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João Firmino-Machado is graduated in Medicine (University of Minho Medical School), obtained a master’s degree in Statistics (University of Minho Sciences School), a Post-Graduation in Health Management (University of Minho Economics and Management School), a Post-Graduation in Clinical Research (Harvard Medical School) and completed his PhD in Public Health (University of Porto Medical School, 2019). He has been working as a public health medical doctor during the last five years at local level (Porto, Portugal), regional level (north region of Portugal), so as in international organizations (World Health Organization). These positions allowed him to acquire knowledge and training in the following fields: i) health planning; ii) prevention and control of communicable diseases; iii) design and implementation of programs to tackle non-communicable diseases. He is an integrated member of the Non-Communicable Diseases Epidemiology research group, within the Epidemiology Research Unit of the Institute of Public Health – University of Porto (EPIUnit-ISPUP), where he conducts research in cancer screening programs. He is an Invited Assistant Professor at University of Porto Medical School, where he teaches epidemiology to medical students. He supervised three master dissertations. So far, he published 24 articles in peer-reviewed journals and was an invited speaker in over 40 national and international conferences, obtaining four prizes of best oral communication/poster and three prizes of best research project proposals. Currently, Firmino-Machado is coordinating a population-based program that aims to prevent cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment, using non-pharmacological interventions (cognitive training, physical activity, nutrition education, adaption to memory loss, diagnosis and correction of hearing impairment). During the last three months, Firmino-Machado designed and implemented a program of early detection of COVID-19 in vulnerable groups in Western Porto and Gaia (Portugal), screening over 5000 patients in 100 institutions. Additionally, he led a team of 25 people, responsible for clinical follow-up of 1000 COVID-19 cases and identification of over 3000 high-risk contacts.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Firmino-Machado

Citation names

  • Firmino-Machado, João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1210-044E-49D8
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9410-633X

Email addresses

  • firmino@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 910961236 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09/15 - 2019/07/01
Concluded
 Saúde Pública (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2019/02/01
Concluded
 Clinical Scholars Research Training (Pós-Graduação)
Harvard Medical School, United States
2011/09/01 - 2013/12/31
Concluded
 Estatística (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007/09/15 - 2012/07/15
Concluded
 Medicina (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/09/15 - 2012/07/01
Concluded
 Gestão de Unidades de Saúde (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current Science and Technology Management Unidade de Ensaios Clínicos de Fase Precoce - ULS Gaia Espinho, Portugal
2016/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/07 - Current Invited Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2022/07 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - 2022 Assistente (Médica) Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte IP, Portugal
Unidade de Saúde Pública do ACES Espinho-Gaia, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2019 Interno (Médica) Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte IP, Portugal
Unidade de Saúde Pública ACeS Porto Ocidental, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Interno (Médica) Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira Guimarães, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/06/01 - Current Vice-President Centro Académico Clínico Egas Moniz Health Alliance, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current Consultor do Conselho de Administração Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia Espinho, Portugal
2018/08/01 - 2019/08/01 Consultant World Health Organization - European Centre for Environment and Health, Germany

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/10/01 - Current Diretor do Departamento de Planeamento, Inovação e Saúde das Populações Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia e Espinho, Portugal
Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia e Espinho, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório para a Investigação Integrativa e translacional em Saúde Populacional
LA/P/0064/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0064/2020
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Actividade Física Saúde e Lazer, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Complicações neurodegenerativas pós COVID-19
PTDC/SAU-EPI/6275/2020
10.54499/PTDC/SAU-EPI/6275/2020
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia - Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto
UID/DTP/04750/2019
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ferreira, Margarida Susete; Firmino-Machado, João; Saavedra, Mariana; Santos, Paula Clara. "Treino neuromuscular facial na funcionalidade e qualidade de vida de pessoas com Paralisia de Bell". CRV, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Stephen Whiting; Karim Abu-Omar; Peter Gelius; João Firmino-Machado; Ivo Rakovac; Romeu Mendes. "Physical activity policy implementation and physical activity levels in the European Union: Are we on track to close the gap between policy and practice?". Health Policy (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105200.
    10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105200
  2. Pedro Maciel Barbosa; Helena Szrek; Lara Noronha Ferreira; Vitor Tedim Cruz; João Firmino-Machado. "Stroke rehabilitation pathways during the first year: A cost-effectiveness analysis from a cohort of 460 individuals". Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2024.101824.
    10.1016/j.rehab.2024.101824
  3. Pedro Maciel Barbosa; João Firmino-Machado; Lara Noronha Ferreira; Vitor Tedim Cruz; Helena Szrek. "From healthcare system to individuals through stroke rehabilitation pathways.Outcomes, information, and satisfaction along 12 months prospective cohort in Portugal". Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2023.2165266.
    10.1080/10749357.2023.2165266
  4. Cátia Azevedo; João Firmino Machado; António Fontes Lima; Fernando Milhazes Mar; Sérgio Vilarinho; Luís Dias. "Value of simple otoscopy in diagnosing otitis media with effusion in children". Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otorri.2022.07.002.
    10.1016/j.otorri.2022.07.002
  5. Cátia Azevedo; João Firmino Machado; António Fontes Lima; Fernando Milhazes Mar; Sérgio Vilarinho; Luís Dias. "Value of simple otoscopy in diagnosing otitis media with effusion in children". Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition) (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otoeng.2022.11.001.
    10.1016/j.otoeng.2022.11.001
  6. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigação clínica da iniciativa do investigador em Portugal: identificação de problemas e propostas para melhoria". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19430.
    10.20344/amp.19333
  7. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigator-Led Clinical Research in Portugal: Problem Identification and Proposals for Improvement". (2023): https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19333.
  8. Luís, Carla ; Fernandes, Rute ; Dias, João ; Pereira, Deolinda ; Machado, Firmino ; Baylina, Pilar; Fernandes, Rúben ; Soares, Raquel . "Does body mass index infuence surgical options and overall survival in breast cancer patients?". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/25320.
    10.1007/s12094-023-03154-0
  9. Carvalho, Raquel L.; Resende, Angelica F.; Barlow, Jos; França, Filipe M.; Moura, Mario R.; Maciel, Rafaella; Alves-Martins, Fernanda; et al. "Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/59524.
    10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077
  10. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigação Clínica da Iniciativa do Investigador em Portugal". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10362/150554.
    https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19333
  11. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigação clínica da iniciativa do investigador em Portugal: identificação de problemas e propostas para melhoria". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/57525.
    10.20344/amp.19333
  12. Luís, Carla ; Fernandes, Rute ; Dias, João ; Pereira, Deolinda ; Machado, Firmino ; Baylina, Pilar; Fernandes, Rúben ; Soares, Raquel . "Does body mass index infuence surgical options and overall survival in breast cancer patients?". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/25320.
    10.1007/s12094-023-03154-0
  13. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigação clínica da iniciativa do investigador em Portugal: identificação de problemas e propostas para melhoria". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19430.
    10.20344/amp.19333
  14. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigação Clínica da Iniciativa do Investigador em Portugal". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10362/150554.
    https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19333
  15. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigação clínica da iniciativa do investigador em Portugal: identificação de problemas e propostas para melhoria". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/57525.
    10.20344/amp.19333
  16. Carvalho, Raquel L.; Resende, Angelica F.; Barlow, Jos; França, Filipe M.; Moura, Mario R.; Maciel, Rafaella; Alves-Martins, Fernanda; et al. "Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research". (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/59524.
    10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077
  17. Ferreira, João Pedro; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; da Costa-Pereira, Altamiro; Soares, António José; Robalo-Cordeiro, Carlos; Jerónimo, Cármen; Gavina, Cristina; et al. "Investigator-Led Clinical Research in Portugal: Problem Identification and Proposals for Improvement". (2023): https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19333.
  18. João Firmino-Machado. "The disruption of elective procedures due to COVID-19 in Brazil in 2020". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13746-5.
    10.1038/s41598-022-13746-5
  19. João Firmino-Machado. "Finding Predictors of Azathioprine-Induced Pancreatitis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease". Pancreas 51 3 (2022): 288-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mpa.0000000000002012.
    10.1097/mpa.0000000000002012
  20. Ribeiro, Daniela; Santos, Paula Clara; Simões, Daniela; Venâncio, João; Firmino-Machado, João; Carvalhais, Alice; Ferreira, Margarida. "Behavioral profile of elementary school students related to the school backpack". (2022): https://doi.org/10.25758/set.2211.
    https://doi.org/10.25758/set.2211
  21. Francisca Vilas-Boas; Sofia Lopes; Margarida Teixeira; Catarina Rodrigues; Marta Teixeira; José Frias-Bulhosa; Sara Teixeira; et al. "COVID-19 collaborative screening: an action-research project for large scale contact tracing in Northern Portugal". (2022): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/148669.
    10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101926
  22. Ribeiro, Daniela; Santos, Paula Clara; Simões, Daniela; Venâncio, João; Firmino-Machado, João; Carvalhais, Alice; Ferreira, Margarida. "Behavioral profile of elementary school students related to the school backpack". (2022): https://doi.org/10.25758/set.2211.
    https://doi.org/10.25758/set.2211
  23. Francisca Vilas-Boas; Sofia Lopes; Margarida Teixeira; Catarina Rodrigues; Marta Teixeira; José Frias-Bulhosa; Sara Teixeira; et al. "COVID-19 collaborative screening: an action-research project for large scale contact tracing in Northern Portugal". (2022): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/148669.
    10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101926
  24. João Firmino-Machado. "Clinical and hospitalisation predictors of COVID-19 in the first month of the pandemic, Portugal". PLOS ONE 16 11 (2021): e0260249-e0260249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260249.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0260249
  25. Mariana Brandão; Assucena Guisseve; Genoveva Bata; João Firmino-Machado; Matos Alberto; Josefo Ferro; Carlos Garcia; et al. "Survival Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Tumor Board for Breast Cancer in Mozambique, Sub-Saharan Africa". The Oncologist 26 6 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1002/onco.13643.
    10.1002/onco.13643
  26. Joana Nuno; Susana Fernandes; Teresa Rei Silva; Ana Catarina Guimarães; Bernardo Morais Pereira; Sara Laureano-Alves; Isabel Cristina Vieira de Sousa; Dinis Brito; João Firmino-Machado. "What attributes do patients prefer in a family physician? A cross-sectional study in a northern region of Portugal". BMJ Open (2021): https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035130.
    10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035130
  27. João Firmino-Machado. "Optimizing classical risk scores to predict complications in head and neck surgery: a new approach". European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 278 1 (2021): 191-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-06133-1.
    10.1007/s00405-020-06133-1
  28. João Firmino-Machado; Djøra I Soeteman; Nuno Lunet. "Cost-effectiveness of a stepwise intervention to promote adherence to cervical cancer screening". European Journal of Public Health (2019): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz222.
    Published • 10.1093/eurpub/ckz222
  29. João Firmino-Machado; Romeu Mendes; Amélia Moreira; Nuno Lunet. "Translating Evidence into Practice: Insights on the Reporting of Trial Results to Health Professionals and Institutions". Acta Médica Portuguesa 32 11 (2019): 683-685. https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.11593.
    Open access • Published • 10.20344/amp.11593
  30. Isabel Pinto; João Firmino-Machado; Eugénia Castro; Sandra Alves; Diamantino Helena; Artur Condé. "The effects on the acoustic parameters and auditory-perceptive characteristics of voice in children submitted to adenoidectomy with or without tonsillectomy". International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 125 (2019): 51-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.06.021.
    Published
  31. Rui de Sousa Magalhães; Bruno Rosa; Margarida Marques; Pedro Boal Carvalho; Hélder Cardoso; João Firmino-Machado; Guilherme Macedo; Cotter, José. "How should we select suspected Crohn’s disease patients for capsule enteroscopy?". Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 54 8 (2019): 991-997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2019.1649455.
    Published
  32. João Firmino-Machado; Sofia Varela; Romeu Mendes; Amélia Moreira; Nuno Lunet. "A 3-step intervention to improve adherence to cervical cancer screening: The SCAN randomized controlled trial". Preventive Medicine 123 (2019): 250-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.025.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.025
  33. Bruno Silva Lopes; Nuno Craveiro; João Firmino-Machado; Pedro Ribeiro; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Hemodynamic differences among hypertensive patients with and without heart failure using impedance cardiography". Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease 13 (2019): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1753944719876517.
    Published • 10.1177/1753944719876517
  34. Firmino-Machado, João; Mendes, Romeu; Moreira, Amélia; Lunet, Nuno. "Translating Evidence into Practice: Insights on the Reporting of Trial Results to Health Professionals and Institutions". (2019): https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/11593.
  35. Firmino-Machado, João; Mendes, Romeu; Moreira, Amélia; Lunet, Nuno. "Translating Evidence into Practice: Insights on the Reporting of Trial Results to Health Professionals and Institutions". (2019): https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/11593.
  36. João Firmino-Machado; Sofia Varela; Romeu Mendes; Amélia Moreira; Nuno Lunet. "Stepwise strategy to improve cervical cancer screening adherence (SCAN-Cervical Cancer) – Automated text messages, phone calls and reminders: Population based randomized controlled trial". Preventive Medicine 114 (2018): 123-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.06.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.06.004
  37. Maria João P Oliveira; Fernanda Rodrigues; João Firmino-Machado; Inês Ladeira; Ricardo Lima; Sara Conde; Miguel Guimarães. "Assessment of Respiratory Muscle Weakness in Subjects With Neuromuscular Disease". Respiratory Care 63 10 (2018): 1223-1230. http://dx.doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06136.
    Published
  38. Bruno Guimarães; João Firmino-Machado; Stanislav Tsisar; Benedita Viana; Marco Pinto-Sousa; Pedro Vieira-Marques; Ricardo Cruz-Correia; Maria Amélia Ferreira. "The Role of Anatomy Computer-Assisted Learning on Spatial Abilities of Medical Students". Anatomical Sciences Education 12 2 (2018): 138-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1795.
    Published
  39. Susana Rebelo; Sofia Velho Rua; Joana d’Orey Leça; Ana Couto; Rute Teixeira; João Firmino-Machado. "Is healthy children surveillance being duplicated by family physicians and paediatricians? A cross-sectional study in Portugal". BMJ Open 8 3 (2018): e015902-e015902. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015902.
    Published • 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015902
  40. Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves; Mara Barbosa; Sofia Xavier; Pedro Boal Carvalho; João Firmino-Machado; Joana Magalhães; Carla Marinho; José Cotter. "Optimizing the Risk Assessment in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Comparison of 5 Scores Predicting 7 Outcomes". GE - Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology 25 6 (2018): 299-307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000486802.
    Published
  41. Ribeiro, Daniela; Santos, Paula Clara; Simões, Daniela; Venâncio, João; Firmino-Machado, João; Carvalhais, Alice; Ferreira, Margarida. "Perfil comportamental dos estudantes do ensino básico relacionado com a mochila escolar". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/8939.
    10.25758/set.2211
  42. Tavares, Teresa; Oliveira, Margarida; Gonçalves, João; Trocado, Vera; Perpétuo, Jéssica; Azevedo, Alexandra; Machado, Firmino; Barreto, Vasco; Rocha, Céu. "Predicting prognosis in patients with advanced cancer: A prospective study". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60025.
    10.1177/0269216317705788
  43. Cúrdia Gonçalves, Tiago; Barbosa, Mara; Xavier, Sofia; Boal Carvalho, Pedro; Firmino Machado, João; Magalhães, Joana; Marinho, Carla; Cotter, José Almeida Berkeley. "Optimizing the Risk Assessment in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Comparison of 5 Scores Predicting 7 Outcomes". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/58292.
    10.1159/000486802
  44. Ribeiro, Daniela; Santos, Paula Clara; Simões, Daniela; Venâncio, João; Firmino-Machado, João; Carvalhais, Alice; Ferreira, Margarida. "Perfil comportamental dos estudantes do ensino básico relacionado com a mochila escolar". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13788.
    10.25758/set.2211
  45. Gonçalves,Tiago Cúrdia; Barbosa,Mara; Xavier,Sofia; Carvalho,Pedro Boal; Machado,João Firmino; Magalhães,Joana; Marinho,Carla; Cotter,José. "Optimizing the Risk Assessment in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Comparison of 5 Scores Predicting 7 Outcomes". (2018): http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452018000600005.
  46. Ribeiro, Daniela; Santos, Paula Clara; Simões, Daniela; Venâncio, João; Firmino-Machado, João; Carvalhais, Alice; Ferreira, Margarida. "Perfil comportamental dos estudantes do ensino básico relacionado com a mochila escolar". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13788.
    10.25758/set.2211
  47. Ribeiro, Daniela; Santos, Paula Clara; Simões, Daniela; Venâncio, João; Firmino-Machado, João; Carvalhais, Alice; Ferreira, Margarida. "Perfil comportamental dos estudantes do ensino básico relacionado com a mochila escolar". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/8939.
    10.25758/set.2211
  48. Gonçalves,Tiago Cúrdia; Barbosa,Mara; Xavier,Sofia; Carvalho,Pedro Boal; Machado,João Firmino; Magalhães,Joana; Marinho,Carla; Cotter,José. "Optimizing the Risk Assessment in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Comparison of 5 Scores Predicting 7 Outcomes". (2018): http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452018000600005.
  49. João Firmino-Machado; Romeu Mendes; Amélia Moreira; Nuno Lunet. "Stepwise strategy to improve Cervical Cancer Screening Adherence (SCAN-CC): automated text messages, phone calls and face-to-face interviews: protocol of a population-based randomised controlled trial". BMJ Open 7 10 (2017): e017730-e017730. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017730.
    Published • 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017730
  50. Filipa Camacho Côrte; João Firmino-Machado; Carla Pinto Moura; Jorge Spratley; Margarida Santos. "Acute pediatric neck infections: Outcomes in a seven-year series". International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 99 (2017): 128-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.020.
    Published
  51. Marlene Oliveira; Margarida Ferreira; Maria João Azevedo; João Firmino-Machado; Paula Clara Santos. "Pelvic floor muscle training protocol for stress urinary incontinence in women: A systematic review". Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira 63 7 (2017): 642-650. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.63.07.642.
    Published
  52. João Firmino-Machado; Inês Magalhães; Rodrigues, João; Victor Ramos; Sofia Baptista; Bernardo Vilas-Boas. "Governação de Saúde e Gestão de Proximidade: A Necessidade de Autonomia de Gestão nos Agrupamentos de Centros de Saúde". Acta Médica Portuguesa 30 6 (2017): 431-433. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.8274.
    Open access • Published
  53. João Firmino-Machado. "Governação de Saúde e Gestão de Proximidade: A Necessidade de Autonomia de Gestão nos Agrupamentos de Centros de Saúde". Acta Médica Portuguesa 30 6 (2017): 431-431. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.8274.
    10.20344/amp.8274
  54. Teresa Tavares; Margarida Oliveira; Gonçalves, João; Vera Trocado; Jéssica Perpétuo; Alexandra Azevedo; João Firmino-Machado; Vasco Barreto; Céu Rocha. "Predicting prognosis in patients with advanced cancer: A prospective study". Palliative Medicine 32 2 (2017): 413-416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216317705788.
    Published
  55. Cátia Arieira; Francisca Dias de Castro; Bruno Rosa; Maria João Moreira; João Firmino-Machado; José Cotter. "Can we rely on inflammatory biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring Crohn's disease activity?". Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas 109 12 (2017): 828-833. http://dx.doi.org/10.17235/reed.2017.5126/2017.
    Open access • Published
  56. Margarida Ferreira; João Firmino-Machado; Elisa A. Marques; Paula C. Santos; Ana Daniela Simões; José A. Duarte. "Prognostic factors for recovery in Portuguese patients with Bell’s palsy". Neurological Research 38 10 (2016): 851-856. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01616412.2016.1209620.
    Published
  57. Margarida Ferreira; João Firmino-Machado; Elisa A. Marques; Paula C. Santos; José A. Duarte. "Are corticosteroids useful in all degrees of severity and rapid recovery of Bell’s palsy?". Acta Oto-Laryngologica 136 7 (2016): 736-741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00016489.2016.1154604.
    Published
  58. Carolina Vale; Carlos Menezes; João Firmino-Machado; Rodrigues, Pedro; Paula Tenedório; Pedro Menéres; Maria do Céu Brochado; Miguel Lume. "Astigmatism management in cataract surgery with Precizon® toric intraocular lens: a prospective study". Clinical Ophthalmology 10 (2016): 151-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/opth.s91298.
    Open access • Published
  59. Francisca Dias de Castro; Pedro Boal Carvalho; Sara Monteiro; Bruno Rosa; João Firmino-Machado; Maria João Moreira; José Cotter. "Lewis Score – Prognostic Value in Patients with Isolated Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease". Journal of Crohn's and Colitis 9 12 (2015): 1146-1151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv166.
    Published
  60. Rui Araújo; João Firmino-Machado; Pedro Correia; Mariana Leitão-Marques; Carvalho, João; Silva, Marta; Ana Nogueira; Carla Nunes. "The plantar reflex: A study of observer agreement, sensitivity, and observer bias". Neurology: Clinical Practice 5 4 (2015): 309-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/cpj.0000000000000155.
    Open access
  61. Monteiro, Sara; Boal Carvalho, Pedro; Dias de Castro, Francisca; Magalhães, Joana; Machado, Firmino; Moreira, Maria J.; Rosa, Bruno; Cotter, José. "Capsule Endoscopy". Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 21 10 (2015): 2241-2246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mib.0000000000000517.
    Open access • Published
  62. Ana Pinheiro Sá; Cristina Teixeira-Pinto; Rafaela Verissimo; Andreia Vilas-Boas; João Firmino-Machado. "Looking for the Perfect Mentor". Acta Médica Portuguesa 28 4 (2015): 486-493.
    Open access • Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. João Firmino Domingues Barbosa Machado. "Reshaping organized cervical cancer screening: strategies to increase the adherence and reduce invitation costs". PhD, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/120968.
  2. João Firmino Domingues Barbosa Machado. "Reshaping organized cervical cancer screening: strategies to increase the adherence and reduce invitation costs". PhD, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/120968.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/02/07 First results of the project Multiple Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline (MIND) 14th Conference of the Portuguese Stroke Society
Portuguese Stroke Society (Porto, Portugal)
2019/11/30 Asymmetries in the implementation of organized screening programs in Portugal National conference of the Portuguese Oncology Society
Portuguese Oncology Society (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019 Cost-effectiveness of a multistep strategy to increase adherence to cervical cancer screening in Portugal. EUROGIN - International Multidisciplinary HPV Congress
EUROGIN (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017 Increasing the adherence to cervical cancer screening. XVII Iberic conference of epidemiology and public health
Portuguese Society of Epidemiology / Spanish Society of Epidemiology (Barcelona, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/01 - Current Beneath the medals: a prospective cohort study of the health status of Olympic athletes
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Ciências da Reabilitação (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/06/01 - Current Efficient Management of Patient´s Blood in Portugal: PBM-TIPS
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Biomedicina (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/10/01 - 2024/10/01 Stroke Rehabilitation Pathways: how to build a stroke treatment policy.
Co-supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Medicina (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2023/10/01 Determinantes de adesão à referenciação de doentes não urgentes do serviço de urgência para os cuidados de saúde primários
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Master)
Escola de Medicina da Universidade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/06/01 - 2023/06/01 Characteristics and patient-reported outcomes of long-term lung cancer survivors
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/07/01 - 2021/07/01 Comparação dos Programas de rastreio do cancro do colo do útero brasileiro e português: modelo organizativo, participação no Programa e forma de adaptação face à COVID-19
Supervisor
 Mestrado Saúde Pública (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/01/08 - 2018/01/08 Determinantes de adesão ao rastreio do cancro do colo do útero
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Master)
Escola de Medicina da Universidade de Medicina, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/06/01 use of extrinsic motivators to improve the BMI of obese or overweight adolescents
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Sofia Simões Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/10 - 2026/01/01 Diretor da Unidade Gestão de Planeamento, Inovação e Saúde das Populações Direto

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/04/12 - 2019/04/12 Consultant of the Portuguese Association of Primary Care - Definition of seven priorities for the next four years in primary care Associação Nacional de Unidades de Saúde Familiar (USF-AN), Portugal
2019/04/04 - 2019/04/05 Consultant for World Health Organization - Environmental Health Inequalities World Health Organization - European Centre for Environment and Health, Germany
2019 - 2019 Member of expert group - Portuguese Oncology Society - Prevention and control of oncologic diseases in Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa de Oncologia, Portugal
2018/11/12 - 2018/11/13 Consultant for the World Health Organization - From Linear to Circular Economy: Health Implications of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SDG 12) World Health Organization - European Centre for Environment and Health, Germany
Distinctions

Award

2020 1st Prize – Best Research Project - National Oncology Conference
Sociedade Portuguesa de Oncologia, Portugal
2019 Merit prize and finantial grant - Portuguese Society of Stroke
Portuguese Society of Stroke, Portugal
2019 1st Prize – Best research project – Portuguese Clinical Scholars Research Training Program
Harvard Medical School, United States
2019 1st Prize – Best oral communication – 52nd meeting of the Portuguese Anatomy Society
Portuguese Anatomy Society, Portugal
2018 1st Prize – Best oral communication – 2nd meeting of early career family doctors in the region of Lisbon
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo IP, Portugal