Prof. (Dr) Usha Ukande, RNRM, PhD (N) is Professor and Principal, Choithram College of Nursing Indore, India. She did post doctorate on “Perceptions and experiences of Late Motherhood” in collaboration with Karolinska Institute, Sweden. She has around 45 years of professional experience on nursing practice, academic, research and administration. She is recipient of various awards and honor like, Gold Medal in academics & Hall of Fame by NHSI. She is credited with starting nursing education programs UG, PG and PhD at Choithram College of Nursing, Indore, India. She has published 45 scientific papers, presented nearly 50 scientific papers in national and international conferences.

Nursing education and practice

Yoshiko Yamaguchi has received her Ph. D in Kyushu University, Japan. Currently, she is working as research associate in Home Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kwassui Women’s University, Japan. She has successfully completed her responsibilities as reviewer for 11 papers from year of 2016 to 2017. She is serving as an editor of International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices and Journal of Comprehensive Nursing Research and Care. And she is honorary president of the scholarly association IAPHLSR: International Association for Promotion of Healthcare and Life-Science Research. She has been awarded as a best presentation of 7th International Conference on Healthcare, Nursing and Disease Management, 2016, Singapore. (Oral presentation), and as a best paper of Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Administration and Policies, (Research article), 2013.

Nursing Research, Healthcare and Life science Research

Luigina Mortari is Dean of the Department of Human Sciences of the University of Verona. She is full professor in Epistemology of Qualitative Research. Her main research fields are: epistemology and qualitative methods in educational research, epistemology and qualitative methods in nursing research, the evaluative research in educational contexts, the practice of caring in educational settings

Care is today a widespread term, but its meaning is not clear. One evident fact is that caring is fundamental in life, given that, without caring, life could not flourish. Therefore it is essential achieve a valid theory of good caring that illuminates in its essence the entity of a human being and how it is necessary to take care of human existence. The lacking of a full and complete being that characterizes human life at the same time opens up to the being, to further not predefined existential possibilities; to exist means to be called upon to embody these possibilities. Giving body to the potentiality of our being requires care; therefore caring for life also means committing to achieve our potential for a fully human life, one that is worthy of being lived. To define the essential qualities of care in nursing involves to develop a discussion process capable of showing that care is not only an obligation that the subject has towards him/herself, but that there is a relational dimension of care, a dimension that is ontologically necessary, and since it is ontologically necessary to interpret cure in relational terms, caring for others has all the features of becoming an ideal of existence. In order to define this issue this presentation will present the line of a rigorous theoretical analysis recursively related to a rigorous empirical research. Through this it will be achieved a descriptive theory of caring based on well-pondered arguments and on the results of our investigation aimed.

Alice Jane Haines has obtained her BSN from West Virginia Wesleyan College and her Master of Science in Nursing Education and Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Acute and Tertiary Care at the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked for 33 years in Nursing and has 25 years of Nursing Education experience. She has also worked as a Staff Nurse for more than 5 years on a Lung Transplant Step-down Unit. Caring for Lung Transplant recipients and their caregivers is truly her passion.

Low molecular weight and unfractionated heparin have long been effective interventions to prevent and treat clots. Potential complications of this therapy includes bleeding, clotting or heparin Induced thrombocytopenia. Frequent monitoring of lab work is critical to maintain positive patient outcomes. When assessing therapeutic levels of unfractionated Heparin, two laboratory tests are available; the Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) and the Anti-Factor Xa Assay. The aPTT has been the gold standard for monitoring IV heparin for more than 50 years. It is cost-effective and familiar to most personnel. However, it has no standard result. Each hospital has their own therapeutic range based on equipment that is available. It was determined that a “normal therapeutic ” result was obtained when the patient’s aPTT was 1.5-2.5 times the control. This is now considered to be an unsafe assumption because in many cases, as the patient is actually sub-therapeutic when within this range. The Anti-Factor Xa Assay is recommended for monitoring unfractionated heparin by both the American College of Chest Physicians and the College of American Pathologists. Advantages of this test include less blood needed for the test, shorter time to therapeutic goal, fewer dosage adjustments and laboratory tests,. This may decrease hospital length of stay. Disadvantages include cost, initial errors form a learning curve and that after the blood has been obtained.the test must be completed within 1 hour The presenters will conclude by discussing how a major health system converted from the aPTT to the Anti-Xa Assay.

Jean D. Pawl is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Biobehavioral Department of Nursing at Augusta University. She completed her PhD in nursing prior to consolidation while teaching in the former Department of Nursing on the liberal arts campus. She served as the interim program director of the BSN program at Augusta State University after the program director resigned with the announcement of consolidation. She led the relocation of faculty and students to the Health Sciences Campus and participated in the weekly task force. She is a certified nurse educator with 20+ years of academic experience.

Leading change to create a singular identity between two diverse cultures is challenging. During a consolidation of two Bachelors of Science in Nursing programs, the ADKAR Change Management Model provided a framework for guiding and assisting individuals through the change process. By examining Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Abilities, and Reinforcement, leadership can foster the desired behavior by assessing individual needs to promote new ways of thinking and working. Each of the five sequential areas of focus presents with unique challenges that may need to be addressed by leadership. Behaviors exhibited in each element during this consolidation illustrate the concepts and measurements used by leadership to move the consolidation efforts forward. When the five elements are achieved, faculty are engaged and energized; however, if any element is weak or missing, the change progression can be undermined and halted. Lessons learned by leadership involved in the consolidation of these two programs included: respect and patience is needed as individuals move through transitional change at different paces; clear, honest and frequent communication is imperative; allow faculty to participate and help with problem solving; and to realize that losses continue in many forms, yet remember to celebrate the successes.

Lori S. Anderson is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at Augusta University College of Nursing. As Associate Dean, she ensures quality and excellence of the college’s nursing programs and provides leadership and vision in the development, implementation and evaluation of all academic programs. During consolidation, she led various faculty teams with the creation of the BSN curriculum and was instrumental with the various accreditation requirements that ensued. She has over twenty-nine years of nursing experience in various roles ranging from staff to administration and academia.

Leading change to create a singular identity between two diverse cultures is challenging. During a consolidation of two Bachelors of Science in Nursing programs, the ADKAR Change Management Model provided a framework for guiding and assisting individuals through the change process. By examining Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Abilities, and Reinforcement, leadership can foster the desired behavior by assessing individual needs to promote new ways of thinking and working. Each of the five sequential areas of focus presents with unique challenges that may need to be addressed by leadership. Behaviors exhibited in each element during this consolidation illustrate the concepts and measurements used by leadership to move the consolidation efforts forward. When the five elements are achieved, faculty are engaged and energized; however, if any element is weak or missing, the change progression can be undermined and halted. Lessons learned by leadership involved in the consolidation of these two programs included: respect and patience is needed as individuals move through transitional change at different paces; clear, honest and frequent communication is imperative; allow faculty to participate and help with problem solving; and to realize that losses continue in many forms, yet remember to celebrate the successes.

Prof. Congiunti is Directress of International Society of St. Thomas Aquinas (SITA), Corresponding Academician of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas and Member of Scientific Committee of Vatican Foundation STOQ “Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest”. Since 2007, she has thaught “Introduction to Ethics” in John Carroll University at Vatican City.

There are some philosophical notions connected to nursing and healthcare, such as compassion, vulnerability and happiness. Compassion isn’t only a feeling, but it is a moral virtue, and vulnerability isn’t only an accident but it is a weakness of ontic character. For a clearer analysis of compassion and vulnerability we need a clear philosophical anthropology. Materialistic monism and spiritualist dualism try to explain the essence of human beings, but only an ontologically based Personalism is capable of an explanation: human beings are a unified whole of body and soul. Humanity consists not only in being-human but also in becoming human, making one-self human, drawing ever closer and better to what we are. We are human beings: this is a fact. We are imperfect: this is a fact. So our being-human is bit simply a fact, but it is a task. Our end is to realize the potential implicit in our humanity, by developing ourselves in the direction indicated by our humanity. Finally, happiness consists in this task of “humanization.”

Prof.Dr. Gülten Kaptan ;graduated from Istanbul / Maltepe High School in 1977. She completed the university education in Hacettepe University Nursing High School between 1978-1983 .Between 1985 and 1993, she worked as a research assistant and lecturer in Cumhuriyet University Nursing High School. In 1989 she had master degree in fundamentals of nursing from the same university. Between 1993-1995, she worked as a lecturer at Van 100. Yıl University Health Services Vocational High School Nursing Department. She received Ph.D. degree in Internal Medicine Nursing from Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences in 1997. She worked as an assistant professor at Celal Bayar University School of Health in 1997 and served as an assistant professor in 1997 at Celal Bayar University Health Services Vocational School Nursing Department. In 2005, she had been assoc.prof.degree. Kaptan ,also served as the Director of the Institute of Health Sciences at Celal Bayar University and the Director of the School of Health at the same university and as the Manager of Nursing Services at the Celal Bayar University Educational Research Hospital. She worked as a professor / manager at Istanbul Arel University School of Health Sciences. She is still working as a vocational college manager at Beykoz University. KAPTAN, have many national and international publications and books in internal medical nursing area.

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Anita Comfort

Nursing

Aline Neutzling Brum is a Brazilian Ph.D scientist, graduated in biological science since 1997, when started to investigate tropical agriculture and rural development. She started her studies focusing in herd modeling and biostatistics looking for alternatives toquality life improvement. During the last ten years she was based on GAUG University in Germany participating in research for tropical areas. Actually she is occupying a PD position at Nursing School at Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil when started study public health and drugs consumption.

An observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study aimed at establishing quantitative indicators to help monitor and evaluate the effects of the new Uruguayan policy of regulating the Cannabis market on aspects of drug use practices in 9 municipalities in the Brazilian border zone with Uruguay. The urban area of each municipality was divided into seven strata for which routes were defined to be covered for seven days, in the morning, afternoon and evening shifts. Between January and March 2016, the data were collected through a semi-structured instrument of observation of consumer practices, which sought to ascertain the profile of the places where the consumption was carried out, as well as the characteristics of the users observed. Data collection was complemented with the application of georeferencing and photographic registration. A total of 667 users of Cannabis were observed, most of whom were young people aged 15 to 25 (84.1%), male (91.7%) and white (65.8%). With predominant use in the night shift (64.2%), being 91.4% the use of shared type. At the time of use it was observed that 21.2% used alcohol and 27.8% tobacco. For a faithful portrayal of patterns of drug use in the border area and possible changes resulting from the new Uruguayan law on Cannabis, annual monitoring of the indicators raised in this study is necessary. This is a part of report on the results obtained from the qualitative-quantitative research entitled "Identification of indicators for monitoring and evaluating the impact of the new Uruguayan policy on the regulation of Cannabis on public health and drug use in the border area between Brazil And Uruguay, developed by the Faculty of Nursing (FEn) of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL), with funding from the National Secretariat for Policy on Drugs of the Ministry of Justice SENAD / MJ.

Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI was previously executive vice president of Cross Country Healthcare and chief nursing officer for Cross Country Staffing. He was appointed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO or the Joint Commission) to serve on their Nursing Advisory Council. Prior to his tenure with Cross Country Staffing, Dr Shaffer served as chief nursing officer at several medical centers, deputy director for the National League for Nursing and adjunct faculty in graduate nursing programs at Teachers College, Columbia University, Adelphi University and Hunter College. Dr Shaffer holds a doctorate of education in nursing administration, a master of education in nursing administration, and a master of arts in nursing administration and adult health from Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2002, Dr. Shaffer was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing.

Nursing and Healthcare

Ana Lucia Abrahão is a full Professor,Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School of the Fluminense Federal University (UFF). Post-Doctor linked to the permanent framework of the Health Care Science Program (UFF) and of the Health Education Professional Master (UFF), UFF Director of Nursing – 2011-2015 Management;Leader of the Study and Research Nucleus in Management and Health Work (NUPGES/CNPq). Coordinator of the Distance Education Specialization Course, Labor Micropolitics and Health Management/MS.Coordinator of the Program of Education by means of Work (PET/MS) and Pro-Health at UFF. Guest Teacher of the Public Health course at the University of Barcelona. Member of the Rechercheavec Scientific Committee, research network dedicated to social issues, based in Canada. Affiliated with the Association pour LatinelAnalyse des Systèmes de Santé (ALASS) based in Barcelona, Spain.

women Health, public health

Marques is Undergraduate degree in Nursing from the Federal University of Rondonia (1993); Master’s degree from the Federal University of Para (2002); PhD (2007) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Post-doctoral by the Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry of the University of Brasilia (2010). She is a professor at UFRJ. Researcher at the Research Groups registered at CNPq: Evaluation of Heavy Metals Exposure on Human Health and Ecosystems – FIOCRUZ; The Rondonia Center on Indigenous Health – CESIR/UNIR, Toxicology and Environmental Health Center – CETSA/UNIR, Radioactive tracers in biogeochemistry of environmental pollutants – IBCCF/UFRJ. Her research focuses of environmental health, maternal and child health.

women's health, child's health and environmental health.

Dalmo Machado is Adjunct Professor, Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences (PPGCCV/UFF) and Professional Masters in Assistance Nursing (MPEA/UFF), Editor-in-chiefof the Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, Brazilian Scientific Editors Association (ABEC), Leader of the Research Group:Cardiac Intensivism based on Evidence and Information Management and Knowledge in Health.

cardiovascular Nursing

Maria Antonieta Rubio TyrrellRetained the title of nurse and specialization in Obstetrical Nursing (1978), Master of Science in Nursing (1978) and Doctorate in Nursing (1994) by Anna Nery School of Nursing of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (EEAN / UFRJ). Has four titles Expert: in Obstetric (EEAN / UFRJ), Pediatric Nursing (EEAN / UFRJ), Hospital Administration (PUC / RJ) and Educational Technology in Health (NUTES / CLATES). From 2002 to 2010 she was elected Director of EEAN (02 administrations). Founder of UFRJ Nursing Graduation Course in Macaé (2009-2). She is a professor of Graduate and Post-Graduate Nursing since 1977, she is a teacher Free teaching and Holder (1989) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Acts as Consultant Ad hoc CAPES, CNPq, PR2 / UFRJ, FAPERJ, Magazine Science & Public Health (ABRASCO) in Public Health (FIOCRUZ), Journal of School Anna Nery (EEAN), Journal of Northeastern Nursing Network ( RENE), Latin American Journal of Nursing (EERP / USP), Journal Enfermería Herediana (UPCH / Peru), Journal of ALADEFE (Founder and Member of the Committee Editorial- 2011). It has experience in nursing, with emphasis in Public Policy on Women's Health and Children, acting on the following topics: public policy and health, women's health and child nursing, midwifery, professional practice and primary care. Hold 03 titles Doctor Honoris Causa (UNT / Peru 2007; ULADECH / Peru and UIGV / Peru in 2009), and 03 nominations for awards in international and national events (COBEON / ABENFO / Brazil, CNEE / ASPEFEEN / PERU, Day Scientific EP / UNT / Trujillo, Peru). They have publications in journals nursing and related fields, scientific articles, books and book chapters, as well as numerous participations in national and international events which have served as a member of the Scientific Committee, Speaker and / or Lecturer, Consultant and Organizing Committee member .

Obstetrical Nursing,Pediatric Nursing, Public health

Dr. Krupinski is a Professor at Emory University in the Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences where she is Vice-Chair for Research. She received her BA from Cornell, MA from Montclair State and PhD from Temple, all in Experimental Psychology. Her interests are in medical image perception, observer performance, medical decision making, and human factors. She is Associate Director of Evaluation for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and Director of the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center (SWTRC). She has published extensively in these areas, and has presented at conferences nationally and internationally. She is Past Chair of the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Past President of the American Telemedicine Association, President of the Medical Image Perception Society, and Past Chair of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine. She serves on editorial boards for both radiology and telemedicine journals and is the Co-Editor of the Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare.

Dr. Krupinski is an experimental psychologist with research interests in medical image perception, observer performance, medical decision making, and human factors as they pertain to radiology and telemedicine. The goal of her research is to improve our understanding of the perceptual and cognitive mechanisms underlying the interpretation of medical images in order to reduce errors, improve training, and optimize the reading environment, thereby improving patient care and outcomes.

Eny Dórea graduated in Nursing from Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (2002), Specialist in Maternal and Child Nursing from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (2004), master’s degree in Neonatology and Obstetrical Nursing from University of São Paulo (2007), doctorate degree in Health Science from University of São Paulo (2012). Professor of Maternal and Child Nursing and Psychiatric Department at Fluminense Federal University. Assistant Editor at Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing. She has experience in Pediatric and Neonatology Nursing

Pediatric and Neonatology Nursing

Prof. Dr. Creso Machado Lopes, Associate Professor IV of Health and Sport Sciences Center (CCSD) Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Nurse graduated in 1975, Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing (EERP-USP), University of São Paulo; Specialization in Teaching Methodology and Nursing Care at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Master in Fundamental Nursing (1979-1983) at EERP-USP; Inter doctorate (1985/1990) in (EERP-USP / EE-USP); Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Nursing at the University of Valladolid - Spain (10/2014 / 04/2015); Leader of the Research Group Research Group, Events, Research and Extension Health (NUEEPES) registered in the CNPq Research Directory of Teacher Disciplines: Research Methodology in Nursing and Surgical Center in Nursing Course; Associate Professor of the Graduate Program in Public Health (PPGSC / UFAC); Guiding student of the Master in Public Health; Member of Committee of Research Projects Evaluation of PPSUS / MS; Deputy Director (CCSD / UFAC).

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Leandro Gustavo de Oliveira specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. A master's degree (2004) and PhD (2008) at the Federal University of São Paulo, having been performed as sandwich doctorate at Newcastle University England. A post-doctorate in immunology of pregnancy, with an emphasis on pre-eclampsia, held at the Immunology Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental (Department of Nephrology - UNIFESP), with stage in Immunobiology Laboratory of Transplantation (ICB - USP). He is currently a collaborator researcher of both laboratories. It is also a medical researcher and developer of the Obstetrics Department at the Federal University of Sao Paulo. It has experience in delivery care and acts as a tutor of the medical residency in Obstetrics Maternity Hospital Vila Nova Cachoeirinha. As a researcher is interested mainly in immunology and physiology of pregnancy, trophoblastic invasion, preeclampsia, angiogenesis and inflammation. In clinical care is concerned mainly by the performance in the delivery room and monitoring of pregnant women with kidney diseases and following renal transplantation.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Gunnar Taets has completed his Doctoral Degree two years ago from Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro. Also, he has a PhD Degree from Lorenz University and a Master Degree in Nursin beyond more four Post Graduations. He is a Intensive Care and Oncology Nurse at National Cancer Institute of Brasil and Professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Oncology Nurseing, Clinical Nursing

Vanda Elisa Andres Felli is now a Senior Professor of the University of Sao Paulo - School of Nursing (EEUSP). She completed her master's degree in Nursing Services Administration (1988), a Doctorate in Nursing (1996) and the Lecturer Teaching (2002), in the same institution. Teaches at all training levels (undergraduate, specialization, master's and doctorate), advises and develops projects in the area of nursing management and nursing occupational health. She has scientific production, projects and developed products, as well as provides advisory and consulting services in the same thematic area. It is leader of the research group “Studies on the Health of Nursing Workers”, to which are linked national and international multicenter projects. She is member of the Scientific Committee on Occupational Health Nursing and the International Council on Occupational Health and she is also an associate researcher of the Collaborating Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute in Brazil. Also, she is currently permanent advisor of the Graduate Program on Nursing Management (EEUSP) and coordinator of the Research Network on Nursing Management

Nursing and Occupational Health

Amer Kaissi joined Trinity University in 2003 after earning a Ph.D. degree in Health Services Administration, Research & Policy from the University of Minnesota. While doing his doctoral work, he worked in "Quality Measurement & Analysis" at Allina Hospitals in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to that, he earned a Master of Public Health in Hospital Administration from the American University of Beirut in his native Lebanon

Amer Kaissi research interests include diabetes in primary care clinics, strategic planning, retail clinics, quality of care & patient safety, and application of organizational theories to health care settings. He has published extensively on these topics in various administrative and clinical peer-reviewed journals.

Vladimir Obolenskiy, PhD (2002), Head of the Septic Surgery Unit, City Clinical Hospital № 13, Moscow; Associate Professor of the Department of surgery of the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow; correspondent member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS). He is a member of several professional societies, including EWMA, AO Trauma, participant EBJIS. He has published more than 40 articles in reputed journals and 8 tutorials. He has been serving as an editorial board member of the journal "Wound Medicine" and "International academic journal of RANS".

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Dennis C. Stevens, M.S., M.D. is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed post-graduate training in Pediatrics and Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. He holds a masters degree in clinical research design and statistical analysis from the University of Michigan. He is certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine. Dr. Stevens joined the faculty of the Sanford School of Medicine in 1980. He is a Professor and the Interim Chairman of the Dept. of Pediatrics and the Chief of Section of Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine. He has served as an attending neonatologist and was recently appointed the Medical Director of the Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Sanford Children’s Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD

Stevens has major interest in clinical research, pediatrics and neonatal care, recently investigating the impact of the NICU environment upon tiny preterm neonates and their families.

Evridiki Papastavrou is an assistant professor at the Cyprus University of Technology teaching the Fundamentals of Nursing and Nursing Science. She holds a PhD and a Masters Degree in Nursing (University of Athens and University of Manchester) and a degree in Public Administration. Dr Papastavrou served as a President of the Nursing and Midwifery regulatory body in Cyprus for 6 years (2006-2012) and is an active member of the National Alzheimer’s committee of experts. She also served as a consultant for the evaluation of nursing education programs in Cyprus and in European peer assessment missions concerning the recognition of professional qualifications.  Dr Papastavrou is involved in several international research projects and is a reviewer in many nursing journals.

Dr Papastavrou research interest focus on the concept of care form several different perspectives, like the burden of care, caring behaviours, individualized care as well as the organizational and moral aspects of care.

David Randall, Ph.D. currently serves as Executive Director of the Consumer Driven Health Care Institute based in Washington, DC. (www.cdhci.org) and is Resident Scholar with the American Research and Policy Institute in Washington. Dr. Randall has testified before both U.S. House and Senate committees of Congress on a variety of health policy issues and has extensive experience as a former top insurance regulator, legislative staff member, health care lobbyist, consultant and executive with not only insurance companies, but also with several provider trade groups in Washington. He has over two dozen peer-reviewed and professional publications as well as book chapters on health care entitlements and the policy process surrounding health care reform. His research includes study of Medicaid entitlements and privatization, Health Insurance Exchanges and health care information technology. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science (Policy Analysis and Administration) from Kent State University.

Study of Medicaid entitlements and privatization, Health Insurance Exchanges and health care information technology

Hana Kadhom has 33 years experience in nursing as a practitioner and educator. Her experience has been across the Middle East and UK. She obtained her PhD from the University of Hull (UK) and she has postgraduate diplomas from British universities (in nursing education and Health & Safety). She is currently a senior lecturer and Director of a Nursing Degree Bridging program in Bahrain and Saudi Aramco. Salim Fredericks got his PhD from St Georges University of London. He is as a senior lecturer in biochemistry in Bahrain. He has published more than 40 PubMed cited articles.

Lars Brorson Fich is educated as an architect, graduating from the school of architecture i Aarhus, Denmark, in 1984. He has worked for 24 years in an architectural office part wise specialized in hospital design, the last 10 years as a partner, before turning to research at the Department of Architecture and media technology at Aalborg University, Denmark, in 2008. He completed his Ph.D. entitled “Towards a Neuroaffective Approach to Healing Architecture” in 2014. His research is concentrated on how architectural space might influence health, concentrating on how space might influence physiological stress reactions.

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Dr. Storfjell is Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Practice Partnerships and Policy, and is the Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Innovation in the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago—a top ten ranked nursing school.  She is responsible for the entrepreneurial, continuing education and clinical practice initiatives of the College and also teaches graduate classes on healthcare financial and strategic management.She is founder and past President of a diversified home health care company operating in four states and affiliated with a multi-institutional health care system

Dr. Storfjell is interested in field nursing, communicable disease, home health, and clinic services, health care costs and care management.

Wahoush is an Assistant Professor in the school of nursing at McMaster University, a recent graduate from Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto with a PhD in Health Policy Management & Evaluation (Outcomes measurement & evaluation stream). She has extensive experience in international settings in nursing practice and leadership, education and research. Dr Wahoush’s most recent international experience includes the opening of a new 160 bed pediatric cancer centre in Cairo Egypt and currently coordinating a collaborative Oncology Nursing program with the University of West Indies in Trinidad

Primary interests for education and research are in health system performance and capacity development in communities, specifically in relation to child health, immigrant health, equity, and the application of knowledge and research to practice.  Dr Wahoush received two postdoctoral fellowship awards a Lawson Post Doctoral Fellowship Jan.-Jun 2008 and a CHSRF fellowship Jul 2008 – June 2010

Thomas Adamski is the director of psychiatric programs for Jewish Home Lifecare, Community Services. He completed his Doctorate in Psychiatric Nursing at Teacher’s College Columbia University. He is nationally and internationally recognized in the areas of mental health, HIV, addiction and bereavement. He is a practicing psychotherapist in New York City and lectures extensively. He is a past Professor of Psychiatric Nursing at New York University and currently a preceptor of graduate nursing students at Hunter College of the City of New York.

Amy Weaver received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from West Liberty State College. She graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing – Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a concentration in chronic illness, from Youngstown State University and received a PhD in Nursing from Villanova University. Her dissertation examined the effect of a model demonstration during debriefing on students’ clinical judgment, self-confidence, and satisfaction during a simulated learning experience. She is a full time faculty member and coordinator of the Nursing Home Administration Program at Youngstown State University. Dr. Weaver will continue her research to contribute to best practices in simulation and debriefing. She plans to develop simulated teaching-learning strategies that will enable students to provide quality care to older adults.

Mouhanad Hammami, M.D. a graduate of Aleppo University, Syria, Dr. Hammami completed his postdoctoral research in Pediatrics at the Newborn Center of the University of Tennessee in Memphis, and then accepted a faculty appointment at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan and a research position at the Detroit Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. In 2006 he was granted the American Medical Association (AMA) foundation for Excellence in Medicine and Leadership award for his public health advocacy and community work. He is listed in the Marquis 2006-2007 Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Strathmore’s 2006-2007 Who’s Who in Healthcare and Madison’s Who’s Who in the World 2008 - 2009. He was awarded the “Health Policy Champion Award” by the Michigan Department of Community Health in 2011.Dr. Hammami served as Executive Director of the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) from 2006 to 2009 and then elected as national president for 2011. He currently serves as the Chief of Health Operations of Wayne County Department of Health and Human Services and County Health Officer for Wayne County where he oversees all health related operations for the 13th largest County in the Nation.

James C. Pace, PhD, MDiv, ANP, BC, FAANP, FAAN is the Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program at New York University College of Nursing and Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing. Dr. Pace holds a BA in philosophy from The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee; a BSN from Florida State University; MSN and MDiv degrees from Vanderbilt University; and a PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Pace is a Fellow in both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Academy of Nursing. As a board certified adult nurse practitioner, he works part time at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Clinic in New York City. Dr. Pace's research and scholarly pursuits are in the areas of palliative/end-of-life care and spirituality/religion and health. Dr. Pace is also an Episcopal priest and assists at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Times Square.

Uday G.Bodhankar has completed his M.D Pediatric at the age of 28 years from RST Nagpur University & had International Neonatology Training from University of Illinois Chicago, USA. He is the recipient of WHO fellowship in Maternal & Child Health at Singapore. He is the Director of Children Hospital rendering high quality newborn & childcare. He is at present International President of Commonwealth Association for Health & Disability, UK. He has been Advisor to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare & Management Council Member of State Health University. He has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals and has been as an editorial board member of reputed National & International Journals.

Edwin Ralph is a professor and internship facilitator with the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. His research and teaching interests have focused on the areas of effective teaching, learning, and mentoring at all levels and in all disciplines.

Dr. NeSmith is an Associate Professor at Georgia Regents University and has nearly 25 years of experience in trauma, emergency, and disaster nursing. Dr. NeSmith obtained her PhD with a focus on translational and interdisciplinary research. Her federally-funded grants, publications, and international presentations focus on health disparities for acute outcomes of trauma, particularly those related to chronic stress and complications of trauma with inflammatory origins. Dr. NeSmith is also an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and applies her skills to research focused role implementation in collaboration with her clinical and scientific partners within the Level 1 trauma center at her institution.

Focus on translational and interdisciplinary research.

Dr. Rosenkoetter is a nurse researcher with over 30 years experience in nursing practice, education, research and administration. She has extensive publications and presentations, and is an international nursing and health care consultant. She continues to be a leader in national organizations with particular interests in health care globalization issues and cultural competencies. Her primary research expertise is in survey research and research methodology. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

Survey research, geriatric health care, community mental health nursing, and assessments of older adults in disasters.

Andrzej Nowicki was born in Warsaw, Poland. He graduated from Military Medical Academy in Lodz in 1975 and he got a degree as a medical doctor (MD) in Institute of Oncology in Warsaw in 1987 and postdoctoral degree in 1998. He is a winner of two individual scientific prices awarded by Bydgoszcz Oncological Foundation. In 1995 he was in University Hospital in Calgary as a visiting professor. At present he is an assistant professor in Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun and director of the Oncological Nursing Unit as well as academic teacher in the Department of Nursing. He is an author of above 107 articles published in medical magazines and he was an author of handbook under title ‘Oncological Nursing’.

Quality of life of oncological patients, Preventive screening systems for early detection of breast and colorectal cancers, Nutrition state and fatigue syndrome in oncological patients as well as Quality of life during final stage of neoplastic diseases.

Rose E. Constantino, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, FACFE, is Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Department of Health and Community Systems. She teaches Forensic Nursing. She is the senior editor of Forensic Nursing: Evidence-based Principles and Practice published by F. A. Davis in 2013. Her pro bono family law practice is founded on her research on the consequences of Intimate Partner Violence on the health, safety and well-being of women, men and children worldwide. She is mentoring students in developing the HELPP Zone app as a training tool for bystanders worldwide in recognizing, responding and preventing relationship violence including domestic and sexual violence.

Her current research is in comparing the effectiveness of Online and Face-to-Face intervention in women and children in intimate partner violence.

Dr. Melissa Geist is an Associate Professor of Nursing and maintains dual certification as a Family, as well as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Geist received her Eddy at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the NSF funded Vent Engineering Research Center (a collaboration between Vanderbilt, Northwestern, The University of Texas and Harvard Universities) where she developed and implemented Legacy Cycles as part of a curricular change in Biomedical Engineering aimed at increasing flexible knowledge and adaptive expertise of students. In her classes, nursing students engage in critical reasoning and clinical decision making via Legacy Cycle modules on complex topics such as management of anticoagulants, and care of the older adult client in the emergency department setting. She currently works at a regional medical center which experiences approximately 50,000 visits per year.