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Maria Paula Oliveira Pires

Professor
UNICAMP
Country: Brazil

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) (2008). Specialization in Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing from the Children’s Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP) (2009). Master’s degree (2014) and Doctorate (2018) in Sciences from Unifesp, with a sandwich period at Griffith University, Australia (CAPES scholarship).

Coordinated the VASCULAR Study conducted in Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico) in collaboration with the AVATAR and SegTec groups. Served as a professor and advisor in the undergraduate Nursing courses and graduate programs (Pediatrics Specialization/Professional Master’s) at the Israelite Faculty of Health Sciences Albert Einstein – FICSAE. Worked as a clinical nurse in public and private hospitals in São Paulo, in the Pediatric Surgery Unit, Pediatric ICU, and Neonatal ICU.

Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in the area of Child and Adolescent Health Nursing at the School of Nursing (FEnf) at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp); postdoctoral researcher (moral resilience in healthcare professionals) at Unifesp in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, USA; Adjunct Research Fellow of the AVATAR Group (Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research) at Griffith University, Australia; researcher of the SegTec Research Group (Safety, Technology, and Care – Patient Safety, Pediatric Intensive Care, and Intravenous/Medication Therapy – CNPq) at Unifesp; researcher of the Study and Research Group on Children, Adolescents, and Families (GECAF) at Unicamp; and a member of the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Nurses (Sobep).

She has experience in the field of Nursing, with an emphasis on patient safety, pediatrics, ethical practice, moral resilience, vascular access, and intravenous therapy.
Her main lecture topics include: the role of children in surgical safety; best practices in infusion therapy and the use of intravenous catheters; and promoting moral resilience in healthcare professionals.