you more confident that after you graduate you will go on to work in the Czech health sector, which needs you a lot."

PhDr. Lucia Demjanovič Kendrová, PhD., Head of the Department of Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Health Care, University of Prešov, worked at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences as part of the Erasmus+ teacher mobility from 11-15 October 2021.

At the Institute of Physiotherapy and Selected Medical Disciplines, she prepared seminars for 2^nd year students of Physiotherapy on respiratory physiotherapy. The seminars for 3^rd year students of Physiotherapy focused on lymphedema therapy and vascular gymnastics. It was interesting for her to meet 2^nd year students from her home university who are currently engaged in their Erasmus+ studies. We currently have 2 students from the University of Prešov in the field of Physiotherapy, and 2 students from the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava.

Together with the Director of the Institute of Physiotherapy and Selected Medical Disciplines, MUDr. Mgr. Marcela Míková, Ph.D., she not only visited the Centre of Physiotherapy at FHSS USB, but also the ARPIDA Children's Centre for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in České Budějovice, where she was impressed by the complex interconnection of all the components of coordinated rehabilitation. On Thursday and Friday, she attended the Annual Congress of the Czech Neurosurgical Society held at the Clarion Hotel in České Budějovice. In the company of the guarantor of the physiotherapy study program, PhDr. Marek Zeman, Ph.D., she also visited the two spa houses in Slatinné Spa Třeboň, which are one of the clinical departments of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. During a comprehensive tour of the spa, she positively evaluated the modern equipment of the physiotherapy and electrotherapy departments, and the close cooperation in the implementation of clinical practice in the field.

Thus, the cooperation between the two partner universities has deepened even further and, in the "post-covid" period, a new stage of further development has begun; especially in project activities in the field of diagnosis and therapy of functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

A celebratory meeting of the academic community and employees of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences USB in České Budějovice took place on the 30^th anniversary of its foundation. It was an opportunity to meet, look back, and appreciate.

The event was held on 12 October at 2 pm in the two largest lecture halls, directly after the morning gathering of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Social and Health Sciences of USB. In the afternoon, the Dean of the faculty, Mgr. Ivana Chloubová, Ph.D., summarized the evolution of FHSS USB in a comprehensive presentation.

The afternoon event in the Vltava/Uran building, which started and ended with a performance by a section of the FHSS USB Choir, was attended by many distinguished guests. The Rector of the University of South Bohemia, Prof. Bohumil Jiroušek, Dr., reminded them that FHSS USB was one of the founding faculties of the university and remains one of its largest. He said: "The faculty has a lot to boast about and plays a very important role, as seen during the pandemic. I wish you every success and thank you all for what you have done for this faculty."

In the hall sat academics, staff and students, as well as directors of South Bohemian hospitals, a number of institutions the FHSS USB has been cooperating with, and other guests. One of the important clinical workplaces is ARPIDA – The Centre for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in České Budějovice. The director of ARPIDA, Mgr. Ing. Marek Wohlgemuth, presented the dean with an original gift for the faculty's birthday – a wooden candlestick made in a sheltered workshop, decorated with a heart motif (the heart is a visual symbol of the Faculty of Social Sciences USB).

After the presentation by Dean Dr. Chloubová, 21 personalities who have significantly contributed to the development of our faculty received awards.

The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences has prepared six public courses/lectures for the winter semester as part of lifelong learning. The details, including how to register, are on the FHSS USB website. The topics are selected according to public interest and how past courses were received. One of the new courses, called Strong Parents - Strong Children®, is based on an international concept and will premiere at the FHSS. Strong Parents - Strong Children® is a self-development and experiential course designed for parents, parents-to-be, grandparents, and others interested in raising children. One of the main ideas of the course is to encourage parents to create families in which everyone loves to live, where disagreements naturally occur but no one is belittled, and all family members are respected. The course will be conducted by trained lecturers – Mgr. Ing. Renata Švestková, Ph.D., and Mgr. Andrea Schönbauerová, Ph.D.

The FHSS USB is offering the following courses for the public in the winter semester:

1) Nordic walking in practice

2) Layman's first aid for musculoskeletal pain

3) Proper nutrition for health, and even for swimwear

4) Strong Parents - Strong Children®

5) Basal Stimulation - how it can help

6) Snoezelen

The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the University of South Bohemia once again took part in the nationwide event Night of Scientists, which took place on Friday, 24 September from 5 to 11 pm on the campus of the University of South Bohemia. It allowed visitors to find all faculties in one place. FHSS USB was given the Kampa Club Hall and the space in front of it, where two tents were erected and there was plenty of room.

Our programme was varied as usual and attracted more than two hundred adults and children. The programme was designed to suit everyone, and due to the nature of our faculty, it focused mainly on healthy lifestyle, social topics, physiotherapy, first aid lessons and demonstrations of teaching aids and models.

Guests also enjoyed demonstrations of virtual reality and 3D printing. Outside, visitors had a chance to try on the so-called ‘geronto-suit’, which was specially developed to simulate the movement of an elderly person - with motor, visual and auditory limitations. The suit was worn mainly by children, but also by adults, who experienced how the human body changes in old age. More than forty people wearing the suit completed an obstacle course and realised how difficult it is to sit down and then get up again. A valuable experience that allowed them to better empathise with the everyday life of the elderly.

There was also nutrition advice; an exhibition showed how much sugar and salt everyday foods contain. People were interested in having their health professionally measured and receiving advice on how to improve their lifestyle. The examination of posture and posture counselling was also a big success. The FHS USB Children's University attracted young and old alike. Even foreign participants who work at the Faculty of Science were interested. Once Mgr. Alena Machová had explained in English the essence of the teaching, they immediately showed interest in enrolling their son at our ChUUSB.

Everyone had to comply with governmental measures in connection with COVID-19. The hall was constantly flowing with people, and everyone had to wear respirators, which was challenging due to the capacity and high interest of the participants. Fortunately, the weather was good, so many of the activities could take place outside until late in the evening. The Dean of the FHSS USB, Dr. Ivana Chloubová, thanked all the teachers and students of our faculty for attending the event and representing our faculty in an exemplary manner.

Three days before the World First-Aid Day, on Wednesday 8 September, under the auspices of the Children's University, a first-aid training was organised by students of the FHSS USB. They went to Lipno lake for a cycling camp organised by Bishop's Grammar School in České Budějovice. This event is a tradition which originated with the cooperation between Bishop's Grammar School and its former student, now a graduate of our faculty, Bc. Radim Baxa.

According to the coordinator of the ChUUSB FHSS USB, Dr. Věra Stasková, "The event was held in a campsite near Nová Pec on the banks of Lipno lake with 110 grammar school students. The high number of participants will help to spread the discussed issues. It also included an organizational challenge, which was accomplished by all participants."

A total of 21 students from the fields of Paramedicine and General Nursing prepared ten stands divided into five thematic units for the grammar school students. The stands dealt with resuscitation and internal acute conditions. Bishop's Grammar School perceives this training to be enriching and helpful. The lecturers are our students and close to the grammar school students in age. This means they can pass on information and skills more easily than usual teachers. However, it was a very demanding day in terms of organisation, as Dr. Stašková emphasized: "I would like to express a big thank you to all the students for their preparation and commitment throughout the event. I would especially like to thank the student Karel Sluneček, who organized all the students and prepared the stands under the supervision of Radim Baxa."