CINTESIS/FMUP Study Shows Regional Disparities in Hospital Infections
A study conducted by CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research/Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) has identified consistent regional patterns in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections in Portuguese hospitals over a four-year period. The team, led by Hugo Teixeira, a CINTESIS researcher, concluded that from 2014 to 2017, Portugal recorded 318,000 hospitalizations with at [...]
Ana Paula Prata: “My passion has always been treating people and helping babies to be born”
If one had to choose a word to define what motivates her, it would probably be passion. That is Ana Paula Prata, a researcher at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and coordinating professor at the Nursing School of Porto (ESEP). She is passionate about life, the one that is formed inside the womb, the one that [...]
Carlos Sequeira, from CINTESIS/ESEP, stresses: “Research is fundamental for the quality of clinical practices”.
The International Nursing Research Congress (NURSID 22) will take place from July 14 to 15, at the Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), with the organization and participation of researchers from CINTESIS/ESEP. The theme of this year's edition is "The Future of Nursing Research". The opening session is scheduled for 11:30 am and is expected to be attended by the coordinator [...]
Drinking Beer is Good for the Gut Microbiota
Beer consumption contributes to improving the composition of the gut microbiota, a factor that has been associated with the prevention of very common chronic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The conclusion is from a study led by Ana Faria and Conceição Calhau, researchers at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research/NOVA Medical School - Faculty [...]
FMUP/CINTESIS Research on Schizophrenia Distinguished by Janssen
A team from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) and the Hospital Center of Tâmega e Sousa (CHTS) won the first Janssen Neuroscience RWE 2022 Award, in the category "Clinical Series". The award distinguished the work "Hospitalizations Readmission Rates in Patients with Schizophrenia: a Nationwide Analysis", whose first author is Manuel Gonçalves Pinho, a physician and [...]
LUSA // Network Created to Respond to the Needs of People with Respiratory Disease
A project led by Ana Sá e Sousa, a researcher at FMUP and CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, aims to create "a network of people with a respiratory disease", also involving health professionals, researchers, caregivers and the general public. The news is from Agência Lusa. Read here (in Portuguese).