María Avilés is a nurse from Spain and a member of the SIOPE Nursing Group. Since completing her nursing studies, she has worked in various units in Spain and England.
In 2019, she joined the Comprehensive Pediatric Palliative Care Unit at Hospital Universitario Niño Jesús in Madrid, where she currently works as part of the homecare palliative care team.
She holds a Master of Science in Perinatal and Childhood Care and a PhD. In addition to her clinical practice, María is actively involved in research and teaching on pediatric palliative care. She is also an associate lecturer in the Nursing Department at Universidad Autónoma of Madrid.