Susana Magalhães, investigadora do Instituto de Bioética, irá participar na Conferência Gestão & Tecnologi@ - Criação de Valor em Saúde, que terá lugar no Convento de São Francisco, em Santarém, a 29 de junho de 2018

Susana Magalhães, investigadora do Instituto de Bioética, irá participar na Conferência Gestão & Tecnologi@ - Criação de Valor em Saúde, que terá lugar no Convento de São Francisco, em Santarém, a 29 de junho de 2018

Susana Magalhães, investigadora do Instituto de Bioética da UCP, colaborou no artigo recentemente publicado no Annals of Palliative Medicine, The Portuguese versions of the This Is ME Questionnaire and the Patient Dignity Question: tools for understanding and supporting personhood in clinical care.
Este trabalho do Prof. Doutor Miguel Julião em frutuosa e feliz colaboração com diversos investigadores portugueses e com o Prof. Harvey Max Chochinov da Universidade de Manitoba, Canada, apresenta a tradução e validação para português europeu da Patient Dignity Question (Pergunta da Dignidade) e do This Is Me (TIME) Questionnaire - Questionário ESEU (Este Sou EU).
Como se pode ler no artigo, estes dois instrumentos foram desenvolvidos "(..) with the aim of probing for personhood, reinforcing dignity and promoting health care attitudes based on looking at people for who they are and not defining them solely based on their medical condition."
Disponível no APM website
No âmbito da agenda pública da Porto Summer School on Cinematic Art, o Diretor da Escola das Artes da Católica no Porto, Nuno Crespo, foi convidado para dar duas entrevistas televisivas onde apresentou o conjunto de iniciativas que estavam programadas para a cidade do Porto: projeção de filmes com debates, conferências e abertura de exposições cinemáticas. Ao longo das entrevistas, Nuno Crespo destacou também a presença de seis artistas de renome internacional: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Salomé Lamas, João Pedro Rodrigues & João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Salaviza e Filipa César. A agenda está disponível aqui.
RTP 2 - Jornal 2 | 20/06/2018
Entrevista na RTP 3 – Revista de Imprensa | 19/06/2018

No dia 13 do corrente mês, a Católica participou no “Encontro de Mapeamento Social da União das Freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde”, que reuniu muitas das organizações sociais que atuam no território.
O evento foi organizado pelo pelouro de Ação Social da União de Freguesias, com a colaboração da Área Transversal de Economia Social (ATES) da Católica. Participou também no evento a Dra. Carmo Themudo da UDIP – Unidade para o Desenvolvimento Integral da Pessoa.
Os cerca de 40 participantes avaliaram muito positivamente a iniciativa e mostraram-se muito participativos. Depois de uma dinâmica que estimulou o conhecimento mútuo e a partilha entre organizações, foi apresentada a estratégia local de promoção de colaboração.

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The text below, authored by Professor Paula Teixeira, was published by the newspaper Público on June 14, 2018
It is believed that most foodborne diseases could be avoided if they were handled safely “from farm to fork”.
Food is a fundamental need of man. Consumers expect the food they buy and consume to be appetizing, nutritious and at the same time safe. This latter aspect means that food consumed can not endanger the health of the consumer. But, as the old Chinese proverb says, "who does not have food, has a problem, who has food, has several problems." In fact, foodborne illness (diseases caused by ingestion of food contaminated by pathogenic micro-organisms) is a serious problem. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), 23,000 people fall ill and 5,000 die annually in Europe following the ingestion of contaminated food.
Consumers are now more aware of food safety issues than ever before, but interestingly, a large proportion of food poisonings are associated with food preparation and consumption in our homes. Exposure of food to inadequate heating or cooling temperatures and some incorrect hygiene practices are the most commonly identified food safety breaches. It is therefore believed that most foodborne diseases could be avoided if they were handled safely “from farm to fork" - and the consumer can play a decisive role at this level!
Risk communication, one of the steps that make up the basic risk analysis of food safety policy, aims to "provide consumers and the general public with the information they need to make a conscious and sustained choice." A number of initiatives have been undertaken worldwide to reduce the impact of foodborne illness, including informing consumers of home-based food safety practices. But are these risk communication strategies effective? Are the most significant risks and the best ways of controlling them communicated? Will risk communication campaigns reach target populations? Are the most effective channels of communication being used? Will consumers understand the messages? Will consumers rely on sources of information? Are the barriers to effective communication with each target group identified? Will the practices and behaviors of food safety be greatly improved?
The truth is that - for example - although several campaigns advise consumers not to wash the chicken to avoid the spread of Campylobacter, this practice is still a routine in people's kitchens. At the same time, although several websites and other sources of information point to the risk of contraction of listeriosis in pregnant women and their consequences, many women continue to consume high-risk foods during pregnancy. Also noteworthy is the case of children's snacks, which often include perishable foods - such as ham, for example - stored at room temperature for long periods of time. It is necessary to clarify: how many domestic refrigerators operate at the recommended temperature? How many consumers know what this temperature is? And how many check it out?
It is up to the scientific community, authorities and the market to find the best strategies to help consumers mitigate food risks. Rather than increasing knowledge and risk perception, it will be necessary to influence people's risk behavior. This is the purpose of the multidisciplinary team of the SafeConsume project - Safer food through changed consumer behavior: Effective tools and products, communication strategies, education and food safety policy reducing health burden from foodborne illnesses.
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The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) is the global scientific organization and voice of food science and technology, representing more than 200,000 food scientists and technologists from more than 70 countries. The vision of IUFoST is to strengthen the science and technology of global food for humanity. Its mission is to promote international cooperation and exchange of information, to provide education and training for food scientists and technologists worldwide and to promote professionalism and professional organization among scientists and food technologists.
A Prof. Cristina L.M. Silva has been dedicating part of her career to education and training in the area of food science and engineering. The renewal in 2018 of the invitation to remain on the IUFoST education committee is a recognition of its international work in the field of education in food science and technology.
A Rede Consultiva de Políticas e Práticas do projeto PROMISE em Portugal realizou a sua segunda reunião no dia 20 de junho de 2018. As principais conclusões dos dois estudos de caso etnográficos realizados no nosso país foram apresentadas, bem como a exposição das fotografias tiradas por alguns dos participantes num dos estudos de caso. Os parceiros discutiram os resultados e sugeriram várias estratégias de disseminação destes resultados a levar a cabo no último ano do projeto, particularmente envolvendo diferentes grupos de jovens e profissionais que trabalham com jovens.