CURRICULUM VITAE of Prof. Doutor Pedro Cantista Identification: Name: Pedro Cantista (António Pedro Pinto Cantista) Nationality: Portuguese (He has also Brazilian Passport) Born and lives in Porto, Portugal. Graduation: Medical School: 1973-1979 (University of Porto- Portugal). Post Graduation: Medical Hydrology: 1981 Speciality: Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 1986 1990 in the Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal. (During his education period he accomplished several stages in his country and also abroad, namely at the Mayo Clinic Rehabilitation Department, Rochester - Minnesota, USA) Official Competence Titles in Pain Medicine and Medical Hydrology PhD in PRM / Medical Hydrology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Spain
Clinical Activity: Consultant Senior Doctor at the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine s Department of the Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto. Clinical Director of the Termas de S. Jorge and Termas de Luso (Balneology). Consultant of PRM in Termas de Chaves Clinical and Scientific Chairman of the Balneário Pedagógico de Vidago Founder of the Rehabilitation Clinic Fisimed and of the Clinica de Dor do Porto Teaching Activity Professor in the Porto University (Curso de Medicina do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar). Teaches Therapeutics since 1989 and PRM since 1990 Chairman of the discipline of Medical Hydrology Professor on Post Graduation Medical Courses of Pain Medicine, Molecular Medicine, Sports Medicine Master, Adapted Sports Master, Medical Hydrology Master. Also teacher in several other Faculties (in different Universities in Portugal and abroad as invited teacher), in fields such as Rehabilitation, Pain, Osteoporosis, Sports Medicine, Medical Hydrology. Responsible for the Education Program of the Residents in the PRM Department. Former Professor of the Physiotherapy Technical School of Porto
Scientific Societies President of the International Society of Medical Hydrology (ISMH) President of the Portuguese Society of Medical Hydrology (SPHM) Chairman of the Balneology Group of the UEMS PRM Section He was the last Secretary General of the Executive Board of the extinguished PRM European Federation and also the first Secretary General of the Executive Board of the founded European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - ESPRM, (under the Presidency of Prof. Henk Stam). Member of the Executive Board of the ESPRM - European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Past ISPRM - International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine s Regional Vice President for Europe (nominated and elected in June 2008 during the ISPRM Bruges meeting. - President Prof. Joel DeLisa). Member at that time of ISPRM WHO Committee, together with the other Regional Vice Presidents - President of the Committee Prof. Gerold Stucki). Member at that time of the Board of Governors of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Portuguese Delegate to the UEMS-PRM Section since 1998 Delegate for Europe and Africa of the International Society of Medical Hydrology from 2008 till 2014 President of the Portuguese Society of PRM from 2001 till 2007. (Vice President from 1998 till 2001).
President of the General Assembly of the Portuguese Society of PRM from 2007 till 2013 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Portuguese Society of Osteometabolic Diseases. Member of the Sociedade Portuguesa das Ciências Médicas Academia Portuguesa de Medicina. Member of the Portuguese Society of Sports Medicine Member of the Portuguese Association of Arthroscopy Member of the Portuguese Society of the Knee Member of the Portuguese Society of Stroke Member (correspondent) of the French Association of Thermal Medicine Member of the Portuguese Association for the Study of Pain (National Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain - IASP) Organizing Activities Responsible for the Project of the Rehabilitation Hospital of the North of Portugal (Head of the Executive Group). President of the Portuguese National Action Network of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 (World Campaign), between the years 2003 and 2004. Delegate of the UEMS-PRM Section for the International Steering Committee of this Bone and Joint Decade campaign. Delegate to the NAN s international annual meetings in Oman, Berlin, Washington DC, Lund President of the International Congress for the Commemoration of the 50 th year of the Portuguese Society of PRM (October/2003, Santa Maria da Feira - Portugal). President of Honour of the PRM Mediterranean Congress of 2007 (October 2007, Vilamoura - Portugal) and also of the Congress of the Portuguese Society of PRM.
President of the 36 th Congress of the International Society of Medical Hydrology (June/2008, Porto- Portugal,) President or Organizer of more than thirty national and international congresses and other scientific meetings, including participation in scientific committees of ISMH, ESPRM, ISPRM and Mediterranean Congresses of PRM. President of the Committee of Private Medicine in the Portuguese Medical Association ( Ordem dos Médicos ) Member of Balneology Commission of the Portuguese Health Ministry. Member of the Balneology College of Medical Hydrology of the Portuguese Medical Association ( Ordem dos Médicos ) World Health Organization (WHO), Member of the Musculoskeletal Topic Advisory Group (TAG) that contributes to the revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) - 11th edition. Research During his career he developed research activity mainly in the fields of Balneology, Rehabilitation and Pain. He participated in some projects of prostheses development, namely in the clinical application of pressure transducers commands devices and in the first active extension knee prototype development (back in 1991). He has been working in the ICF Development project since 2001, by invitation of Prof Gerold Stucki, integrating the initial group for the establishment of the first ICF Core sets consensus.
Publications He published a significant number of papers in Portuguese Journals and International Index Journals. He was Editor and Director of the Portuguese Journal of PRM Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação (official organ of the Portuguese Society of PRM) during 9 years. He remains as reviewer and member of the scientific committee of this journal. He integrates the editorial board of Balnea, the official journal of the ISMH He also integrated the editor board of other journals, namely the Acta Fisiátrica, from Brazil, (International indexed), being the only non-brazilian element of this board, as well of some other international PRM journals in Europe and South America Other journals: Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Desportiva Scientific Prizes and Awards Winner of 8 scientific prizes Conferences, Scientific Talks, Oral Presentations and posters More than 500 oral presentations, including keynote lectures, conferences many of them in International Congresses, Other activities He created a TV program in the Portuguese Cable TV dedicated to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He prepared those programs and presented them on TV
Significant number of articles in daily newspapers, magazines and also regular presence on TV in programs concerning rehabilitation medicine, sports medicine or medical hydrology