Dr Katerina Philippou is a Special Teaching Staff in the Department of Nursing of Cyprus University of Technology, since 2008. She holds a PhD from the Cyprus University of Technology, in the field of heart failure and diabetes mellitus, a Master’s Degree (MA) in the Healthcare Management from the Open University of  Cyprus,  and a Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSc-Hons Nursing Studies) from Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom. She holds also a diploma in General nursing, a post-basic specialization diploma in Intensive Care Unit and a second post-basic specialization diploma in the field of Diabetes Mellitus from the Nursing and Midwifery School in Nicosia, Cyprus. Her teaching experience started from the  Nursing and Midwifery School in Nicosia, Cyprus as teaching staff in the field of General Nursing (2004-2008) and as Special Teaching Staff in the Cyprus University of Technology (from 2008 until today) in the field of Medical Nursing and Specialties, Intensive care nursing and Emergency Care.

The research interest of Dr Philippou falls into the field of Nursing Science. It includes research in Cardiology and Diabetes Mellitus and it emphasizes on the care of elderly  patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus (SupportHeart program) as well as on their families and caregivers, throughout health (detection, self-care management and prevention of acute events) and illness (medical care, psychoemotional care and rehabilitation), through a wide number of interventions based on a patient-centred approach. Additionally, her expertise includes developing curriculum programs aimed in the training of nurses in the management of diabetes mellitus. She is also a topic editor in the journal ‘Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine’ in the field of a patient –centred approach to the management of Heart Failure and Comorbidities.

 Dr Philippou is actively engaged in various research activities like the EU4 Health funded program DESIPOC that aims to develop a sustained European initiative for monitoring and sharing practices in psychosocial oncology care provision. She also engaged in the OpenCARE project, which began in January 2025 and includes raising awareness to deconstruct stereotypes surrounding male care workers and promoting gender-inclusive values in caregiving and integrating men into the care sector and challenge societal perceptions. She also engaged in the writing of a new EU4 Health funded program named Silver Linings.