Corinne was the first Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse who led this service in Malta. She is president of the Maltese Association of Skin and wound Care, and is the former president of the International Skin Care Nursing Group. She also represents Malta on the International Diabetic Foot Group, the teacher’s network in the European Wound Management Association and is a European member of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies. She is also an editorial member of the Journal of Wound Care. Corinne was a Senior Nursing Manager at Mater Dei Hospital and managed the Child and Development Assessment Unit at St Luke’s Hospital.
She was the president of the Nurses’ Association of Malta prior to its amalgamation with the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN). She was the chair of the Commonwealth Nursing Federation for the European Region between 2002-2007.
Corinne obtained a Diploma and Degree in Nursing from the University of Malta, and a Master’s of Science Degree in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair from the University of Cardiff, UK and has been awarded a PhD from Bournemouth University, UK in 2017.
Her interests include: skin and wound care, advanced nursing practice and legal and professional preparation of the nurse with a particular interest on the specialist nurse’s role from a national policy perspective.