Amélia Filomena Oliveira Mendes Castilho serves as Coordinating Professor at Coimbra School of Nursing, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal, where she has held academic positions since 2000, progressing from Assistant Professor to her current rank. Her doctoral research at University of Porto focused on adverse events in nursing care, establishing her expertise in patient safety systems. Education: PhD in Nursing Sciences (2015), University of Porto - 'Adverse events associated with nursing care: contributions to safety policy' (Very Good with Distinction) Master's in Health Management and Economics (1999), University of Coimbra - 'Evolution and structure of private health expenditure in Portugal 1980-1995' (Very Good) Bachelor's in Medical-Surgical Nursing (1991), Coimbra School of Nursing General Nursing Course (1981), Coimbra School of Nursing Her research centers on patient safety systems, particularly in operating rooms and intensive care units, with significant contributions to surgical safety checklists and medication error prevention. She integrates leadership development through simulation-based training, creating innovative educational frameworks for nursing leadership competencies. Her work bridges clinical practice with health systems management, focusing on practical interventions to improve healthcare quality. Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on safety culture measurement, leadership role analysis, and entrepreneurship in nursing education. Her work shows methodological diversity from psychometric validation studies to intervention trials, with increasing emphasis on multidisciplinary team performance and simulation training effectiveness. Scientific Recognition: 2nd Prize for Free Communication (2009) Academic Merit Diploma (2014) Research Promotion Award from Portuguese Ministry of Health (1998) As Principal Investigator for multiple Erasmus+ projects including E-SAFE and DeMoPhaC, she leads international collaborations focused on quality improvement in healthcare education. Her Health Sciences Research Unit Nursing coordinates studies on operating room safety and interprofessional pharmaceutical care. Current work through the PROJETO ESTRUTURANTE DA UICISA examines professional practices in safe care environments, with emerging focus on crisis resource management in multidisciplinary teams. She directs the SimuCarePro-CRM project implementing simulation training for leadership development across European nursing programs, creating standardized competency frameworks for crisis management in healthcare settings.



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