Cinthia Viana Bandeira Da Silva appointed as ISTAP Treasurer
Following our recent Annual General Meeting, we are pleased to announce that additional governance actions have created new leadership opportunities within the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP), including to fill vacancies. At the 2026 AGM Steven Smet was elected as ISTAP President-Elect at the AGM. With Steven's transition to this new role, the position of Treasurer became vacant.
Following a call for nominations, the ISTAP Board of Directors voted to appoint Cinthia Viana Bandeira Da Silva RN, ETN, MSc, PhD Candidate as ISTAP Treasurer for the remainder of the current term. Please join us in warmly welcoming Cinthia to the ISTAP Executive Committee and congratulating her on her appointment.
About Cinthia
I am a CAPES-funded PhD fellow in the Graduate Program in Adult Health Nursing at the University of São Paulo School of Nursing, Brazil. I hold a Master’s degree in Health Sciences from the same program.
I completed a residency in Cardiopneumology at the Heart Institute of the Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, and a WCET-accredited specialization in Stomatherapy at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
My research focuses on skin tears, skin integrity, wound prevention, and evidence-based nursing care. I am also a member of the Stomatherapy Research Group at the University of São Paulo School of Nursing and serve as the Latin America Portuguese-speaking Director of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP).
The point about filling treasurer vacancies through governance actions made me think about smaller wound-care teams, where one person often handles all budgeting.
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A shared ledger for conference and education spending could make those role transitions much smoother when someone steps in.
It’s interesting that the AGM didn’t just fill a vacancy but tied the treasurer appointment to broader governance actions.
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That distinction matters for a volunteer-led panel, since clear financial oversight is often what keeps smaller advisory groups credible as they grow.
The appointment of a treasurer sounds administrative, but it's a meaningful step for ISTAP's governance after the AGM.
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Having that financial oversight in place should help support the panel's broader work on skin tear prevention and education.
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