Cristiane Pavanello Rodrigues Silva has a degree in Nursing and Midwifery from the School of Nursing at USP (1986), a Master's Degree in Adult Health from the School of Nursing at the University of São Paulo (2005), a Ph.D. in Sciences of Health from the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo (2010) and Universidade Porto (2016), a Postgraduate degree in Palliative Care from the Escola Superior de Saúde de Santa Maria (2023), a Postgraduate degree in Mental Health from IPEMIG (2021) and a Postgraduate degree in Gerontology from IPEMIG (2021). She is the main integrated researcher of the BHealthy_ID group, of the Thematic Line Preventive Medicine and Societal Challenges, of RISE-CINTESIS. She was a specialist in Professional Services at the Infection Prevention Division-Assespia at 3M do Brasil until December 2011; the nurse in charge of the Hospital Infection Control Service at Hospital Samaritano (SP) for 10 years; and the Coordinator of the Higher Technical Course in Gerontology and Long-Term Care, as well as Nursing at the Escola Superior de Saúde de Santa Maria (Porto) (2016 to 2022). She is currently an assistant professor of the Nursing Degree at the Escola Superior de Saúde de Santa Maria (Porto), and has been in this position since 2016. She was Vice-President of the Infusion Nurses Society-INS Brasil in management from 2009 to 2011.