Email: danielaconstanza.espinoza@uvic.cat

My name is Daniela Espinoza Aburto. I am a registered nurse, having obtained my degree from Universidad Mayor, Chile. I completed a postgraduate certification as a Monitor in Wound and Ostomy Management, delivered by the National Wound Institute Foundation. Subsequently, to further specialize in advanced wound care, I pursued a Specialty in Wounds, Ulcers, and Ostomies at Universidad Mayor. In addition, to prepare my workplace for accreditation processes, I completed a course in healthcare accreditation provided by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

After graduation, I worked at Clínica Bupa Santiago, part of the Sanitas network (United Kingdom), in the adult medical-surgical inpatient unit and the adult-pediatric transitional hospitalization unit for eight months as a clinical nurse. I then joined the National Wound Institute Foundation as a Coordinating Nurse and as a member of the teaching team for the postgraduate program “Monitor in Wound and Ostomy Management.”

Throughout my professional career, I have participated in multiple research projects, which have strengthened my interest in the field of research. Consequently, I applied to and was accepted into the PhD program in Comprehensive Care and Health Services at the Universitat de Vic, Spain, which I began in 2025. As part of this doctoral program, I will develop a dissertation focused on the measurement of bacterial load in procedure rooms within primary healthcare centers in Chile. This topic addresses the current deficiencies in control and regulation, which negatively impact patient treatment outcomes and, consequently, the quality of life of patients and their families.