Faculty

Staff

Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto

Health Policy and Administration Invited Assistant Professor
Presentation

Invited Assistant Professor in the subjects of Fundamentals of Public Health, Evidence-Based Health Programs and Global Health.

Doctor graduated from the University of Lisbon and specialist in Public Health since 2017.

He holds a Master's degree in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2014) and a PhD in International Health from the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at NOVA University Lisbon (2020).

Since 2016 he has been a member of the Portuguese team of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.

His areas of interest are health policies and systems, health programs, especially HIV/AIDS, including monitoring and evaluation, prevention of mother-to-child transmission and key populations.

Teaching

PEDAGOGICAL COORDINATION

  • Fundamentals of Public Health in the Master's Degree in Public Health, Master's Degree in Health Promotion and Master's Degree in Health Management
  • Seminar in Public Health I in the Doctorate in Public Health

 

PARTICIPATION IN TEACHING

  • Fundamentals of Public Health in the Master's in Public Health, Master's in Health Promotion, Master's in Health Management, Master's in Occupational Health, Postgraduate in Health Management, Postgraduate in Occupational Medicine and Specialization Course in Hospital Administration
  • Evidence-Based Health Programs in the Master of Public Health
  • Global Health (Optional)
  • Seminar in Public Health I in the Doctorate in Public Health
Research

He is a member of the Public Health Research Center (CISP) and a collaborating member of the Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC).

He is a member of the Portuguese team of the Health Systems and Policy Monitor - European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.

His areas of interest focus on health policies and systems, particularly health programs, HIV/AIDS policies and health promotion policies.

Publications

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES:

  • Augusto GF, Hodges-Mameletzis I, Karanikolos M, Abrantes A, Martins MRO. HIV Prevention and Treatment in Southern Europe in the Aftermath of Bailout Programmes. Eur J Public Health. 2020; ckaa062. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa062
  • Waitzberg R, Schmidt AE, Blümel M, Penneau A, Farmakas A, Ljungvall Å, Barbabella F, Augusto GF, Marchildon GP, Saunes IS, Vočanec D, Miloš I, Contel JC, Murauskiene L, Kroneman M, Tambor M, Hroboň P, Wittenberg R, Allin S, Or Z. Mapping variability in allocation of Long-Term Care funds across payer agencies in OECD countries. Health Policy. 2020;124(5):491-500. DOI: http://doi-org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.02.013
  • Augusto GF, Aldir I, Bettencourt J, Melo T, Dias SF, Abrantes A, Martins MO. Preventing HIV under financial constraints: The 2011-12 reform of the Portuguese HIV/AIDS Programme. Health Policy. 2020;124(8):339-344. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.02.010
  • Augusto GF. HIV self-testing kits enjoy successful launch in Portugal. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019;19(12):1289. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30643-7
  • Augusto GF, Dias SS, Abrantes AV, Martins MRO. HIV/AIDS length of stay in Portugal under financial constraints: a longitudinal study for public hospitals, 2009-2014. BMC Health Serv Res.2019;19(1):303. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4131-0
  • Augusto GF, Silva A, Pereira N, Fernandes T, Leça A, Valente P, Calé E, Aguiar BA, Martins A, Palminha P, Vinagre E, Cordeiro R, Lopo S, Nogueira PJ. Report of simultaneous measles outbreaks in two different health regions in Portugal, February to May 2017: lessons learnt and upcoming challenges. Euro Surveill. 2019;24(3):1800026. DOI: http://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.3.1800026

 

BOOK CHAPTERS:

  • Simões J, Augusto GF, Fronteira I (2018). O Estado, o Mercado e o Setor Social na Saúde. In A Saúde e o Estado – O SNS aos 40 Anos, Almedina.
  • Sousa P, Augusto GF (2017). “18. Evidencia en gestión de la calidad y seguridad del paciente”. In Aranaz Andrés JM (Ed). La Gestión Sanitaria orientada hacia la Calidad y la Seguridad de los Pacientes. Fundación MAPFRE.

 

ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1383-1319

Research ID: https://publons.com/researcher/1839994/goncalo-f-augusto/

Ciência Vitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/7115-3804-C494

External Action

Specialist Technician in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Health.