WORK EXPERIENCE

Scientific Journal Reviewer [ 11/10/2023 – Current ]

– International Journal of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Therapy – Radiography
– ESTRO journal Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology (tipsRO)

Researcher at the IPO Porto Research Centre (CI-IPOP), Portugal [ 2017 – Current ]

– Member of the Medical Physics, Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Group
– Project leader of the AI project – chatbot in Radiotherapy

Radiation Therapist at Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto, Portugal [ 2007 – Current ]

– Specialist Radiation Therapist (since 2021)

Researcher at the Portuguese Oncology School of Porto, Portugal [ 2018 – 2022 ]

– Member of the European Consortium in the project SAFE EUROPE
– Principal investigator on Digital skills of RTTs
– Assistant researcher on Advanced practice roles in Radiotherapy and Patient Voice

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PhD student in Advanced Biotechnology – University of Vigo, Spain [ 2019 – Current ]

English level B2.1 – Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, Portugal [ 2019 – 2020 ]

Master in Medical Physics – Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal [ 2008 – 2010 ]

Bachelor in Radiotherapy – Porto School of Health, Portugal [ 2003 – 2007 ]

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Association of Radiotherapists [ 2017 – 2024 ]

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Editors’ Choice 2022 – Radiography Journal
People’s Choice award – ePoster LTWRAP 2021
Best student communication – Health School of Porto 2019
Best communication – IPO-Porto Oncology 2011

COORDINATION/MANAGEMENT ROLES

Project coordination for Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Chatbot in Radiotherapy [ 2023 – Current ]

Leader of the AI project team, based at the Medical Physics, Radiobiology and Radiological Protection Group – Research Centre of the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, E.P.E.

Coordination Group of the Radiotherapy Journal Club [ 2015 – Current ]

Member of the coordination team of the Journal Club, based at the Portuguese School of Oncology of the Francisco Gentil Portuguese Institute in Porto (IPO-FG).

Projecto Safe and Free Exchange of EU Radiography Professionals across Europe (SAFE EUROPE) [ 2018 – 2022 ]

Lead researcher for Work Package 7 (Assessment of the digital skills needed to practice the profession and their inclusion in the education of Radiation Therapists), in the SAFE EUROPE project, co-funded by the ERASMUS+ programme.

EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATION

Clinical Placement Trainer [ 2008 – Current ]

Internship trainer in the Clinical Education curricular unit for the 3rd and 4th year of the Radiotherapy Degree Course and the Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Degree Course.

Revision of the Curriculum Programme – Degree in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy [ 2023 ]

Consultant in radiotherapy education for the School of the Portuguese Red Cross – Alto Tâmega (ESSCVP – Alto Tâmega).

Supervision of scientific work [ 2009 – 2019 ]

– Supervision of final assessment work by 4th-year radiotherapy students as part of the research project curriculum unit.
– Co-supervision of master’s thesis – European Master’s in Medical Technologies and Healthcare (EMMAH).

PUBLICATIONS

Published Scientific Papers

– Barbosa B, Oliveira C, Bravo I, Couto JG, Antunes L, McFadden S, Hughes C, McClure P, Rodrigues J, Dias AG . 2023. “An investigation of digital skills of therapeutic radiographers/radiation therapists: A european survey of proficiency level and future educational needs”. Radiography 29(3):479-488. doi:10.1016/j.radi.2023.02.009

– Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto JG, Bravo I, Hughes C, McFadden S, Khine R, McNair H. 2023. “Advanced practice roles amongst therapeutic radiographers/radiation therapists: A European survey”. Radiography 29(2):261-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.12.003

– O Neil A, Hughes C, McClure P, Barbosa B, Muscat K, Oliveira C, Soares AL, McFadden S. 2023. “Patient-reported perspectives of therapeutic radiographers when undergoing radiotherapy. A European multi-centre study”. Radiography 29:S32-S39. doi:10.1016/j.radi.2023.01.027

– Flood, T., O’Neill, A., Oliveira, C., Barbosa, B., Soares, M. A. L., Muscat, M. K., Guille, S., Mc Clure, P., Hughes, C., & McFadden, S. 2023. “Patients’ perspectives of the skills and competencies of therapy radiographers/radiation therapists (TRs/RTTs) in the UK, Portugal and Malta; a qualitative study from the SAFE Europe project”. Radiography, 29, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2023.03.002

– Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto JG, Bravo I, Khine R, McNair H. 2022. Advanced practice roles of therapeutic radiographers/radiation therapists: A systematic literature review. Radiography (Lond) 28(3):605-619. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2022.04.009

– Barbosa B, Bravo I, Oliveira C, Antunes L, Couto JG, McFadden S, Hughes C, McClure P, Dias AG. 2022. “Digital skills of therapeutic radiographers/radiation therapists – Document analysis for a European educational curriculum. Radiography 28(4):955-963. doi:10.1016/j.radi.2022.06.017

– Sara Rosas, Bárbara Barbosa, José G. Couto. 2017. “Intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus volumetric-modulated arc therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: assessing the risk of radiation pneumonitis”, Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 17(01):1-6. doi:10.1017/S1460396917000358

– Liliana Martins, Jose G. Couto, Barbara Barbosa. 2016. “Use of Planar kV vs. CBCT in Evaluation of Setup Errors in Oesophagus Carcinoma Radiotherapy.” Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy 21 (1): 57–62. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2015.10.005.

– Liliana Silva, Bárbara Barbosa, Marisa Matos. 2013. “Acute Effects of Radiotherapy in patients with Head and Neck Cancer: IMRT vs RapidArc.” Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research; (10) 2:, 197-208. doi: 10.19277/bbr. 10.2.64

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Conference papers

– Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto JG, Bravo I, Hughes C, McFadden S, Khine R, McNair H. 2023. OC-0461 “The four pillars of advanced practice: perspectives from key radiotherapy stakeholders across Europe”. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 182, S364–S365. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140(23)08633-4

– Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto JG, BravoI, Hughes C, McFadden S, Khine R, McNair H. (2023). Being an Advanced Practitioner in Radiotherapy: European key stakeholders’ insights. J Med Radiat Sci.2023;54(4, Supplement 1):S5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2023.09.016

– Barbosa B, Oliveira C, Bravo I, Couto JG , Antunes L, McFadden S, Hughes C, McClure P, Dias AG. 2022. “Assessment of educational needs and factors influencing the level of digital skills of TR/RTTs – a stakeholder perception”. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci. 53 S1–S64. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2022.10.097

– Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto JG, Bravo I, Hughes C, McFadden S, Khine R, McNair H. 2022. “Advanced Practice amongst Therapeutic Radiographers/ Radiation Therapists. Exploring the potential of the four pillars: preliminary results from a European perspective”. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci. 53 S1–S64. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2022.10.088

– Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto G, Bravo I, Hughes C, McFadden S, Khine R, McNair H. 2022. “Advanced practice roles amongst therapeutic radiographers: a European survey”. European Congress of Radiology. ECR Book of Abstracts. European Society of Radiology.

– McFadden S, O Neil A, Flood T, Guille S, Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Soares AL, Muscat K, Bak B, McClure P, Hughes C.
2022. “Person centred Care in the Radiography curriculum – the patient’s perception of undergoing
Radiotherapy”. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci. 53; S27. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2022.10.089

– Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto G, Bravo I, Khine R, McNair H. 2021. “A systematic review of evidence about
advanced roles for therapeutic radiographer”, Leading the Way in Radiography/Radiation Therapy Advanced
Practice. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences 68(4):e1-e11. doi:10.1002/jmrs.556

– Bárbara Barbosa, Isabel Bravo, Celeste Oliveira, Luís Antunes, José Couto, Sonyia McFadden, Ciara Hughes, Patricia McClure, Anabela Dias. 2020. “WP 7 -Digital Skills for Therapy Radiographers (TR) – A document analysis”. SRM’s International Conference on Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy: Book of Abstracts (1. a ed.). Society of Medical Radiographers Malta. doi.org/10.1461 /RADINTCONFMALTA/2020/

– Barbara Barbosa, Isabel Bravo. 2011. “NTCP and TCP Comparison of 3DCRT and IMRT+3DCRT Plans in Radiotherapy Treatment of Prostate Cancer”. Radiotherapy and Oncology 98 (2): S32. DOI:10.1016/ S0167-8140(11)71779-0

Oral presentations

– “Current and emerging digital skills”, CNART 2023 – Porto, Portugal.

– “SAFE EUROPE results” – Radiotherapy department – IPO Porto 2023, Portugal.

– “SAFE EUROPE Project – Digital skills and advanced practice roles among RTTs”, Curricular Unit “Advanced Techniques in Radiotherapy”, Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde do Porto 2023, Portugal.

– “Are TR/RTTs prepared for the technological revolution and equipped with the digital skills required for their clinical practice? – an European survey.”, SAFE EUROPE Radiotherapy Final Conference 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark.

– “Digital Skills of Radiation Therapists/Therapeutic Radiographers (RTT/TRs)-an investigation for a European educational curriculum”, Conferência PTE2021, Poznan, Polónia.

– “Digital Skills for Therapy Radiographers (TR) – a document analysis”, International Conference on Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 2020, Malta.

– “Comparison of RT Techniques in the Treatment of CMI: Evaluation of the NTCP of the Heart”, Oncology Days, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto (IPO-Porto) 2011, Portugal.

– “New Approaches to Radiotherapy Treatment in Head and Neck Tumours: Side Effects”, Radiotherapy Conference of the Porto School of Health Technologies, 2011, Portugal.

– “NTCP and TCP Comparison of 3DCRT and IMRT+3DCRT Plans in Radiotherapy Treatment of Prostate Cancer”, PREVENT Conference held in Brussels 2011, Belgium, European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO).

– “Radiobiological Implications of IMRT in Prostate Carcinomas: TCP and NTCP”, Portuguese Society of Radiotherapy Oncology (SPRO) 2011, Portugal.

PARTICIPATION IN RADIOTHERAPY COMMITTEES AND MODERATIONS

Latest participations

– Organizing Committee, CNART 2023.
– President of the Scientific Committee, CNART 2023.
– Organizing Committee, Forum ART 2022.
– Scientific Committee, Forum ART 2022.
– Moderator of the Symposium “Technological innovation in RT”, Forum ART 2022.
– Chairperson in the Mini-oral session titled “RTT treatment planning, OAR & target definitions”, ESTRO 2022.
– Moderator of the Symposium “Technological Evolution: what implications?”, CNART 2021.
– Scientific Committee, CNART 2021.
– Organizing Committee, CNART 2021.
– Moderator at the Round Table/RTTalks “The Future of Research in Radioncology: Portugal vs Europe”, INOVART 2020 Forum.
– Organizing Committee in the INOVART 2020 Forum.
– Scientific Committee in the INOVART 2020 Forum.
– Organizing Committee at CNART2019.
– Scientific Committee at CNART2019.
– Moderator at the “ERASMUS+ SAFEEUROPE” Symposium at CNART2019.
– Moderator of the Free Communications panel “Research and Development in Radiotherapy”, 2018 cuid’ART Forum.