Pedro Emílio Gomes Prates

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo (EERP-USP), a Collaborating Centre of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for Nursing Research Development (2020-2024). Currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Management and Economics at the University of São Paulo (USP) (2025-Present), and a Graduate Certificate in Health Management at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) (2024-Present). Currently serves as the Coordinator-Manager of the Department of Diagnostic Medicine at Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital in Ribeirão Preto, where he leads multidisciplinary teams and institutional strategies focused on hospital management, care quality, patient safety, and healthcare service innovation (2025-Present). He is an active member and associate of several national and international organizations, including the International Society of Quality in Health Care (ISQua), the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), the Brazilian Society for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (SOBRASP), the Brazilian College of Healthcare Executives (CBEXs), and the Healthcare Management Association (2025-Present). Recipient of a Scientific Initiation Fellowship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), in partnership with the Ribeirão Preto Blood Center Foundation (FUNDHERP) (20232024), and a former fellow of the Unified Culture and Extension Program at USP (2020-2024). He also collaborated as a research assistant at the Clinical Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School (HCFMRP-USP), within the Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Clinical Oncology (2022-2023). He was honored with the American Scientist Awards 2024, granted by the international research organization ScienceFather, in recognition of his scientific contributions. Serves as an ad hoc peer reviewer for national and international scientific journals, including Ciência, Cuidado e Saúde, Health and Prevention Journal, Nursing Communications, The Open Public Health Journal, Enfermería Global, Interface Comunicação, Saúde, Educação, and The Journal of Clinical Oncology. Develops and collaborates on research projects with renowned institutions such as the São Paulo State Oncology Foundation (FOSP), the Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo (ICESP), Sírio-Libanês Hospital, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Ribeirão Preto Medical School (FMRP-USP), Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), and the University of Lisbon. Conducts research in four main thematic areas: (1) Health Management, Economics, and Administration: focused on sustainable models of hospital and outpatient care management, strategic and organizational planning in health systems, performance assessment and service quality, innovation and management technologies, results-based management, performance indicators, and healthcare process flows; (2) Public and Global Health: exploring inequalities in access to healthcare services and strategies to promote equity in national and global health contexts; (3) Clinical Oncology: with emphasis on cancer staging and late diagnosis, particularly addressing racial, socioeconomic, and regional disparities, as well as the analysis of public and social oncology policies; (4) Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology: investigating social determinants of health and disparities in pediatric cancer diagnosis and treatment. His core academic interests include healthcare leadership, policy evaluation, health mapping and monitoring, sustainable models of global and public health, healthcare for vulnerable populations, and the sociodemographic impacts on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic and infectious diseases within hospital settings. He is also notably committed to strategies for reducing adverse events and promoting health equity, and special focus on the monitoring and evaluation of supplementary Helathcare. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)