Mari Carmen Portillo

Professor Mari Carmen Portillo is a Professor of Long-term Conditions Management at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on integrated care models, chronic disease management, and family caregiver support. She leads projects such as 'Empowering general practice nurses to provide person-centred care' and 'A personalised social and self-management intervention for multimorbidity.' Her work emphasizes patient-centered approaches and cross-cultural validation of healthcare tools.

Current research projects include collaborations on Parkinson’s Disease support systems, personalized primary care for multimorbidity, and studies on loneliness and social networks in healthcare contexts. Professor Portillo supervises PhD students in Health Sciences and actively publishes in journals like BJGP Open, Journal of Integrated Care, and BMJ Open.

• Key collaborations: NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, Alzheimer’s Society
• Teaching interests: Health sciences education
• External roles: Not explicitly listed in provided texts