News # 62 | out. 2016 « News@fmul News@fmul

News # 62 | out. 2016

Editorial Note

Renewal

Renewal is part of the life cycle. Thus, in the various projects that we propose daily, we also succeed in having this renewal.

The Institutional Newsletter of the Faculty of Medicine is renewed. After the renewed Portal, the Faculty today launches its new news@fmul published on a monthly basis for its public, a Wordpress management system.

The news that we present in this October edition show us precisely this new beginning. Two Full Professors of this school gave their Last Lessons and the message they left lingering was one of a new beginning. Professor Luis Mendes Graça, Director of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology University Clinic and Professor Daniel Sampaio, Director of the Psychiatry and Medical Psychology University Clinic, filled two emblematic rooms of the Faculty when they gave their “Last Lesson”. The Newsletter highlights these two events.

FMUL News

Presentation of the Chemistry College of the ULisboa

On 27 October, the University of Lisbon officially launched the Chemistry College. On the same occasion, the ULisboa/Santander Universities Scientific Awards were granted to researchers who have published the most in recent years in some areas of Engineering, Human Kinetics and Agronomy. The new Chemistry College integrates numerous teachers and researchers from different schools of the University of Lisbon, which, together, encompass the disciplines of the area of chemistry. The Rectory of the University of Lisbon will contribute towards the funding of the college for a period of three years, in a monitored way, after which it is expected that, […]

The Multidisciplinary Advanced Simulation Centre will open in 2017

The application submitted by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon-FMUL to the Regional Operational Programme of Lisbon-PORLisboa, Axis 1, action “Education Infrastructure for Higher Education: Equipment”, with the initiative “Equipment for New Higher Education Programmes in the area of Health through Multidisciplinary Advanced Simulation” was approved. This initiative of the FMUL, to be implemented in 2017, will enable creating new higher education programmes to meet labour market needs, particularly in the context of the Integrated Master Degree in Medicine and through new short postgraduate programmes not leading to a degree aimed at responding to existing needs, whether in […]

Events

Opening of the Academic Year 2016-2017

The solemn session of the Opening of the Academic Year 2016-2017 took place on 13 October in the Aula Magna of the Rector’s Building of the University of Lisbon. The ceremony began with the Academic Procession, accompanied by the Choir of the University of Lisbon. This was followed by the award of the University of Lisbon Prize to architect Nuno Teotónio Pereira, Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Lisbon and winner of the University of Lisbon Prize 2015. Then there was the tribute paid to all those who retired from the University, which was followed by the speeches by […]

Inauguration of the first Master Degree in Hyperbaric and Underwater Medicine in Portugal

The Master Degree in Hyperbaric and Underwater Medicine was set up by dispatch on 23 October 2015, as part of a collaboration between the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and the Naval School. According to the Deputy Director of FMUL, Professor Mamede de Carvalho, this is a very important area in which one should invest both in the acquisition of knowledge and in research. This Master Degree arose naturally from an elective course in Hyperbaric and Underwater Medicine offered at the Faculty, which was followed by a postgraduate qualification. This first year will have the participation of […]

European Researchers’ Night

The European Researchers’ Night is an initiative launched in 2005, funded by the European Commission under the Marie Curie Actions, in order to celebrate science and bring together researchers and citizens. This initiative, which seeks to break down the barriers that separate science from citizens and demystify the distant image that citizens have of scientists, is an opportunity to publicize the work of great quality and innovation conducted by Portuguese researchers, as well as to highlight the importance of effective communication between research centres and civil society. The European Researchers’ Night is reflected in a number of activities taking […]

2nd Session II of the Graduate Students’ Integration Committee

2nd session organized by the Graduate Students’ Integration Committee (CIAL), for all students who entered the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon by means of the “Special Contest for Accessing Medical School for Bachelor Degree Holders” in the academic year 2016/2017. On 21 September 2016, the second session organized by the Graduate Students’ Integration Committee (CIAL) was held at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL) for the 45 students who entered the FMUL through the “Special Contest for Accessing Medical School for Bachelor Degree Holders” in the school year 2016/2017. This session was […]

Last Lesson of Professor Daniel Sampaio – 26 October 2016

The Last Lesson of Professor Daniel Sampaio, Full Professor at the FMUL since 2008, was held at the Grand Auditorium of the Egas Moniz Building on 26 October last. The Director of the Faculty, Professor Fausto J. Pinto, opened the session by thanking the presence of all. He said that Professor Daniel Sampaio marked an important period of the FMUL and Santa Maria Hospital as a physician, lecturer and researcher, recalling his life devoted to psychiatry and mental health as director of the hospital and university clinic. Professor Sampaio was one of the introducers of family therapy in Portugal, from […]

Last Lesson of Professor Luís Mendes Graça – 19 September 2016

“Time that goes shall not come back, and even if it does, the ages will not…” Luís de Camões The Director of the FMUL, Professor Fausto J. Pinto opened the session, giving a warm welcome to all present and congratulating Professor Luís Graça Mendes on his Last Lesson. It is a tradition of the Faculty of Medicine with a particular meaning, as it is an occasion to reflect on a career, successes and difficulties, an educational, ethical and moral moment that must be celebrated. He stressed the academic, medical, and research career of Professor Luís Graça, dedicated to Gynaecology, […]

More and Better

New Kaleidoscope of the University of Lisbon

On 3 October the new Kaleidoscope opened doors as an Academic Centre for the 22,000 students of the University of Lisbon and for all university students in the capital. It is innovative, providing study rooms open 24 hours and accessible to all those who wish to use this space by means of their student card. The two-floor building offers an extensive panoramic area of 140 square meters with 175 places to support students’ activities on the top floor, in addition to the study area with Wi-Fi. It also has an auditorium with about 70 seats. Downstairs there is an […]

Research and Advanced Education

Scientific publications (FMUL/HSM/IMM) – October 2016

The Newsletter intends, in this space, to give our readers an overview of the scientific production conducted at the Faculty of Medicine and at University of Lisbon/Santa Maria Hospital/ Institute of Molecular Medicine. To access full-text articles, you must be connected to the FMUL network. The database used is the ISI-Web of Knowledge. AQUI Library – IDC andresilva@medicina.ulisboa.pt

Protocols

Educational Cooperation Agreement between FMUL and DCBM UALG

Educational Cooperation Agreement between the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine of the University of Algarve. This agreement, signed on 4 October this year, aims to promote initiatives leading to educational cooperation between DCBM and FMUL in pursuit of common educational objectives in medicine.

Pedagogical News

October News

TEACHING AND CLINICAL PERFORMANCE A very recent study reveals that the teaching activity is positively related with the clinical performance of physicians. Thus, surveys to colleagues of the assessed individuals, as well as to other health professionals who interact with physicians, have shown that there is an association between greater involvement as a lecturer and clinical activity of the highest quality. Accordingly, the study points to the encouragement of teaching as a way to improve or maintain clinical activity at the highest level. To read the full article check the attachment. PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING and SELF-REGULATED LEARNING Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in […]

Moments

The Wisdom of the Tribe – To João Lobo Antunes in memoriam

João Lobo Antunes was a major figure of the Faculty of Medicine, of the University and of the Portuguese public life in recent decades. He was an example of the man of culture, of whom it can justly be said that nothing was indifferent to him, in Medicine and Science, in Art and Civic Intervention. At a time when Academic Medicine seems to go through an identity and future crisis, not only in Portugal but also in Europe and the United States – suffice to recall the editorial in The Lancet about the need to recover this fundamental dimension of […]

In Memoriam

Professor João Lobo Antunes, Full Professor Emeritus of FMUL, died on 27 October 2016. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and all the Portuguese Academy became poorer with the disappearance of one of the greatest figures ever of contemporary medicine. He possessed a strong personality, which influenced the destiny of everything and everyone wherever he went, particularly his Faculty and his Hospital. No one will therefore be indifferent to his disappearance. Over the years, he has been the source of inspiration for many of those who crossed paths with him and keep the best memories of him. […]

A quantum leap

It was 1998. I had prepared for my aggregation exams a proposal for a new optional subject in Molecular Medicine to include in year six of the Medical Degree. I believed that once in possession of clinical training, the student-doctor would be well prepared to absorb the impact of the “new biology” in his clinical practice and thus put it at the service of the patients. To my chagrin, the proposal did not to merit more than vague circumstantial compliments by the panel, chaired by João Lobo Antunes, so I immediately foresaw that it was destined to oblivion in some […]

Keep in Mind

Manuel de Mello Scholarship

The D. Manuel de Mello Scholarship rewards young physicians who conduct clinical research projects in the Research and Development Units of Portuguese medical schools. The scholarship is worth 12,500 Euros and is awarded every year. It rewards medical research, and the competition is open to all health professionals. Read the Regulations: Manuel de Mello Scholarship 2016 Regulations

Basic Course in Geriatrics

12 November, as part of the Junior Doctors International Meeting The organization of the Junior Doctors International Meeting invited Professor Gorjão Clara, Coordinator of the University Geriatrics Unit [UUG], to participate in this event by organizing a basic course in geriatrics. This invitation was very well accepted because the gains are manifold and include: sharing with younger people knowledge in an area undergoing rapid expansion in Portugal, such as geriatrics; publicizing the geriatrics unit of Pulido Valente Hospital, which was pioneer in the country and acted as a guideline for other centres; alerting young doctors and students to the particularities […]

Third Edition of the Education and Medical Education Day

The Third Edition of the Education and Medical Education Day is scheduled to take place on 23 November 2016. It is intended to be an occasion for discussion and reflection on Medical Education in Portugal but also on issues in the field of Education not exclusive to medical education. We will have two thematic panels addressing the topics Promoting change in Medical Schools and Innovation in Medical Education, and a conference led by an international speaker dedicated to student-centred learning. In the session “Research in Education“, work done in this area by lecturers and/or students will be presented, and they […]

15th Edition “Hospital of the Little Ones” – 21 and 25 November

Refectory I of the Social Services Unit of the University of Lisbon (SASUL) The Students’ Association of the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon (AEFML) will organize this year the 15th Edition of the “Hospital of the Little Ones” Project, which will be held in Refectory I of the Social Services Unit of the University of Lisbon (SASUL) between 21 and 25 November 2016. The schedule for schools will be Monday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 17 pm. There will also be two days for the general public in the Knowledge Pavilion at a date yet to be confirmed. This […]

FCT informs that in the weeks 3-17 October announced the opening of the following contests for scholarships and awards:

Until 31-10-2016 Bolsas Investiga XXI – Arquivo.pt (Research scholarships) Until 28-11-2016 Prémio Mundial das Artes Leonardo Da Vinci 2017 (sending of nominations) (Leonardo Da Vince world prize for the arts) Until 28-11-2016 Prémio Mundial da Ciência Albert Einstein 2017 (sending of nominations) (Albert Einstein world prize for science) Until 07-12-2016 Concurso ao Programa de Bolsas do International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) – 2017 (IHRA scholarships) Until 16-12-2016 Prémio Crioestaminal de Investigação Biomédica (Biomedical Research Stem Cell Award) Highlight of other announcements and events: 24-30-10-2016 Semana Internacional de Acesso Aberto Portugal (Open Access International Week) 28-10-2016 Workshop sobre acesso a […]

Cooking and Healthy Eating Day

Programme Morning 9:20h – 13h00 – Nutritional Evaluation and Counselling. Coordinating Nutritionists: Sara Policarpo and Catarina Sousa Guerreiro Nutritionists: Ana Isabel Almeida, Catarina Domingues, Rita Serra, and Telma Nogueira Venue: Egas Moniz Building, level 01, rooms 50, 51, 51.A and 52 (limited to the no. of available places) Afternoon 14h00 – 15:30h – Show Cooking and tasting: “Healthy Lunch Packs” with Chef Fábio Bernardino and the collaboration of Nutritionist Sara Policarpo Venue: Professor Cid dos Santos Amphitheatre, level 2, Santa Maria Hospital Building (limited to the no. of available places)

2nd Annual Meeting of Doctoral Students | Mind-Brain Doctoral College of ULisboa – 28 and 29 November

The “Mind-Brain” College aims to increase cross-disciplinary scientific activity and promote the relationship between the brain and the mind and its social implications. Coordination: Ana Maria Ferreira de Sousa Sebastião (Faculty of Medicine of ULisboa) Team: Faculty of Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Social Sciences, and Higher Technical Institute. PROGRAMME

Junior Doctors International Meeting | 11 to 13 november

The Junior Doctors International Meeting is a conference held at Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte in Lisbon, Portugal, which provides an integrated approach to essential subjects of daily clinical practice. This year’s edition will take place from the 11th to the 13th of November 2016. It is organized by and for Junior Doctors and welcomes medical residents and specialist doctors, but also medical students, other healthcare professionals and researchers. The 2nd edition held in 2015 included more than 500 participants. Aims and goals Contribute to the academic and human development of future generations of doctors, engaging them in the scientific, clinical […]

Obituary

OBITUARY | Death of Professor António Baptista Fernandes

Professor António Maria Baptista Fernandes, a pioneer in Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics in Portugal, died on 17 October 2016 aged 98. Professor António Baptista Fernandes was the founder of the Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit of Santa Maria Hospital, the founder of the Clinic of Todos os Santos, as well as other pioneering initiatives in our country. Check out his Biography here.

Death of Professor João Lobo Antunes

The Institute of Molecular Medicine, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and the North Lisbon Hospital Centre, represented by the Medical Academic Centre of Lisbon and by their highest leaders, express their deepest condolences to the family of eminent Professor João Lobo Antunes. Professor João Lobo Antunes was a major multidisciplinary, national and international figure who, with solid knowledge and high intellectual capacities, covered areas as diverse as neurosciences, particularly neurosurgery, and ethics, among others. A brilliant academician, he was an unusually cultured man who wrote beautifully and stood out as an eminent neurosurgeon and a master […]