Team

Barbara Gomes is Coordinating Researcher (equivalent to Full Professor) at the University of Coimbra. The aim of her research is to proof care at the end of life, to ensure it matches people’s preferences and priorities. She has surveyed patient and family experiences with end of life care and population mortality data across nations, with a focus on tackling the mismatch between where people would prefer to die and where they actually die. Barbara has published over 60 papers (H index = 27; >4000 citations in high impact journals, with first authored publications in the BMJ, Annals of Oncology and JAMA). She is currently supervising 5 PhD students.