Elisabete Martins, researcher at CINTESIS/FMUP: “I have many ideas to continue research in myocardial diseases”.
Elisabete Martins is a researcher of the CardioCare - Cardiovascular Sciences research group of CINTESIS, at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), where she is an Assistant Professor with Agregação. In April this year, she was chosen to coordinate the Heart Failure Study Group of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (SPC). An election that is also [...]
LUSA // Porto Researchers Investigate Link Between Heart Disease and Hand Surgery
A team from CINTESIS and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), led by Elisabete Martins, is investigating the relationship between problems in the carpal canal and cardiac amyloidosis in order to anticipate the diagnosis and treatment. The news was reported by Agência LUSA. Read more here (in Portuguese).
Prostate Cancer and Sexual Health Give the Lead to Open Session
An Open Session entitled "Prostate Cancer and Sexual Health: Science at the Service of Health and Well-Being", integrated in the SexHealth & ProstateCancer Project, which counts on the partnership of CINTESIS and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, is scheduled for June 12, at 14h00. The session will take place in the Auditorium 1 of the Faculty [...]
Study Indicates Pediatric Screening Scale with “Excellent Performance” in Detecting More Severe Cases
Researchers from CINTESIS and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) indicate a triage system whose performance is considered "excellent" in detecting the most severe cases among pediatric patients who seek emergency care. The results were published in the Journal of Medical Systems. "This is the first validity study of the Paediatric Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale [...]
CINTESIS Researcher Takes Up New Position at the “BMJ Case Reports
Rui Amaral Mendes, a CINTESIS researcher, and professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (FMUP), is the new Deputy Editor of the British Medical Journal Case Reports (BMJ Case Reports). With this appointment, he becomes the 'second in command', reinforcing the role of "right arm" of the Editor-in-Chief, Seema Biswas. "I consider this invitation an enormous honor, for [...]
Margarida Reis Santos: “Research in Nursing is very important for evidence-based practice”
Margarida Reis Santos is an integrated researcher of the NursID Group, of CINTESIS, at the Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), where she has been for 36 years and works as a Coordinating Professor. At 63, she feels happy with her profession. Her big smile does not lie. "It's addictive. My colleagues used to say I was a workaholic. I still [...]