qualifications: MD, PhD
position: Associate Professor
department: Department of Medical Sciences
General Practitioner from 1987 to 1995. Specialist in Family Medicine/General Practice by the Portuguese Medical Association since 1995. Competence in Management of Health Services since 2003 and in Geriatrics since 2015 by the Portuguese Medical Association. Professor at the University of Aveiro from 2003 to 2011 and at the University of Beira Interior since 2015. Family Therapist by the Portuguese Society of Family Therapy since 2007. Family Physician in the USF Caminhos do Certoma since 2018.
Original Research 30 August 2021
Development of the Attitude Scale Towards Rural Health Services
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La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis
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Rural proofing: lessons from OECD countries
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Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025, 20–21 October 2025, Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
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2025 Health Leadership Congress, 22–24 October 2025, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA25), 22–25 October 2025, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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OECD Latin American Rural Development Conference, 25–28 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia
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21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, 10–13 April 2026, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Quebec City, Canada
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand
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