Jaime Correia de Sousa

  • Respiratory Diseases
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
  • Disease
  • Family Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Shared decision
  • Patient enablement
  • Patient related outcomes
  • Health Literacy

Jaime Correia de Sousa is Honorary Professor (Professor Afiliado) in the School of Medicine of the University of Minho. He is a family physician with a special interest in Respiratory Medicine. He has a PhD in Medicine (Univ. of Minho) and MSc in Public Health (Univ. of Porto). Published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Principal investigator of the Epi-Asthma Project (an epidemiological national survey of asthma in Portugal) and EPISODE (Exploring clinical predictors of COPD exacerbation in a community cohort). Past President of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group 2016-2018. Member of the Board 2012-19. Chair of the Asthma Right Care Strategy Team (IPCRG). Member of the IPCRG Education Sub-Committee. Former Member of the Planning Committee of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD – WHO) 2015- 2019. Former member of the Ethics Committee for Health of the North Regional Health Administration.

Jaime Correia de Sousa

  • Respiratory Diseases
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
  • Disease
  • Family Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Shared decision
  • Patient enablement
  • Patient related outcomes
  • Health Literacy

Jaime Correia de Sousa is Honorary Professor (Professor Afiliado) in the School of Medicine of the University of Minho. He is a family physician with a special interest in Respiratory Medicine. He has a PhD in Medicine (Univ. of Minho) and MSc in Public Health (Univ. of Porto). Published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Principal investigator of the Epi-Asthma Project (an epidemiological national survey of asthma in Portugal) and EPISODE (Exploring clinical predictors of COPD exacerbation in a community cohort). Past President of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group 2016-2018. Member of the Board 2012-19. Chair of the Asthma Right Care Strategy Team (IPCRG). Member of the IPCRG Education Sub-Committee. Former Member of the Planning Committee of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD – WHO) 2015- 2019. Former member of the Ethics Committee for Health of the North Regional Health Administration.

Scientific Highlights

Bousquet J, Schünemann HJ, Sousa-Pinto B, Zuberbier T, Togias A, Samolinski B, Bedbrook A, Czarlewski W, Hofmann-Apitius M, Litynska J, Vieira RJ, Anto JM, Fonseca JA, Brozek J, Bognanni A, Brussino L, Canonica GW, Cherrez-Ojeda I, Cruz AA, Vecillas LL, Dykewicz M, Gemicioglu B, Giovannini M, Haahtela T, (…) Correia-de-Sousa J, at al. Concepts for the Development of Person-Centered, Digitally Enabled, Artificial Intelligence-Assisted ARIA Care Pathways (ARIA 2024). J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Jul 4:S2213-2198(24)00682-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.06.040.

Haahtela T, Hertzen L, Anto J, Bai CX, Baigenzhin A, Bateman ED, Behera D, Bennoor K, Camargos P, Chavannes N, Correia de Sousa J, et al. Helsinki by Nature. The Nature Steps to Respiratory Health. Clin Transl Allergy 9, 57 (2019)

Kocks J, Bosnic-Anticevich S, van Cooten J, Correia de Sousa J, Cvetkovski B, Dekhuijzen R, Dijk L, Garcia Pardo M, Gardev A, Gawlik R, van der Ham I, Janse Y, Lavorini F, Maricoto T, Meijer J, Metz B, Price D, Roman Rodriguez M, Schuttel K, Stoker N, Tsiligianni I, Usmani O, Voorham J, Leving MT. Identifying critical inhalation technique errors in Dry Powder Inhaler use in patients with COPD based on the association with health status and exacerbations: findings from the multi-country cross-sectional observational PIFotal study. BMC Pulm Med. 2023 Aug 17;23(1):302.

Hagemann J, Onorato GL, Jutel M, Akdis CA, Agache I, Zuberbier T, Czarlewski W, Mullol J, Bedbrook A, Bachert C, Bennoor KS, Bergmann KC, Braido F, Camargos P, Caraballo L, Cardona V, Casale T, Cecchi L, Chivato T, Chu DK, Cingi C, Correia-de-Sousa J, at.al. Differentiation of COVID-19 signs and symptoms from allergic rhinitis and common cold- An ARIA-EAACI-GA2 LENconsensus. Allergy. 2021 Aug;76(8):2354-2366

Froes F, Carmo M, Lopes H, Bizouard G, Gomes C, Martins M, Bricout H, de Courville C, de Sousa JC, Rabaçal C, Raposo JF, Cordeiro CR. Excess hospitalizations and mortality associated with seasonal influenza in Portugal, 2008-2018. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 7;22(1):726.
Leving MT, Bosnic-Anticevich S, van Cooten J, de Sousa JC, Cvetkovski B, Dekhuijzen R, Dijk L, Pardo MG, Gardev A, Gawlik R, van der Ham I, Janse Y, Lavorini F, Maricoto T, Meijer J, Metz B, Price D, Roman-Rodriguez M, Schuttel K, Stoker N, Tsiligianni I, Usmani O, Emerson-Stadler R, Kocks JWH. Clinical recommendations for dry powder inhaler use in the management of COPD in primary care. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2022 Dec 27;32(1):59

João C, Jácome C, Brito D, Teixeira P, Quelhas-Santos J, Amorim L, Barbosa MJ, Bulhões C, Lopes F, Pardal M, Bernardo F, Fonseca JA, Correia de Sousa J. Prevalence and Characterisation of Patients with Asthma According to Disease Severity in Portugal: Findings from the EPI-ASTHMA Pilot Study. J Asthma Allergy. 2022;15:1441-1453

Bousquet J, Melén E, Haahtela T, Koppelman GH, Togias A, Valenta R, Akdis CA, (…) Correia de Sousa J, et al. Rhinitis associated with asthma is distinct from rhinitis alone: The ARIA-MeDALL hypothesis. Allergy. 2023 May;78(5):1169-1203. doi: 10.1111/all.15679. Epub 2023 Apr 10. Review.

Williams, S., Correia de Sousa J., Khoo, E. M., Ghedira, H., Mak, V., Martínez Vázquez, M., Vicente, C., Attar-Zadeh D. How to make Asthma Right Care ‘easy’ in primary care: Learnings from the 2023 Asthma Right Care Summit. Npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 2024; 34(1), 1-7.

Williams S, Fernandes G, Adab P, Adams R, Correia de Sousa J, Chi C, Dickens AP, Enocson A, Farley A, Maglakelidze M, Maglakelidze T, Martins S, Sitch A, Stamenova A, Stavrikj K, Stelmach R, Turner A, Pan Z, Pang H, Zhang J, Jordan RE. Communication and Knowledge Translation Skills: An Innovative Game Model From the Breathe Well Group. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 2024;61.

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Epi-Asthma

It is a population-based nationwide cross-sectional study, that aims to provide epidemiological data by identifying chronic respiratory conditions within a national sample using a multicentre stepwise approach.

 

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