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News # 36 | set. 2013

Editorial Note

Message from the Director to the New Students of FMUL

Prof. Doutor José Fernandes e Fernandes Director of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon organizes, as usual, a ceremony to greet its new students. On this occasion I would like to fist congratulate you for what continues to be the achievement of entering medical school, and, on behalf of the Faculty of Medicine, its lecturers and employees, welcome you and wish you all the best while you are with us. This is the right occasion to talk about your choice and the reason why you wish to be […]

Welcome to the medical degree of the largest university in the country.

Prof. Doutor Miguel Castanho Sub-Director of the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon Welcome to the medical degree of the largest university in the country. Some moments in life become landmarks due to the changes associated with them. They are almost a “shuffling and starting again” and everything seems to fit in a new phase. Starting a university degree appears to be like that, the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new life. In fact, although this feeling is exaggerated, it is an important event and everyone remembers the beginning of his/her degree: a new setting, new people […]

FMUL News

Maria do Carmo-Fonseca was awarded the Prize D. Antonia Adelaide Ferreira

IMM’s Executive Director, Maria do Carmo Fonseca, was the recipient of the 2013 Dona Antonia Ferreira Award distinguishing a Portuguese female personality with “personal and professional values” similar to those of Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, a woman that profoundly marked the development of the Douro region in the XIX century. “The extreme dedication to research and study of diseases caused by genetic modifications, including cancer, with the aim of contributing to the development of new therapeutic strategies, as well as the intense activity as the author of original scientific articles published in the most prestigious journals, were some of the qualities […]

European Joint Congress of Clinical Anatomy | Chaired by Professor. A. Gonçalves Ferreira

The European Joint Congress of Clinical Anatomy was held on 26-29 June 2013 at the Egas Moniz Building of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL). The event was organized by the International Scientific and Organizing Committee chaired by Professor António Gonçalves Ferreira, Director of the Institute of Anatomy of FMUL. This congress was jointly organized by the European Association of Clinical Anatomy (EACA – XII EACA Congress), the British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) and by the Portuguese Anatomical Society (SAP/AAP). It also had the official participation of the Spanish Anatomical Society (SAE) and of the […]

Paula Ravasco invited to join the Committee ESPEN

Paula Ravasco, PhD, PI of Ermelinda Camilo’s Unit, was selected based on her expertise in clinical nutrition, and invited to join the Educational and Clinical Practice Committee of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN). Paula Ravasco will integrate a team of five members that will be responsible for organizing conferences and advanced courses specialized in clinical nutrition and metabolism, educational materials, scientific publishing and guidelines for clinical practice of nutrition. ESPEN is the organization responsible for the production of clinical practice guidelines to improve the quality of clinical nutrition and metabolism both at a European and a […]

Start of Academic Year – Semana da Introdução FMUL

PROGRAM New Students 2013/2014 Prof. Doutor J. Fernandes e Fernandes Director of FMUL Hippocratic Oath President’s Table

Celebrating IMM’s 10th anniversary

On September 21st held the Ceremony commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Institute of Molecular Medicine. The presence of the following persons, among others, stood out: Prof. João Lobo Antunes (President of IMM), Professor Carmo-Fonseca (IMM Executive Director), Prof. J. Fernandes and Fernandes (Director of FMUL), Dr. Carlos Martins (Chairman of the Board of the CHLN and Chairman of the Academic Medical Center of Lisbon), Prof. António Cruz Serra (Rector UL) and even Dr. Paulo Macedo (Minister of Health). The program theme was one Debate on Science in the Service of Medicine. Program: Celebrating IMM’s 10th […]

News Report / Profile

Institute of Molecular Medicine | Celebrating ten years of scientific research

Measuring time is a typically human activity, and anniversaries are occasions to question what we do with time, how we value it, escape from it or use it to transform our lives. This year, the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) celebrates the turning of its first decade of life and, of course, we also look back to think about the future. The way the Institute was born was a milestone for its mentality. The IMM was born out of the merger of five research units dispersed in the Faculty of Medicine, in an effort to bring together synergies and break away […]

Association for Research and Development of the Faculty of Medicine | 20º Anniversary

Introduction The Association for Research and Development of the Faculty of Medicine (AIDFM) was established by notarial deed in February 1993, revised in 1996 and in 2003 with the initial aim of supporting the development and renewal (structural and pedagogical-scientific) stage initiated by the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon (FMUL). By resolution of the Board of FMUL, the institution promoting the initiative, the creation of a Committee to set up the AIDFM was approved on 5 December 1994. It was composed by Professors António Bugalho de Almeida (who coordinated it), J. F. Freitas Velosa and J. L. Ducla Soares. The […]

Interview with Professor Maria do Carmo-Fonseca, Director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine

As part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Professor Carmo-Fonseca gave us an interview in which she speaks about the origins and success of the Institute. 1. The Institute of Molecular Medicine was set up from existing centres of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. How did this “merger” take place? The birth of the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) was the answer to a challenge posed by the Ministry of Science in the late 1990s. This challenge was the creation of large research centres throughout the country in […]

Interview with Professor Fausto Pinto, Director of AIDFM

In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Association for Research and Development of FMUL, the newsletter interviewed its Director, Prof. Fausto Pinto Newsletter: Professor, over the last 20 years, how has the Association for Research and Development of FMUL (AIDFM) developed initiatives and enabled the connection between activities of the Faculty of Medicine and the community? Professor Fausto Pinto: This year, AIDFM celebrates its twenty years of existence. It was founded by a group of Faculty professors with the aim of having a structure that allowed greater agility and operational flexibility, particularly the management of scientific projects. This included the […]

Interview with Maria Guilhermina Pereira, President of the Students’ Association of FMUL 2013/2014

At the beginning of the 2013/2014 academic year, the institutional Newsletter invites you to meet Maria Guilhermina, the new President of the Students’ Association of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (AEFML). 1. What are the main challenges, projects and activities of the AEFML for 2013/2014? The AEFML faces a very big challenge, which is to be the voice of 2400 students. There are 20 of us and we count on the collaboration of all. We will defend the rights of medical students as FMUL students and as future doctors. We will criticize in a constructive way the […]

Events

Professor António Cruz Serra took over as Rector of the University of Lisbon

Professor António Cruz Serra took over as Rector of the University of Lisbon on 25 July. It is a four-year term at one of the largest higher education establishments in the Iberian Peninsula, with capacity for 50,000 students. The General Council elected the new rector, the only candidate for the post, on 15 July, with 28 votes in favour and four abstentions.

More and Better

PROLER – Books Network Project

The PROLER – Books Network Project is an initiative of the Coordination of Administrative Centres (CPA) in partnership with the Library and Information Centre of FMUL and with the collaboration and involvement of the Faculty to Help Project. In the 2nd Edition of PROLER our aim continues to be to strengthen the identity of our school, promoting the donation and exchange of textbooks. Find out more here.

A new website for a new University

The new University of Lisbon, resulting from the merger of the two largest universities in Lisbon, the University of Lisbon and the Technical University of Lisbon, has a new website where you can get the information you need, namely about the faculties, courses, units, research projects, and legislation, among others. Find out more here.

Research and Advanced Education

Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Production of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (2002-2012)

Introduction The Board of FMUL asked the Research Support Office of the University of Lisbon for a bibliometric report with the aim of showing, albeit succinctly, the scientific activity of FMUL, including national benchmarking indicators. Technical Data (HERE) Results 1 – Bibliometric Analysis – 2000-2012 Source: Own calculations. Web of Science / Thomson Reuters Figure 1 – Evolution of total publications authored or co-authored by the Faculty of Medicine and of total publications in Portugal, year by year from 2000 to 2012 Figure 1 indicates that whereas FMUL (including HSM) produced 98 publications in 2000, Portugal on the whole produced […]

Education through Science – First steps in research

Programme “Education through Science” Through its successful and innovative “Education through Science” programme launched in 1997, GAPIC has been encouraging the supervised practice of scientific research by young undergraduate students of the Integrated Master Degree in Medicine (CMIM) of FMUL. The “Education through Science” programme has enabled young medical students in years 2-6 of the degree to go through the various stages of a science educational process under supervision. This process requires students to carry out a scientific project based on an original hypothesis, submit it to GAPIC for funding (dependent on peer review), conduct it under supervision at a […]

PhDs, Masters and Specialization Courses | FMUL 2013/2014

—- 1ª FASE DE CANDIDATURAS —- A decorrer: NUTRIÇÃO CLÍNICA Encerradas: MICROBIOLOGIA | NEUROCIÊNCIAS —- * 2ª FASE DE CANDIDATURAS ABERTAS —- (para os restantes cursos) BIOÉTICA – até 30 SET SAÚDE DO ADOLESCENTE – até 30 SET FORMULÁRIO DE INSCRIÇÃO Manual de instruções de candidaturas online Despacho 25/2013 – Propinas de Mestrado e Doutoramento ano lectivo 2013/14 CLIQUE NA IMAGEM DO CURSO PARA OBTER +INFO Link a disponibilizar brevemente CONTACTOS Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Formação Avançada Av. Prof. Egas Moniz | 1649-028 Lisboa T: 21 798 51 00 – Seleccionar na Guia Vocal, a opção […]

Programa Doutoral M2B-PhD Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics – Candidaturas Abertas

O Programa Doutoral M2B-PhD Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics congrega três universidades com tradição e experiência em Bioquímica e Biofísica Médicas: Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade de Coimbra e Universidade do Porto. Estarão abertas candidaturas para bolsas de doutoramento de 15 a 30 SETEMBRO de 2013, podendo potenciais orientadores de projectos de doutoramento submeter os projectos de 1 a 15 SETEMBRO de 2013

The best doctors in Europe? Yes, we can!

The role of GAPIC in the scientific education of future physicians In addition to the activities that GAPIC has been carrying out continuously, of which the programme “Education through Science”, now starting its 17th edition, the SPSS and dissemination of science courses, and the allocation of the Astrazeneca Scholarship stand out, last year GAPIC also promoted the award of the Gulbenkian-FMUL scientific research and mobility scholarships as part of a one-year programme which it successfully applied to called initiative Live In. This was done in close collaboration with the AEFML Training Unit. The programme aims to facilitate the participation of […]

Scientific Publications FMUL / HSM / IMM (May to September 2013)

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. To access full text, when available, you must be connected to the FMUL network. May to September 2013. 1. Lack of spontaneous venous pulsation: possible risk indicator in normal tension glaucoma? Author(s): Pinto, Luis Abegão ; Vandewalle, Evelien ; De Clerck, Eline [et al.]. Source: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. Volume: 91. Issue: 6 Pages: 514-520 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02472.x Published: SEP 2013 Full text 2. Clinical management and burden of bipolar […]

The IMM in numbers. Ten years, 10 discoveries.

The Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) celebrates its 10th anniversary. It has over 660 employees, and now it has 500 researchers, of whom 206 have PhDs and 30 are foreigners. The IMM has 38 research units and three start-ups (technology-based companies at development stage), encompassing research groups in the fields of rheumatic diseases, neurosciences, vascular diseases, movement, dementia, immuno-allergology, and cancer. The research carried out at the IMM is clinically oriented to diseases of the 21st century, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular diseases (stroke), rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis), infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS), and malaria, among others. Currently the IMM has […]

Open Space

Science and Health Research

In this space we continue to divulge online resources, which may be individual pages, blogs and institutional websites, among others. We will focus on those that are simple and intuitive to use and preferably free of charge. A substantial part of these online resources will be devoted to medical sciences. In this edition we give you a few more suggestions that you may wish to add to your favourites. StudentBMJ Student BMJ, part of the BMJ Group, is aimed at medical students. Its editors, reviewers and target audience are medical sciences students and others interested in this field. According to […]

Listening to FMUL

How did the Introduction to SPSS course go?

Aware of the importance of statistics for scientific research and in order to overcome some of the difficulties experienced by students and interns in their scientific work, the CAML and GAPIC organized another edition of the Introduction to SPSS course. This is the 4th edition of the course which, like previous ones, was taught in blended learning mode, in a virtual environment between 5 and 11 July, and two classroom sessions held on 8 and 10 July. The aim of the course is to disclose the potential of statistics in scientific research, make trainees familiar with some concepts of statistical […]

Keep in Mind

10th Competition for the AstraZeneca Foundation/ Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon Research Scholarship

Applications for the 10th Competition for the AstraZeneca Foundation/ Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon Research Scholarship are invited between 1 and 30 September 2013. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL) and the AstraZeneca Foundation set up this Annual Research Scholarship for Graduates in Medicine less than five years ago (to the date of application) in order to fund a research project in the field of health. Regulations and application form available here.

Curso de Meta-análises em Rede | 25, 26 e 27 de Setembro

Curso de Meta-análises em Rede Dias 25, 26 e 27 de Setembro Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa O curso “Meta-análises em rede” pretende abordar as novas metodologias empregues na realização de comparações indiretas e mistas entre intervenções terapêuticas. Este tipo de análise (Network meta-analysis, mixed treatment comparisons) é uma nova metodologia particularmente importante na avaliação da efetividade relativa de novas tecnologias em saúde como é o caso de novos medicamentos. Neste contexto, é relevante para os diferentes stakeholders: médicos, farmacêuticos, decisores, entre outros. A importância crescente desta metodologia encontra-se espelhada na evolução do número de publicações relacionadas […]

European Researchers’ Night 2013 | 27 September

The European Researchers’ Night is an event that brings together the general public and researchers, normally taking place on the fourth Friday of September all over Europe. Its main aim is to disclose researchers and science in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Researchers’ Night offers the opportunity to see research facilities that normally are not open to the public (laboratories, research centres, and museum collections, among others), use advanced technologies and research tools under the guidance of scientists, participate in experiments, contests and quizzes, watch demonstrations and simulations, and exchange ideas with researchers. Specific objects of the ERN 2013: . […]

Professor Francisco Pulido Valente Science Award 2013 | Applications open until 13 September

Professor Francisco Pulido Valente Science Award 2013 “The brain: from molecules to circuits” was the topic chosen for the Professor Francisco Pulido Valente Science Award 2013, in the amount of 10,000€. Applications can be submitted until 30 September. Check the regulations here. The Professor Francisco Pulido Valente Science Award is an initiative of the Francisco Pulido Valente Foundation [FFPV] and of the Foundation for Science and technology (FCT) and aims to “reward the best work published in a field of Biomedical Sciences (irrespective of the year of publication) that describes research conducted at a national laboratory by a researcher younger than […]

9th Edition of the Hospital of the Future Awards | Applications open until 4 October

The 9th Edition of the Hospital of the Future Awards is jointly organized by Hospital do Futuro (Hospital of the Future) and SINASE with the aim of emphasizing and rewarding persons and organizations that have contributed the most to the development of health organizations in Portugal during 2012, notably the promotion and development of public utility projects by fighting disease, promoting health, and using new information technologies in health, among other areas. The public recognition that will be given to the winners of the “Hospital of the Future Awards 2012/2013” aims not only to reward initiatives that focused the most […]

4th Viral Hepatitis Course 2013 | 11 October 2013

The 4th edition of the Viral Hepatitis Course will be held on 11 October 2013 at the Grand Auditorium of the Egas Moniz Building, in the Faculty of Medicine/Santa Maria Hospital. The training course is organized by the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department I and II. Viral hepatitis B and C affect approximately 200,000 Portuguese. About a third run the risk of developing cirrhosis, cancer or die from the disease. On the other hand, the disease interferes significantly with people’s physical, mental and social well-being. Hepatitis B is preventable in almost all cases and hepatitis C can currently be cured in […]

17.º Programa “Educação pela Ciência” | Candidaturas de 01 a 31 de Outubro

Queres participar num projeto de investigação? Candidata-te ao 17.º Programa “Educação pela Ciência” Projetos de Investigação Científica para Alunos da FMUL 2013/2014 O Programa “Educação pela Ciência” visa estimular a prática da investigação científica pelos alunos, permitindo que participem diretamente no delineamento e execução de projetos de investigação laboratorial ou clínica numa unidade de investigação da FMUL, Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM) ou Hospital de Santa Maria (HSM), sob orientação de um tutor. Com esta iniciativa pretende-se que os alunos, de uma forma supervisionada em diferentes fases, percorram todas as etapas de um processo educacional em ciência. Este processo engloba […]

2nd Symposium Acta Médica Portuguesa| Cochrane Workshops Collaboration and Medical Illustration

Rui Tato Marinho, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief of Acta Médica Portuguesa, the Scientific Journal of Portuguese Medical Association Useful links: Acta Médica Portuguesa www.actamedicaportuguesa.com Indexed in Medline since 1979 Almost 3000 papers (full text and free) in Medline (linkout journal) Facebook (5000 adhesions) Wikipédia Álcool e os Jovens Hepatite C

Ephemerides | Health

September: World Alzheimer’s Month September 14: Pubic Symphysis Pain Day September 26: World Contraception Day September 29: 2013 World Heart Day October 03: VIII Congress of the Portuguese Association of General Haematology October 10: World Mental Health Day October 20: 2013 World Osteoporosis Day