Raquel Simões de Almeida

Raquel Simões de AlmeidaRaquel Simões de Almeida is a Professor at School of Health - Polytechnic University of Porto. She has a BSc in Occupational Therapy, a MSc in Mental Health and Psychosocial Rehabilitation and a PhD in Psychology. She has a postgraduate degree in Digital Health and another one in Pedagogical Innovation and Educational Change. She is also a researcher in the field of Health and Technologies at the Center for Rehabilitation Research. For 10 years, she was responsible for coordinating several national and international social projects in the areas of health, e-health, and empowerment of vulnerable groups. She developed, for example, a mobile app for illness self-management for people with schizophrenia, a platform in Health literacy, and many b-learning courses for health issues. Some of her interests are new technologies transforming healthcare; active living; mental health and well-being.

Publications

Active Lifestyle in Schizophrenia: How to Combine Exercise and Therapy in Practice?
Active Lifestyle in Schizophrenia: How to Combine Exercise and Therapy in Practice?
Raquel Simões de Almeida, António Marques. © 2024. 26 pages.
Schizophrenia is a mental illness with intense effects on a person's life. In addition to the psychiatric symptoms, patients with schizophrenia generally have multiple...
Effective Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: Practical Tips and Actionable Insights
Effective Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: Practical Tips and Actionable Insights
Manuel B. Garcia, Yunifa Miftachul Arif, Zuheir N. Khlaif, Meina Zhu, Rui Pedro Pereira de Almeida, Raquel Simões de Almeida, Ken Masters. © 2024. 19 pages.
With the increasing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical practices, the integration of AI technologies into medical education has garnered...
Can Digital Technologies Change Schizophrenia Care?: Opportunities and Challenges
Can Digital Technologies Change Schizophrenia Care?: Opportunities and Challenges
Raquel Simões de Almeida, Tiago Silva. © 2023. 31 pages.
Digital technologies like mobile applications, chatbots, virtual reality, and other technological solutions are already revolutionizing mental health care, including...
Redefining Health Education in the Post-Pandemic World: How to Integrate Digital Technologies into the Curricula?
Redefining Health Education in the Post-Pandemic World: How to Integrate Digital Technologies into the Curricula?
Raquel Simões de Almeida. © 2023. 25 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant disruptions in health education. At the time of crisis, digital technologies were instrumental in delivering synchronous and...
mHealth for Illness Self-Management for People With Schizophrenia: Opportunities and Implications in Gamification
mHealth for Illness Self-Management for People With Schizophrenia: Opportunities and Implications in Gamification
Raquel Simões de Almeida. © 2021. 19 pages.
People with schizophrenia and other related disorders experience great difficulties in getting the appropriate treatment regarding not only the type of interventions available...