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Joao Vitor Perez De Souza

Postdoctoral Associate
Emergency Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Using the ADAPT guidance to culturally adapt a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use among injury patients in Tanzania.

Journal Article PLOS Glob Public Health · 2025 Harmful alcohol use is a leading risk factor for injury-related death and disability in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Brief negotiational interventions (BNIs) in emergency departments (EDs) effectively reduce alcohol intake and re-injury rates. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal care and outcomes: A retrospective study in a tertiary hospital in Northern Ghana.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 BACKGROUND: Perinatal mortality remains a global challenge. This challenge may be worsened by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child health. OBJECTIVES: Examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal care and outcomes ... Full text Link to item Cite

AI-based approach for transcribing and classifying unstructured emergency call data: A methodological proposal.

Journal Article PLOS Digit Health · December 2023 Emergency care-sensitive conditions (ECSCs) require rapid identification and treatment and are responsible for over half of all deaths worldwide. Prehospital emergency care (PEC) can provide rapid treatment and access to definitive care for many ECSCs and ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Capacity building for injury and trauma care implementation and data science research training

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · 2021 - 2025

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