Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

UNILABS 4150-17, Porto, Portugal

Biography

Luís Menezes joined Unilabs Portugal in February 2006 as M&A and New Business Director. In 2008, he took over the General Management of Unilabs Portugal and was appointed CEO of Unilabs Portugal in 2013. He was appointed Group Regional Director Portugal, Latin America, and the Middle East in October 2019. Luís started his career at JP Morgan Chase Bank in London. He is a former member of the Portuguese Parliament.

Publications

• Review Article   
  Missed Opportunities: How Europe Failed to Predict the Second Wave and Why We Did Not Get it Worse in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
  Author(s): Menezes L*, Goncalves MA, Santos R, Almeida JP and Vieita M
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has entered now in its second wave in the European continent. In this article we want to analyses the preparedness level of Europe for a second wave and why did things go into the situation we faced in the last 3 months until December. We go deeper to understand the second wave in Portugal and what it could have been, using a mathematical model to compare it to the first wave. Finally, we try to understand the improvement of procedures, medical knowledge and treatment collected and improved during these months, that allowed for a lower mortality rate in the referring period. .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9627.21.12.370

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