Lifestyle Oncology

Doctor

Medical degree from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, NOVA University of Lisbon (OM 52675).

Internship in medical oncology (IPO Lisbon) for 2 years and 9 months (not completed).

Palliative care internship at Repatriation General Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre (Adelaide, Australia).

Master's degree in Palliative Care from the Catholic University of Portugal.

PhD in chronic dyspnea (shortness of breath) in advanced disease (Flinders University, Australia).

Clinical research position in Palliative Care at the University of Wollongong (Australia).

Certification in Lifestyle Medicine by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (United States).

Training in Functional Medicine (Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice) by the Institute for Functional Medicine (United States). Training in Health Coaching by the Health Coach Institute (United States).

Introduction to Integrative Oncology course at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona (United States).

200-hour certification for teaching yoga (Australia).

Specialization and certification for teaching yoga in oncology (yoga4cancer, United States).

Nurse, Oncology and Rehabilitation

Nurse since 2003, specialist in Rehabilitation Nursing (2015) and vice-president of AICSO. Works in oncological rehabilitation and educational campaigns about cancer. She has training in CanRehab (2019), a Master's in Rehabilitation Nursing (2023), and is a doctoral student in Nursing Sciences at ICBAS.