| Address: | UAssociacao Portugesa de Tratamento de Feridas, Rual Alvares Caaabral No 137 - Sala 21, Porto, 4050-041, Portugal |
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| Telephone: | +351 9668 53407 |
| Email Address: | paulo.alves@aptferidas.com |
About Mr Alves
Paulo has worked as a nurse in several hospital settings, particularly in Intensive care, and has been a member of the quality department. A specialist in Public Health, he has been involved in numerous national pressure ulcer research projects and in various international studies on Pressure Ulcers and on wound care in general. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Health Sciences Institute – Porto, at the Catholic University of Portugal. His research interests are the aetiology of the development of Pressure Ulcers, the development of intelligent support surfaces, and the influence of repositioning, which is the topic of his PhD Thesis. Paulo has published articles in national and international journals, many of them on chronic wounds. He is a member of several wound care societies, the Wound Management Portuguese Association – APTFeridas, the European Wound Management Association – EWMA, and Sociedad IberolatinoAmericana de ulceras y heridas - SILAUHE. He has been an invited Speaker and Chairman in numerous national and international conferences and has also organized several national and international scientific congresses and meetings on wound care.
