Avaliação da Usabilidade de um Projeto de eHealth, enquadrado na visão europeia de Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

Trabalho de projeto apresentado à Escola Superior de Comunicação Social como parte dos requisitos para obtenção de grau de mestre em Audiovisual e Multimédia.

Environmental sustainability in superior education: case study of Lisbon College of Health Technology

Over the centuries there has been a growing trend of societies and it is possible to verify their economic growth. This growth has provided an increased pressure on natural resources, often over-reaching the boundaries of each country, which has called into question the level of environmental sustainability in different countries. Sustainability is understood as a complex concept involving ecological, social, economic dimensions and temporal urban processes. Therefore, Firmino (2009) suggests that the ecological footprint (EF) allows people to establish dependency relations between human activities and the natural resources required for such activities and for the absorption of waste generated. According to Bergh & Verbruggen (1999) the EF is an objective, impartial and one-dimensional indicator that enables people to assess the sustainability. The Superior Schools have a crucial role in building the vision of a sustainable future as a reality, because in transmitting values and environmental principles to his students, are providing that they, in exercising his professional activity, make decisions weighing the environmental values. This ensures improved quality of life. The present study aims to determine the level of environmental sustainability of the Academic Community of Lisbon College of Health Technology (ESTeSL), by calculating the EF, and describe whether a relation between Footprint and various socio-demographic characteristics of the subjects.

Ecological footprint as an indicator of sustainability at Lisbon School of Health Technology, Portugal

Higher education institutions, has an active role in the development of a sustainable future and for this reason, it is essential that they became environmentally sustainable institutions, applying methods such as the Ecological Footprint analysis. This study intent is to strengthen the potential of the ecological footprint as an indicator of the sustainability of students of Lisbon School of Health Technology, and identify the relationship between the ecological footprint and the different socio-demographic variables.

Carbon footprint of the academic community of Lisbon School of Health Technology, Portugal

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the average temperature of the Earth's surface has risen about 1º C in the last 100 years and will increase, depending on the scenario emissions of Greenhouse Gases. The rising temperatures could trigger environmental effects like rising sea levels, floods, droughts, heat waves, hurricanes. With growing concerns about different environmental issues and the need to address climate change, institutions of higher education should create knowledge and integrate sustainability into teaching programs and research programs, as well as promoting environmental issues for society. The aim of this study is to determine the carbon footprint of the academic community of Lisbon School of Health Technology (ESTeSL) in 2013, identifying possible links between the Carbon Footprint and the different socio-demographic variables.

Avaliação da tonopaquimetria como exame de rastreio de glaucoma primário de ângulo aberto

Mestrado em Gestão e Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde

Tradução, validação e aplicação dos sistemas de pontuação de alerta precoce 'ViEWS' e 'NEWS' em Portugal

Mestrado em Gestão e Avaliação de Tecnologias da Saúde

A interdisciplinaridade das tecnologias da saúde no diagnóstico e no tratamento de tumores de mama: estudo de caso

Introdução – O cancro de mama é a principal causa de morte por cancro na população feminina portuguesa. Assim, pretende-se descrever sucintamente o percurso de uma paciente com tumor de mama, evidenciando a interligação entre algumas áreas das tecnologias da saúde. Metodologia – Selecionou-se um caso clínico de uma paciente com cancro de mama e recorreu-se à pesquisa bibliográfica de forma a apoiar ou refutar os resultados obtidos com o referido caso clínico. Resultados e discussão de resultados – Em 1996 foi diagnosticado à paciente um carcinoma ductal da mama esquerda e posteriormente, em 2011, foi diagnosticada uma metástase do carcinoma mamário com padrão mucinoso. Neste caso, bem como em todos os tumores de mama, foi realizada uma abordagem multidisciplinar envolvendo diferentes áreas das tecnologias da saúde. Para deteção e diagnóstico do cancro de mama são utilizadas a mamografia e a ultrassonografia. Para casos de re-estadiamento e monitorização da terapêutica devem ser utilizadas a tomografia por emissão de positrões (TEP) e a ressonância magnética mamária. No que se refere à terapêutica, neste tipo de tumores recorre-se à cirurgia, à radioterapia e à quimioterapia. ABSTRACT - Introduction – The breast cancer is the main cause of death by cancer in the Portuguese female population. We intend to describe briefly the pathway of a patient with breast cancer, highlighting the connection between some of the health technology areas. Methodology – It was selected a clinical case of a patient with breast cancer and it was used a literature research to support or refute the results obtained with the mentioned clinical case. Results and discussion – In 1996, it was diagnosed to the patient a ductal carcinoma of the left breast and in 2011 it was diagnosed a breast metastases. In this case, as well as other breast tumours, it was done a multidisciplinary approach involving different areas of health technologies. For detection and diagnose of breast cancer it’s used the mammography and ultrasound. For cases of re-staging and treatment monitoring it should be used positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the breast. Regarding the therapy approach, in this type of tumours, it is used surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Study and comparison of physiological response with Harmony® suspension system and suspension with pin

The purpose of this study is a cross-qualitative and quantitative gait analysis in 3 traumatic unilateral amputees using prosthesis with pin suspension compared to the use of prosthesis with a high vacuum suspension, the Harmony® system. In Portugal, there aren’t many studies made in the field of orthotic and prosthetic and knowledge about the number of amputees in the country. The only know is that the major cause of lower limb amputation is diabetes mellitus, being the most affected population the older age groups. The combination of technological developments with daily needs of the amputees is becoming more and more important for they better quality of life. This work was done during the curricular unit “Investigation in Prosthetics and Orthotics” class, in the 4th year of Health Technology School of Lisbon, in Portugal. This study analyzes if the change of suspension in transtibial prosthesis will influence some physiological response in amputees.

Reflexões em torno do ensino da sociologia em cursos de tecnologias da saúde

Com este artigo, pretende-se dar conta da reflexão resultante da experiência de ensino da sociologia na Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, nos últimos 12 anos. Após um breve enquadramento do contexto em que decorre esta experiência e da sua especificidade, procuram identificar-se os principais constrangimentos e questões que se foram colocando durante a prática lectiva das disciplinas de sociologia, relacionados com obstáculos epistemológicos e dificuldades referentes à articulação entre a mobilização de uma linguagem necessariamente compreensível para os estudantes e o imperativo de apresentação rigorosa dos temas propostos bem como com às vantagens e potenciais riscos da introdução de componentes de investigação. Por outro lado, abordam-se os objectivos e analisa-se o contributo do ensino da sociologia para a formação de técnicos de saúde, considerando a variabilidade do alcance das aprendizagens realizadas pelos (ex)estudantes.

A perceção do dador de sangue face à dádiva de sangue e ao estatuto do dador de sangue

Mestrado em Gestão e Avaliação de Tecnologias da Saúde

Relatório de estágio: tomoterapia

Mestrado em Radiações Aplicadas às Tecnologias da Saúde - Ramo de especialização: Terapia com Radiações

A importância da espirometria na deteção precoce de alterações ventilatórias obstrutivas em adultos

Mestrado em Gestão e Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde

Estudo preparatório para a criação do observatório de inserção profissional dos diplomados da ESTeSL

Mestrado em Intervenção Sócio-Organizacional na Saúde - Ramo de especialização: Políticas de Administração e Gestão de Serviços de Saúde

Avaliação de tecnologias em saúde e o impacto na imagem médica

Objetivos do estudo: definir o conceito de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde (ATS); identificar métodos de pesquisa para ATS no âmbito da imagem médica; entender o valor de revisões sistemáticas e metaanálise em ATS; compreender a influência da ATS na imagem médica.

Herb-drug interactions among commonly used psychoactive substances by healthcare students

The concurrent use of herbs and/or nutritional supplements with psychoactive effect and prescription medications is common among college students. College students are a particularly vulnerable population, for they are under less social/familiar surveillance and seek greater independence, as well as under greater intellectual effort, stress, anxiety and depression, which predispose them to a higher consumption of psychoactive substances. Herbs, vitamins, and other dietary supplements may influence the effects of prescription and nonprescription drugs leading to adverse consequences, by increasing the potential for interactions. However, documented interactions between herbal medicinal products and prescribed drugs are rare. Objective: determine the prevalence of concomitant use of psychoactive substances among healthcare students in the Lisbon School of Health Technology, Portugal, in order to assess the risk of potential herb-drug interactions.