Maria Isabel Dias da Costa Malheiro
Coordinator Professor, Nursing Child and Youth Department, School of Nursing, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal · School of Nursing, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Research Interests
Child, Development
Biography
Maria Isabel Malheiro, PhD, MSc, is Professor Coordinator of the Department of Child and Youth Nursing at the School of Nursing, University of Lisbon. She was the coordinator of the same department from 2018 to 2024. She is part of the pedagogical team for the master’s degree in Child and Pediatric Health Nursing. She is a Specialist Nurse in Child and Pediatric Health Nursing, certified by the Portuguese Nursing Order (member no. 5-E-04260). She is an expert in pediatric nursing, children and adolescents with special health needs, congenital malformations, developmental disorders, neonatology, and early intervention, with a focus on promoting child development. She is also an expert in research at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels of higher education. She has extensive experience supervising Master's and Doctoral students in Nursing, both nationally at the University of Lisbon and internationally.
Education
Doctoral Program in Nursing 2011 to 2015 University of Lisbon (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa 2005 (Concluído) 6º Special Education Master program 1995 to 1997 Human Motricity Faculty, University of Lisbon (Master degree). 1st Course of Specialized Higher Studies in Child and Pediatric Health Nursing 1985 to 1987 School of Nursing, University of Lisbon (Nursing Graduation) Nursing (Bachelor)
Recent Scopus Publications
- Experience with a Self-Management Education Program for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study
- Facilitating and inhibiting conditions in the hospital to home transition of children undergoing treatment for hematologic cancer
- Self-management of diabetes in adolescence: experience of Portuguese young adults and their parents
- Self-management of diabetes in adolescence: experience of Portuguese young adults and their parents
- Interventions to facilitate the transition of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus into the community: a scoping review
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-4821
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55771952500