THE HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENT CONGRESS AT ÇAKÜ WAS ELEVATED TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL

Çankırı Karatekin University (ÇAKÜ) Faculty of Health Sciences organized the “1st National 4th Traditional Health Sciences Student Congress,” which started with an opening program held at the Rectorate Conference Hall on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.

The opening program of the congress was attended by ÇAKÜ Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. M. Nuri Öner and Prof. Dr. İbrahim Bozkurt, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Özcan Özkan, academics, and students.

Presentations delivered in the Department of Occupational Therapy:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceyhun TÜRKMEN – Nazlı SARAÇOĞLU
Validity and Reliability Study of Hand Proprioception and Angular Velocity Measurement Using Markerless Pose Estimation (MediaPipe)
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being / SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceyhun TÜRKMEN – Zeynep Nida YİĞİT
Investigation of the Relationship Between Participation in Daily Life and Family Awareness in Children with Down Syndrome
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being / SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilay ŞAHAN – Nurşan GÜNEK
Investigation of the Effects of Physical Activity Level, Cognitive Status, Sleep Quality, Perceived Stress Level, and General Health Perception on Occupational Balance in Young Adults
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being / SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

Asst. Prof. Dr. İlkem Ceren SIĞIRTMAÇ – Hakan ÇINARDALI
Self-Stigma and Attitudes Toward Disability in Families of Children with Disabilities: A Mixed-Methods Study in Çankırı Province
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being / SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

Asst. Prof. Dr. İlkem Ceren SIĞIRTMAÇ – Gizem KÖSEOĞLU
Evaluation of Pain Neurophysiology Knowledge Among Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Students: Knowledge Level and Test–Retest Reliability
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being / SDG 4: Quality Education

Asst. Prof. Dr. İlkem Ceren SIĞIRTMAÇ – Sümeyra HAKBİLEN
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Different Fall Prevention Education Methods in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being