Prof. Ercole Vellone (Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FESC) is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy and an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Wroclaw Medical University in Poland. Prof. Vellone has substantial clinical experience in cardiovascular nursing and studies of self-care in patients affected by heart failures and other chronic conditions. Also, Prof. Vellone focuses on studying caregiver contributions to self-care in patients suffering from heart failure. On this specific topic, he has developed a psychometric instrument to study caregivers and a situation-specific theory. Prof. Vellone was the Principal Investigator of the MOTIVATE-HF trial, demonstrating the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in improving self-care, symptom burden, quality of life, and mortality in patients with heart failure. Currently, Prof. Vellone is leading the REMOTIVATE-HF trial aimed at improving self-care and several other variables in patients with heart failure using motivational interviewing techniques delivered via video calls. Prof. Vellone is an editorial board member of several cardiovascular nursing journals and the Associate Editor of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. At Tor Vergata University, Rome, Prof. Vellone is also the Director of the Doctoral Program in Nursing Sciences and Public Health.