Isabel Garcia da Fonseca e Faro de Albuquerque

Isabel Garcia da Fonseca e Faro de Albuquerque serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon, where she also functions as Advisor to the Vice-Rector for Health and leads the NOVAsaúde Platform. Her academic work spans leadership development, healthcare organizational behavior, and integrated care systems within complex health service environments.

Her educational foundation includes a PhD in Management from Nova School of Business and Economics (awarded May 2, 2018) focusing on healthcare organization efficiency, and a Master's in Health Services Management from ISCTE-IUL.

Research centers on leadership dynamics during public health crises, workplace spirituality in healthcare settings, and organizational change in integrated care systems. Her work examines how relational coordination and professional identity shape healthcare delivery, with particular attention to workforce retention challenges and emerging competency frameworks for health professionals.

Recent publications reveal a pronounced focus on crisis leadership applications, remote monitoring technologies for integrated care, and spirituality-performance relationships in primary care. Her scholarship consistently bridges theoretical organizational frameworks with practical healthcare management solutions, addressing systemic challenges in health service delivery during extreme events.

She actively coordinates research projects through NOVA University Lisbon's Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) and Public Health Research Centre (CISP/PHRC), with significant contributions to national health policy development through her advisory role to university leadership.

Current initiatives include developing leadership frameworks for hospital executives facing unexpected crises and investigating new competency requirements for healthcare professionals in evolving service models.