Specialist Nurse in Medical Surgery. She is a PhD student in Public Health at the NOVA National School of Public Health, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Full Guest Adjunct Professor at the School of Health Sciences in the Polytechnic of Leiria. She holds a Master's in Nursing and a PostGraduate in Wounds and Administration and Management in Health Units. Differentiated Competence in Infection Prevention and Control and Advanced Competence in Management. Specialist title in Nursing.