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Renato M.E. Sabbatini PhD

Associate Professor, Medical School of the State University of Campinas

Campinas, SP

Professional summary

I am a research scientist, university professor and entrepreneur in research, development and innovation. I am a retired professor at the School of Medicine of the State University of Campinas, Brazil, and founder, CEO and chairman of the board of the Edumed Institute for Education in Medicine and Health, a non-profit association specialized in IT in health and biology.

Specialties and Interests

  • Medical Information Applications, 
  • Neurophysiology, 
  • Telemedicine, 
  • Medical education, 
  • Medical Informatics, 
  • Science Writing, 
  • Distance Learning, 
  • History of Neuroscience, 
  • Electromagnetic Radiation and Health, 
  • Biostatistics, 
  • Biomedical Engineering

Contact

Office Phone

(19) 3252-7762

Education

Universities

University of Sao Paulo

BSc, Physiology and Biophysics
1965 to 1968

Postgraduate Training

Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry

1977 to 1979
Post-doctoral fellow and guest researcher at the Department of Primate Behavior

School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of the University of Sao Paulo

1970 to 1977
PhD in Physiology and Biophysics (Neurophysiology)

Mentors

Dr Manfred Maurus

Chairman of the Department of Primate Behavior, Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry, Munich, Germany. Supervisor of my post-doctoral work.

Prof. Maria Carmela Lico

MD, PhD, Full Professor of the Dept of Physiology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Supervisor of my PhD thesis.

Prof. Miguel Rolando Covian

MD, PhD, Chairman of the Dept of Physiology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Supervisor of my initial research in neurophysiology of behavior.

Experience

President and Chairman of the Board

Edumed Institute of Education in Medicine and Health
2000 to present
Founding member, member of the Scientific Council, coordinator of the International Center of Information and Telecommunication Technologies in Health, coordinator of the Independent Group of Impact of Mobile Communication in Health

Professor of Medicine

School of Medicine of the State University of Campinas
1985 to 2003
Assistant Professor (Dept of Clinical Medicine, 1985-1992), Assistant Professor (Dept of Medical Genetics, 1992-1994), Adjunct Professor (Dept of Medical Genetics, 1994-2003), Areas of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics (Chief). Joint appointments at the graduate courses of the Institute of Biology (Dept Physiology) and of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Dept BIomedical Engineering).

Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics

State University of Campinas
1983 to 2003
Founder and Chief Researcher, interdisciplinary center devoted to research and education in the field of computer applications to medicine, biology and health sciences.

Assistant Professor of Physiology

School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo
1970 to 1983
Founded and directed the Laboratory of Neuroethology at the Department and the Computer Applications Group.

Research and Teaching Assistant

School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo
1967 to 1968
Area of research: Neural basis of audiogenic epilepsy Assistant at the practical lab classes of physiology to medical, nursing and biomedical sciences undergraduate courses.

Honors and Awards

José Reis Award of Science Popularization

National Council of Research and Development (CNPq)
1994
Best scientist popularizer in Brazil.

Memberships

Coordinator of Interest Group of Distance Education in Health

Brazilian Association of Distance Education
2010 to 2012
Also, director of external relations of the Campinas Chapter.

President

Brazilian Society of Health Informatics
1988 to 2010
Founding Member, and first vice-president. Currently Director of Professional Education (2008-2010). and Coordinator of the Campinas Chapter.

Director of Informatics

Brazilian Medical Association
1996 to 2000

General Secretary

Brazilian Society of Physiology
1981 to 1983
Also Editor of the SBFis Bulletin

Publications

Articles

"Interdisciplinarity in the neurosciences"

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
Vol. 27 - 4 2002; 303-311

"Ethical Issues in Internetable Health Care"

Proc. AMIA Annual Symposium
Vol. 1 - 2000;

"Internet Health Applications in Brazil."

Sosa-Iudicissa, M. et al. (Eds). Internet, Telematics and Health. IOP Press,
Vol. 1 - 1997; 401-402

"Gradual bone distraction in craniosynostosis. Preliminary results in seven cases."

Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery / Nordisk
Vol. 31 - 1997;
PubMed ID: 9075285

"Using neural networks for processing biologic signals."

M.D. computing : computers in medical practice
Vol. 13 - 1996;
PubMed ID: 8684280

"Lack of lymph node reaction to subcutaneously injected silicone gel: histological and computer aided morphometric study in rats."

Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery / Nordisk
Vol. 29 - 1996;
PubMed ID: 8771256

"[Integrated computerization of a cardiology clinic]"

Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Vol. 64 - 1995;
PubMed ID: 7669017

"[Use of artificial neural networks in survival evaluation in heart failure]"

Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Vol. 64 - 1995;
PubMed ID: 7669018

"One-year mortality prognosis in heart failure: a neural network approach based on echocardiographic data."

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Vol. 26 - 1995;
PubMed ID: 7594090

"A microcomputer-based system for distributed statistical analysis of mortality data using a CD-ROM database"

Proceed. Int.Congress on Medical Informatics (MIE'93). London: Freund Publ.
Vol. 1 - 1993;
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Books

Informatics and Telematics in Health Care

Chapter 3: Informatics Support for Health Programmes
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
1987

Microcomputers Applications in Medicine: a Review

World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
1985

Disclosure or Conflict of Interest

Renato M.E. Sabbatini PhD has nothing to disclose

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