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Events 49 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 26 JULY 2015 THE Farsons Foundation recently extended its support to the Malta Memorial District Nursing Asso- ciation (MMDNA) through partial sponsorship of the publication of a handbook for health care profes- sionals working in hospitals and in the community entitled Just in Case: Care and Case Management in Malta. "Farsons has supported the MM- DNA for a number of years. The association provides an exception- al service to our local community including our employees, and we are proud of our continued collab- oration," chairman of the Farsons Group Louis A. Farrugia said. "This handbook is of particular interest not only to health care professionals, but also to students and the general public. This year the MMDNA celebrates its 70th anniversary and we are grateful for the tremendous support that Farsons has always given our As- sociation," Chairperson of the MMDNA Grace Jaccarini com- mented. The non-profit MMDNA was set up in 1945 to honour all those who fought in World War II and, in its wake, to provide much needed pro- fessional nursing care to the Mal- tese community in their homes. The Association has grown and developed over the years, currently employing over 140 staff and car- riying out over 1,500 home visits a day, 365 days a year. MMDNA continually aims to provide a cost- effective service. The handbook Just in Case: Care and Case Management in Malta can be obtained from the MMDNA offices in Kappara, San Gwann at the sponsored rate of €5 and a copy can be reserved by emailing the Association on melitafarrugia@mmdna.com. Gymnasium to open at SmartCity Malta A 450 square metre gymnasium will be opening its doors on the ground floor of SCM02 in the last quarter of 2015. The gym will be open Monday to Sunday at convenient times for the benefit of employ- ees forming part of the SmartCity Malta com- munity, as well as the public from the neighbor- ing localities. Commenting about the new ven- ture, Xandru Grech, owner and operator of the gymnasium said that, "The gym at SmartCity Malta will be tailor-made for the Smart- City and neighborhood communi- ty. The gym will be fitted out with the latest gym equipment, includ- ing equipment which records your progress through a smartcard. The equipment can be used by mem- bers of all ages including athletes, elderly or individuals undergoing rehabilitation from injuries. Fur- thermore we will be organising in- side and open-air group classes as well as booth camps for members and non-members." SmartCity Malta CEO Anthony Tabone welcomed the signing of this gymnasium as SmartCity Malta. He said that the availability of a gym at SmartCity Malta will help to encourage people to exer- cise on a regular basis and live a healthy life-style. Tabone encour- aged employees to make use of this gym as it will help to enhance the work life balance of each and every individual. Farsons Foundation supports MMDNA emCare showcases SCOPE medical devices at Sahhtek event EMCARE recently showcased one of its health and care solutions, SCOPE (Safely Communicating health Observations in a Produc- tive and Efficient way) at an event organised by Atlas Insurance as part of its sponsorship of Saħħtek: The University of Malta health and wellbeing study at the Corin- thia in Attard. SCOPE enables individuals to conduct routine medical tests and instantly capture the read- ings electronically through health monitoring devices. Among these devices are a blood glucose meter and a blood pressure monitor. When individuals check their vital signs, the readings are auto- matically transmitted from the devices to an online platform, updating their electronic medical record. SCOPE also analyses the person's medical readings in comparison to their medical thresholds, so as to alert doctors and family mem- bers if the readings fall outside the thresholds. In such cases, SCOPE generates an emergency report containing all necessary information for ad- missions to hospital. The blood glucose meter that accompanies SCOPE helps users analyse their progress in achiev- ing overall treatment goals, under- stand how diet and exercise affect their blood sugar levels. It also helps to understand how other factors, such as illness or stress affect blood sugar levels, monitor the effect of diabetes medications on their blood sugar levels, as well as identify blood sugar levels that are dangerously high or low. The Saħħtek study aims to deter- mine the proportion and number of persons suffering from diabetes, hypertension, lack of physical ac- tivity, hyperlipidaemia and obesity currently residing in Malta, an as a result the event was an opportuni- ty for emCare to help raise aware- ness about the importance of us- ing the latest technology for the generation of accurate and up-to- date electronic medical records. emCare also exhibited the em- CareMobile phone at the event, which may also come with several devices for real-time electronic health monitoring. All devices are Bluetooth-ena- bled and readings are shown on the device and transmitted direct- ly to an online platform, so that immediate action will be taken if necessary. HSBC holds summer staff party to commemorate 15-year anniversary Kevin Willie, Charmaine Cutajar, Sharon Demarco, Marion Mercieca, Saman- tha Hollyoak, George Micallef, Sarah Cardona, Nathalie Camilleri Sultana, Stephanie Riolo during the HSBC Malta summer staff party Farsons Group chairman Louis A. Farrugia (right)