Fátima Rodrigues

ULS Santa Maria

• Pulmonologist at the Pulmonology Department of Santa Maria Local Health Unit.
• Coordinator of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit since 2007. Responsible for Pulmonary Rehabilitation training of Pulmonology specialty residents.
• Former Coordinator of the Respiratory Failure Day Hospital, Pulido Valente Hospital for 6 years.
• Former Coordinator of the Respiratory Function Laboratory at Egas Moniz Hospital for 7 years.
• Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL).
• Researcher at the Institute of Environmental Health, FMUL. Research Areas: COPD Epidemiology, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Respiratory Pathophysiology, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test.
• Senior Editor of the Pulmonology Journal of Portuguese Society of Pulmonology (SPP).
• Invited reviewer for indexed international journals.
• Author and co-author of 4 books, 14 book chapters and 71 articles published in national and international peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Former co-coordinator of the SPP’s Working Committee on Respiratory Pathophysiology for 3 years. Consultant to the Directorate-General for Health in the area of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.