Projeto PRR

Sumário

The prospective employee is expected to work as an Assistant Professor in Primary Care. The employee is expected to work in research and teaching activities at the Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto. In particular, the employee is expected to work on evidence synthesis studies (systematic reviews and meta-analyses), cross-sectional studies, randomized controlled trials, generation of evidence based on real-world data, and guideline development applied to Primary Care. The employee is expected to have knowledge and experience in doing research and teaching in these fields. In addition, the employee is expected to have a clinical background and knowledge and experience in General Practice/Family Medicine.MEDCIDS has a relevant research and teaching track record in the Primary care field. This is indicated by (i) the high number of systematic reviews published by its members, (ii) the participation of some of its members in funded scientific projects in the area, (iii) the involvement of some of its members in the GRADE working group and the guideline development, (iv) and by the participation in technology transfer and services provision activities (involving public, private, national or international entities). This research activity is done in close connection with the Associate Laboratory RISE (Health Research Network). In fact, Thematic Line 5 of RISE is fully dedicated to community health and societal challenges, having as its scope “promoting health and preventing disease with community-oriented approach”.MEDCIDS has also displayed a vibrant teaching activity in the Primary care field, with contents on evidence synthesis studies, cross-sectional studies, validation studies and decision-making and guidelines being one of the cornerstones of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical and Health Services Research and of the Master’s Degree in Primary care. Topics on Clinical Services will also be of key importance to the BSc course in Digital Health in Biomedical Innovation. Of note, several of the partners of this BSc course correspond to public or private entities with whom MEDCIDS has collaborated in technology transfer or service provision activities. Given this background and the need to further develop research and teaching activities in this field, there is a need to hire an Assistant Professor in the Primary care area.