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4th International Congress on Healthy Learning and Working Environments

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Reflection on the balance between personal and professional life, technology, well-being, and sustainable learning and working environments
The 4th International Congress on Healthy Learning and Working Environments is dedicated to the balance between personal and professional life, bringing together reflections on technology, well-being and the challenges of sustainable learning and working environments, with a focus on the scientific dissemination of studies in the area of health and well-being of students and workers, as well as the sharing of best practices for intervention.
Program
9:30 | Opening Session
Moderation: Tânia Gaspar | Psychology, Innovation and Knowledge Service (SPIC)/Lusófona University (UL)/Portuguese Laboratory for Healthy Work Environments (LABPATS)
Speakers:
- Diana Dias | Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation - Lusófona University
- António Lencastre Godinho | President of ISLA Gaia
- Inês Jongenelen | Director of the School of Psychology and Life Sciences (EPCV) - Lusófona University
- Emília Telo | EU-OSHA/Authority for Working Conditions
- Joaquim Mourato | President of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Higher Education
- Nuno Neto Rodrigues | Director-General of the Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (DGEEC)
- Luís Filipe Menezes | Mayor of Vila Nova de Gaia
10:00 | Lecture: Workforce Health and Well-being in ESG Frameworks: Corporate Disclosure, Investor Perspectives, and Policy Implications
Moderation: Maria Céu Machado | LABPATS
Speaker: Pedro Vazquez | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
10:30 | Lecture: Gender, Work and Well-being
Moderation: Margarida Gaspar de Matos | LABPATS
Speaker: Stroma Cole | Westminster University
11:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Presentations
11:30 | Panel: Portuguese Laboratory for Healthy Work and Learning Environments (LABPATS) – Presentation and discussion of the Report and Recommendation Charter
- Tânia Gaspar | LABPATS
Moderation: Emília Telo | EU-OSHA/Authority for Working Conditions
Discussion Panel:
- Carlos Corte | President of the Portuguese Medical Association
- Sofia Ramalho | President of the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association
- Liliana Sousa | President of the Portuguese Nutritionists’ Association
- Dina Dimas | Vice-President of the Order of Engineers
- Maria Eugénia Alentejo | Portuguese Nurses Association
- President of the Advanced Competence Commission in Occupational Nursing, Portuguese Nurses Association
- José Rocha Nogueira | PNSO/Directorate-General of Health
13:00 | Lunch Break
14:00 | Panel: Tourism Management and People’s Well-being Observatory – GesTtu.Be/LABPATS
Moderation: Mafalda Patuleia | IL-CUL/GesTur.Be
Speakers:
- João Silva | CEO of Merytu
- Carlos Alves | Regional Operations Director of Vila Galé Group
14:30 | Panel: Well-being Observatory for Occupational Safety and Health - Wellbe4OSH/LABPATS
Moderation: Manuel Tender | ISLA Gaia/Wellbe4OSH
Speakers:
- Glória Santos | Glória Santos Company
- Rúben Soares | Samsys Company
15:00 | Panel: Healthy Work Environments in the Health Context
Moderation: Saul Neves de Jesus | University of Algarve
Speakers:
- Renato Nunes | Local Health Unit of São José
- Estela Bastos | Visual Thinking
15:45 | Panel: Psychology, Innovation and Knowledge Service (SPIC) – Iberian Observatory of Healthy Learning Environments and Youth Participation (OIASP-J)/LABPATS
Moderation: Fábio Botelho Guedes & Ana Cerqueira | SPIC/UL-CUL/LABPATS
Commentator: Gisela Leiras | Head of the Health Literacy, Health and Well-being Division, Directorate-General of Health
Speakers:
- Paula Cipriano & Inês Santa | Lusófona University - University Center of Lisbon
- Paula Paulino & CIDEFES Team | Lusófona University - University Center of Lisbon
- Ana Martins & Elisa Leite | ISMAT & SPIC/Lusófona University - University Center of Porto
- Natália Costa & Helena Gonçalves | ISLA Gaia
17:00-17:30 | Closing Session
Moderation: Firmino Silva | ISLA Gaia
Speaker:
- Miguel Telo de Arriaga | Directorate-General of Health









