Maria José da Silveira Núncio And for older people, how to help deal with the pandemic? Adequate communication will allow us to fulfill three essential dimensions in the relationship with our parents or with the older people in our family: protection, care and love. In my very...
Following the recent government decisions, SPCare Lda. will transfer and ensure its operations through web-based services. As such, all SPCare employees will be available via the usual numbers and emails during standard working hours (8:30 am to 6:30 pm). Furthermore, our tollfree line is fully...
Although risk factors do not mean that you suffer from overactive bladder syndrome, their presence favors the development of the disease, as well as its manifestation more aggressively. Know the main risk factors for overactive bladder according to doctor José Santos Dias, urologist and director...
By: Cláudia Silva, Portuguese Association of Stomatherapy Care Nurses Ostomy is a surgical intervention that allows to create an artificial opening in the body (stoma), with various purposes, ranging from feeding and breathing, to the elimination of feces, gas or urine. After the ostomy...
Thursday, October 31st 2019 As part of the European Day for Fight against Bowel Cancer, which will take place on November 3rd, the Europacolon Portugal Association intends once again to demystify colonoscopy and to raise awareness of the importance of this test as a...
By: António Campos, ophthalmologist With regard to World Sight Day, celebrated on October 10th, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that 80% of the causes of visual impairment are preventable or can be treated by appropriate prevention methods. Given the aging of the population, one...
We had the pleasure of attending the 14th ECET Congress - European Council of Estomotherapists in Rome, which took place from 23 to 26 June 2019. Welland's marketing, sales and development teams travelled to Italy to participate in the ECET Congress and were with their distribution partners from Portugal,...
By: Luís Correia, president of the Intestinal Inflammatory Disease Study Group (GEDII) https://www.vitalhealth.pt/entrevistas/tag/Doen%C3%A7a%20Inflamat%C3%B3ria%20do%20Intestino.html https://www.vitalhealth.pt/entrevistas/tag/doen%C3%A7a%20de%20Crohn.html ...
14th Conference of the European Council of Enterostomal Therapists The 2019 Biennial Meeting of the European Council of Enterostomal Therapy (ECET), will take place on the 23-26 of June 2019 in Rome, Italy. The European Council of Enterostomal Therapy (ECET) is a professional nursing society, which supports specialized nurses all over Europe with educational standards,...
Infarmed publishes new analysis on oral anticoagulants. Anticoagulant medications are used in the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases. For years, vitamin K antagonists and heparins were the only anticoagulants used to treat these conditions. Since 2010, new oral anticoagulants (NACOs) have been available in the reimbursed...