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Ricardo J. O. Ferreira is, since June 2022, Auxiliar Researcher at the Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), a differentiated unit of the School of Nursing in Lisbon (ESEL). He was previously a Registered Nurse and Researcher at the Rheumatology Department of the Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal, an institution with which he still cooperates. Dr. Ferreira graduated from the Nursing School of Coimbra in 2003 and three years later obtained his master´s degree in Health Sociopsychology from the Coimbra High Studies School (ISMT). In 2019, he was recognised as a specialist nurse in Medical-Surgical Nursing, in its Chronic Disease branch. His PhD in Health Sciences, Nursing was entitled "Impact of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis' Assessment and Management, " including 10 full papers and two letters. Dr. Ferreira has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in PubMed (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1FO68PCnw67Q7/bibliography/public/) and 8 book chapters (Scopus h-Index 18 - https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56370660300 (April 2024). He has been an invited speaker and Chair at many national and international meetings. As the first author, he obtained international funding for 5 research projects, for>500,000€. He is a member of the editorial/scientific board of "Rheumatology Advances in Practice", "Arthritis Care & Research", "Joint, Bone and Spine", and "Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa/ARP Rheumatology", and he is a reviewer for >25 other rheumatology and nursing journals. Dr. Ferreira has been an active member of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) since 2013, being the Chair of the EULAR Standing Committee of Health Professionals in Rheumatology (HPR; 2019-2023). He was also a member of the PARE committee of EULAR and is currently a member of the Advocacy Committee. He has contributed to the development of several guidelines for clinical practice, including guidelines for monitoring comorbidities in inflammatory rheumatic diseases, and for the education of people with inflammatory arthritis, and more recently, to the update of the EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis. He is the CEO of "QLV - Research Consulting", dedicated to providing higher quality and tailored education, consulting, and services to individuals and organisations. He had some teaching experiences, namely in the "Principles and Practice of Clinical Research" course from the Harvard Medical School in 2012, and more recently teaching "Statistical Methods" (ESSNorteCVP) and "Research Methods" (IPGuarda) in post-graduate courses.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ricardo J O Ferreira
Date of birth
1981/08/10
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Ferreira RJO

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B119-C1C2-6DA9
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2517-0247
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RgS5QOkAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
E-1714-2014
Scopus Author Id
56370660300

Email addresses

  • rf@esel.pt (Professional)
  • rf@esel.pt (Professional)
  • ricardo.ferreira@qlv.group (Professional)

Telephones

Fax
  • 239400587 (Professional)
Mobile phone
  • 965791542 (Personal)
Telephone
  • 218912278 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), ESEL, Polo Artur Ravara Av. Dom João II, Lote 4.69.01, 1990-096, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Professional)
  • QLV - Research Consulting. Instituto Pedro Nunes, Bloco C. Rua Pedro Nunes., 3030-199, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nursing
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Rheumatology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/04 - 2020/04
Concluded
 Curso Avançado em Modelos de Equações Estruturais: Desenvolvimento e Avaliação com o SPSS AMOS (Curso médio)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Aprouved
2014 - 2019/12/16
Concluded
 Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Enfermagem
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"IMPACTO DE MEDIDAS DE AVALIAÇÃO REPORTADAS PELO DOENTE NA AVALIAÇÃO E ORIENTAÇÃO TERAPÊUTICA NA ARTRITE REUMATÓIDE" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/01/21 - 2019/01/25
Concluded
 Stata Econometrics Winter School (Curso médio)
Timberlake Consultants, United Kingdom
2015
Concluded
 Introduction to Rasch Analysis (Curso médio)
University of Leeds Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, United Kingdom
 Approved
2012
Concluded
 Writing in the Sciences (Curso médio)
Stanford University, United States
 82,2%
2011
Concluded
 Specialization Course in Data Analysis (SPSS®) (Curso médio)
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu, Portugal
 18
2011
Concluded
 Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (Curso médio)
Harvard Medical School, United States
 94,4%
2009
Concluded
 Pós-graduação em Supervisão (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
 18
2006
Concluded
 Sociopsicologia da Saúde (Mestrado)
Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
"[Living with a lower limb amputation of vascular etiology: Phenomenological study]" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2003
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Enfermagem (Licenciatura)
Escola Superior de Enfermagem Dr. Ângelo da Fonseca, Portugal
"[Knowledge of epidural analgesia in pregnant women]" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Portugal
2022/06/06 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, Portugal
Centro de Investigação, Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Portugal
2009/04/30 - Current Researcher (Research) Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde Enfermagem, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/01 - 2022/05/31 Invited Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal
2011/02/01 - 2012/12/31 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Harvard Medical School, United States
2010/09/22 - 2011/08/31 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2003/09/01 - 2022/06/05 Enfermeiro (Enfermagem) Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/06/12 - 2023/06/03 Chair Elected of the Standing Committee of Health Professionals in Rheumatology European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2013/09/01 - 2017/06/14 Member of the Health Professionals Scientific Subcommittee European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2012/01/10 - 2016/01/10 Memeber of the Executive Board Ordem dos Enfermeiros - Secção Regional do Centro, Portugal
Ordem dos Enfermeiros, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - Current Editorial Board, Website and Social Media Editor ARP Rheumatology, Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia, Portugal
2019/03/29 - Current Member Núcleo de Investigação em Enfermagem (NIE), Portugal
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
2018 - Current President of General Assembly Associação Portuguesa de Profissionais de Saúde em Reumatologia, Portugal
2017/11/01 - Current Editorial Board Rheumatology Advances in Practice, United Kingdom
British Society of Rheology, United Kingdom
2020 - 2023 Editorial Board Arthritis Care & Research, United States
American College of Rheumatology, United States
2018/02 - 2021/06 Coordinator Estrutura para a Qualidade, Inovação e Promoção da Saúde (EQuIPS), Portugal
Ordem dos Enfermeiros - Secção Regional do Centro, Portugal
2014/09/09 - 2018 Vice-President (Founding member) Associação Portuguesa de Profissionais de Saúde em Reumatologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/12/01 - Current PUbLic and Patient InvolvemenT in Interprofessional Education of Undergraduate HealthCare Students (PULPIT)
2023-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000165015
Principal investigator
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Portugal
 Agência Nacional para a Gestão do Programa Erasmus+ Educação e Formação
Ongoing
2023/09/15 - Current Optimising screening and treatment of osteoporosis: Technical cooperation and Seminar to uniformize procedures and foster good practice (OPTIMIST-OP)
FBR_OC2_33
Principal investigator
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Portugal
 EEA Grants Portugal
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - Current Establishing a Network on Clinical Trials for Health Care Interventions (TRACTION)
FBR_OC2_33_CIDNUR
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Portugal
 EEA Grants Portugal
Concluded
2019/03/01 - Current Development and evaluation of a web-based interdisciplinary patient education programme on life style behaviour with a focus on promoting physical activity and exercise in patients with systemic sclerosis
HPR038
Principal investigator
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Portugal
 European League Against Rheumatism
Ongoing
2016 - 2017 Impact of Patient Global Assessment and Tender Joint Counts on the Disease Activity Assessment in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: a METEOR study
RP 2015-01
PhD Student Fellow
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde Enfermagem, Portugal
 MERIT Foundation
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing
UID/DTP/00742/2019
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde Enfermagem, Portugal

Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/02/28 Mental Health Education and Sensibilization: A School-based Intervention Program for Adolescents and Young
PTDC/CPE-CED/112546/2009
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde Enfermagem, Portugal

Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 742 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/SAU/UI0742/2011
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde Enfermagem, Portugal

Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Ferreira, Ricardo. Enfermagem em doenças reumáticas e músculo-esqueléticas: um guia prático. Coimbra, Portugal: Associação Portugesa de Profissionais de Saúde em Reumatologia. 2021.
    Published • Editor
Book chapter
  1. Ferreira RJO; Pedro Lopes; Eduardo J F Santos; Sofia Cruz; Juliana Silva; Valter Amorim; Correia de Matos, Ricardo. "Influência da Ordem dos Enfermeiros na gestão dos cuidados de saúde em Portugal: Duas décadas depois". In Gestão nas Organizações de Saúde: Matriz organizacional, política e assessoria, edited by Pedro Parreira, 569-592. Portugal, 2022.
    Accepted
  2. Ricardo Trinca; Ferreira RJO. "Cuidados centrados na pessoa com doença Reumática e músculo-esquelética: Aplicação e interpretação de medidas reportadas pelo doente". In Enfermagem em doenças reumáticas e músculo-esqueléticas: um guia prático, edited by Andréa Ascenção Marques; Ferreira RJO. 2021.
    Published
  3. Sandra Miranda; Cláudia Paiva; Ferreira RJO. "Prevenção e gestão de comorbilidades na pessoa com doença Reumática e músculo-esquelética". In Enfermagem em doenças reumáticas e músculo-esqueléticas: um guia prático, edited by Andréa Ascenção Marques; Ricardo Jorge de Oliveira Ferreira. 2021.
    Published
  4. Andréa Ascenção Marques; Pimentel, Georgina; Ferreira RJO. "A vertente crónica nas doenças Reumáticas e Músculo-esqueléticas". In Cuidados de Enfermagem à pessoa com doença Aguda, edited by Cristina Marques Vieira; Cristina Baixinho. Loures, Poland: Lusodidata, 2021.
    Published
  5. Ferreira RJO; Loureiro, L.; Mendes, A.. "e-Health Literacy: From concepts and conceptual models to its mensuration and applicability". In Mental Health Literacy: Empowering People and Communities to act, edited by Loureiro, L., 121-156. Coimbra, Portugal: Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, 2014.
    Published
  6. Loureiro, L.; Ferreira RJO; et al.. "Mental Health Literacy". In Education and awareness of mental health: a school intervention program for teenagers and young people: First Report, edited by Loureiro, L., 6-13. Coimbra, Portugal: Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, 2012.
    Published
  7. Ferreira RJO; Loureiro, L.; et al.. "Translation and adaptation of QUALISMENTAL". In Education and awareness of mental health: a school intervention program for teenagers and young people: First Report, edited by Loureiro, L., 78-87. Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, 2012.
    Published
  8. Loureiro, L.; Ferreira RJO; et al.. "Results Presentation". In Education and awareness of mental health: a school intervention program for teenagers and young people: First Report, edited by Loureiro, L., 93-109. Coimbra, Portugal: Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, 2012.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Marques, A.; Matos, C.; Livermore, P.; Nikiphorou, E.; Ferreira RJO. Corresponding author: Ferreira RJO. "POS0791-HPR NURSE EDUCATION ON METHOTREXATE FOR PEOPLE WITH RHEUMATIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES: A SCOPING REVIEW TO INFORM EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS". 2023.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.5588
  2. Matos, C.; Marques, A.; El Aoufy, K.; Buerki, K.; Ágoston-Szabó, Á.; Batšinskaja, D.; Melicharová, J.; et al. Corresponding author: Ferreira RJO. "OP0274-HPR PATIENTS’ AND CLINICIANS’ PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES ON EDUCATION AND SUPPORT ABOUT METHOTREXATE: FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY TO 24 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES". 2023.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.6102
  3. Marques, A.; Livermore, P.; Martin, U.; Ludvigsen, A.; El Aoufy, K.; Matos, C.; Ágoston-Szabó, Á.; et al. Corresponding author: Ferreira RJO. "OP0306-HPR POINTS TO CONSIDER FOR PATIENT EDUCATION PROVIDED BY NURSES ON METHOTREXATE USE. A EUROPEAN CONSENSUS INITIATIVE". 2023.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.626
  4. Duarte, C.; Ferreira RJO; Welsing, P.; Jacobs, J. W. G.; Gossec, L.; Machado, P.; Van der Heijde, D.; Da Silva, J. A. P.. "OP0189 REMISSION CRITERIA GUIDING IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY IN RA: WHICH IS BEST FITTED FOR THIS PURPOSE?". 2023.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.1853
  5. Eugénio, G; Ferreira, R; Silva, C; Medeiros, C; Silva, JAP; Duarte, C. "THU0145 Impact of different formulations of “patient global assessment” on remission classification by disease activity indices in rheumatoid arthritis". Paper presented in EULAR 2017, 2017.
    Published • 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.5518
  6. Ferreira, RJO; Ndosi, M; Duarte, C; Carvalho, P; Chopra, A; Salomon-Escoto, K; Vega, D; et al. "SAT0718-HPR Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meteor cross-sectional study". Paper presented in EULAR 2017, 2017.
    Published • 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.4695
  7. Ferreira, RJO; Gossec, L; Hewlett, S; Duarte, C; Nicklin, JK; Silva, JAP da; Ndosi, M. "FRI0748-HPR Cross-cultural validation of the portuguese “rheumatoid arthritis impact of disease” score: cross-sectional study". Paper presented in EULAR 2017, 2017.
    Published • 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.2754
  8. Carvalho, PD; Ferreira, R; Landewé, R; Vega-Morales, D; Salomon-Escoto, K; Veale, DJ; Silva, J da; Machado, PM. "FRI0126 Aiming for remission according to any of the rheumatoid arthritis disease activity indices is more important for physical function than the actual choice of index: a longitudinal analysis in a clinical practice setting (meteor cohort)". Paper presented in EULAR 2017, 2017.
    Published • 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.3929
  9. Henriques, M; Duarte, C; Ndosi, M; Marques, A; Silva, JAP da; Ferreira, RJO. "OP0144-HPR “it can't be zero”: a qualitative study of patients' perspective on patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis". Paper presented in EULAR 2017, 2017.
    Published • 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.6214
Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Ricardo Jorge de Oliveira; Loureiro, Luís Manuel de Jesus. "Reabilitar & Reabilitar-se: ouvir os doentes, compreender a experiência da amputação". 2007.
Journal article
  1. Andreas Kerschbaumer; Josef S Smolen; Ricardo J O Ferreira; Heidi Bertheussen; Xenofon Baraliakos; Daniel Aletaha; Dennis G McGonagle; et al. "Efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature research informing the 2023 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2024): https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2024-225534.
    10.1136/ard-2024-225534
  2. Laure Gossec; Andreas Kerschbaumer; Ricardo J O Ferreira; Daniel Aletaha; Xenofon Baraliakos; Heidi Bertheussen; Wolf-Henning Boehncke; et al. "EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies: 2023 update". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2024): https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2024-225531.
    10.1136/ard-2024-225531
  3. Catia Duarte; Ricardo J O Ferreira; Paco M J Welsing; Johannes W G Jacobs; Laure Gossec; Pedro M Machado; Désirée van der Heijde; Jose Antonio Pereira da Silva. "Remission definitions guiding immunosuppressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: which is best fitted for the purpose?". RMD Open (2024): https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003972.
    10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003972
  4. Andréa Marques; Cristiano Matos; Elena Nikiphorou; Polly Livermore; Ricardo J. O. Ferreira. "Towards a consensus for nurse education of methotrexate for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A scoping review". Musculoskeletal Care (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1804.
    10.1002/msc.1804
  5. Filipa Ventura; Paulo Costa; John Chaplin; Inês Domingues; Ricardo Jorge de Oliveira Ferreira; Brendan McCormack; Pedro Parreira; Liliana B. Sousa. "Portuguese translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Person-Centred Practice Inventory - Staff (PCPI-S)". Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (2023): https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-812320232811.17072022.
    10.1590/1413-812320232811.17072022
  6. Duarte, Cátia; Spilker, Ruben L. F.; Paiva, Cláudia; Ferreira, Ricardo J. O.; da Silva, José A. Pereira; Pinto, Ana M.. Corresponding author: Duarte, Cátia. "MITIG.RA: study protocol of a tailored psychological intervention for managing fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis randomized controlled trial". Trials 24 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07692-4.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s13063-023-07692-4
  7. Alunno, Alessia; Avcin, Tadej; Haines, Catherine; Ramiro, Sofia; Sivera, Francisca; Badreh, Sara; Baraliakos, Xenofon; et al. "Points to consider: EULAR–UEMS standards for the training of European rheumatologists". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 82 8 (2023): 1107-1113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-223941.
    10.1136/ard-2023-223941
  8. Ana Maria Pinho; Catia Duarte; Ferreira RJO. Corresponding author: Ferreira RJO. "Correspondence on: Perioperative management of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and other immunomodulators". ARP Rheumatology (2023): 177-178. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37408172/.
    Open access • Published
  9. Ritschl, Valentin; Sperl, Lisa; Andrews, Margaret Renn; Björk, Mathilda; Boström, Carina; Cappon, Jeannette; Davergne, Thomas; et al. "Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology: low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers—results of a EULAR-funded European survey". RMD Open 9 2 (2023): e003120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120.
    10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120
  10. Adriana Henriques; Ricardo J. O. Ferreira; Andreia Silva Costa; António Vaz Carneiro. "Cochrane Corner - Telephone interventions for educational and psychosocial support for informal caregivers". Pensar Enfermagem - Revista Científica | Journal of Nursing (2023): https://doi.org/10.56732/pensarenf.v27i1.299.
    10.56732/pensarenf.v27i1.299
  11. Gavilán-Carrera, Blanca; Geenen, Rinie; Hughes, Ciara; Barbosa, Lourdes; Visser, Marianne; McVeigh, Joseph; Ferreira RJO; Boschloo, Lynn; Estévez-López, Fernando. "NET-RMDs study: networks of fatigue and pain in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases – protocol for an international cross-sectional study". BMJ Open 12 11 (2022): e061099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061099.
    10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061099
  12. Ricardo J O Ferreira; Laure Gossec; Jose Antonio Pereira da Silva. "Overtreatment in rheumatoid arthritis: are there reasons for concern?". RMD Open (2022): https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002212.
    10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002212
  13. Sarah E Bennett; Heidi A Zangi; Ingrid Larsson; Catherine Beauvais; Carina Boström; Andrea Domján; Yvonne van Eijk-Hustings; et al. "Assessing acceptability and identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with rheumatology professionals in 23 European and Asian countries". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2022): https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-222253.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-222253
  14. Pimentel, Georgina; Neves, João; Loureiro, Ana Rita; Ventura, Filipa; Vieira, Ana; Morais, Ana; Amorim, Valter; et al. "Consultas de enfermagem à distância em Portugal: recomendações de peritos". Revista de Investigação & Inovação em Saúde 5 1 (2022): 125-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.37914/riis.v5i1.171.
    10.37914/riis.v5i1.171
  15. Marques, A.; Silva, A.; Vicente, J.; Mateus, E.; Ferreira RJO. Corresponding author: Ferreira RJO. "OP0001 “I WILL NEVER FORGET THE SHAME I FELT”: A SURVEY TO PEOPLE WITH A RHEUMATIC DISEASE ABOUT INVALIDATION FROM HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER PEOPLE". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 81 Suppl 1 (2022): 1.2-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4969.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4969
  16. Sekhon, M.; De Thurah, A.; Fragoulis, G. E.; Stamm, T.; Vliet Vlieland, T. P. M.; Esbensen, B. A.; Lempp, H.; et al. "POS1552-HPR A SYNTHESIS OF GUIDANCE AVAILABLE FOR ASSESSING METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY AND GRADING OF EVIDENCE FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TO INFORM CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 81 Suppl 1 (2022): 1120.2-1121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4614.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4614
  17. Sperl, L.; Stamm, T.; Andrews, M. R.; Bjork, M.; Boström, C.; Cappon, J.; de la Torre-Aboki, J.; et al. "OP0214-HPR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN RHEUMATOLOGY: LOW AWARENESS OF EULAR OFFERINGS AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH COURSE CONTENT AS A MAJOR BARRIER – A EULAR FUNDED EUROPEAN SURVEY". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 81 Suppl 1 (2022): 139.1-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4304.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4304
  18. Teixeira, R.; Saraiva, L.; Santos, E.; Barreira, S. C.; Ávila-Ribeiro, P.; Campos Costa, F.; Dinis de Freitas, J.; et al. "POS0564 SHOULD WE USE PHYSICIAN’S GLOBAL TO DEFINE REMISSION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND CONSIDER A SEPARATE PATIENT-CENTRED TARGET?". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 81 Suppl 1 (2022): 547-548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3853.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3853
  19. Duarte, Cátia; Santos, Eduardo; Barreira, Sofia C.; Ávila-Ribeiro, Pedro; Costa, Flavio; Freitas, Pedro; Araújo, Filipe; et al. "Can numerical rating scales of disease impact be used as targets for patient-centred management in rheumatoid arthritis?". Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/8xdgxu.
    10.55563/clinexprheumatol/8xdgxu
  20. Ricardo J O Ferreira; Paco M J Welsing; Johannes WG Jacobs; Laure Gossec; Mwidimi Ndosi; Pedro M Machado; Désirée van der Heijde; Jose AP Da Silva. "Correspondence on ‘Re-examining remission definitions in rheumatoid arthritis: considering the 28-joint Disease Activity Score, C reactive protein level and patient global assessment’ by Felson et al". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2022): https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221917.
    10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221917
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  41. Ferreira, Ricardo J.O.; Fautrel, Bruno; Saraux, Alain; Gaujoux-Viala, Cécile; Rat, Anne-Christine; Guillemin, Francis; da Silva, José A.P.; Dougados, Maxime; Gossec, Laure. "Patient global assessment and radiographic progression in early arthritis: 3-year results from the ESPOIR cohort". Arthritis Care & Research (2020): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/acr.24237.
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  42. Ricardo J.O. Ferreira; Eduardo J.F. Santos; Maarten Wit; Andréa Marques; Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo; António Marques; Filipa Ventura; José A.P. Silva; Mwidimi Ndosi. "Shared decision-making in people with chronic disease: Integrating the biological, social and lived experiences is a key responsibility of nurses". Musculoskeletal Care (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1443.
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  46. Carvalho, Pedro D.; Ferreira, Ricardo J. O.; Landewé, Robert; Vega-Morales, David; Salomon-Escoto, Karen; Veale, Douglas J.; Chopra, Arvind; da Silva, José A. P.; Machado, Pedro M.. "Association of seventeen definitions of remission with functional status in a large clinical practice cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis". The Journal of Rheumatology (2019): jrheum.181286. http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181286.
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  89. Loureiro, L.; Mendes, A.; Barroso, T.; Santos, J.; Oliveira, R.; Ferreira RJO. "Mental health literacy of teenagers and youth: concepts and challenges". Journal of Nursing Referência 6 1 (2012): 157-166.
    Published
  90. Ferreira RJO; Luzio, F.; Santos, M.. "Shift change of nurses in patients’ rooms (Nursing Handover): users’ opinions". Journal of Nursing Referência 12 2 (2010): 29-37.
    Published
  91. Loureiro, L.; Ferreira RJO; Fernandes, I.. "Caring behaviours Inventory (CCI): Results of the translation and adaptation study in a sample of Portuguese nurses". Revista de Investigação em Enfermagem 21 1 (2010): 18-27.
    Published
  92. Loureiro, L.; Dias, C.; Aragão, R.; Ferreira RJO. "Social representations of madness: A qualitative approach". Revista de Investigação em Enfermagem 18 1 (2008): 15-28.
    Published
  93. Santos, M.; Ferreira RJO. "Shift change of nurses in patient’s rooms: Effective improvement in delivery of care?". Journal of Nursing Referência 12 2 (2004): 49-53.
    Published
  94. Ferreira RJO. "Meeting with a person admitted to a palliative care unit: An experience". Journal of Nursing Referência 10 1 (2003): 73-76.
    Published
Distinctions

Award

2022 Global Data Sharing Innovator 2021
VIVLI Center For Global Clinical Research Data, United States
2021 Research Award in Medical-Surgical Nursing “José Carlos Martins”
Associação de Enfermeiros Especialistas em Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica, Portugal
2020 EMEUNET TOP 10 abstracts (EULAR 2020)
2019 Annual "Research Prize"
Ordem dos Enfermeiros - Secção Regional do Centro, Portugal
2019 “Outstanding (top 5%) Reviewer for Arthritis Care & Research.”
Arthritis Care & Research, United States
2016 Young Research Award - Pião Dourado
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde Enfermagem, Portugal
2012 Student Award - "Outstanding Performance" in the "Principles and Practice of Clinical Research 2011-2012 Course"
Harvard Medical School, United States

Other distinction

2023 Honorary Membership
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2022 Best published article
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
2019 2nd best Poster - Physical Function in people with rheumatoid arthritis: associated factors and opportunities for rehabilitation nursing
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
2019 2nd best Poster - Primary Care Nurse's knowledge about caring people with osteoporosis
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, Portugal
2017 Grant SPR/Abbvie 2017 - Project “Does “unexplained” patient global assessment reflect subclinical inflammation? Ultrasound examination of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in different ACR/EULAR Boolean remission states” (5.000,00€)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia, Portugal
2016 Study Visit Grant (1500€) - Visiting the Rheumatology department of the Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière (APHP), Paris, France, hosted by Prof. Laure Gossec
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2015 Grant de pesquisa para o projeto intitulado "Impact of Patient Global Assessment and Tender Joint Counts on the Disease Activity Assessment in PAtients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: a METEOR study" (8,305.00€)
2015 Best Poster - Duarte C, Ferreira RJO, Medeiros C, da Silva J.A.P (2016). "Impact of different formulations of Patient Global Assessment on Remission definition in Rheumatoid Arthritis".
Pfizer Portugal, Portugal
2014 Research grant (500€) - Participação no "III Epidemiology Course", Berlin, Germany, 4 e 5 de Julho de 2014.
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2013 Research grant (500€) - Participation in the "II Epidemiology Course", Berlin, Germany, 5-6 July 2013.
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2013 “Research and Formation Grant in Rheumatology of Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia (SPR) 2013” (8.500€), enquanto elemento da equipa do projeto “The Roots of Arthritis: The Pre­Arthritis Coimbra Cohort”.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia, Portugal
2012 Study Visit Grant (1500€)- Visiting the Rheumatology department of the Universitary Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands, 9-24 November 2012
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2012 Research Grant (600€) - Participation in the “Teach-the-Teacher Course” for Health Professionals in Rheumatology. Leiden, Netherlands, 22-24 September 2012.
European League Against Rheumatism, Switzerland
2012 “Rare Diseases SPR/Genzyme 2012 Grant” (10.000€), as research member of the project “ESPerança – Clarifying the role of ¿/d T cells in Systemic sclerosis.”
Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia, Portugal