Professional Experience
Public health practice, national programmes and digital transformation
Current Roles
Public Health Physician
ULS Gaia Espinho
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Public health and clinical work at ULS Gaia Espinho, including surveillance, planning, prevention programmes and support for local population-health decisions.
- Design and follow-up of screening and prevention programmes
- Digitalisation of workflows with an operational impact
- Work with multidisciplinary teams in public health response and preventive care
- Use of data analysis to support clinical and public health decisions
Programmes Coordinator
Direção Executiva do SNS (National Health Service Executive Board)
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Coordination of national health programmes, including digital transformation and process improvement within Portugal's National Health Service.
- Coordination of digital health implementation across different health regions
- Definition of performance measures and analytical models for national programmes
- Work across health institutions, operational teams and technology providers
- Contribution to digital health integration and interoperability policy
External Consultant
WHO/Europe (World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe)
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Consultancy on digital health policy and implementation approaches for European health systems within WHO/Europe initiatives.
- Advice on digital health policy for European Member States
- Contribution to international research on health-system digitalisation
- Participation in cross-border data-sharing and interoperability initiatives
- Recommendations for sustainable digital health implementation
Lecturer and Industry Collaborator
Academic and industry collaboration
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Research, teaching and knowledge-sharing with academic and industry partners in digital health and public health.
- Teaching on digital health implementation and health data science
- Supervision of projects on health information systems and data analysis
- Academic and industry research partnerships
- Support for students and early-career researchers in health data science
Main areas of work
Digital Health Implementation
Integration of digital technologies in health services, from system design to adoption and impact measurement.
Public Health Strategy
Evidence-informed public health policy and programmes, supported by data and digital tools.
Health Data Analytics
Analysis and visualisation of health data to support decisions and day-to-day operations.
International Collaboration
Work with WHO/Europe and European partners on digital health policy and implementation.
Academic-Industry Bridge
Teaching and research collaboration that connect academic work with health-service practice.
System Integration
Health information systems, data exchange and interoperability across care networks.
Working together
If you have a clearly defined project in digital health, public health research or service improvement, the contact page lists the best ways to get in touch.