Anne-Sylvie Ramelet, RN, RSCN is Full Professor and Head of the PhD in nursing sciences programme at the Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare – IUFRS of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She is also Nurse Consultant for Paediatric Nursing Research at the Department of woman, mother and child at the University Hospital of Lausanne – CHUV, Switzerland. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a registered nurse in neonatal, paediatric and adult intensive care for more than 15 years mainly in Australia, but also in Switzerland. Her research and teaching focuses on children’s pain and comfort as well as family support in critical care settings. She is also represents the International Council of Nurses in PMNCH Healthcare Professional Constituency