News # 12 | mar. 2010 « News@fmul News@fmul

News # 12 | mar. 2010

Editorial Note

Advanced Training Institute Perspectives 2010

For 2010 the aim of the Advanced Training Institute (IFA) is to consolidate its position as a nationwide-renowned advanced training organism in the fields of medicine biomedical sciences and health sciences and technologies. In order to do this the IFA is concentrating its technical and administrative support on the processes of accreditation of Masters and PhD courses for the 2010/2011 academic year. This process started with the accreditation of new study cycles carried out by the Agency for the Evaluation of Higher Education (A3ES) to be implemented in the 2010/2011 academic year, of note among which is the PhD programme […]

FMUL News

Dr. Luís Pedro Gomes Costa Paulitos, New Administrator of the University of Lisbon

Dr. Luís Pedro Gomes Costa Paulitos, 43, has been appointed administrator of the University of Lisbon by the Chancellor, Professor António Sampaio da Nóvoa, on a service commission for a period of three years. With this appointment, which begins on the 15th of February 2010, the Management Council for the recently-created University of Lisbon Centre for Common Resources and Shared Services (CRCSP) was fully defined. The Management Council is the CRCSP organ for administrative, financial and human resources management. It has a maximum of five members, including the University Chancellor, Executive Director and Administrator. The new administrator has a degree […]

Professor António Rendas, News President of the Council of Chancellors of Portuguese Universities

On the 9th of February Professor António Rendas was elected President of the CRUP by the sixteen chancellors of the Portuguese Universities, following Professor Fernando Seabra, who occupied the position for three years. Professor António Rendas states that he has two important challenges for his mandate: the Contract of Trust signed with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, which aims at qualifying one hundred thousand Portuguese citizens over the next four years, and the improving of the international image of the Portuguese Universities. He has a degree in Medicine and a PhD in Experimental Pathology. In 2007 he […]

Second Communication from the Rector of the University of Lisbon

“Concerning the UL, the evaluation team has to acknowledge that change was the key concept in almost all our contacts with the people of the University, and primarily with its leadership – the Rector and his rectory team. The commitment of the University to change was not only clear but also commanding and pressing. The strategic plan of the UL serves the need for change. The concrete actions in the context of the action plan serve also the same need. Under these circumstances, the evaluation team has only to acknowledge that the UL traces with solid steps its way towards […]

The new Cascais Hospital was inaugurated

The new Cascais Hospital was inaugurated on the 23rd of February 2010 and is the first national Health Service Hospital to be granted a concession and be built in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), with a new management model. The HPP Health group thus responded to the Programme for Renovation and Modernisation of the Hospital Network in the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS), launched in 2002 by the Ministry of Health. The building of the hospital started in February 2008 and was attributed to the HPP – Hospitais Privados de Portugal/Teixeira Duarte consortium, representing an investment of 387 million Euros. The […]

News Report / Profile

The Experience of an Athlete and Student – João Correia,Captain of the Portuguese Rugby Union

João Correia, the captain of the Portuguese national rugby union team, was a student at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL). In 2007 he was in the fifth year of medicine when the Portuguese team played for the first time in the World Cup, in France. The Portuguese team was also the first amateur team to participate in this event, and the FMUL alumnus was one of its most important members, achieving a high level status in sport. After this, João Correia went back to his original club, GD Direito, Lisbon. 1. News@fmul: Full Name, Marital […]

The Expectations of Future Generations of Doctors, Interview to Sandra Duque Maurício

Sandra Duque Maurício, best mark at entry level in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL) interviewed by News@FMUL. Sandra Duque Maurício, from São Mamede, in the Borough of Batalha, did her secondary schooling in the town of Fátima, and in the 2009/2010 academic year she entered the FMUL, with the particular situation of having been granted a prize right from the outset from the Students’ Association due to having been the student with the best mark on entering, with 19.65 on 20. She has been a brilliant student since primary school, and she considers that this […]

Events

Dom Manuel de Mello Award Research Grant to Ana Catarina Fonseca

In about 30 to 40% of ischemic Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) it is not possible to determine an aetiology. This happens often, even after exhaustive clinical research. It is possible that a fraction of these CVA, called cryptogenic, takes place after an episode of paroxystic atrial fibrillation (AF), which cannot be documented. The CVA related to AF are usually serious, with a mortality estimated in the first year of 50%, have a high rate of recurrence and result in morbility and significant costs. Correct identification of a cardioembolic aetiology in these patients is important given that is has been shown […]

Pulido Valente Science Prize 2009 distinguishes Research in Oncology carried out at the IMM

Institute of Molecular Medicine Unit of Communication and Training ucom@fm.ul.pt The researcher Ana Patrícia da Silva received the Pulido Valente Science Prize 2009 for work that identified a mechanism through which leukaemia developed in human beings. The results of this study open up new possibilities for therapy for a certain type of leukaemia, T leukaemia, which affect specific cells in our immune system (T cells, which are white globules). The work was carried out in the Cancer Biology Unit of the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) and was published in the prestigious magazine Journal of Clinical Investigation. The award ceremony took […]

More and Better

B-on Training, EndNote Web and RCAAP – “Information a Click Away”

B-on TRAINING The B-on “Online Knowledge Library” has revolutionised access to information in Higher Education Institutions in Portugal since 2004, when it was created. In this context the B-on portal has progressively added resources, guaranteeing access to about 22,000 online newspapers from all scientific areas, continuing to improve the functions of research and increasing its activities of divulging information. On the 1st and 2nd of March there were training actions in the FMUL – Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon aimed at Library technicians, Archivists and Documentalistsm researchers and users in general, during which the subjects were access […]

The Closing of International Year of Astronomy

It involved millions of people in 148 countries and was coordinated by a Portuguese person: the International Year of Astronomy will be leaving Portugal, with a day of celebrations at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. It was the greatest ever event for divulging scientific knowledge, involving the participation of millions of people in a hundred and fifty countries. The International Year of Astronomy will end in Portugal with a day of commemorations at the FGC. The closing session took place on the 17th of March. In total in Portugal the celebrations of the International Year of Astronomy (AIA2009) resulted […]

Publication of the book “Dermatologia. Ficheiro Clínico e Terapêutico”

30 Years after the First Edition, the Publication of the book “DERMATOLOGIA. FICHEIRO CLÍNICO E TERAPÊUTICO” [DERMATOLOGY. CLINICAL AND THERAPEUTIC FILES] by F. Guerra Rodrigo, M. Marques Gomes, A. Mayer-da-Silva and Paulo L. Filipe – pub. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2010. On the 12th of March 2010 the launching of this book, published in memory of Professor Juvenal Esteves (1909-1996), took place in the FMUL Aula Magna, organised by the University Clinics of Dermatology and Medicine I and presided over by Professor José Fernandes e Fernandes, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL). The first edition […]

Book of the Month

Dear Users of the CDI Library, Access the book of the month for March André Rodrigues CDI Library / Preservation and Conservation Nucleus Bibl@fm.ul.pt Tel.: 21 798 51 32 | Ext.: 44 172

Research and Advanced Education

Advanced Training in Neurosciences – Personal Experience

There are many motivations that might lead a student to choose the area of neurosciences. This motivational variability is only possible due to the multidisciplinary nature of the course, thus bringing together students with different backgrounds and academic interests. These conditions place us, as students, in a privileged position in order to study the nervous system, both in normal conditions and in those of illness. One of the most captivating aspects of neurosciences is its increasing social importance, as although it is not a fundamental area of science it has deep practical application. When I chose this course I wanted […]

Masters Course in Pain Sciences – Personal Discovery

“The Man and Death” The man was lying within the colourless night, Falling asleep and a noise gave him fright. Not a hard blow, but nevertheless, Something in of ominous made him guess. He got up and went to the door. “Who’s there,” he asked. “It’s me,” someone answered. Who’s me?” “Well, then. I’m Death.” A shape he knew well went through his mind: A skeleton with a scythe that his mother had once shown him. He didn’t open the door, but went back to bed, And he covered up his shivering, shaking limbs in it. But the door was […]

Moments

The Rebirth of Haiti – The experience of Fernando Nobre

On the evening of the 12th of January 2010 one of the poorest countries on our planet was rocked by an extremely violent earthquake that left a trail of death, suffering and destruction that moved the world. Haiti, the second country on the American continent to become independent after the USA, a country of freed slaves, has a tragic history that to a good extent explains the impressive numbers of the recent tragedy: surely over 250 thousand dead and a million homeless throughout the country, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince. It is worth recalling that tragic history, briefly, and relying […]

The University of Madeira. The effects of the recent tragic events on the students’ lives

News@fmul had the kindness to invite me to write an article about the effects of the tragedy that took place in Madeira and its reflections on academic life. I am grateful for the invitation, and although it is not easy given the nature of the subject, I am going to try to briefly describe the effects of the tragedy on the lives of the people of Madeira and in particular on that of the students at the University of Madeira (UMa). Tragedy befell Madeira, and independently of the human errors nature was implacable and unpredictable! Madeira Island, the synonym of […]

Open Space

Prospecting Science and Health

The Internet has definitively set itself up in our lives, and search engines now play the role previously played by phone books and dictionaries. Research guidance is essential for getting the most out of the Internet. Through this “Open Space” section, News@fmul intends to contribute towards this guidance. In each issue we will divulge some pages from the Internet or blogs that seem to be worthy of note from the academic or scientific point of view so that they can be added to each person’s list of favourites. We are inviting all of our readers to send in suggestions to […]

Comments and Suggestions

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Keep in Mind

Day of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon 30th of April 2010

Inaugural session for the Commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine Conference by Professor Ara Darzi, The Lord Darzi of Denham KBE, of Imperial College London. The title of Professor Darzi’s talk is the following: “Quality and Innovation driving reform in Health Care” Successfully encouraging innovation in Healthcare Systems is challenging because new treatments, clinical advances and service development are constantly redefining what high quality care looks like. In this presentation Lord Darzi will discuss how current reforms of the NHS can only be successful by maintaining a central focus on innovation, adopting new ideas and effectively […]

Wellness Program – registrations until 26th Mars

One week free trial in the ULness Academy, with acess to all activities, plus Pilates for a special prize, are part of Wellness Program, made exclusivelly for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL) and the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) collaborators. More information here

Workshop “Science, Politics and the Media” 15th April

Location Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Auditorium 3 In this workshop, we intend to bring together researchers, journalists and policy makers to discuss the interactions between these different communities, and transform the ideas into initiatives to intensify and strengthen the channels of communication between all. The sessions will be an open discussion between the audience and guests. The sessions in the morning will have simultaneous translation. Guests ALEXANDRE QUINTANILHA University of Porto ANA GODINHO Gulbenkian Institute of Science ANA NORONHA Living Science ANTÓNIO GRANADO Journalist and Professor of Journalism JOANA BARROS Life Science Association JOÃO CARAÇA Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation JOÃO FERRÃO Institute of […]

International Conference “Learning and Teaching in Higher Education” – 15th and 16th of April

Is held on the 15th and 16th of April 2010, the I International Conference “Learning and Teaching in Higher Education” organized by the GPSA – Office for the Promotion of Academic Achievement at the University of Evora. More information here

1st Northern Health Unit Nursing Encounter – from 22nd, to 24th of April

On the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of April 2010 there will be the holding of the 1st Northern Health Unit Nursing Encounter in the Chancellery of the University of Lisbon. The aim of this event is to promote the divulging of the work carried out by the nursing professionals in the services of the North Lisbon Hospital Centre (Santa Maria Hospital and Pulido Valente Hospital) and the Health Centres of the Northern Unit (Benfica, Alvalade, Lumiar, Pontinha, Loures and Odivelas). Enrolments can be made directly online on the site:www.inscricoesencontrouss.com More informations here

DNA Day – 25th April

EIn April 2003, fifteen years after the discovery of the DNA double helix, the Human Genome project was completed. DNA day is internationally celebrated on the 25th of April. The European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), in collaboration with the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics, wishes to join the celebrating of this date. One of the events suggested has to do with a competition for secondary school children (between the ages of 14 and 18) by writing an essay (up to 750 words) which should be submitted by the 25th of April 2010. Rules for submitting works here More informations […]

II Ibero-American Down’s Syndrome Congress – Granada 29th of April to 2nd of May

A congress to discover the present and future of people with Down’s Syndrome The II Ibero-American Down’s Syndrome Congress will be held in the Spanish city of Granada, from the 29th of April to the 2nd of May 2010. It is organised by DOWN ESPAÑA and the guest of honour is Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain. Further information here

Research Grant from the Foundation of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon -30th Mars

FACULTY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON Research grant (BI), within the scope of the PTDC/HIS-HCT/102497/2008 project, termed “Scientific Photography: study of the instrumentation and of the physical-chemical processes in the XIX – early XX century period”, financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology. Find out more here

10º Congress of the European Federation of Sexology – Porto 9th to 13th May 2010

In 2010 the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology celebrates its 25th anniversary and is fully committed to organize a world class scientific meeting under the Topic: “Sexology, Past, Present & Future: Celebrating a Century of the Multidisciplinary Science of Sex More information: http://www.efs2010.com/

V Young European Scientist Meeting – Applications Open, until 30th June!

From the 24th to the 26th of September in Oporto Applications are open for the fifth edition of the Young European Scientist Meeting (YES Meeting). This year the event is taking place on the 24th, 25th and 26th of September, and will be divided between the premises of the faculty of Medicine of the University of Oporto (FMUP) and the Engenheiro António de Almeida Foundation. This event is organized by students at the FMUP and research enthusiasts and its public is all the “undergraduate scientists” who are interested in Biomedicine, with students from other associated fields being invited to participate. […]