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News # 28 | ago. 2012

Editorial Note

To maintain, renew, and innovate

Summer months usually represent a break from school activities in academia. Universities are, during the school year, animated by students, although at present they live in contrasting quietness. Among the non-teaching staff, an essential, if less visible part of the academic community, there are those who take the time to work and put projects on time, when they are allowed to do so, thanks to much less student requests. But of course, it is students who give a unique life to a university campus. Their youth (that period of life in which much is defined), irreverence, the constant renewal, makes […]

FMUL News

Eleição do Director da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, triénio 2012/2015

Professor Fernandes e Fernandes elected Director of FMUL for the next triennium 2012/2015 On July 10, 2012, the session of Public Hearing, under the application to Director of FMUL, took place. It was followed by a meeting of the Faculty of Medicine Assembly. Professor J. Fernandes and Fernandes was elected Director of FMUL. Electoral Results Application to Program Director School of Medicine University of Lisbon The Director sworn in on July 17, 2012, in the Rectory’s Senate Room. Message from the Diretor Professor Fernandes e Fernandes

Election of Chairman, Scientific Council – triennium 2012/2015

Election of Chairman, Scientific Council – triennium 2012/2015 On July 17, 2012, Prof. Rui Manuel Martins Victorino was unanimously elected Chairman of the Scientific Council of FMUL for the triennium 2012-2015. Prof. J. Melo Cristino was nominated Vice-President for the Scientific Council, and Prof. Alexandre Mendonça will be the new Secretary. The Scientific Council of FMUL consists of the following members: FACULTY OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL Triennium 2012/2015 PRESIDENT – Prof. Rui M. M. Victorino VICE PRESIDENT – Prof. J. Melo Cristino SECRETARY – Prof. Alexandre Mendonça ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY Staff Prof. António Cunha Cidadão Prof. […]

Swearing in of the Governing Bodies of AEFML

Following another election process to (AEFML), the 99th swearing in of the Governing Bodies for the 2012/2013 mandate took place, on a pleasant summer morning. The event started at around 12h30, as stated in the invitation. The ceremony was attended by several organizations representing the Lisbon Academic Medical Centre (CAML). Several bodies of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon were equally represented. The originality of last year’s swearing in was once more recreated. In the outside lobby of FMUL’s main entrance, the red carpet and the statue of Professor Egas Moniz on top of the stairs sort […]

Assinatura do Protocolo de fusão UL-UTL

O protocolo de fusão entre a Universidade de Lisboa (UL) e a Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (UTL) foi assinado no dia 2 de Agosto. Através deste protocolo, com assinatura do Ministro da Educação e Ciência e dos Reitores da UL e da UTL, o Governo compromete-se a apoiar o processo de fusão, salvaguardando as decisões fundamentais tomadas pelos Órgãos de Governo das duas Universidades. Mais informações aqui Protocolo Fonte: Portal da UL

Universidade de Lisboa recebe financiamento do POPH para formação de colaboradores não docentes

O Programa Operacional Potencial Humano (POPH) aprovou a candidatura da Universidade de Lisboa (UL) para financiamento de formação aos colaboradores não docentes. A candidatura, no âmbito da Qualificação dos Profissionais da Administração Pública Central e Local e dos Profissionais da Saúde do POPH, foi submetida pelo Núcleo de Formação e Aperfeiçoamento Profissional dos Serviços Partilhados, tendo incluído a colaboração de todas as unidades orgânicas. A UL propôs realizar 87 cursos definidos de acordo com as necessidades de formação previamente diagnosticadas para o público-alvo em questão. No total, foram aprovadas 85 ações de formação que, ao longo dos próximos 24 meses, […]

Professor Doutor Fausto Pinto is the new President of the European Society of Cardiology

Professor Doutor Fausto Pinto is the new President of the European Society of Cardiology. The election took place at the headquarters of this institution, in Nice, France. The European Society of Cardiology represents 80 000 cardiologists in 55 National Societies of Cardiology and 36 Affiliated International Cardiac Societies. A Portuguese representative will for the first time occupy the highest office of this Society. The inauguration of term of the new statutory board will take place at the European Congress of Cardiology, 25 to 29 August, 2012, in Munich, Germany, the largest global scientific event in the cardiovascular area, with 32,000 […]

Jonathan Howard is new Director of Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Gulbenkian Institute od Science)

British Jonathan Howard, 69, will be the new director of Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Gulbenkian Institute of Science – IGC), starting in October this year. He will replace António Coutinho, Director since 1991. This will also be a year in which the IGC ensures greater autonomy from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The Institute is essentially devoted to biomedical research. Note in the IGC webpage Interview in Público (portuguese), 16 July Photo: Público

News Report / Profile

Professor António Barbosa Interview-Director of the Bioethics Centre of FMUL

The Newsletter Editorial Team interviewed Professor António Barbosa, Guest Auxiliary Professor with Aggregation of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, Director of the Bioethics Centre and Coordinator of the Palliative Care Unit and of the Academic Unit for Studies and Action on Mourning. He is also the Coordinator of the Master Degrees in Bioethics and in Palliative Care. António Barbosa: The Bioethics Centre of FMUL was a response to the challenge posed by contemporary societies where the two thousand year old charity ethics of health professionals has been confronted, in recent decades, with the assumption […]

Faculty of Medicine Bioethics Centre

BIOETHICS CENTRE INTRODUCTION At a time of profound changes in patterns of morbidity, rapid advance of techno-science and celebration of alterity, there have been remarkable successes in the health field, alongside increased vulnerabilities in a complex and uncertain world. Health professionals suddenly find themselves both brokered as unconditional supporters of patients and, at the same time, as rational arms of the state in the micro-allocation of resources. Given the risk of their ethos being suffocated, as it is now subject to other attractors (which is important to reflect upon), it is necessary to hydrate, nourish from the inside, reconvert and […]

Master Degree in Bioethics – A Student’s Perspective

The Master Degree in Bioethics of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL), which has been taught for over a decade, is undoubtedly a major reference in bioethical education in Portugal. On the one hand, its main characteristics are scientific and pedagogical rigour and, on the other, it offers a multidisciplinary, broad, up to date, and attentive approach to ethical issues. Despite being taught at a Faculty of Medicine, it does not offer a strictly clinical perspective of ethical issues, favouring, instead, a multifaceted view of bioethics. The structure of the degree enables consistent and multidisciplinary learning […]

Boethics Centre FMUL – Palliative Care Unit

INTRODUCTION Today palliative care represents a reference standard of care provided to patients suffering from advanced chronic diseases and to their families. This field of knowledge stemmed from population ageing and corresponding change in the patterns of mortality and morbidity, from a societal context of growing individualization of family ties, and also as a reaction to the increasing suffering of vulnerable population groups through abandonment or reluctance to therapy in an increasingly technologized society. In the last decade, palliative care has been gradually pervading clinical practice, research, education, and society. Training plays a critical role in the quality of the […]

Bioethics Centre FMUL – Academic Unit for Studies and Action on Mourning

ACADEMIC UNIT FOR STUDIES AND ACTION ON MOURNING INTRODUCTION Increased longevity and the prevalence of chronic diseases pose major challenges to health professionals in terms of fully supporting this type of patients and their families. The transfer from dying at home with the family to a death in hospital (? 70%) implies that doctors have increased responsibility in addressing the preparatory grief of patients and anticipatory mourning of their families. This requires an increasingly comprehensive professional practice, including proactive care to prevent situations of prolonged grief responsible for a major burden on families and which can have psychosocial and economic […]

Events

Last Lesson of Professor Bugalho de Almeida

The last lesson given by Professor A. Bugalho de Almeida was held on 23 July 2012 at the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. The event was attended by many lecturers, doctors, students and colleagues of the Professor who have followed his long career at the North Lisbon Hospital Centre and at the Faculty of Medicine. Vice-Rector António Vasconcelos Tavares, Professor Fernandes e Fernandes, Professor Lobo Antunes, Professor Correia da Cunha, Professor Rui Victorino, and Professor Miguel Oliveira da Silva attended the event, among others. The date chosen for the […]

University of Lisbon Merit Scholarships Award Ceremony – Academic Year 2009-2010

On 19th July, the Merit Scholarships Award Ceremony for the Academic Year 2009-2010 was held at the Aula Magna, Rectory of the University of Lisbon. These scholarships have been awarded on merit in the University of Lisbon since 1999, aiming to reward and encourage outstanding academic achievement. At this year’s ceremony merit scholarships were awarded to students who achieved the highest course average in academic year 2009/2010. In the case of FMUL, scholarships were awarded to the following students: André Santos Peralta Bernardo Marques da Costa do Sacramento Maria Fernanda Gomes Azancoth John Francis Alexandre de Oliveira James Pedro Rodrigues […]

European Respiratory Society Awarded assiatant professor at Faculdade Ciências UL

Carlos Miguel Farinha, PI researcher at BioFIG-FCUL and assistant professor at DQB-FCUL, was awarded in June the Romain Pauwels Research Award by the European Respiratory Society. The award (consisting in € 50,000 and supported by GlaxoSmithKline) is awarded to a new generation of lung scientists so as to support young researchers in their quest to understand and treat respiratory illnesses and recognises outstanding contributions in the field. Carlos Farinha belongs to the Membrane Protein Disorders Unit at BioFIG-FCUL and his research interests focus on the molecular mechanisms of the human genetic disorder Cystic Fibrosis. The award will be presented at […]

13th EAHIL Conference

13th EAHIL Conference Health Information Without Frontiers 4 – 6 July Located at the heart of Europe, Brussels hosted another EAHIL – European Association of Health Information Libraries – conference, whose theme was: Health Information Without Frontiers. This was a special year for the organization as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. As the capital of the European Union, Brussels was the ideal setting for an event that was meant to have no boundaries, reinforcing the objectives of EAHIL. The event was attended by professionals from 33 countries, mostly European, but also from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Qatar, UAE, Turkey, and the […]

More and Better

Enrolling in Mark Upgrading Exams

As from semester 2 of 2011-12 As part of the implementation of new online procedures in the Academic Area and included in the project FMUL-Digital (GCI), students will have new facilities at their disposal in their “Registry and Bursar’s Office” area. This process will enable streamlining services, make things more convenient for students, facilitate the filing of forms, and reduce their concern about the opening times of services, among other things. The process is operating in semester 2 of the current academic year in the subjects of years 1, 2, 4, and 5. The new online function (form to enroll […]

SSEN – Students with Special Educational Needs

The University of Lisbon (UL), as a public higher education institution and part of an inclusion policy implementation, being obliged to remove obstacles to success and participation of Students with Special Educational Needs (SSEN) in academic, social and cultural life, created the SSEN Status Regulations. Who is considered a Student with Special Educational Needs? The SSEN is the student who, by reason of loss or abnormality, either congenital or acquired, of function or body structures, including psychological functions, has particular difficulties which, in conjunction with environmental factors, limit or hinder activity and participation on an equal basis with others, under […]

UL team wins contest “Green Campus – Challenge in Energy Efficiency in Higher Education

From the Rectory-UL page: The ” A-Team ++”, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon (FCUL) won the “Green Campus – Desafio de Eficiência Energética no Ensino Superior” Contest. Consisting of five students of the FCUL’s Masters Degree in Energy and Environment Engineering, the “A-Team + +” was awarded the 1st place, with a € 6,000.00 prize, for the project “Measures to Improve the Energy Performance for FCUL C8 building”, which includes a set of technical and behavioral measures with impact not only in the building’s energy consumption, but also in environmental savings. More information

Research and Advanced Education

Doutoramentos, Mestrados e Cursos de Especialização – FMUL/IFA

A Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, através do Instituto de Formação Avançada (IFA), disponibiliza uma vasta oferta de Formação Pós-Graduada, para o ano lectivo 2012-2013, promovendo a aprendizagem contínua na prossecução da carreira académica e profissional de médicos, investigadores e outros profissionais da área da saúde e afins à medicina. Os antigos alunos da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, bem como os colaboradores das instituições afiliadas com a Faculdade de Medicina, beneficiam de uma redução de 10% sobre o valor de propinas fixado para 2012-2013. Para conhecer a oferta formativa para o ano 2012, consulte a […]

IMM increases impact of scientific publications

According to their 2011 Activity Report, researchers at Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) have increased the impact of their scientific publications. Read more at IMM Report – 2011. Source: Institute of Molecular Medicine

IMM article elected as one of the best in 2011

A team of researchers from IMM has been awarded a prize for the excellence of its work within the open access scientific research published in BioMed Central journals. The article was winner in the “Neuroscience, Neurology and Psychiatry” category, one of the 15 in BioMed Central’s Annual Research Awards’ 6th edition. Awarded article: “A novel reporter of notch signalling indicates regulated and random notch activation during vertebrate neurogenesis” Filipe Vilas-Boas, Rita Fior, Jason R Swedlow, Kate G Storey and Domingos Henrique BMC Biology 2011, 9:58 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-9-58 Read more Source: Institute of Molecular Medicine

Portuguese drug candidate to be developed in China

Technophage, a start-up biotech located at Instituto de Medicina Molecular, and the Chinese Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica signed a collaboration agreement to start pre-clinical and clinical tests of a biological product developed by Technophage. TA_101 is a drug candidate for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Read more Source: Institute of Molecular Medicine

Lecturers’ Participation in Academic Examination Panels in other institutions (Between Mars and May 2012)

DOCTORAL DEGREES Lecturer: Alexandre Valério Mendonça Exam: PhD in Psychology – Specializing in Neuropsychology Institution: Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra) Lecturer: Maria Manuela Gil Guerreiro Exam: PhD in Psychology – Specializing in Neuropsychology Institution: Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra) Lecturer: Maria Leonor Tavares Saúde Exam: PhD in Biomedical Sciences Institution: Universidade do Algarve (University of Algarve) Lecturer: António Apolinário Bugalho de Almeida Exam: PhD in Medicine – Specializing […]

Scientific Publications

The newsletter aims in this space give to the readers a perspective of scientific production held at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon / Santa Maria Hospital / Institute of Molecular Medicine. Includes original articles and reviews in the period May to July 2012. 1. Friedrich, Felix W.; Wilding, Brendan R.; Reischmann, Silke; Crocini, Claudia; Lang, Patrick; Charron, Philippe; Mueller, Oliver J.; McGrath, Meagan J.; Vollert, Ingra; Hansen, Arne; Linke, Wolfgang A.; Hengstenberg, Christian; Bonne, Gisele; Morner, Stellan; Wichter, Thomas; Madeira, Hugo; Arbustini, Eloisa; Eschenhagen, Thomas; Mitchell, Christina A.; Isnard, Richard; Carrier, Lucie. Evidence for FHL1 as a novel […]

Science Space

Palliative Care, Quality of Life and Dementia

The core objective of Palliative Care is to intervene in chronic, incurable and progressive disease and improve the quality of life (qol) of patients and their families through prevention and relief of suffering and early detection, systematic assessment and treatment of pain and other physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems (WHO, 2010). Curative and palliative interventions are not mutually exclusive. In patients with the profile described above, palliation must be offered from an early stage in an integrated way and in addition to curative intervention for enhanced quality of care provided to patients and their families (Murray, Kendall, Boyd, & Sheikh, […]

Moments

From FMUL to Everywhere!

Pre-application to mobility programs to be held next year (2012/2013) met, not surprisingly, with great adherence by medical students at FMUL. It is not a surprise because, every year, there has been a significant amount of students in mobility programs, either from FMUL to other countries and coming from our partner faculties abroad to FMUL as well, to be part of their curricular training as future doctors. The Erasmus program is undoubtedly the most successful European program in promoting mobility among university students. In a bilateral relationship between partner institutions, this program has been responsible for the mobility of a […]

Open Space

Science and Health Research

In this section we continue to divulge online resources, which may be personal web pages, blogs, institutional portals, etc. A large part will be dedicated to medical sciences and scientific research. Scientific American One of the most popular science journals in the US. It has a long tradition of presenting scientific papers in simple, accessible and unpretentious language, which makes it accessible to the general public. It is the oldest U.S. magazine in continuous publication (167 years). Among other internationally renowned scientists who have published articles in SA is Albert Einstein. Research Information An interesting journal, freely available in both […]

Listening to FMUL

Evaluation Questionnaire of news@fmul

Evaluation of news@fmul is fundamental for us to improve our publication so as to meet the expectations of our readers, whose participation in this process is indispensable. Dear reader, in this issue we challenge you to evaluate the FMUL newsletter, inviting you to fill out a short questionnaire by means of which we intend to find out your opinion about this publication. Your contribution is fundamental for us to improve news@fmul. Please participate!

Exam Marking by Optical Reading (OCR)

EXAM MARKING BY OPTICAL READING (OCR) Implementation Indicators 2010-11 and 2011-12 1. Introduction The Internal Evaluation and Quality Assurance Multidisciplinary Team hereby presents to FMUL the implementation indicators of the process of exam marking by optical reading. The data shown here refer to the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years. 2. Implementation Indicators 2.1 No of Curricular Units (*) that requested the service – 1st semester 2.2 No of Curricular Units (*) that requested the service – 2nd semester (*) Curricular Units of the Integrated Master Degree in Medicine, of the Integrated Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering, BSc Degree in Health […]

Introduction to SPSS – Course Evaluation

Office for the Support of Scientific and Technological Research and Innovation (GAPIC) gapicmail@fm.ul.pt The 3rd edition of the Introduction to SPSS Course was an initiative of CAML and GAPIC, given the importance of statistics in scientific research and as a means to bridge some difficulties experienced by students and junior doctors in their scientific projects. The course was taught by means of blending learning, with the online component using the Moodle platform taking place on 6-12 July, followed by two face-to-face sessions held on 9 and 11 July. It was led by Sónia Barroso, who disclosed the potential of statistics […]

Keep in Mind

9th Contest, AstraZeneca Foundation Research Scholarship / FMUL

Applications are on for the 9th Contest of AstraZeneca Foundation Research Scholarship / FMUL from 1 to 30 September 2012. The Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL) and AstraZeneca Foundation created this annual research grant for the purpose of funding a research project on health, which is to be proposed to FMUL by a newly-graduated in Medicine (less than five years from the date of application). Regualtion and forms available here. Contacts: GAPIC – Bureau for Support for Scientific, Technological and Innovation Research Central Building – Technical and Administrative Services – 3rd Floor Av. Egas Moniz – 1649-028 Lisboa […]

PROLER – Projecto de Livros em Rede | De Julho a Setembro

The PROLER – Project Book Network is a project of the Initiative for the Coordination of Administrative Centers (CPA) in partnership with the Division of Library and Information, with the collaboration and involvement of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, through the School Project of Giving. This project aims to achieve a double objective: Social and Environmental. Every year we witness the waste to eliminate many textbooks, which can be reused, with clear gains for those who can benefit from its use and the Environment. Thus, through an institutional network and the involvement of all groups that constitute the […]

Summer Courses in UL-UTL

Information from Rectory-UL page: The University of Lisbon (UL) and the Technical University of Lisbon (UTL) have a wide offer available for this summer with courses concerning all ages. Summer Courses at UL The UL summer courses cover a wide range of areas, with more than 30 activities. From Fine Arts to Social Sciences, Letters, Law, in many colleges / institutes where you can find the course you want for the summer experience. In addition, ULness Sports Academy also organizes a week of walking in Gerês, among other activities. Learn more

Bolsas Universidade de Lisboa / Fundação Amadeu Dias 2012/2013 – Prazo 6 de Setembro

O prazo de candidatura para as Bolsas Universidade de Lisboa / Fundação Amadeu Dias 2012/2013 foi prolongado até 6 de Setembro de 2012. Solicita-se, por isso, a máxima divulgação junto de potenciais interessados. Esta iniciativa visa possibilitar o desenvolvimento de pequenos estudos ou projectos de investigação científica ou tecnológica em articulação, ou não, com o tecido empresarial. Nesta edição serão atribuídas 25 bolsas no valor de 1.900 euros cada. Enquanto bolseiro UL/FAD o estudante tem de desenvolver um projecto durante o ano lectivo 2012/2013, entregar um relatório e uma apresentação. Para além disso, tem de obter aproveitamento escolar (equivalente a […]

Case Studies in Career Construction – Workshop | 10 de September

The Institute of Career Guidance, University of Lisbon (with support from the UL School of Psychology, Center for Research in Psychology of UL and the Foundation for Science and Technology) will promote on 10 September at the Workshop entitled Case Studies Career in Construction, organized by Professor Mark Savickas (Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, USA). Participation in this initiative requires registration and is intended for all professionals and students interested in this topic. more information here

16th Portuguese Congress on Obesity | Submission of abstracts by 30 September

Abstract Submission They are open to submissions of abstracts for Free Communications (Oral and Posters). Interested parties may submit their work by September 30, 2012. The submission is done exclusively online by filling in digital form itself (here). Abstracts should not exceed 300 words and should be structured into Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions, where applicable. Should not include tables or tables. After consideration, the jury’s decision will be made ??known, by email, the first author. The date is 10 October 2012. We recall that the presenters of papers that will be accepted will have to be registered for the […]