Dr Konstantinos Giakoumidakis is a Full Professor in the Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, at the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece. He is a graduate of the Department of Nursing at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Nursing and a PhD in Nursing. He has 20 years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in Intensive Care Units. His academic and research work includes over 100 peer-reviewed publications in international and Greekl scientific journals, as well as authorship of books and book chapters. According to Scopus, his h-index is 15 with 533 citations, while according to Google Scholar, his h-index is 21 with 1,317 citations. Dr Giakoumidakis holds certifications in Immediate Life Support (ILS), Cardiac Surgery Unit Advanced Life Support (CALS), and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS). He is a member of several professional and scientific organizations. Within the framework of the Lifelong Learning Educational Program of the Hellenic Mediterranean University, he provides training to healthcare professionals in the use and management of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP). His current research interests focus on Clinical Nursing, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiac Surgery, Self Care, Chronic Disease Management, and Digital Health.