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In accordance with the legal provisions applicable to information society services and electronic commerce, these legal notices regulate access to and use of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas website.

In order to correctly identify this organisation, the following information is provided:

Full Name: Order of Physiotherapists

Tax Identification Number (TIN): 515 877 964

Head office address: LEAP Centre - Espaço Amoreiras, Rua D. João V, n° 24 - 1.03; 1250-091 Lisboa.

Anyone accessing the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas website assumes the status of user and undertakes to strictly observe and comply with the provisions set out herein, as well as any other applicable legal provisions.

Access to and use of this website confers on the user the status of user and implies full and unreserved acceptance of all the provisions included in this Legal Notice, in the version published by the Order of Physiotherapists when the user accesses the website. We advise you to read it beforehand.

Privacy Policy:

Legal issues relating to website can be clarified by consulting the Privacy and Data Protection Policy of the Order of Physiotherapists, available at here.

Personal use and dissemination:

Access to and use of the website is available exclusively for personal use and to publicise the activities of the Order of Physiotherapists for the benefit of its members. The Order of Physiotherapists reserves the right to close accounts of users who violate these provisions, especially in cases of disruption to the normal functioning of the website. website.

Access Credentials:

To access reserved areas, the user is responsible for the safekeeping and correct use of their credentials, such as username and password, which must not be shared with third parties.

User responsibility:

The user is solely responsible for the personal information provided, ensuring that it is true, correct, complete and up-to-date. The Order of Physiotherapists reserves the right to suspend registration and deny access to website if the information provided is misleading.

Notifications and Warnings:

The Order of Physiotherapists can send warnings to the user to improve interaction with the websitetaking into account the user's profile.

Actions in the User Account:

The user is solely responsible for all actions carried out through their user account. The Order of Physiotherapists may revoke the licence, arbitrarily and at any time, in the event of abusive, fraudulent or illegal acts.

Responsibility for the Use of Content:

The use of the contents of the website is the sole responsibility of the user.

Incorrections and errors:

The Order of Physiotherapists cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies, errors or damage resulting from the use of the information contained in this website. website.

Cookies:

When using the websiteIn order to improve the browsing experience, cookies are installed. The user can configure the browser to accept or refuse cookiesin the message that appears when you visit our website. websitebut this can affect the browsing experience.

Security and Interruptions:

The Order of Physiotherapists adopts security measures to guarantee data integrity. Access to website may be temporarily suspended for maintenance or implementation of new services.

Intellectual Property:

O website of the Order of Physiotherapists and content whose intellectual property belongs to the Order of Physiotherapists are protected by copyright and industrial property laws and may not be copied, imitated or retransmitted, unless expressly permitted by the Order of Physiotherapists.

Link to websites from third parties:

The Order of Physiotherapists is not responsible for user interaction with websites of third parties through hyperlinks (links) available on our website.

Final Provisions:

When using the websitethe user recognises and accepts the provisions set out herein.

Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the district of Lisbon.

Pedro Maciel Barbosa

Specialist physiotherapist at the Matosinhos Local Health Unit Sub-coordinator for Primary Health Care, Matosinhos Local Health Unit Visiting Assistant Professor at the Porto School of Health Member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Health - SNS Member of the General Council of the Order of Physiotherapists

Carlos Sand

Carlos Areia has been a physiotherapist since 2013, and has worked in various hospitals, clinics and clubs in both Portugal and the UK. He began his academic career at Oxford University in 2016, where he led a clinical trial comparing physiotherapy vs surgery in anterior cruciate injuries in 32 hospitals in England. In 2018 she moved to the neurosciences department, where she developed her own studies on remote monitoring of vital signs, which were implemented during the pandemic. Here he discovered his passion for data, and in 2022, he joined Digital Science as a Data Scientist. He completed his PhD earlier this year, and has more than 60 publications in journals such as The Lancet, BMJ, Cochrane, among others. He is also an honorary lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and a consultant in clinical research.

Eduardo José Brazete Carvalho Cruz

PhD in Physiotherapy from the University of Brighton, UK. Post-Doctorate in Epidemiology from the National School of Public Health at the New University of Lisbon.
Coordinator of the Studies and Planning Office of the Order of Physiotherapists. Coordinating Professor of the Physiotherapy Department of the School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (ESS-IPS). President of the ESS-IPS Technical-Scientific Council. Coordinator of the Physiotherapy Department at ESS-IPS. Integrated Researcher at the Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) (a partnership between FCM-UNL, the National School of Public Health, the University of Évora, the Lisbon Institute of Global Mental Health and Santo Espírito Hospital, Terceira Island, Azores).

Sara Souto Miranda

Sara Souto Miranda has a bachelor's and master's degree in physiotherapy from the University of Aveiro, and a postgraduate qualification in adult respiratory physiotherapy from the same institution. In 2023 she completed her double doctorate in Rehabilitation Sciences/Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at the Universities of Aveiro and Maastricht (Netherlands) and is currently working as a technical-scientific advisor to the Studies and Planning Office (GEP) of the Order of Physiotherapists, and as a guest lecturer at the Piaget Institute in Vila Nova de Gaia. As a member of the Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory at the University of Aveiro (Lab3R), she has carried out applied research in which she has assessed and treated patients with respiratory pathology, having taken part in 6 research projects. Throughout her career she has published 19 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals with an impact factor, 1 book chapter and more than 50 abstracts in conference proceedings. She was a research volunteer at the Ciro rehabilitation centre (Centre for expertise in chronic organ failure) in the Netherlands, and is currently a member of the Guideline Methodology Network of European Respiratory Society. She was honoured by European Lung Foundation e European Respiratory Society for carrying out patient-centred research, by the Directorate General for Higher Education with a merit grant for his master's degree, and by the Ciro Centre with a grant to support research abroad.

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