Specialty
Areas of Expertise
Doctor with extensive experience and a career marked by continuous training and professional development, with a particular interest in areas such as rheumatology and diabetes. Focused on the health and well-being of the patient as both an individual and a social being.
Training and career path
- Coordinator of the Diabetes Program – DIABCARE.
- Advisor for the Coordination of the Prevention and Control Program for Rheumatic Diseases.
- General Internship at the District Hospital of Santarém, successfully completing all rotations.
- Registered with the Southern Region Medical Association. Professional License No. 26669.
- Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon.
Additional Courses and Training
- Training on the new NOC diagnostic guidelines for hypertension.
- Spirometry training – ARS Algarve, Tavira.
- Brief Smoking Cessation Intervention Course – ARS Algarve, Faro.
- 1st Course on the Central Nervous System conducted by Dr. Paula Esperança.
- Course on Therapeutic Goals in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment – APDP.
- Professional training under the SINUS Program – SAM Module.
- Practical Course on Antiplatelet Therapy and Anticoagulation – 9th National Patient Care Conference.
- Professional Training Course in the National Asthma Control Program (PNCA) – Follow-up.
- Maternal and Fetal Health Update Conference – Unit D, Hospital Fernando da Fonseca.
- Professional Training Course in the National Asthma Control Program (PNCA).
- Conference on “Research and Work in Spinal Cord Injury Treatment” by Dr. Carlos Lima and Dr. Pratas.
- 30-hour Course on Diabetes Prevention and Control.
- Course on Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes, organized by ARS.
- Professional Training in Quality Assessment – DIAB-CARE, organized by ARS.
- 2nd Training/Update Course in Maternal Health and Family Planning, organized by ARS.
- Practical Rheumatology Course for General Practitioners at IPR – Final grade: 16/20.
- Training Module for Managers of the Rheumatic Disease Prevention and Control Program – IPR.
- Completion of the elective course in Rheumatology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon.