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I, Joana Pinto da Costa, hold a degree in Biomedical Pharmacy since 2016 from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra and a Master degree in Public Health (MPH) since 2019 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto. During the MPH I did a three-month mobility period (Erasmus + traineeship) at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Currently, I am a PhD student in Public Health (since 2020). In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been working with the Association of Schools of Public Health of the European Region (ASPHER), since April 2020. Being also a member of the ASPHER Young Professionals (YP)Task-force for COVID-19, since May 2020.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Pinto da Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, J. P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2410-6AAF-A219
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4461-4878

Email addresses

  • joanapintodacosta@ispup.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua das Taipas nº135 , 4050-600, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/11/04 - 2024/11/15
Concluded
 WHO European Public Health Leadership Course (Outros)
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
2020/09/24 - 2024
Ongoing
 Saúde Pública (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/11/17 - 2022/11/18
Concluded
 Training School on “Diagnostic test evaluation with Bayesian Latent Class Models” - Cork, Ireland (Outros)
Harmony – COST Action CA18208 – Novel tools for test evaluation and disease prevalence estimation, Greece
2017/09 - 2019/10/21
Concluded
 Public Health (MPH) (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Low caloric intake from adolescence into adulthood: effect on insulin sensitivity and cardiometabolic risk factors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2019/03/11 - 2019/05/31
Concluded
 Erasmus + Traineeship (Outros)
University of Aberdeen Division of Applied Medicine, United Kingdom
2018/10/16 - 2019/03/01
Concluded
 Science communication - Life and health sciences (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 20
2013/09 - 2016/06/01
Concluded
 Biomedical Pharmacy (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Researcher (Research) Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/19 - Current Colaboração no Grupo de Trabalho - Norma 019/2020 - COVID-19: Estratégia Nacional de Testes para o SARS-CoV-2 Direção Geral da Saúde, Portugal
2018/12 - Current Research Unit Member Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2019/09/02 - Current Porto, Cidade Sem Sida | Iniciativa Fast-Track Cities
non-applicable
Other
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Costa, J P; Meireles, P; Aguiar, A; Schmidt, A J; Barros, H. "HIV test and knowledge of U=U: insights from MSM living in Portugal and participating in EMIS 2017". Paper presented in 16th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, 2020.
    Published • 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.996
Conference poster
  1. Costa, J. P.. "Revision of a national guideline for HIV testing – a proposal from the Porto Fast-Track City". Paper presented in Fast-Track Cities 2023 conference, 2023.
  2. Costa, J. P.. "Implementation of a peers’ education training course: challenges and lessons learned in Porto". Paper presented in Fast-Track Cities 2023 conference, 2023.
  3. Novais, M.J.; Costa, J. P.. "A timeline of HIV epidemic response in Porto, Portugal". 2023.
  4. Costa, J.P.; Meireles, P.; Barros, H.. "The SARS-CoV-2 infection among students and workers of the University of Porto". Paper presented in UNCOVER, 2022.
  5. Aguiar, A.; Maia, I.; Marta, P.; Costa, J. P.; Duarte, R.. "COVID-19 related psychological impact and social determinants in a sample of Portugal residents". Paper presented in XXXIX REUNIÓN ANUAL SEE – XVI CONGRESO APE – IX CONGRESO SESPAS LEÓN, 2021.
  6. Costa, J. P.; Meireles, P.; Barros, H.. "A infeção por SARS-CoV-2 entre os trabalhadores da Universidade do Porto: um estudo longitudinal". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Pandemias na Era da Globalização, 2021.
  7. Costa, J. P.; Meireles, P.; Barros, H.. "Comparação de três testes rápidos de anticorpos de uso point-of-care específicos para o SARS-CoV-2". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Pandemias na Era da Globalização, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Costa, Joana Pinto; Magalhães, Vânia; Araújo, Joana; Ramos, Elisabete. "A lower energy intake contributes to a better cardiometabolic profile in adolescence - data from the EPITeen cohort". Nutrition Research (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2023.01.002.
    10.1016/j.nutres.2023.01.002
  2. Costa, J.P.; Paula Meireles; Maria João Novais; Daniela Miranda; Mariana Mendes Lopes; Milton Severo; Henrique Barros. "The SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Students in the University of Porto: A Cross-Sectional Study". International Journal of Public Health 67 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604548.
    10.3389/ijph.2022.1604548
  3. Carlotta Amantea; Maria Francesca Rossi; Paolo Emilio Santoro; Flavia Beccia; Maria Rosaria Gualano; Ivan Borrelli; Joana Pinto da Costa; et al. "Medical Liability of the Vaccinating Doctor: Comparing Policies in European Union Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 12 (2022): 7191-7191. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127191.
    10.3390/ijerph19127191
  4. Joana Pinto da Costa; Paula Meireles; Pedro N. S. Rodrigues; Henrique Barros. "Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of workers from the University of Porto, Portugal". Infectious Diseases 54 6 (2022): 441-447. https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2022.2035429.
    10.1080/23744235.2022.2035429
  5. Meireles, P.; Amaro, J; Costa, J. P.; Lopes, M. M.; Varandas, T.; Norton, P.; Guimarães, J. T.; Severo, M.; Barros, H.. "Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among workers of the public higher education institutions of Porto, Portugal: a cross-sectional study". Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2021): https://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/30/oemed-2021-107519.info.
    Published • https://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/30/oemed-2021-107519.info
Online resource
  1. Costa, J. P.; Barros, H.; Middleton, J.. ASPHER Statement on the COVID-19 testing. 2020. https://www.aspher.org/aspher-statement-covid-19-testing.html.
  2. Costa, J. P.; Signorelli, C.; Bertin, M.; Chambaud, L.; Czabanowska, K.; Davidovitch, N.; Fernandez, A.; et al. HOW TO COUNT ILLNESS? Basic epidemiological concepts for understanding the COVID-19 epidemic. 2020. https://www.aspher.org/download/429/how-to-count-illness.pdf.
Preprint
  1. "The SARS-CoV-2 infection among students in the University of Porto: a cross-sectional study". 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.14.21264978.
    10.1101/2021.10.14.21264978
Report
  1. Costa, J. P.; Barros, H.; Middleton, J.. 2021. Lateral Flow Antigen Tests - not a panacea for freedom from the pandemic. https://www.aspher.org/download/795/aspher_20210720_lateralflowtests.pdf.
  2. Costa, J. P.; Barros, H.; Sheek-Hussein, M.; Prikazsky, V.. 2021. ASPHER Statement - COVID-19 testing from a public health perspective: Selection of test, cut-off and sampling scheme should depend on the purpose of testing. https://www.aspher.org/download/635/covid-19_testing_from_a_ph_perspective.pdf.
  3. Costa, J. P.; Barros, H.; Middleton, J.; Mason-Jones, A.; Fernandez, A.; Signorelli, C.; Chambaud, L.; Martin-Moreno, J.; Green, M.. 2020. COVID-19 testing: A reflection on test accuracy in the real world. https://www.aspher.org/download/420/covid-19_testing_a_reflection_on_test_accuracy_in_the_real_world.pdf.
Translation
  1. Costa, J. P.. COMO CONTAR DOENÇAS? Conceitos básicos de epidemiologia para entender a epidemia de COVID-19. Bruxelas, Belgium. 2020.

Other

Other output
  1. Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of workers from the University of Porto. 2021. Joana Pinto Costa; Paula Meireles; Pedro N. S. Rodrigues; Henrique Barros. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.14.21264980.
    10.1101/2021.10.14.21264980
  2. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among workers of the public higher education institutions of Porto, Portugal. 2021. Paula Meireles; Joana Amaro; Joana Pinto Costa; Mariana Mendes Lopes; Tatiana Varandas; Pedro Norton; João Tiago Guimarães; Milton Severo; Henrique Barros. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.28.21252628.
    10.1101/2021.02.28.21252628
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/07 Individual, household and neighbourhood factors in SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population-based study XLI Reunião da Sociedade Espanhola de Epidemiologia (SEE) | XVIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE)
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/09/06 Formação em epidemiologia em Portugal: experiências, necessidades e expectativas de estudantes XLI Reunião da Sociedade Espanhola de Epidemiologia (SEE) | XVIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE)
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/07/07 Challenges of the EPIPorto cohort: findings from SARS-CoV-2 infection studies One Day Meeting on Survival Analysis
University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2022/11 SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity and post-acute COVID syndrome among the EPIPorto cohort. 13º Congresso Brasileiro de Saúde Coletiva
(Salvador/BA, Brazil)
2022/11 The prevalence of the post-COVID-19 condition among COVID-19 survivors. 13º Congresso Brasileiro de Saúde Coletiva
(Salvador/BA, Brazil)
2022/08/31 SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity among the EPIPorto cohort XL Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE) y XVII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE)
(San Sebastián, Spain)
2022/05/16 SARS-CoV-2 specific immunity and the incidence of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome among the EPIPorto cohort and their cohabitants EUGLOHRIA
2021/09 SARS-CoV-2 cumulative incidence among workers from the University of Porto, Portugal Evidencias para pandemias
Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (León, Spain)
2020/10/15 HIV test and knowledge of U=U: insights from MSM living in Portugal and participating in EMIS 2017 16th World Congress on Public Health
(Rome, Italy)
2019/02/14 Low caloric intake, from adolescence into adulthood: effect on insulin sensitivity and cardiometabolic risk factors 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/11/01 - 2023/09/29 XLI Reunião da Sociedade Espanhola de Epidemiologia (SEE) | XVIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) (2023/09/05 - 2023/09/08)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/05/04 - Current Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) Young Professional Task Force on COVID-19

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2018/01/01 - Current Internal Review Board - Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto
Member
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/09/06 - 2023/09/06 XLI Reunião da Sociedade Espanhola de Epidemiologia (SEE) | XVIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) Porto