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DA PALMA AFONSO, Elsa Sofía

Professor Col·laboradora docent
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Department of Nursing

Contact

edapalma@uic.es
  • Academic training
  • Professional experience
  • Subjects taught
• Llicenciada en Infermeia. Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisboa), 2005
• Master of Science in Global Health, Trinity College (Dublin), 2008
• Cambridge University Hospitals, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, 2014 – present.
• Clinical Education Facilitator – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 2017 – 2019
• Staff Nurse. Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust Neonatal Unit, 2014
• Research assistant. Group of Molecular Oncology, Vall D’Hebron, 2014
• Senior Research Nurse. General Intensive Care Unit. Vall d’Hebron, 2013
• Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) OCBA. Tsholotsho Project Nurse, Zimbabwe, 2010
• Rotunda Materniy Hospital Dublin, Ireland. Staff Nurse, 2008 – 2009
• Hosphital Dona Estefania, Lisbon (Portugal), 2005 - 2008
Course 2025-2026 - Period: 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
    • - International Cooperation in Health
    • - Society and Health: International Cooperation in Health
    • - End Degree Project
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
    • - End Degree Project
Course 2023-2024 - Period: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
Course 2022-2023 - Period: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2023
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
Course 2021-2022 - Period: 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
    • - Health and Development
Course 2019-2020 - Period: 01/09/2019 - 31/08/2020
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Health and Development and Complementary Therapy
    • - English for Nursing II

Academic training

• Llicenciada en Infermeia. Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisboa), 2005
• Master of Science in Global Health, Trinity College (Dublin), 2008

Professional experience

• Cambridge University Hospitals, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, 2014 – present.
• Clinical Education Facilitator – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 2017 – 2019
• Staff Nurse. Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust Neonatal Unit, 2014
• Research assistant. Group of Molecular Oncology, Vall D’Hebron, 2014
• Senior Research Nurse. General Intensive Care Unit. Vall d’Hebron, 2013
• Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) OCBA. Tsholotsho Project Nurse, Zimbabwe, 2010
• Rotunda Materniy Hospital Dublin, Ireland. Staff Nurse, 2008 – 2009
• Hosphital Dona Estefania, Lisbon (Portugal), 2005 - 2008
Course 2025-2026 - Period: 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
    • - International Cooperation in Health
    • - Society and Health: International Cooperation in Health
    • - End Degree Project
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
    • - End Degree Project
Course 2023-2024 - Period: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
Course 2022-2023 - Period: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2023
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
Course 2021-2022 - Period: 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Nursing Abroad
    • - Health and Development
Course 2019-2020 - Period: 01/09/2019 - 31/08/2020
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
    • - Health and Development and Complementary Therapy
    • - English for Nursing II