Georgina T. Gethin is a Professor in Nursing & Midwifery at School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Galway, Ireland, a Research Associate in Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Science and Arts, Western Switzerland and Funded Investigator at CURAM SFI Centre for Research in Medical Devices. Dr. Gethin’s research and education focuses on wound healing and tissue repair. This includes research in smart wound care technologies, epidemiology of wounds, wound bed assessment incorporating wound pH and temperature and palliative wound care. Current projects aim to develop novel topical agent(s) for management of wound pain and wound odour. She has over 100 scientific publications and book chapters and is currently PI on research projects with grant income of over $8 million from the Health Research Board of Ireland, Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland. In 2017, she Co-founded the Alliance for Research and Innovation in Wounds, a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency group dedicated to the advancement of wound care and improving patient outcomes. She is Editor of the Journal of Wound Management, former scientific recorder and executive member of the European Wound Management Association and current Chairperson of European Taskforce for Palliative Wound Care as part of European Association for Palliative Care.