Diana Ferreira
Ethics and Disciplinary Council: between words and silence: communicating bad news with compassion and clarity
- Diana Ferreira is a medical doctor (OM 52675), trained at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, NOVA University Lisbon.
- She holds a Master’s degree in Palliative Care from the Portuguese Catholic University.
- PhD in the same field from Flinders University, Australia.
- She lived in Australia for seven years, where she also worked as a clinical researcher at the University of Wollongong.
- At the age of 35, she was diagnosed with a rare lymphoma, an experience that inspired a new perspective on health and care.
- She is certified in Lifestyle Medicine and in yoga for oncology settings, and she currently maintains a practice that integrates conventional medicine, lifestyle approaches, and compassion in caring for people with cancer and other chronic illnesses.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: In Our Agenda (CDD)
8 of november, from 09h00 until 10h30
Room 1
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