In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, a series of challenges are posed to health care and its provision. Thus, the P5 Digital Medicine Center, with the support of the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Psychology of the University of Minho and other entities, developed several initiatives to support users.

User Support is an essential asset in answering questions about COVID-19, but also in screening and guiding those who use this online consultation tool. The service is provided by health professionals with the support of 5th and 6th-year medical students at the University of Minho.

The Psychological Support Line – COVID-19 is essential in this phase of social isolation and in which vulnerability is natural. Thus, it is available to the academic community of the University of Minho, citizens of Braga and Guimarães in a situation of psychological crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this telephone support – contact: 253144420. Through the website of this psychological support line, you can also find the psychological and/or psychiatric support lines closest to you.

The Online Nursing service is also part of the new forms of health response, thus allowing online care for the entire population with the best support from Nursing during this period of epidemiological outbreak, ensured by health professionals.