Original Name:

Grupo Associativo de Investigação em Feridas (GAIF)

Country:

Portugal

Contact info and web site:

E-mail: gaif.geral@gmail.com

Website: www.gaif.net

Name of President:

Rosa Maria Nascimento

Executive Board/Council:

Rosa Maria Nascimento
Rui Pedro Silva
Alexandre Marques Rodrigues
Ana Luísa Pedro
Nuno Ramos
António Manuel Canha

Cooperating Organisation board representative:

Rosa Maria Nascimento

Articles in EWMA Journal:

• EWMA Journal Vol 4 No 1. 2004
  
• EWMA Journal Vol 8 No 1. 2008
• EWMA Journal Vol 11 No 1. 2010

No. of Members:

1020

Year of foundation:

2002

Main purpose/objective of the association:

Promote the education and research of wound care professionals in the prevention and treatment of persons with wounds. Relieve the pain of persons with wounds.

Journal:

Wounds Supplement, in cooperation with Portuguese
Nursing Journal
Suplemento Feridas Nursing/GAIF (4 issues/year)

Education Contact:

Alexandre Marques Rodrigues

Activities:

Annual Congress (May).

GAIF Wound School (1 week/year in October).

One-day activities in several towns nation-wide

Cooperation with several Universities and Nursing Schools on Pos-graduate Courses and Master Courses.
Cooperating with Center of Studies and Research of Coimbra University in different research areas.