Participation at Católica Medical School
- Coordinator of the curricular unit Personal and Professional Development I and Mentor
- Member of Dean’s Board
- Head of Department of Medical Education
- Member of Pedagogical Board
- Member of Scientific Board
Field of Work
Mental Health | Implementation Science | Medical Education
Professional Activity
Previous
- Miguel Bombarda Hospital
- São José Psychiatric Unit
- NOVA Medical School
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Ministry of Health
- Directorate-General for Health
Current
- Católica Medical School
Education
- Degree in Psychoeducation
- PhD in Mental Health
Summary of Professional Career :
In 1999, starts his work as Psychoeducator at Miguel Bombarda Hospital. At the same time, begins teaching as an assistant of Clinical Pedagogy. In the hospital, he dedicated himself to Psychoeducation for people with severe mental illness and to Early Intervention in Psychosis, participating in a research project led by the University of Melbourne, after an internship at the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre. In 2007, he started working in the National Coordination for Mental Health, at the Ministry of Health, in public health areas associated with the implementation of the National Mental Health Plan. He was part of the European Commission Group of Governmental Experts in mental health for 10 years and a similar group at WHO-Europe, starting his work at the Directorate-General for Health in 2012. In 2014, he completed his PhD in mental health and began his work as a professor at NOVA Medical School, teaching also at other universities, including the Catholic University of Portugal, King's College London and the University of Concepción, in Chile. In 2016 he participates, as a postdoc, in an ERC project at the London School of Economics and in 2021 joins the faculty at Católica Medical School.
Languages
Portuguese | English