Katia Furtado (ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1130-3678; kaxfurtado@gmail.com): Nurse degree in 1994; Nurse specialist in community nurse in 2010; Postgraduate in Tissue Viability from Thames Valley University; Postgraduate in Leg Ulcer from Thames Valley University. PhD student in Universidade Católica in Lisbon. Currently working as a Nursing Specialist in Out-patient department in Unidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano (ULSNA). Coordinator of Wound Area of Long-Term Care in Alentejo (2015-until now). Invited lecturer for several universities. Has published 27 articles in specialised journals. Has published nine book chapter(s) and four book(s). Has participated in 55 international events and in 115 Portuguese events. Participates as an Investigator in nine projects and a Principal Investigator in one project. President of ELCOS – Portuguese Wound Association Founder member of SILAUHE Member da EWMA and EPUAP Research interests: nursing, gerontology, wounds.