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José Artur Paiva

ULS São João

Medical Degree, University of Porto, 1984.

PhD at University of Porto, 2005, Doctoral Thesis on Sepsis and Inflammatory Response.

Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine and in Internal Medicine.

Competency in Management of Health Systems, in Emergency Medicine and in Infection Control and Rational Use of Antimicrobials.

 

Current positions:

-Director of Intensive Care Medicine Service, ULS São João, Porto

-Invited Associate Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto

– Member of the Infection & Sepsis Research and Development Group – Portugal

-Member of the European Research and Preparedness Network for Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases (EU-RESPONSE) Investigators Team, funded by the EU Horizon 2020

-Member of the Steering Group of the Drive-AMS Project, international multicenter initiative to promote antimicrobial stewardship in Europe, funded by EU-4H

– Focal Point for EU-JAMRAI 2, funded by EU-4H

– Member of the National Academy of Medicine

 

Past positions:

– Medical Director of Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João 2016-2019

– Director of the Emergency and Intensive Care Management Unite in Centro Hospitalar Universitario São Joao from 2005 to 2016

-Director of the National Program for Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance, Directorate General of Health National (2010-2013)

-Director of the National Program for Prevention of Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, Directorate General of Health (2013-2016 and 2020-2024)

– President of the Portuguese Board of Intensive Care Physicians (2015-2023)

 

Awards

Gold Medal of Distinguished Services of the Ministry of Health in 2018 (individually) and in 2021 (as member of the National Committee for the Critical Care Response to COVID-19).

 

Publications/Citations

Author of more than 200 papers, more than 14 370 citations; h index 47 and i10 index 112.