Delegate: Clínica do Sono Dra Maria José Guimarães
Affiliation: Clínica do Sono Dra Maria José Guimarães
Short Bio: The Sleep Clinic Dra. Maria José Guimarães is based in Barcelos, Portugal. It was founded in October of 2021, having treated over 800 patients as of March of 2024.
Our clinic aims to introduce an emerging reality in our world that is of the personalized approach to medicine. At Clínica do Sono Dra. Maria José Guimarães, we have as our main ambition the wellbeing and quality of sleep of every one of our patients.
Furthermore, we also aspire to inform, disclose, and promote the importance of sleep, in order to spread the message that it is imperious to have healthy sleep habits to be able to face every day in our complex society.
Activity: To mark the Word Sleep Day, on Friday, March 15th, the Sleep Clinic Dra. Maria José Guimarães (from Barcelos), in partnership with the Municipality of Braga and Gasoxmed were elated to announce the launch of the Senior Sleep Project, an innovative pilot project dedicated to screening for Sleep Apnea in elderly residents of nursing homes.
The presentation of this program took place at Lar de Fraião, the institution where preliminary monitoring activities associated with this project have been conducted, involving a group of 20 elderly individuals.
This pioneer project is carried out by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including sleep medicine specialists, cardiopulmonary technicians, and neurophysiologists, among others, that utilize advanced diagnostic technologies such as polysomnography and nocturnal polygraphy with the aims of identifying and assessing cases of Sleep Apnea in elders.
In addition to diagnosis, the Senior Sleep Project also includes educational activities for residents of these homes and their respective families, intended at raising awareness about sleep apnea and its impacts on health and quality of life. Residents diagnosed with sleep apnea will be submitted to personalized treatment, according to their individual needs.
Location: Braga
Date of Activity: 15/03/2024
Submitted by: Carla Guimarães
