OHAMR Call for proposals 2026

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: Institute for maternal and child health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste
• Country: Italy (IT)
• Career stage: Early Career Researcher (up to 8 years** since PhD).

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 2: Develop tools and methods to improve adherence to treatment protocols.
• One Health Setting:

  H - Human Health

• Keywords:

  health literacy; pediatric; caregiver;

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  Hello, I am a nurse researcher with over 15 years of experience in clinical research (now on my PHd thesis), quality improvement, and health-literacy–oriented projects. While my experience with EU grants is still limited, my team and I are highly motivated to contribute as partners. We are currently conducting an organizational health literacy research programme in a maternal and child hospital, focusing on communication challenges and family understanding of treatment instructions. Our latest (unpublished) data highlight significant difficulties among caregivers in correctly administering antibiotics at home—an important issue for patient safety and antimicrobial stewardship. We would be pleased to collaborate and provide further information or references if needed.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  would like to join a One Health–focused project that develops and evaluates educational strategies to improve health literacy, promote safe antibiotic use, and support families in understanding treatments across healthcare settings. I am particularly interested in initiatives that strengthen communication between professionals and caregivers to reduce preventable medication errors.

Raffaella Dobrina

• Organisation: Institute for maternal and child health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste
• Position: research nurse
• E-mail: raffaella.dobrina@burlo.trieste.it
• Phone: 00393207222264