Joyce Barrantes Alfaro

Specialist doctor in Advanced Wound Management. 15 years of clinical experience in wound management in pediatrics. Dedicated to teaching for 10 years and currently a master's tutor. Clinical Wound Coordinator at the National Children's Hospital for 15 years. • Medical Director of the Wound, Ostomy, Burns, and Diabetic Foot Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital, Lindora, Costa Rica. • Former Vice President and member of the Costa Rican Association of Wounds and Ostomies (ACOHO). • Former Secretary of the Latin American Multidisciplinary Confederation of Wounds, Ostomies, and Incontinence (COMLHEI). • Founder and President of the Latin American Association for Pediatric Wound Care and Skin Integrity (ALHIPE). • Member of ISPeW • WUWHS President's Liaison Committee Member • Scientific Committee Member, WUWHS World Congress 2026