Gabriela Chaves

Scientist with strong background in clinical research and development. Proven ability to manage complex projects and drive impactful results. Known for collaboration, adaptability, and delivering high-quality outcomes. Expertise in protocol design, data analysis, and regulatory compliance. Strong emphasis on teamwork and meeting evolving needs.

• Achieved in-house testing through effectively helping with protocol preparation and data collection.
• Achieved SOP publication and in-house testing by completing documentation and writing reports with accuracy and efficiency.
• Collaborated with different teams in the development of the second generation of the current company's medical device.

• Undergraduate Summer Research Student Supervisor 2019 Joyee Barua – York University Project - how having dependents (children) living at home can impact patients with advanced cancer in their experience of cancer pain intensity/severity/frequency, psychological wellbeing, access to social support and quality of life.
• Master’s Equivalent Thesis Supervisor 2018 Jéssica Blanco Loures – Federal University of Minas Gerais Factors related to the knowledge about coronary artery disease among patients after hospital discharge.
• Master’s Equivalent Thesis Supervisor 2018 Marian Marchiori – Federal University of Minas Gerais Prescription of heart rate training and its impact in the functional results of cardiovascular rehabilitation in individuals after Acute Coronary Syndrome.
• Bachelor in Physiotherapy Thesis Supervisor 2016 Jéssica Blanco Loures – Federal University of Minas Gerais Factors related to knowledge about coronary artery disease in patients after hospital discharge.
• Bachelor in Physiotherapy Thesis Co-Supervisor 2016 Helena Santos and Paloma Lopes – Federal University of Minas Gerais Phase I of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life and functional capacity in individuals who suffered acute myocardial infarction: narrative review.

• Translation and Cultural Adaptation Process for an Education Curriculum to Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients in Brazil. Best Practices Day, Toronto, Canada. 2017
• Educational program optimizes understanding of clinical condition in cardiac rehabilitation. XVIII Simpósio Internacional de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. 2016
• Breathing exercises for children with asthma. ERS international congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2015

Peer-Reviewed Articles for:

• Cochrane Collaboration – Cochrane Group member
• Cochrane Collaboration - Airways Group reviewer
• Heart -BMJ Journal - Reviewer

Federal University of Minas Gerais

• Physiotherapy Vascular 2016 Responsibilities: Participating in all classes, teach classes chosen by the professor, give support to students, prepare, apply and correct tests.
• Scientific Methodology 2015 Responsibilities: Participating in all classes, teach classes chosen by the professor, give support to students, prepare, apply and correct tests.
• Physiotherapy Cardiovascular 2015 Responsibilities: Participating in all classes, teach classes chosen by the professor, give support to students, prepare, apply and correct tests.
• Physiotherapy Cardiovascular 2014 Responsibilities: Participating in all classes, teach classes chosen by the professor, give support to students, prepare, apply and correct tests.

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

• Physiotherapy Respiratory 2013 Responsibilities: Participating in training classes, give support to students during clinical practice in the hospital, prepare, apply and correct tests.
• Physiotherapy Cardiovascular 2013 Responsibilities: Participating in all classes, teach classes chosen by the professor, give support to students, prepare, apply and correct tests.
• Physiotherapy Respiratory 2012 Responsibilities: Participating in all classes, teach classes chosen by the professor, give support to students, prepare, apply and correct tests.

Course as main professor:

• Course Title: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2020 Institution: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Course Level: Graduate Number of Students: 12 Lecture and Tutorial Hours: 3 h
• Course Title: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2019 Institution: Federal University of Juiz de Fora Course Level: Graduate Number of Students: 20 Lecture Hours Per Week: 20 h Tutorial Hours Per Week: 10 h
• Course Title: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2017 Institution: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Course Level: Graduate Number of Students: 12 Lecture and Tutorial Hours: 3 h
• Course Title: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2012 Institution: Federal University of Minas Gerais Course Level: Graduate and Professors Number of Students: 30 Lecture and Tutorial Hours: 4 h

Invited Lectures

• Course Title: Kine 4720 2019 Institution: York University Course level: upper-year kinesiology students Number of students: 30 Lecture ours: 1h20min
• Course Title: Kine 4900 2019 Institution: York University Course level: upper-year kinesiology students Number of students: 30 Lecture ours: 1h 20min
• Course Title: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2019 (focused on Cochrane Methods) Institution: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Course Level: Graduate Number of Students: 7 Lecture and Tutorial Hours: 4 h
• Course Title: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2018 (Focused on Cochrane Methods) Institution: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Course Level: Graduate Number of Students: 7 Lecture and Tutorial Hours: 4 h
• Course Title: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2017 (Focused on Cochrane Methods) Institution: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Course Level: Graduate Number of Students: 7 Lecture and Tutorial Hours: 4 h
• Course Title: Search strategies in Databases 2016 Institution: Estácio College Course Level: Undergraduate of Physiotherapy Number of Students: 20 Lecture and Tutorial Hours: 3 h

• York University, Toronto, Canada 2018 - 2020 Postdoctoral fellowship visitor, Aging and Pain
• Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2014 - 2018 Ph.D. student, Science of Rehabilitation
• Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil 2012 - 2013 Master’s student, Respiratory Physiotherapy

• Multivariate winter term classes. York University (1 term course). Toronto, Canada 2017
• Quality Clinical Investigator Practices Program Course. University Health Network (20.5 hours): Toronto, Canada 2017
• Cochrane Systematic Review Training Course. MacMaster (16 hours): Hamilton, Canada 2017
• Program in Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy. Distance Learning Course. Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2016 - 2017
• Quantitative data analysis with SPSS. Federal University of Minas Gerais (1 term course). Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2015
• Cochrane Systematic Review Training Online. Cochrane Collaboration 2012
• Introduction to SPSS (20 hours). Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, Brazil 2012

International Scholarship 2016 - 2017 

• Brief description: scholarship provided by the government during the doctorate.
• Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais.

Doctorate Scholarship 2014 - 2018 

• Brief description: scholarship provided by the Federal University of Minas Gerais during the doctorate.
• Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais.

Master’s Scholarship 2012 - 2013 

• Brief description: scholarship provided by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte during the master’s degree.
• Funder: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES

• N.M. Ghahjaverstan, D. Balmer-Minnes, B. Taghibeyglou, B. Moineau, G. Chaves, M. Alizadeh-Meghrazi, B. Cifra, A. Jeewa, A. Yadollahi, Textile-based Wearable to Monitor Heart Activity in Pediatric Population: a Pilot Study, CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjcpc.2023.05.007.
• Leite, Sarah ; Monteiro, Karoline Souza ; Santino, Thayla Amorim ; Chaves, Gabriela ; Barbosa, Joubert Vitor De Souto ; Santos, Tácito Z M ; Amaral, Cleia ; Ahmed, Sara ; Gama, Zenewton André Da Silva ; Mendonça, Karla Morganna Pereira Pinto De . Effects of home healthcare for adults with chronic respiratory diseases and post-COVID-19 syndrome on hospital bed turnover rate: a protocol of systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open, v. 13, p. e069341, 2023
• Santos, T. Z. M. ; Santino, T. A. ; Chaves, G. ; Silva, B. ; Alchieri, J. C. ; Patino, Cecilia M ; Leite, S. J. A. ; Luz Gk ; Guerra, R.O. ; Penha, T. H. S. ; Silva, G. R. ; Jácome, Ada Cristina ; Monteiro, K. S. ; Mendonça, Karla M.P.P. Barriers to and facilitators of populational adherence to prevention and control measures of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases: a qualitative evidence synthesis. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW, v. 32, p. 220238, 2023.
• Santino, Thayla A.; Chaves, Gabriela.; Mendonça, Karla M.P.P. Letter to the editor: The effect of yoga on pulmonary function in patients with asthma: A meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, v. 52, p. 101778, 2023.
• Monteiro KS, Santino TA, Jácome AC, Silva, B, Patino, CM, Chaves G, Alchieri JC, Leite S, Luz KG, Guerra RO, Mendonça KMPP. Barriers and facilitators to populational adherence to prevention and control measures of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis protocol. BMJ Open 2021;0:e045529. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045529.
• Mendonça KMPP, Collins S, Santos TZM, Chaves G, Leite S, Santino TA, Monteiro KS. Buteyko Method for people with asthma: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2021.
• Feng YY, Chaves G, Shi W, Pakosh M, Zhang L, Gallagher R, Oh P, Ghisi GLM. Education interventions in Chinese cardiac patients on health behaviours, disease-related knowledge, and health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient Education and Counseling. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.12.001
• Graham CA, Chaves G, Harrison R, Gauthier RL, Nissim R, Zimmermann C, Chan V, Rodin G, Stevens B, Gagliese L. Healthcare professionals’ reports of cancer pain cues among older people with delirium: a qualitative-quantitative content analysis. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020. pii: S0885-3924(20)30073-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.021.
• Ghisi GLM, Chaves GSS, Ribeiro AL, Oh P, Britto RR, Grace SL. Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation effectiveness in a middle-income setting: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2020.
• Chaves GSS, Turk-Adawi K, Supervia M, Pio CSdeA, Abu-Jeish A, Mamazat T, Tarima S, Jimenez FL, Grace SL. Cardiac rehabilitation dose around the world: variation and drivers. Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2020. e005453. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.005453.
• Santino TA, Chaves GSS, Freitas DA, Fregonezi GAF, Mendonça KMPP. Breathing exercises for adults with asthma. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2020. Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001277. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001277.pub4.
• Chaves GSS, Ghisi GLM, Cribbie R, Servio TC, Britto RR, Pack Q, Grace SL. Healthcare Administrators' Cardiac Rehabilitation Attitudes (HACRA) in North and South America, & the Development of a Scale to Assess Them. Heart, Lung & Circulation. 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.09.006.
• Chaves GSS, Freitas DA, Santino TA, Nogueira PMS, Fregonezi GAF, Mendonça KMPP. Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in children. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2019. (1): CD010277.
• Chaves GSS, Ghisi GLM, Britto RR, Grace SL. Maintenance of Gains, Morbidity, and Mortality at 1 Year Following Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Middle-Income Country: A Wait-List Control Crossover Trial. JAHA - Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019. 8(4): e011228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011228.
• Lelis JD, Chaves GSS, Ghisi GLM, Grace S, Britto RR. Validity of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test to Assess Exercise Safety When Initiating Cardiac Rehabilitation in Low-Resource Settings. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2019. 39(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HCR.0000000000000412
• Britto RR, Supervia M, Turk-Adawi K, Chaves GSS, Pesah E, Lopez-Jimenez F, Pereira DAG, Herdy AH, Grace SL. Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Brazil: a comparison to other upper middle-income countries. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2019.02.011
• Araujo ZTS, Mendonça KMPP, Souza BMM, Santos TZM, Chaves GSS, Andriolo BNG, Nogueira PAMS. Pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a protocol for an overview of Cochrane reviews. Medicine. 2019. 98(38).
• Santiago Pio C, Chaves GSS, Davies P, Taylor RS, Grace SL. Interventions to promote patient utilisation of cardiac rehabilitation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019. Doi: 10.1102/14651858.CD007131.pub4.
• Santiago Pio C, Chaves GSS, Davies P, Taylor RS, Grace SL. Promoting patient utilization of cardiac rehabilitation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019.8(2), 189. Doi: 10.3390/jcm8020189.
• Chaves GSS, Ghisi GLM, Grace SL, Oh P, Ribeiro AL, Britto RR. Effects of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation on functional capacity in a middle-income country: a randomised controlled trial. Heart. 2018. 105(5):406-413 http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1136/ heartjnl-2018-313632
• Ali S, de Araújo Pio CS, Chaves GSS, Britto R, Cribbie R, Grace SL. Psychosocial well-being over the two years following cardiac rehabilitation initiation & association with heart health behaviors. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2018. 52: 10.
• Ghisi GLM, Chaves GSS, Britto RR, Oh P. Health literacy and coronary artery disease: a systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling. 2018. 101(2): 08.
• Kabboul N, Tomlinson G, Francis TA, Grace SL, Chaves GSS, Rac V, Daou-Kabboul T, Bielecki JM, Alter DA, Krahn M. Comparative Effectiveness of the Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Mortality and Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2018. 7(514): 1-20.
• Ghisi GLM, Mahajan A, Chaves GSS, Rouse V, Brum M, Ajwani F, Aultman C, Ricupero M, Oh P, Colella TJF. Validation of a self-administered version of the Mediterranean Diet Scale (MDS) for cardiac rehabilitation patients in Canada. International Journal of Food Sciences & Nutrition. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1080/09637486.2018.1486392
• Ghisi GLM, Chaves GSS, Bennett A, Lavie CJ, Grace SL. The Paucity of Data Addressing the Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Mortality and Morbidity in Women. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2018. 34(4): 2.
• Hoffman M, Chaves GSS, Ribeiro-Samora GA, Britto RR, Parreira VF. Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in lung transplant candidates: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2017. 7: 013445.
• Chaves GSS, Ghisi GLM, Grace SL, Oh P, Ribeiro AL, Britto RR. Effects of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation on functional capacity and cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilians assisted by public health care: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2016. 20: 592-600.
• Macedo TMF, Freitas DA, Chaves GSS, Holloway EA, Mendonça KMPP. Breathing exercises for children with asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016.
• Polese JC, Servio TC, Chaves GSS, Britto RR, Teixeira-Salmela LF. Relationships between self-reported and performance-based measures of functional capacity in individuals with chronic stroke. Journal of Physical Therapy Science. 2016. 28: 1208-12.
• Delgado RN, Campos TF, Borja RO, Freitas DA, Chaves GSS, Mendonça KM. Maximal respiratory pressures of healthy children. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2015. 27: 31-7.
• Freitas DA, Dias FAL, Chaves GSS, Ferreira GMH, Ribeiro CTD, Guerra RO, Mendonça KMPP. Standard (head-down tilt) versus modified (without head-down tilt) postural drainage in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2015. 3: 010297.
• Santiago Pio C, Chaves GSS, Davies P, Taylor RS, Grace SL. Promoting patient utilization of cardiac rehabilitation: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. 2018.
• Ribas RC, Chaves GSS, Lima SC. Fase 2 da reabilitação cardíaca na miocardiopatia isquêmica secundária a iam – umestudo de caso. Assobrafir Ciência. XVIII Simpósio Internacional de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva. 2016.
• Chaves GSS, Loures JB, Correa UAC, Ghisi GM, Oh P, Grace S, Britto RR. Programa educativo otimiza compreensão da condição clínica na reabilitação cardíaca. Assobrafir Ciência. XVIII Simpósio Internacional de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva. 2016.
• Verardo LP, Chaves GSS, Loures JB, Correa UAC, Servio TC, Ghisi GM, Oh P, Grace S, Britto RR. Nível socioeconômico e comportamento em relação à saúde em coronariopatas. Assobrafir Ciência. XVIII Simpósio Internacional de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva. 2016.
• Correa UAC, Chaves GSS, Loures JB, Verardo LP, Servio TC, Ghisi GM, Oh P, Grace S, Britto RR. Capacidade funcional e quantidade de atividade física após reabilitação no iam com e semsupra ST. Assobrafir Ciência. XVIII Simpósio Internacional de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva. 2016.
• Chaves GSS, Ghisi GM, Servio T, Grace SL, Oh P, Britto RR. Effects of cardiac rehabilitation and cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian patients assisted by public health care: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. CJC. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. 2015.
• Chaves GSS, Macedo TMF, Freitas DA, Britto RR, Mendonça, KMPP. Breathing exercises for children with asthma. European Respiratory Journal. ERS international congress. 2015.