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).