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Ruben is currently a PhD student at the faculty of pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, focusing on the promotion of physical activity through the pharmacists. This links perfectly his background as both a MPharm and MSc Exercise and Health. He has been involved for some years in associative work, at European level, through the European Pharmaceutical Students' Association where currently is the Vice-President of External Relations. He has experience as community pharmacist and in different projects in health promotion and education.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ruben Viegas

Citation names

  • Viegas, Ruben

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B218-0752-D434
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8518-3277
Scopus Author Id
57292034800

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Catalan Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/11/03 - 2023/11/03
Ongoing
 Farmácia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sócio-Farmácia
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2016 - 2019/06/26
Concluded
 Exercício e Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"“Physical activity promotion in the Portuguese pharmacies: A survey of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of pharmacists”" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2011 - 2016/11/26
Concluded
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Efeito placebo: A intervenção do farmacêutico" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/04/01 - Current Assistente Técnico (Assistente Técnico) International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands
International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands
2019/09/01 - 2020/07/01 Técnico Farmacêutico Principal (Técnico Farmacêutico) Farmácia comunitária, Spain
Farmácia comunitária, Spain
2016/09 - 2018/06 Técnico Farmacêutico Principal (Técnico Farmacêutico) Farmácias comunitárias, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/06/01 - 2021/07/01 Associação de estudantes a nível internacional European Pharmaceutical Students' Association , Belgium
European Pharmaceutical Students' Association , Belgium
2018/09/01 - 2019/06/30 Associação de indústria farmacêutica AESGP, Belgium
AESGP, Belgium
2016/09/01 - 2018/06/30 Geração Saudável Ordem dos Farmaceuticos, Portugal
Ordem dos Farmaceuticos, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Viegas, Ruben; Albuquerque Godinho, Cristina; Romano, S. "Physical activity promotion in Portuguese pharmacies: Pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours". Paper presented in FIP Virtual 2020, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Ruben Viegas; Filipa Silva; Lotte Stig Nørgaard; Filipa Duarte-Ramos; Romeu Mendes; Filipa Alves da Costa. "Physical activity promotion in the community pharmacy: An opportunity for an expanded role?". Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.12.003.
    10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.12.003
  2. Ruben Viegas; Filipa Alves da Costa; Romeu Mendes; Manuela Deidda; Emma McIntosh; Oriol Sansano-Nadal; Juan Carlos Magaña; et al. "Relationship of the SITLESS intervention on medication use in community-dwelling older adults: an exploratory study". Frontiers in Public Health (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1238842.
    10.3389/fpubh.2023.1238842
  3. Laura Moura; Rúben Viegas; Stephane Steurbaut; Filipa Alves da Costa. "Perceptions of European students' representative associations about clinical pharmacy undergraduate education". Pharmacy Education (2022): https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2022.221.944953.
    10.46542/pe.2022.221.944953
  4. Ruben Viegas; Cristina A. Godinho; Sónia Romano. "Physical activity promotion in community pharmacies: pharmacists’ attitudes and behaviours". Pharmacy Practice 19 3 (2021): 2413-2413. https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2021.3.2413.
    10.18549/PharmPract.2021.3.2413
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Viegas, Ruben. "Physical activity promotion in Portuguese pharmacies: Pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, 2019.
  2. Viegas, Ruben. "Efeito placebo: a intervenção do farmacêutico". Master, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2016.

Other

Other output
  1. Pharmacists’ involvement in physical activity promotion in community pharmacy: a systematic review. 2024. Ruben Viegas; Ana Barbosa; Romeu Mendes; Filipa Duarte-Ramos; Filipa Alves da Costa. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae015.
    10.1093/eurpub/ckae015
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2015/07 - Current Participante em diferentes atividades de voluntariado nomeadamente o projecto GROW na Roménia (07/2015), explicador em diferentes centros de estudo (2013-2015), membro (e presidente em 2015) da Tuna Académica da Universidade do Algarve e concorrente do projeto "Curtas sobre Esclerose Múltipla da SPEM 2016"
Meeting
2015/04 - Current Desde 2015, participei em 20+ eventos internacionais dedicados a juntar estudantes de farmácia de diferentes países
Conference
European Pharmaceutical Students' Association , Belgium

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/11/01 - Current EPSA Vice President of External Relations
2016/02/01 - Current EPSA Soft-skills Trainer
2018/06/01 - 2019/06/01 EPSA Alumni Coordinator
2017/06/01 - 2018/06/01 EPSA Public Health and Social Services Coordinator