3rd CIDNUR International Conference
Nursing Trends: research for a better health – Lisbon 2026
“Wellbeing and sustainability: nursing research for global challenges”
8 October 2026
School of Nursing, University of Lisbon - Parque das Nações Campus - Av. D. João II - Lisboa
8:30 – 9:00 – Welcome and registration
Artur Ravara Building
9:00 – 10:00 – Free Communications (On-site only. No live streaming available.)
Auditorium
10:00 – 10:30 – Opening keynote - The Essential Role of Nursing Research in Global Health Challenges
- Mieke Deschodt (Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KU Leuven)
10:30 – 11:00 – Opening Session
- Andreia Silva da Costa (Coordinator of CIDNUR)
- Paulo Seabra (Vice President of ESEULisboa)
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break and poster viewing (Posters will be available on screens throughout the Conference. There will be no poster presentations.)
11:30 – 13:00 – Panel1 - Nursing for Global Challenges: Research, Education and Focus of Nursing Practice (CIDNUR Projects)
Panellists:
- Alexandra Tereso (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR) – InObCare: Innovation in obstetric care: perspectives on the use of Virtual Reality
- Joana Rodrigues (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR) – +PiNE: Positive Parenting & Inclusive Non-Violent Education in an Innovative Environment
- Joaquim Lopes (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR) – MELODIC: Mental health support for young adults with cancer
- Cláudia Bacatum (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR) – SHEHAP: Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Secondary School
- Paulo Seabra (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR) - Development and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Training Program for the Self-Management of the Consequences of Substance Dependence
- Eunice Sá (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR) - Pallicare@pt_br: Palliative cancer care: from the analysis of policies to existing clinical practices, in the Portugal-Brazil axis
Moderator: Cristina Lavareda Baixinho (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR)
13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch Break (free time)
14:30 – 15:30 – Panel 2 - Sustainability: From Concept to Public Policies on Health: The Perspective of CIDNUR Partners
Panellists:
- Marcelle Miranda da Silva (Associate Professor, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil)
- Susana Ramos ( Director of Nursing, São José Local Health Unit)
- Cristina Saraiva (Head of the Health Division, Odivelas City Council)
Moderator: Pedro Lucas (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR)
15:30 – 16:00 – Online Round Table – Citizen Engagement and Sustainable Health Systems: The Role of Nursing in Shaping Education, Practice and Policy
- Joyal Miranda (Associate Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Stefanie Praxmarer-Fernandes (WHO Consultant on Nursing and Health Systems)
Moderator: Ricardo Ferreira (ESEULisboa/CIDNUR)
16:00 – 16:15 – Closing Remarks
- Maria Luísa Queiroz de Barros (Full Professor, School of Psychology, University of Lisbon)
16:15 – 16:30 – Closing Session
- Isabel Fernandes (Emeritus Professor and Full Professor of English Literature at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon | CIDNUR Citizens’ Council)
- Andreia Silva da Costa (Coordinator of CIDNUR)
16:30 – 17:00 – Closing Reception and Lisbon Nursing Tuna Performance