Anabela Pereira Coelho, PhD in International Health, Masters in Public Health and Community Nursing. Associate Professor at Évora University and Researcher at Comprehensive Health Research Centre. Coordinator of the "Patient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measure” project and invited Expert of the OECD. Head at the Directorate-General of Health:DGS (from 2005-2019) and Shared Services of the Ministry of Health (from 2020-2021) for the areas of Quality, Integrated Care, and Health Innovation representing the Ministry of Health (MH) in several Steering Committees and European Joint Actions. Executive Coordinator (until 2019) of the National Observatory of Violence against Healthcare Professionals (DGS); National Strategy for Quality in Health (MH); National Patient Safety Plan (MH); National Integrated Disease Management Project (MH); National Rare Disease Plan (DGS) and National Reference Centers Network (MH). Experience in health policies, policy analyses, and public health. Founding Member of the Coordinating Committee of the NAU Project - Distance Learning and Training for Large Audiences and the EU GREEN European University Alliance. Supervision and co-supervision of several PhD and Master students. Author of several journal articles, sections, and books as well as co-authorship of international scientific papers, briefs, and reports. Honoured with several scientific awards and ministerial commendations.