Sandra Miralles Canet
Physiotherapist and nurse from Oliva. I provide rehabilitation and care at home in Oliva, Gandia, Pego, Dénia and Jávea.
I studied the dual degree in Nursing and Physiotherapy at the University of Lleida, where I also completed a master's in Health Research, Innovation and Transfer. I'm now a PhD candidate in the Health doctoral programme at the same university. During my degree I became especially interested in how we communicate with patients, and that led me to research.
Today I combine both professions so that one person can take care of the whole recovery: exercise, mobility and also dressings or medication.
Experience
I've worked as a nurse on the surgical ward of Francesc de Borja Hospital in Gandia and in the Home Hospitalisation Unit of Dénia Hospital. I've also worked as a physiotherapist in a private clinic and in a care home for older people in Lleida, and volunteered in physiotherapy and nursing at a health centre in The Gambia.
Research
I'm a research fellow at the AECC Chair of the University of Lleida “Communicating is humanising: patient-centred care in oncology” (+ComOn), which studies how to improve communication and support for people with cancer and their families.
In 2026 I published the article “Facilitators and barriers in communication in oncology from the perspective of students and health professionals: a qualitative meta-synthesis based on thematic synthesis”, a review of what helps and what hinders communication with cancer patients.
Education and awards
- Dual degree in Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida
- Master's in Health Research, Innovation and Transfer, University of Lleida
- PhD candidate, Health doctoral programme, University of Lleida
- University of Lleida Social Council Award 2024 for the best final-year project
- AECC +ComOn Chair award 2024-25 for a completed project
- Award from the UdL-ASISA Chair in Health, Education and Quality of Life
- Dry needling course, University of Lleida
- Course on breaking bad news (EVES)
- Registered physiotherapist no. 10296 · Registered nurse no. 33824
- Valencian (C1), Spanish and English (B2 Cambridge)