Graduated in Nursing from the Franciscan Missionary School of Nursing of Mary (1989) Master in Palliative Care from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (2006) PhD in Health Sciences-Palliative Care from the Institute of Health Sciences of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2013) Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Sciences of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, which was abolished in September 2023, with transformation into the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Health Sciences of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, which was abolished in September 2023, with transformation into the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Health Sciences of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, which was abolished in September 2023, with transformation into the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing Member of the Scientific Council of the Bioethics Institute of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2020-2021) Director of the Portuguese Observatory of Palliative Care at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa Researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Research at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa President of the LInQUE Health Ethics Committee (2021-2023) Member of the Steering Group of the European Association for Palliative Care Task Force for Palliative Care in Prisons Member of the European Association for Palliative Care Task Force for Palliative Care Nursing Education (2014-2020) Member of the Jury of the Recruitment Competition for Assistant Professor in the Area of Palliative Care for the Institute of Health Sciences (current Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, according to Notice 0059/2023.