Isabel Maria Lopez Medina

Isabel Maria Lopez Medina serves as a University Professor in the Department of Nursing at the University of Jaén, Spain, actively contributing to the Nursing and Innovation in Health Care research group.

Her academic credentials include:

• Doctorate from the University of Jaén (2009) with the thesis "Activities of daily living after ischemic heart disease: the perception of patients," supervised by Dr. Pedro Luis Pancorbo Hidalgo and Dr. Eugenia Gil García.

Professor Lopez Medina's research centers on advancing nursing practices through innovation, with specialized focus on cardiac patient experiences, activities of daily living, and perceptual frameworks in healthcare. Her work bridges clinical nursing with human-centered innovation to improve patient outcomes.

As a core member of the Nursing and Innovation in Health Care research group, she drives initiatives that integrate evidence-based practice with technological and methodological advancements in nursing science.