Üsküdar University added a new event to its activities within the scope of the 100th Anniversary of Our Republic. The ‘Health Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of Our Republic’ was held by the Faculty of Health Sciences. Academics and students from the Faculty of Health Sciences participated in the symposium. The opening speeches of the symposium, where academics from 13 departments made presentations, were delivered by the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Arif Aktuğ Ertekin, and Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hikmet Koçak.
The event, held at the NP Health Campus Ibn-i Sina Auditorium, was moderated by Lecturer Mert İlhan and Lecturer Derya Deniz.
Prof. Dr. Arif Aktuğ Ertekin: “The share of health services has increased over the years”
Delivering the opening speeches of the health symposium, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Arif Aktuğ Ertekin, stated that Turkey developed its health services by overcoming challenging paths. Ertekin said; “As the Faculty of Health Sciences, we are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Our Republic once again. Health should be evaluated in three areas; one is the service leg, one is the education leg, and one is the research leg. In the early years of our Republic, as a society emerging from war, we were almost reborn. The healthcare system of the Republic of Turkey was trying to stand on its feet, and it went through difficult paths. One of the foremost topics is related to preventive health services… In fact, the issue of health has always been scrutinized even before the republic, and various investments have been made in this regard. The share of health services has increased over the years. We have young colleagues among us, and I hope they will show the necessary effort to bring our work to better places. There is a lot of work in our country in recent years, and the citations you receive for your work are important.”
Prof. Dr. Hikmet Koçak: “Whatever profession we are in, we must be the best”
In the symposium, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hikmet Koçak, emphasizing that no investment made in health will go to waste, said; “The future will be built with lessons learned from the past. If we don't know our past well, we cannot be very hopeful about the future. Our Faculty of Health Sciences represents our university as a locomotive. We are trying to carry out health services as a whole here. The time you spend acquiring knowledge is important, but preserving and developing it is even more important. Investments made in health are never a waste; they do not go to naught. Everyone needs health. Whatever profession we are in, we must be the best. We must work that way. Our university has expectations from you, just as you have expectations. Our goal is to graduate you well.”
The presentations held within the scope of the ‘Health Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of Our Republic’, which lasted a full day in 3 different sessions, began with the first session. The chairpersons of the first session were Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hikmet Koçak and Prof. Dr. Osman Sulak from the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine. In the first session; Prof. Dr. Hikmet Koçak presented on ‘Historical Development of Perfusion’, Assist. Prof. Dr. Demet Gülaldı from the Child Development department on ‘Past, Present, and Future of Child Development’, Deputy Head of the Department of Speech and Language Therapy Assist. Prof. Dr. Maral Yeşilyurt on ‘History of Speech and Language Therapy’, and Prof. Dr. Osman Sulak from the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, made his presentation on ‘Development of Orthotics and Prosthetics from the Republic to the Present Day’, concluding the first session.
The second session began under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Selma Doğan, Head of the Nursing Department, and Prof. Dr. Deniz Demirci, Head of the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department.
Head of the Audiology Department Assist. Prof. Dr. Didem Şahin Ceylan presented her talk titled ‘Past, Present, and Future of Audiology in Turkey’ to the participants. Lecturer Filiz Eyüboğlu from the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department made her presentation titled ‘Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation from Past to Future’. Deputy Head of the Nursing Department Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurcan Uysal shared her presentation titled ‘Nursing from Past to Present on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic’ with the participants. Head of the Occupational Health and Safety Department Assist. Prof. Dr. Rüştü Uçan delivered his presentation titled ‘Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic’, and the second session concluded.
The third and final session began under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Güler Cimete, Head of the Midwifery Department, and Prof. Dr. Haydar Sur, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Head of the Occupational Therapy Department Prof. Dr. Sevda Asqarova delivered her presentation titled ‘A Different Perspective on Occupational Therapy’. Deputy Head of the Midwifery Department Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayça Demir Yıldırım shared her presentation titled ‘100-Year Journey of Midwifery, Midwifery in Changing Health Systems’ with the participants. Head of the Department of Medical Pathology Prof. Dr. İbrahim Öztek and Prof. Dr. Zafer Öztek delivered the presentation titled ‘Republic and Medicine’. Lecturer Kübra Şahin from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics presented on ‘The Birth and Historical Development of the Dietetics Profession and the Table of Atatürk, the Founder of Our Republic’. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Karatay from the Social Work Department delivered his presentation titled ‘Changes in Social Services with the Republican Era’.
After the last session, the symposium concluded with a group photo session and the presentation of certificates of appreciation.
