Curriculum Vitae
Maja Furlan de Brito
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maja Furlan de Brito
Citation names
- Maja Furlan de Brito
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 8310-2F6D-FFE0
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3749-7183
Email addresses
- maja.furlan@uc.pt (Professional)
- maja.furlan_de_brito@kcl.ac.uk (Professional)
Addresses
- Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Medicina. Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/departments/cicelysaunders/about/people/researchers/debritom.aspx (Professional)
- https://www.uc.pt/fmuc/icbr/research-lines/palliative-end-of-life-and-bereavement-care-group/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Social Sciences - Psychology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Health Care Sciences and Services
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2016 - 2017
Concluded
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Master of Science in Palliative Care (Mestrado)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
"The landscape of home-based palliative care: Secondary analysis of qualitative data on family carers' experiences" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 |
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2016 - 2017
Concluded
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Processo de luto: Abordagem integrativa (ano 0 de 3) (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Aproveitamento |
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2015 - 2015
Concluded
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Qualitative research in health (Curso médio)
Instituto de Saúde Pública de Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2014 - 2014
Concluded
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Introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis (Curso médio)
Iberoamerican Cochrane Collaboration Network , Portugal
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2010 - 2010
Concluded
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International Research Summer School in Palliative Care (Curso médio)
Lancaster University, International Observatory on End of Life Care, United Kingdom
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2009 - 2010
Concluded
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Level 1 (Pós-Graduação)
Society for Behavioural-Cognitive Therapies Slovenia, Slovenia
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Aproveitamento |
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2004 - 2010
Concluded
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Psychology (Licenciatura)
Major in Clinical and Health PSychology
Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia
"Dignity and hope in the terminal phase of advanced incurable illness" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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10/10 (distinction) |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/01/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
| 2018/06 - Current | Visiting Researcher (Research) | King's College London, United Kingdom |
| 2018/03 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2014/11 - 2018/01 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | King's College London, United Kingdom |
| 2013/12 - 2018/01 | Research Assistant (Research) | Klinika Golnik, Slovenia |
| 2014/04 - 2014/09 | Research Assistant (Research) | Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 - 2012/10 | Assistant (University Teacher) | Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia |
Other Careers
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/01 - 2012/06 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Klinika Golnik, Slovenia |
| 2006/05 - 2011/02 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/03/01 - 2027/02/28 | EU Navigate: Implementation and evaluation of a Navigation Intervention for People with Cancer in Old Age and their Family
Caregivers: an international pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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European Commission Third Framework Programme
Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013/12 - 2018/12 | ACTION
Researcher
Klinika Golnik, Slovenia
Lancaster University, International Observatory on End of Life Care, United Kingdom Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands Københavns Universitet, Denmark Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, Italy Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands |
European Commission
Ongoing
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| 2017/06 - 2018/06 | PALDOM
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Saúde da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Ongoing
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| 2011/01 - 2017/12 | DINAMO
Researcher
King's College London, United Kingdom
Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Saúde da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
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Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2018 | Visiting Research Associate
King's College London, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, Portugal
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| 2017 | The Dame Cicely Saunders Award for Academic Excellence in Palliative Care
Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, UK, Portugal
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| 2017 | Best poster award
II Jornadas de Investigação da Associação Portuguesa de Cuidados Paliativos, Portugal
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| 2015 | Best oral communication award
V Congresso de Cuidados Paliativos do IPO Porto, Portugal
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