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Caregiver perceptions of the impact and effect of family conferences for patien...

Introduction: Family conferences (FC) are a structured and therapeutic tool in palliative care, promoting effective communication between the healthcare team, patient and family. They are especially relevant for patients with high clinical complexity, both in hospital settings and in primary care. Objective: To evaluate caregivers’ perceptions of the impact of FC on patients cared for by palliative care teams a...

A definição de projetos na administração educacional

Este ebook compõe-se de sete textos elaborados no âmbito do mestrado em Administração Escolar, desenvolvido pela Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém. Em comum, os textos apresentam projetos de intervenção que têm como objetivo a melhoria da qualidade da escola pública, embora estejam focados em diferentes graus de educação e ensino (do pré-escolar ao superior). São o resultado de tr...

Diagnóstico e investigação bioquímica e molecular das doenças mitocondriais em ...

Porfirias – Implementação do Laboratório Nacional de Referência para o Diagnóst...

Interactive musical games–action research with a group of elderly people

Smell and hearing are vital in remembering a place, and according to Stanley Waterman (2006), they can invoke more memories than sight, allowing for the formation of more powerful mental images. For this author, sight captures a more comprehensive panorama quickly, while the senses of hearing and smell react more slowly, allowing for deeper memory records. Focusing only on hearing and taking up Murray Schafer's...

After all, Porphyria exists in Portugal! A three-year study

Introduction: Porphyrias are a group of eight rare inherited disorders, each caused by a defect in a specific enzymatic step of heme biosynthesis. These disorders are multisystemic, with variable symptoms, and represent a major burden for patients and families, with disabling chronic symptoms scattered with life-threatening acute attacks. There are two main clinical types of porphyria: acute porphyria and cutan...

Early Diagnosis of Mucopolysaccharidoses in Pediatrics

Introduction: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of Lysosomal Storage Disorders with multisystem involvement, presenting different degrees of severity and evolution. At early disease stages and late onset forms, diagnosis can be postponed for years or even missed. The FIND PROJECT was designed to claim awareness to the red flags of MPSs at pediatric age and to provide a useful tool for physicians to diagn...

PRRT2-Associated Disorders: A Phenotypic Spectrum of Paroxysms

PRRT2 is a presynaptic plasma membrane protein involved in neurotransmitter release. Disorders associated with PRRT2 pathogenic variants are a spectrum of clinical conditions with autosomal dominant inheritance, characterized by a paroxysmal presentation. The three main ones are self-limited infantile epilepsy, paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia, and hemiplegic migraine, but other presentations have been reporte...

Early Diagnosis of Mucopolysaccharidoses in Pediatrics

Introduction: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of Lysosomal Storage Disorders with multisystem involvement, presenting different degrees of severity and evolution. At early disease stages and late onset forms, diagnosis can be postponed for years or even missed. The FIND PROJECT was designed to claim awareness to the redflags of MPSs at pediatric age and to provide a useful tool for physicians to diagno...

Find Project: Results of 8 Years

Introdução e Objectivos: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of Lysosomal Storage Disorders with multisystem involvement, presenting different degrees of severity and evolution. At early disease stages and late onset forms, diagnosis can be postponed for years or even missed. The FIND PROJECT was designed to claim awareness to the red flags of MPSs at pediatric age and to provide an useful tool for physici...