This document discusses several examples of problem-based learning (PBL) methods being implemented in medical and health-related education in Portugal. It outlines cases of PBL used in biochemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology courses at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon. It also describes analyses comparing PBL to older teaching methods in pathophysiology. Further cases discussed include PBL implementation in courses in technology of health sciences and physiotherapy in occupational therapy.
2.  The Problem Based Learning method is not
widely spread in Portugal.
 As other countries the Medical Sciences are
ahead. One example is the Faculty of Medical
Sciences of Lisbon, Portugal with its computer
simulation using problem-based learning
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10211277).
3.  This team has an article related with a project
in the years of 1992 till 1994 related with the
disciplines of Biochemistry (1st year) Physiology
(2nd year) and Physiopathology (3rd year) of
this faculty.
 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7484261
4.  Rendas, António Bensabat , Pinto, Patricia
Rosado and Gamboa, Teresa(1998) the
authors of some papers about Teaching and
Learning in Medicine describe a detailed
analysis comparing the PBL method with the
older one in the discipline of Physiopathology.
 http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/930707__785834
249.pdf
6.  The course of Retailing and Consumption
Geographies, an optional subject in the
Geography undergraduate degree programme
at Lisbon University, Herculano Cachinho has
an article a about the PBL method used there
 http://www.herodot.net/conferences/Ayvalik/papers/
educ-02.pdf
7.  The Aveiro University has a few courses implemented in PBL
 http://www.erasmus.mobilityforlife.aau.dk/application/progr
ammes-europe/aveiro
 1st cycle Basic Education in
 http://www.ua.pt/guiaonline/PageCourse.aspx?id=94&b=1&lg=e
n&p=1
 Master in Biology and Geology Teaching - 3rd Cycle of Basic
Schooling and Secondary Schooling
 http://www.ua.pt/guiaonline/PageCourse.aspx?id=139&b=1&lg=
en&p=1
8.  Didactics
 http://www.ua.pt/guiaonline/PageCourse.aspx?id=188&b=1&lg=
en&p=1
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 Mathematics Teaching - 3rd Cycle of Basic Schooling and
Secondary Schooling
 http://www.ua.pt/guiaonline/PageCourse.aspx?id=138&b=1&lg=
en&p=1
 Visual Arts Teaching - 3rd Cycle of Basic Schooling and Secondary
Schooling
 http://www.ua.pt/guiaonline/PageCourse.aspx?id=176&b=1&lg=
en