Paulo Alves,
Council member
RN, Graduated Nurse

Work address
CHVNG – Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, EPE
V. N. Gaia – Portugal

Date of Birth
23/12/1977

Educational History

  • Bachelor: Nursing E. S. Enf. Santa Maria 1999
  • Graduate: Nursing E. S. Enf. Santa Maria 2000
  • Post Graduate: Acupuncture, University Escorial, Madrid 2003
  • Post Graduate: Administration and Education, University Portucalense 2004
  • Post Graduate: Specialist in Health Community Nursing, E. S. Enf. Santa Maria 2006

Membership

  • Member of Portuguese Red Cross, volunteer Nurse since 1999
  • Trustee EPUAP – European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, since 2007
  • Member of Scientific Committee of EWMA 2008
  • Member of APTFeridas – Portuguese Wound Management Association, board since 2008
  • Member of APNEP – Portuguese Association of Nutrition, since 2008

Present Employment

  • RN, Nurse, Intensive Care Unit – CHVNG

Employment History

  • RN, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Medicine D, Matosinhos – Portugal. 1999
  • RN, Graduate Nurse, Hospital S. João, Intensive Care Surgery Unit, Porto – Portugal. 2000 to 2003
  • Lecturer, Dental Prothesis, Anatomy and Fisiology, European School of Professional Formation, Braga – Portugal. 2002 to 2005
  • RN, Graduate Nurse, Hospital S. João, Post-anesthesia Unit, Porto – Portugal. 2003 to 2004
  • Assistent Lecturer, Nursing School, Clinical Practice Medicine – Surgery, Porto – Portugal. 2004
  • RN, Graduate Nurse, Hospital S. João, Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Porto – Portugal. 2004 to 2006
  • Invited Assistant Lecturer, Medical – Surgical Specialization, University CESPU, Gandra – Portugal. 2006 to 2007
  • Invited Assistant Lecturer, Post-Graduation Diabetic Foot, Universitat Barcelona, Barcelona – Spain. 2007
  • Invited Assistant Lecturer, Post-Graduation Wound Treatment, University Atlântica, Lisboa – Portugal. 2008
  • RN, Graduate Nurse, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, V.N. Gaia – Portugal. 2006 to 2010
  • Assistent, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde -Portugal. 2010 to date

Recent Investigation Publications

2002  Alves, P, et all – Ser Idoso - 1º Edition. Lisboa, Grunenthal Publications
2003  Alves, P, et all – Ser Idoso - 2º Edition. Lisboa, Grunenthal Publications
2004  Alves, P, et all – Guia do Idoso. Lisboa, Grunenthal Publications
2006 Research Project – “Hipertensão Arterial – Projecto Comunitário”. C. S. Soares Reis, E. S. Enf. Santa Maria, Porto
2007 Research Project – “Incidência e Prevalência Úlceras de Pressão”. CHVNGaia – ICU. Vila Nova Gaia
2007 Research Project – “Support Surfaces - EPUAP International Guidelines – Prevention and Treatement of Pressure Ulcers”. EPUAP
2008  Alves, P, Medição Simples – Revista Feridas nº2 – APTFeridas. Porto
2008 Alves, P, Guidelines/recomendações Internacionais UP. APENEP, Vol. II / 1.Lisboa

Miscellaneous information

Member Researh Participation as Speaker in Congress, Symposiums and Workshops
Member of the Experts of Wound Treatment, Manual of Good Practice in Wound Treatment, Portuguese Departement of Health
Founder and Editor of the APTFeridas Internet Site since 2006
Member of the redaction Board of APTFeridas Magazine
Member group of research in Pressure Ulcers and Leg Ulcers
Coordinator of the Pressure Ulcers Group of the APTFeridas

 

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