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CONTACT INFORMATION

Name Francisco Javier Rodriguez Vera

Adress Rua Sabina Freire lote 22 8º Dto Urbanização Quinta da Malata 8500-Portimão

Country Portugal

Cell Phone +351-968676692

Email frodriguezv14@hotmail.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date/place of birth 07-11-1971 Sevilla (Spain)

Citizenship Spanish

Additional Personal

Information: Married

1 son

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

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1997-2002 Trainee of Internal Medicine Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez. Huelva. Spain

2002-2008

2002-2012

a) Assistant Physician of Internal Medicine on Barlavento Algarvio Hospital located in Algarve. Activity divided in several fields:

1) Inward activity: medical attendance of patients admitted for treatment or

study .

2) Consult of Internal Medicine: diagnostic orientation and follow up after

clinical discharge form the ward.

3) Consult of Oncology and assistance to the Patients undergoing

chemotherapy. Clinical orientation and assistance to patient with

neoplastic diseases for chemotherapy or palliative care.

4) Emergency Department: Duties of 24 hours attending patients in the

Intermediate Care Unit (a ward for acute patients without criteria to be

admitted or waiting place in the ICU)

5) Member on Commissions: Pharmacy, Oncology and Medical Education

Consultant in the Hospital Particular do Algarve, Unit of Alvor (the largest and

most known private Hospital in the South of Portugal). Clinical activity:

1) Inward: attention to patients staying in the Hospital for study or treatment. ICU

duties.

2) Consult of Internal Medicine in the Outpatients Department: diagnostic studies

or follow up of patients discharged form the ward of Internal Medicine.

3) On-call duties for periods of 24 hours approximately 6 per month. Care of

patients admitted in the Observation Units or acutely ill during their stay in

the Hospital.

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2007-to the date

2008-2010

2008-2009

2010-2012

Associate Editor on Barlavento Médico, a Medical journal written in Portuguese

and English in the south of Portugal. Activity:

1) Peer reviewer of medical articles.

2) Advisor in financial and management issues.

3) Advisor in performance and graphic stile of the journal.

4) Contact with clinicians from other parts of the world to know and

collaborate

Associate Medical Director of CMRSul (a Rehabilitation facility located in the

South of Portugal). This has a total capacity of 54 patients inward and a very

active Outpatients Department with ambulatory rehab program. Activity:

1) Coordination of the group of Internal Medicine, specialities not being

rehabilitation, and GPs working for the Hospital.

2) Collaboration with the Medical Director in Certification and Accreditation

of the facility.

3) Coordination of Risk Management.

4) President of Commission of Ethics and member of Pharmacy.

5) Duties of 24 hours per week as an specialist in Internal Medicine inward to

treat misbalances in patients.

Case manager for Medical Claims International, an England based company to coordinate the provision of medical care for patients with private insurances. Activity:

1) Contact with the Assistant Physician and determination the level of care required by the patient.

2) Establish the need of transfer the patient to other medical facility or repatriation.

3) Needs of the patient for repatriation (nurse, medical escort, oxygen for the flight).

4) Other. Location of Medical facilities or specialist in Portugal.

Deputy Managing Director and Head of the Medical Area of Hospital Particular do

Algarve-Faro, the biggest Private Unit in the South of Portugal, Internationally

renowned for its State-of- the art Technology and its careful selection of both

Medical and Nurse staff. Activity:

1) Location of Top Professionals, assessing their competences (apart of

medical skills), as for example, empathy with patients, capacity for team-

working, adaptability, resilience…reporting the Administration about the

real potential of quality and impact for the Hospital when working.

2) Follow up of these patients admitted to Internal Medicine, directly as a

Physician, or through meetings, briefings, etc, with the treating doctor.

3) Consults in the Outpatients Department of Internal Medicine, attending an

average of 15-20 patients per period.

4) Search of Evidences to support decision- making in several areas

(Medicine, Oncology, Gynecology…).

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Other languages

Portuguese / English Fluent-Written and spoken

French

German

Intermediate- Written and spoken

Basic spoken

2011-2012

5) Assessment of patients in the Emergency Dpt:

a) By direct referral from GP´s in the region

b) When the patient is instable or critically ill

c) By request of the Physician on duty

6) Duties in the ICU.

7) Elaboration of reports and contacts with Health Providers mainly to justify

the expense generated by his/her pathology.

8) Conflict Management, especially in overcritical patients.

9) Collaboration with the Department of Informatics to update, improve or

adapt, devices or applications in order to optimize clinical performance.

Medical Advisor assigned for HPA to “Cegonha retreat”, Institution which attends

people referred from all over the World with severe psychological alterations,

usually manifested as eating disorders. Activity:

Assessment at admission to detect pathology, follow up to early detection and

treatment of imbalances. When requested, provision of information about

medication, pathologies, tests, etc. Information is provided as opinion or through

research.

EDUCATION

Date

1989-1995 Completed Medical School at Sevilla-- Spain

1997-2002

Residency of Internal Medicine in Hospital Juan Ramón Jimenez (Huelva-Spain).

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

-Completion of Postdoctoral courses in 1997.

-Certificate of Competence in Research 1998

-MSc on Management and Administration of HealthCare Units 2011

Language skills

Native language

Spanish

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Computer skills -Several, specially these related with Medicine Practice and Research

-Advanced user MS-Office, OpenOffice, remote access app (Teamviewer, VPN).

-Advanced User in Electronic Clinical records: Glintts, ALERT, SAM, Track-Care

-Advanced User on search and use of Medical resources in Internet.

.E-work experience

-Medium to advanced user in mobile devices (Blackberry, I-PAD, Tablet Pc…)

-Experience with all versions of Windows (Intermediate with Windows 7, and 8, Azure ongoing).

-Basics of programming and Apps development.

-Basics of Linux and Mac

Publications

-Journals: Many, national and international, Original articles, Letters to Editor,

Clinical cases…

-Books: Co-Author of “Eficacia, Seguridad y Eficiencia de la Revascularización Transmiocárdica con Láser” ISBN 84-7670-664-2.

-Clinical guidelines: several

Activities / interests Vice-consul of Spain in Portugal from 2009

Reading, jogging

Recomendation letters / references

Notes:

Dr. Emílio Pujol- Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez- Huelva-Spain

Dr. Ángelo Baptista- Hospital Particular do Algarve- Portugal

Drª Gabriela Cartucho – CHBA – Portimão

I have developed (still ongoing) an online CV (e-CV) to provide a more detailed information regarding my clinical and behavioural skills: http://be.net/Javier_Vera