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Mariana Fernandes Lobo. Completed the Doctoral Program in Clinical and Health Services Research at the Faculty of Medicine University of Porto (FMUP), having assessed the quality of health care in coronary disease in Portugal. Mariana earned her BSc degree in Applied Mathematics and her MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Faculties of Sciences and Engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal. She is a researcher in the 2D4H - Secondary Data for Health research group of CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and in the Digital Transformation, Healthcare Technology and Policy research line of the newly formed RISE - Health Research Network, from the Lab to the Community at FMUP. Her research interests include hierarchical models for multilevel data, big data analytics, analysis with administrative hospital data, real-world data/evidence, data quality, health care quality assessment, health quality indicators, health technologies assessment.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mariana Fernandes Lobo

Citation names

  • Lobo, Mariana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A017-291C-0986
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3890-7735

Email addresses

  • marianalobo@med.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Statistics and Probability
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Health Care Sciences and Services

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/05/02 - 2023/05/02
Attended
 Survival analysis (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/03/02 - 2022/03/02
Attended
 Causal inference on real-world data – from counterfactual thinking and causal diagrams to propensity scores and marginal structural models (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/10/01
Concluded
 Doctoral Programme in Clinical and Health Services Research (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Quality of health care in coronary heart disease in Portugal: an international comparative analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada unanimidade
2017/11/05 - 2017/11/05
Concluded
 Bayesian Analysis - Overview and Applications (Outros)
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, United States
2017/11/04 - 2017/11/04
Concluded
 Use of Propensity Scores in Observational Studies of Treatment Effects (Outros)
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, United States
2017
Concluded
 Introduction to Bayesian Methods in Clinical Research (Outros)
Major in Erasmus Summer Programme
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
2015/11/08 - 2015/11/08
Concluded
 Network Meta-Analysis in Relative Effectiveness Research (Outros)
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, United States
2015/11/08
Concluded
 Transferability of Cost-Effectiveness Data between Countries (Outros)
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, United States
2015
Concluded
 Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2014
Concluded
 Data Exploration, Regression, GLM & GAM with introduction to R (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008
Concluded
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"A model for educational simulation of drug dependent intrauterine pressure signals during labor and delivery" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2003
Concluded
 Mathematics Applied to Technology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/02/15 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2021/07/14 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/05/01 - 2018/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2014/06/10 - 2014/06/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy, United States
Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy, United States
2012/08/01 - 2012/10/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2009/08/31 Research Assistant (Research) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/09/01 - 2010/12/13 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2009/10/01 - 2010/02/28 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008/01/01 - 2010/06/30 Técnico Superior at Biomedical Simulation Center Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/04/01 - 2021/12/14 1st.IndiQare - Quality indicators in primary health care: validation and implementation of quality indicators as an assessment and comparison tool
PTDC/SAU-SER/30766/2017
Post-doc Fellow
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/05/01 - 2018/12/31 NanoSTIMA - Macro-to-Nano human sensing: towards integrated multimodal health monitoring and analytics
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000016
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal
Concluded
2013/11/01 - 2016/12/31 Comparative Use of Technologies for Coronary Heart Disease
HMSP-ICT/0013/2011
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Harvard Medical School, United States
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/05 - 2025/12/31 HfPT - Health From Portugal
C630926586-00465198
Post-doc Fellow
2022/02/15 - 2023/06/30 SEXHEALTH & PROSTATECANCER - BIOPSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF SEXUAL HEALTH IN MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000057
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Lobo, Mariana; Normand, Sharon. "Hierarchical Models in Health Services Research". In Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online. 2022.
    Published
  2. J. Souza; I. Caballero; J. V. Santos; M. F. Lobo; A. Pinto; J. Viana; C. Saez; A. Freitas. "Measuring Variability in Acute Myocardial Infarction Coding Using a Statistical Process Control and Probabilistic Temporal Data Quality Control Approaches". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-72651-5_19
  3. M. F. Lobo; M. Oliveira; A. R. Oliveira; J. V. Santos; V. Alonso; F. Lopes; A. Ramalho; et al. "Protocol for Analysis of Root Causes of Problems Affecting the Quality of the Diagnosis Related Group-Based Hospital Data: A Rapid Review and Delphi Process". 93-103. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-45688-7_10
  4. Bueno,Marcus; Hommersom, Arjen; Lucas, Peter; Lobo, Mariana; Rodrigues, Pedro. "Modeling the Dynamics of Multiple Disease Occurrence by Latent States". 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-030-00461-3_7
  5. Freitas, Alberto; Santos, JV; Lobo, Mariana; Santos, Cristina. "Comparing Comorbidity Adjustment Scores for Predicting in-Hospital Mortality Using Administrative Data". 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-56541-5_33
Conference abstract
  1. Couto, Sandra; Lobo, Mariana; Lopes, Fernando; Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Afonso Rocha; Macedo, Filipe; Freitas, Alberto. "Unique Device Identifiers for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices¿A Data Quality Assessment of Administrative Hospital Data in Portugal". Paper presented in ISPOR Europe 2022, Vienna, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Adriane Mesquita de Medeiros; Mariana Fernandes Lobo; Marcel de Toledo Vieira; Lia Duarte; João Paulo Monteiro Carvalho; Ana Cláudia Teodoro; Rafael Moreira Claro; Nayara Ribeiro Gomes; Alberto Freitas. "Social Vulnerability of Brazilian Metropolitan Schools and Teachers’ Absence from Work Due to Vocal and Psychological Symptoms: A Multilevel Analysis". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042972.
    10.3390/ijerph20042972
  2. Sousa, Rita; Lobo, Mariana; Cadilha, Hugo; Eça, Tiago; Campos, Jorge; Luis, Leonel. "Is there progression of endolymphatic hydrops in Ménière’s disease? Longitudinal magnetic resonance study". European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07721-z.
    10.1007/s00405-022-07721-z
  3. Ferreira, Giovanni; Lobo, Marina; Richards, Bethan; Dinh, Michael; Maher, Chris. "Hospital variation in admissions for low back pain following an emergency department presentation: a retrospective study". BMC Health Services Research 22 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08134-8.
    10.1186/s12913-022-08134-8
  4. Novo, R.; Souza, J.; Dias, B.M.; Viana, J.; Lobo, M.; Freitas, A.; Santos, J.V.. "Trends and patterns of cause-specific hospitalizations in mainland Portugal between 2000 and 2016". Public Health 207 (2022): 62-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.03.001.
    10.1016/j.puhe.2022.03.001
  5. Roberto Carvalho; Mariana Lobo; Mariana Oliveira; Ana Raquel Oliveira; Fernando Lopes; Júlio Souza; André Ramalho; et al. "Analysis of root causes of problems affecting the quality of hospital administrative data: A systematic review and Ishikawa diagram". International Journal of Medical Informatics (2021): 104584-104584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104584.
    10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104584
  6. Andre Ramalho; Julio Souza; Pedro Castro; Mariana Lobo; Paulo Santos; Alberto Freitas. "Portuguese Primary Healthcare and Prevention Quality Indicators for Diabetes Mellitus – A Data Envelopment Analysis". International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2021): https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2021.76.
    10.34172/ijhpm.2021.76
  7. Lia Duarte; Ana Cláudia Teodoro; Mariana Lobo; João Viana; Vera Pinheiro; Alberto Freitas. "An Open Source GIS Application for Spatial Assessment of Health Care Quality Indicators". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10040264.
    10.3390/ijgi10040264
  8. A. Ramalho; P. Castro; M. Lobo; J. Souza; P. Santos; A. Freitas. "Integrated quality assessment for diabetes care in Portuguese primary health care using prevention quality indicators". Primary Care Diabetes (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2021.01.001.
    10.1016/j.pcd.2021.01.001
  9. Mariana Oliveira; André Padrão; André Ramalho; Mariana Lobo; Ana Cláudia Teodoro; Hernâni Gonçalves; Alberto Freitas. "Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Atmospheric Risk Factors in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228414.
    10.3390/ijerph17228414
  10. Andre Ramalho; Mariana Lobo; Lia Duarte; Julio Souza; Paulo Santos; Alberto Freitas. "Landscapes on Prevention Quality Indicators: A Spatial Analysis of Diabetes Preventable Hospitalizations in Portugal (2016-2017)". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 22 (2020): 8387-8387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228387.
    10.3390/ijerph17228387
  11. Andreia Pinto; João Vasco Santos; Júlio Souza; João Viana; Cristina Costa Santos; Mariana Lobo; Alberto Freitas. "Comparison and Impact of Four Different Methodologies for Identification of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 21 (2020): 8121-8121. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218121.
    10.3390/ijerph17218121
  12. Lobo, Mariana; Azzone, V; Lopes, F; Freitas, Alberto; Costa-Pereira, A; Normand, Sharon; Teixeira-Pinto, Armando. "Understanding the large heterogeneity in hospital readmissions and mortality for acute myocardial infarction". Health Policy (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.04.004.
    10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.04.004
  13. Santos, João Vasco; Lobo, Mariana; Neiva, Rui Manuel; Viana, João; Souza, Júlio; Dias, Cláudia Camila; Cylus, Jonathan; Ricciardi, Walter; Freitas, Alberto. "European Union state of health from 1990 to 2017: time trends and its enlargements’ effects". International Journal of Public Health 65 2 (2020): 175-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01335-0.
    10.1007/s00038-020-01335-0
  14. Joao, VS; Vandenberghe, D; Lobo, Mariana; Freitas, Alberto. "Cost of cardiovascular disease prevention: towards economic evaluations in prevention programs". Annals of Translational Medicine 8 7 (2020): 512.
    Published
  15. Ramalho, André; Castro, Pedro; GONÇALVES-PINHO, MANUEL; Teixeira, Juliana; Santos, JV; Viana, J; Lobo, Mariana; Santos, P; Freitas, Alberto. "Primary health care quality indicators: An umbrella review". PLOS ONE (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220888.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0220888
  16. Leonor Bacelar-Nicolau; Lobo, Mariana; Rodrigues, Teresa; Fernandes, E; Nisa, Cláudia; Azzone V; Teixeira-Pinto, Armando; et al. "Picturing inequities for health impact assessment: linked electronic records, mortality and regional disparities in Portugal". Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2017.1364016.
    10.1080/14615517.2017.1364016
  17. Lobo, Mariana; Azzone, V; Resnic, FS; Melica, B; Teixeira-Pinto, Armando; Azevedo, Luís; Freitas, Alberto; et al. "The Atlantic divide in coronary heart disease: Epidemiology and patient care in the US and Portugal". Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia 36 9 (2017): 583-593. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028819519&doi=10.1016%2fj.repc.2016.09.021&partnerID=40&md5=487011417bd49880c9717ed699085e6c.
    10.1016/j.repc.2016.09.021
  18. Jorge Junqueira Polonia; Lobo, Mariana; Martins L; Pinto F; Nazare J. "Estimation of populational 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion from spot urine samples: Evaluation of four formulas in a large national representative population". Journal of Hypertension 35 3 (2017): 477-486. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85000632584&doi=10.1097%2fHJH.0000000000001180&partnerID=40&md5=2fd7c52b99a8b12dd0c2be519aff63cc.
    10.1097/HJH.0000000000001180
  19. Lobo, Mariana; Azzone, V; Azevedo, Luís; Melica, B; Freitas, Alberto; Leonor Bacelar-Nicolau; Rocha-Gonçalves FN; et al. "A comparison of in-hospital acute myocardial infarction management between Portugal and the United States: 2000-2010". International Journal for Quality in Health Care 29 5 (2017): 669-678. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85031752141&doi=10.1093%2fintqhc%2fmzx092&partnerID=40&md5=a8f2cb647454b5144a8360357c62dc02.
    10.1093/intqhc/mzx092
  20. Wind, A; Lobo, Mariana; van Dijk, J; Lepage-Nefkens, I; Laranja-Pontes, J; da Conceição Gonçalves, V; van Harten W; Rocha-Gonçalves FN. "Management and performance features of cancer centers in Europe: A fuzzy-set analysis". Journal of Business Research 69 11 (2016): 5507-5511. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84973629607&doi=10.1016%2fj.jbusres.2016.04.162&partnerID=40&md5=77cf69eac3ee86c6156b12a76e7418e6.
    10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.162
  21. Lobo, Mariana; Bastos Luísa; van Meurs, Willem; Ayres-de-Campos, Diogo. "A model for educational simulation of the effect of oxytocin on uterine contractions". Medical Engineering and Physics 35 4 (2013): 524-531. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876114966&doi=10.1016%2fj.medengphy.2012.06.021&partnerID=40&md5=8ede6d5cadb76a59f9cb928ef861645d.
    10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.06.021
  22. Reynolds, Ana; Ayres-de-Campos, Diogo; Lobo, Mariana. "Self-perceived impact of simulation-based training on the management of real-life obstetrical emergencies". European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 159 1 (2011): 72-76. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-81855196989&doi=10.1016%2fj.ejogrb.2011.07.022&partnerID=40&md5=f059f909da33a263926211119d4b70e5.
    10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.07.022
  23. Bastos, Luísa; Lobo, Mariana; van Meurs, Willem; Ayres-de-Campos, Diogo. "An intrauterine pressure generator for educational simulation of labour and delivery". Medical Engineering and Physics 32 7 (2010): 740-745. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77955249563&doi=10.1016%2fj.medengphy.2010.04.015&partnerID=40&md5=973f9823457e03a5ceee15be536687a2.
    10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.04.015
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018/10/11 Understanding the large heterogeneity in hospital readmissions and mortality for acute myocardial infarction Annual meeting of the Portuguese Society of Interventional Cardiology 2018
Portuguese Society of Interventional Cardiology

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Frequency and impact of adverse drug reactions in the perspective of cardiovascular disorders
Co-supervisor
 Doctoral Program in Clinical and Health Services Research (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/09/05 - 2023/12/18 Avaliação da aplicação da base de dados nacional de morbilidade hospitalar para monitorização de utilização de dispositivos médicos cardiovasculares de risco elevado
Co-supervisor
 Informática Médica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/09 Comparação de diferentes métodos para cálculos de distâncias no acesso a cuidados de saúde utilizando software SIG
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016/04/23 - 2016/04/23 The workshop featured international renowned researchers and a round table composed of representatives from academia, professional and industry associations, and policy makers, including INFARMED, APIFARMA and Ministry of Health. There was also a poster session dedicated to health technology assessment under the Portuguese Congress of Cardiology (CPC2016). (2016/04/23)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy, United States

Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Portugal
2014/12/11 - 2014/12/11 This scientific event brought together academics and government officials from Portugal, and researchers from the United States and Europe. The workshop focused on the integration of scientific evidence into clinical and health policy decision-making through case studies of practical uses of registry data, comparative effectiveness research, and health technology diffusion. (2014/12/11 - 2014/12/11)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy, United States

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/12/02 The main goal of this study was to validate a checklist for evaluation and monitoring the Arteriovenous Fistula in patients undergoing hemodialysis, which could provide timely detection and treatment of associated adverse events.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Eliana Mendonça Almeida e Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/09/05 - Current Data analysis of health information systems Data analysis of health information systems (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/02/16 - 2023/05/22 DECIDES II: Decision, Data and Evidence in Health (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/04/21 - 2023/04/21 Quality and Management Indicators in Healthcare (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização)) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/12 - 2022/05 Statistics and Informatics Medicina do Trabalho Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/12 - 2021/12 Biostatics Cuidados de Saúde Primários (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/12 - 2021/12 Biostatistics, Information and Decision in Health I Medicina (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/12 - 2021/12 Biostatistics I Investigação Clínica e em Serviços de Saúde (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2018/10/08 Patients with a heart attack admitted to hospitals with low myocardial infarction caseloads or located in Alentejo/Algarve and Lisbon had a higher risk of mortality. Publico

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/02/03 - 2021/10/14 Primary healthcare indicators Emilia Pinto
Distinctions

Award

2022 Excelência em Fonoaudiologia
Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia, Brazil

Other distinction

2017 Editor's choice for Volume 29 Issue 5 of International Journal for Quality in Health Care
2013 Best oral presentation in II Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Simulação
2008 Selected abstract for opening session of the 14th Meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM)