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Patient Experience Data, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Clinical Outcome Assessment, Epidemiology, Real-World Evidence, Patient Interviews, Outcomes Research, Patient Preferences, Focus Groups, Delphi Panels, Mixed Methods, Pharmacy, TDABC

Biography

I am passionate about Pharmacy, Patient-Centered Research, Epidemiology, Real-World Evidence & Outcomes Research, Health Services Research, and Mental Health.

I seek to use all opportunities to drive the value of Health Technologies & Interventions to impact policy and practice and advance innovative Value-Based Health Care.

My skills and experience are a hybrid mix of pharmaceutical policy, patient care delivery solutions with outcome measurement and data collection in pharmacies, research consulting, project management, management of high-performance teams, mentoring, client interaction, public affairs, business operations, and leadership over 25+ years in private and non-profit sectors at national and international levels.

My research work covers:
Epidemiology and RWE | Health Services Trials | PROMs and PREMs | Interviews and Focus Groups | Mixed Methods | Patient Preferences | Delphi Panels | Cost Studies using TDABC | HEOR | HTA Submission Dossiers | Pharmaceutical Policy | Public Health & Health Policy | Digital Health | Evidence Synthesis | Medical Writing

I serve as a pro bono Research Advisor in a mental health clinic specializing in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

I also co-own pharmacies in a family business and have a non-executive advisory role in clinical services, RWE & outcomes research strategy.

I speak 5 languages. My life journey crosses 4 continents. I owe these dynamic and amazing experiences to my multicultural global upbringing & international roles which made me a citizen of the world!

All thoughts are my own.

«Produce work that fuels you. Be with people who inspire you».

Activities

Employment (10)

IQVIA: Lisboa, PT

2024-09-16 to present | Associate Principal, Strategy & Life Sciences (Patient-Centered Solutions)
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Institute for Evidence-Based Health (ISBE): Lisboa, PT

2019-09-12 to 2024-08-12 | Executive Director & Senior Research Director
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2015 to 2019 | Director and Lead Investigator (USFarmácia® Collaborative Care Trial)
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2008 to 2018 | Executive Director (Centre for Health Evaluation & Research (CEFAR))
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

1999 to 2008 | Executive Director (Pharmacy-Based Services Department)
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Kaiser Permanente Colorado: Denver, Colorado, US

2000 to 2005 | Secondment (Pharmacy Clinical Operations & Therapeutics)
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World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe: Copenhagen, DK

1998 to 2002 | Board Member (European Forum of Pharmaceutical Associations)
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Ordem dos Farmaceuticos: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

1993 to 1999 | Deputy Secretary General
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World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe: Copenhagen, DK

1997 to 1998 | Task Force Manager (European Forum of Pharmaceutical Associations)
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World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe: Copenhagen, DK

1997 to 1997 | Project Manager (Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals)
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Education and qualifications (5)

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2014 to 2021 | PhD in Public Health/Specialization Health Economics
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Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa: Lisboa, Please select, PT

2009 to 2010 | Post-Graduate in Advanced Management Program for Executives (PAGE)
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McGill University: Montreal, CA

2009 to 2009 | Certificate in Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced Pharmacoepidemiology (Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova Medical School: Lisboa, PT

1998 to 2001 | Master in Public Health (MSPH)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

1987 to 1993 | PharmD
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Professional activities (20)

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research: Lawrenceville, NJ, US

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International Pharmaceutical Federation: The Hague, NL

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Associação Portuguesa de Economia da Saúde: Lisboa, Please select, PT

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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2022 to present | Invited Assistant Professor
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice: London, GB

2019 to present | Invited Member International Advisory Board
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice: London, GB

2023-07 | 2023 Helen Clark - JoPPP Award for Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice Research
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Ordem dos Farmacêuticos: Lisboa, PT

2022-11 | Ordem dos Farmacêuticos Community Pharmacy Best Poster 2022 Award
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International Pharmaceutical Federation: The Hague, NL

2022-09 | FIP Social and Administrative Pharmacy Best Poster 2022 Award
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Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL: Caparica, Setúbal, PT

2021 to 2022 | Invited Assistant Professor
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Journal of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy: Amsterdam, NL

2021-11 | RSAP Top 15% Reviewers 2021 Award
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2019-12 | ANF Recognition & Merit Award 25th Silver Jubilee of CEFAR
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International Pharmaceutical Federation: The Hague, NL

2019-09 | FIP Community Pharmacy Best Poster 2019 Award
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Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union: Brussels, BE

2008 to 2018 | Invited Member Economics Working Group
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2015-12 | ANF Recognition & Excellence 2015 Award
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, PT

2015-12 | ANF Initiative of the Year 2015 Award
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International Pharmaceutical Federation: The Hague, NL

2015-09 | FIP Community Pharmacy 2nd Prize Poster 2015 Award
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International Pharmaceutical Federation: The Hague, NL

2013 to 2015 | Invited Member International Pharmacy Remuneration Working Group
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, PT

2014-12 | ANF Initiative of the Year 2014 Award
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Associação Nacional das Farmácias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2012-12 | ANF Best Team 2012 Award
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International Pharmaceutical Federation: The Hague, NL

2009-09 | FIP Community Pharmacy Best Poster 2009 Award
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Works (16)

Type 2 inflammation: a Portuguese consensus using Web-Delphi and decision conferencing (INFLAT2-PT)

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
2025-01-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Suzete Costa; João Pedro Aguiar; Mónica D. Oliveira; João Gonçalves; João Carlos Ribeiro; Luís Taborda-Barata; Helena Farinha; Pedro Escada; Samuel Fernandes; Luís Soares-de-Almeida et al.
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Patient preferences and cost-benefit of hypertension and hyperlipidemia collaborative management model between pharmacies and primary care in Portugal: A discrete choice experiment alongside a trial (USFarmácia®)

PLOS ONE
2023-10-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Suzete Costa; Matteo Lippi Bruni; José Guerreiro; Inês Teixeira; Dennis K. Helling; Céu Mateus; João Pereira
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Real-World Effectiveness in Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia Collaborative Management between Pharmacies and Primary Care in Portugal: A Multicenter Pragmatic Controlled Trial (USFarmácia®)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2023-08-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Suzete Costa; José Luís Biscaia; Maria Rute Horta; Sónia Romano; José Guerreiro; Peter Heudtlass; Maria Cary; Mariana Romão; António Teixeira Rodrigues; Ana Miranda et al.
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Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of hypertension and hyperlipidemia collaborative management between pharmacies and primary care in portugal alongside a trial compared with usual care (USFarmácia®)

Frontiers in Pharmacology
2022-09-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1663-9812
Contributors: Suzete Costa; José Guerreiro; Inês Teixeira; Dennis K. Helling; João Pereira; Céu Mateus
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Pharmacy interventions on COVID-19 in Europe: Mapping current practices and a scoping review

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
2022-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Suzete Costa; Mariana Romão; Maria Mendes; Maria Rute Horta; António Teixeira Rodrigues; António Vaz Carneiro; Ana Paula Martins; Erika Mallarini; Huseyin Naci; Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
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Costs and consequences of the Portuguese needle-exchange program in community pharmacies

Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada
2020-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1715-1635
Part of ISSN: 1913-701X
Contributors: Margarida Borges; Miguel Gouveia; Francesca Fiorentino; Gonçalo Jesus; Maria Cary; José Pedro Guerreiro; Suzete Costa; António Vaz Carneiro
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25 Anos do Centro de Estudos e Avaliação em Saúde (CEFAR) com Vieses Pessoais

Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: António Teixeira Rodrigues; Suzete Costa; João Paulo Vaz; Filipa Alves da Costa; Ana Paula Martins
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A new model for pharmacies? Insights from a quantitative study regarding the public’s perceptions

BMC Health Services Research
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Verónica Policarpo; Sónia Romano; João H. C. António; Tânia Sofia Correia; Suzete Costa
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An overview of systematic reviews of economic evaluations of pharmacy-based public health interventions: addressing methodological challenges

Systematic Reviews
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Suzete Costa; Maria Cary; Dennis K. Helling; João Pereira; Céu Mateus
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Diabetes policies and pharmacy-based diabetes interventions in Portugal: a comprehensive review

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-3211
Contributors: Suzete Costa; Maria Rute Horta; Rita Santos; Zilda Mendes; Isabel Jacinto; José Guerreiro; Maria Cary; Ana Miranda; Dennis K. Helling; Ana Paula Martins
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Economic Evaluation of Pharmacy Services in Portugal

Economic Evaluation of Pharmacy Services
2017 | Book chapter
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Effectiveness of needle and syringe Programmes in people who inject drugs – An overview of systematic reviews

BMC Public Health
2017-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2458
Contributors: Ricardo M Fernandes; Maria Cary; Gonçalo Duarte; Gonçalo Jesus; Joana Alarcão; Carla Torre; Suzete Costa; João Costa; António Vaz Carneiro
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Social and economic value of Portuguese community pharmacies in health care

BMC Health Services Research
2017-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Jorge Félix; Diana Ferreira; Marta Afonso-Silva; Marta Vargas Gomes; César Ferreira; Björn Vandewalle; Sara Marques; Melina Mota; Suzete Costa; Maria Cary et al.
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Use of generic and essential medicines for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Portugal

BMC Health Services Research
2017-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Helena Gama; Carla Torre; José Pedro Guerreiro; Ana Azevedo; Suzete Costa; Nuno Lunet
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Vaccination Service in Portuguese Pharmacies

Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia
2015-10-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabel Pimenta Jacinto; Suzete Costa; Maria Rute Horta; Zilda Mendes; Carla Torre; José Pedro Guerreiro; Sónia Isabel Queirós
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Asthma control assessment using the Asthma Control TestTM in Portuguese pharmacies

Rev Port Imunoalergologia
2010 | Journal article
Contributors: Zilda Mendes; Anabela Madeira; Suzete Costa; Sónia Inácio; Marianela Vaz; Artur Teles Araújo; António Segorbe Luís; Mário Morais de Almeida
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