Detailed sessions programme

Session 1 – 16/06/2021

Decoding the role of the environment , including climate change for health and well-being

Moderators: José Brito and Ricardo Alves

Speaker	Time	Duration	Theme
Gonçalo Pereira / IUEM	10:00h	15 min	High-intensity infrasound exposure effects on glucose metabolism in rats
Alzira Cavacas / IUEM	10:15h	15 min	What about non-audible noise effects?
Luis Carrão / Politécnico de Leiria	10:30h	20 min	Relationship between health and the environment for physiotherapy and their responsibility, as a health professional and educator
Susana Paixão / Politécnico de Coimbra	10:50h	20 min	Sustainable Development Goals and Gender Equality from an Environmental Health Perspective
Telmo Pereira / Politécnico de Coimbra	11:10h	20 min	Air Pollution and early vascular aging – a proven causality?
António Lorena / IN+CITP, UL	11:30h	20 min	A study on the environmental and health impacts of inadequate medical packaging waste management
Isabel M López Medina / U Jáen	11:50h	20 min	Inclusion of sustainability and climate change in the university nursing curriculum
David Chettle / Mc Master Univ	12:10h	20 min	Monitoring lead in humans exposed in the workplace and through the environment
Discussion	12:30h	15 min

Session 2 – 16/06/2021

Innovative Health Care, Industry and Society

Moderators: Manuel Pequito and Daniel Murta

Speaker	Time	Duration	Theme
Ingrid Stegeman / EuroHealthNet	16:30h	20 min	COVID-19 and health inequalities: drawing the lessons to strengthen health systems’ responses
Patrícia Calado / AICIB	16:50h	20 min	Innovative Health and Care - opportunities for research and innovation in Horizon Europe
Joaquim Cunha / Health Cluster, Portugal	17:10h	20 min	Health Portugal: from Portugal to the world
Carina Dantas / Rede SHAFE, SHINE 2Europe	17:30h	20 min	Promoting sustainable environments for all – the NET4Age-Friendly Network
António Grilo / Madan Parque, NOVA School of Science and Technology - FCT NOVA	17:50h	20 min	AI-based Digital Transformation: What Impact to Expect?

Session 3 – 17/06/2021

Infectious Diseases and Improving Global Health

Moderators: Nuno Taveira (9:30h-11:15h) and Helena Barroso (11:15h-13:00h)

Speaker	Time	Duration	Theme
Vanessa Machado / IUEM	9:30h	20 min	Periodontal inflammation as a key mediator of systemic diseases
Fernanda Amaral / ESSEM	9:50h	20 min	Premature…the Impact in Future!!!
Ana Reis / Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa	10:10h	20 min	Vulnerable population in Health and in Society
João Bissau / ABBVIE	10:30h	20 min	Hepatitis C: From the discovery of the virus to the implementation of a global plan for elimination
Discussion	11:00h	15 min
Sofia Guia Marques / IMM	11:15h	20 min	Unveiling Host-Plasmodium interactions
Francisco Peréz Cano / UA Barcelona	11:35h	20 min	Probiotics and infection: a role for COVID-19?
Sarah Dennison / UC Lancashire	11:55h	20 min	Antimicrobial peptide: multifunctional agents to fight infectious disease
José A. Oteo / HU San Pedro (CIBIR	12:15h	20 min	A One-Health approach in the fight against threats caused by emerging infections
Discussion	12:45h	15 min

Session 4 – 17/06/2021

Personalized Health Intervention

Moderator: Cidália Castro

Speaker	Time	Duration	Theme
Paula Alves / ESSEM	15:00h	15 min	Physiotherapy focused on people with musculoskeletal pain: new challenges
Alexandre Quintas / IUEM	15:15h	15 min	A biophysical perspective on the unexplored mechanisms driving Parkinson’s disease by amphetamine-like stimulants
Sónia Bernardes / ISCTE	15:30h	15min	On classism and dehumanization in chronic pain care
Sandra Tenreiro / CEDOC	15:45h	20 min	Retinal Organoids for disease modelling
Júlio César Rocha / FCM, UNL	16:05h	20 min	The challenges of nutritional management in Phenylketonuria in the era of new therapies
Francisco Sampaio / U Fernando Pessoa	16:25h	20 min	Nursing psychotherapeutic intervention: From the classical schools to a personalized approach
Francesco D’Aiuto / Eastman Dental Institute	16:45h	30 min	Periodontitis and Diabetes: two sides of the same coin?
Discussion	17:15h	15 min

Session 5 – 18/06/2021

Digital Transformation in Health

Moderators: Jorge Caldeira (9:30h-11:15h) and Alexandre Quintas (11:15h-13:00h)

Speaker	Time	Duration	Theme
Sofia Pinto / ESSEM	9:30h	20 min	The use of kinetics in neurological physiotherapy clinical practice: what is evidence
Mara Guerreiro / ESEL e IUEM	9:50h	20 min	Conversational agents in health and well-being
Ricardo Vagarinho / VimelCare	10:10h	20 min	Digital Platforms - How technology can help clinical practice
Raquel Santos / Hosp Luz	10:30h	20 min	Reengineering a Human-Centered Healthcare
Discussion	11:00h	15 min
Filipa Fixe / Glint	11:15h	20 min	The impact of technology on the health of the future
Heber Silva / GlaxoSmithkline UK	11:35h	20 min	Bringing Pharma into the fourth industrial revolution
Mario Gaspar da Silva / INESC-ID, IST	11:55h	20 min	Improving Healthcare through Digital Innovation
Bárbara Badanta Romero / U Sevilha	12:15h	20 min	Experiences and dilemmas designing techno-care for dependent people
Discussion	12:45h	15 min