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Knowledge
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Penn Faculty Presentations at International Conferences
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Dean
Afaf I. Meleis, Council General
of the International Council
on Women's Health Issues - ICOWHI, presented
the keynote "Women
and Safety: Culture and Society." ..
Other Penn participants at the 15th
International Council on Women's Health Issues (ICOWHI) in
Sao Pedro, Brazil were Dr.
Bill McCool, who presented "Health
Workers' Quality of Life" during a plenary panel and a
paper with Mamie Guidera, "Women's Experiences of Perinatal Loss: A
Multicultural Perspective." Dr.
Beth Ann Swans' paper was titled, "Advancing
Evidence-Based Interventions for Women." |
Mamie Guidera, Afaf Meleis, Kim Hoover, Beth
Ann Swan, Bill McCool |
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Dr.
Ann Rogers presented her research on fatigue
and patients safety during a plenary panel session at the
IX. Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium in
Lima, Peru (November 1-3, 2004).
Drs. Rogers is a faculty member
of the
Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology
at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Dr. Ann Rogers in
Lima, Peru |
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Valerie
T. Cotter, MSN, CRNP, Director of the Adult
Health & Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Programs
presented “Restraint Free Care in Older Adults
with Dementia” while a Visiting Scholar at Aomori
University of Health and Welfare, Japan July 21-28,
2004. Her presentations from this
visit and at Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, are available
online in
English and Japanese.
>>> more |
Valerie T. Cotter in Japan |
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Dr.
Beth Ann Swan, Associate
Director of the Office
of International Programs & WHO Collaborating Center
for Nursing & Midwifery Leadership,
presented a paper,
titled, "Improving health through research: Implications
for evidence-based practice" at the 3rd International
Multidisciplinary Health Care Conference, Department of
Health Studies, University of South Africa, Johannesburg,
South Africa in February 2004. |
Dr. Beth Ann
Swan in S.Africa |
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Dr.
Swan
presented another paper, "Improving nursing practice
through evidence: Implementation readiness and educational
strategies" at
the Second International Evidence-Based Nursing Preconference, 15th
International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau
International, Dublin, Ireland, July 22-24, 2004. |
Dr. Beth Ann Swan |
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Drs.
Terry Richmond and Edith
Simpson presented papers at the annual Injury
Prevention conference of the World Health Organization
in Vienna, Austria on June 7, 2004. Dr.
Simpson's research aims to identify factors
that explain and predict health-promoting behaviors.
Dr.
Richmond serves as the Research Director
of the Firearm
Injury Center at Penn where she works
with an interdisciplinary team. She is currently the
Principal Investigator for a five-year NIMH-funded
study “Major Depression following Minor Injury.” |
Edith Simpson and Terry Richmond in
Vienna, June 2004 |
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Dr.
Neville Strumpf, the first Grace Tien Visiting
Professor in Nursing Studies, gave the inaugural lecture
on February 24, 2004 at the University of Hong
Kong and
presented "Shifting Policy and Practice in Acute Care:
Restraint Free Care for Hospitalized Elders"at the
Seminar for Medical and Health Research Network.
>>> more |
Dr. Neville Strumpf |
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Linda
H. Aiken, PhD, RN, Director of the
Center for Health Outcomes Research at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Nursing was the keynote speaker
at the Building Excellence Through Evidence Conference in Geneva,
Switzerland, June 27-29, 2003. A powerpoint of her
talk, "Outcomes
of Nursing Care: An International Perspective" is online.
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| Dr. Linda Aiken |
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Kathy
Bowles, PhD, RN, presented a research paper
titled
"Building a decision support system with expert knowledge"
at The 8th International Congress in Nursing Informatics,
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on June 23, 2003. Co-authors
included Mary Naylor, John Holmes (School of Medicine) and
Matthew Liberatore and Robert Nydick both from Villanova University.
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Dr. Kathy Bowles |
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Terri
Weaver, PhD, FAAN, RN, CS, was invited speaker
at the 7th
World Congress of Sleep Apnea in Helsinki,
Finland. Dr. Weaver, a nationally and internationally recognized
researcher on sleep disorders, presented her research and
co-chaired and organized over eight symposia and sessions
at this international conference.
>>> more (Conference
Program in PDF) |
Dr. Terri Weaver |
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Sarah
H Kagan, PhD, RN, Associate Professor of
Gerontological Nursing, and Doris R. Schwartz Term Professor
in Gerontological Nursing, presented a keynote address
to the Frontiers in Biomedical Research - Hong
Kong University (HKU) 2002 and lead a seminar which outlined current
health care delivery and policy concerns for aging societies
given the global shortfall of nursing education, service,
and research.
>>> more
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Dr. Sarah Kagan |
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Dr.
Eileen Sullivan-Marx presented a keynote
address, entitled "Quality
of Care and Geriatric Nurse Practitioners"
at the 3rd International Nursing Conference on Elderly
Health and Nursing in Seoul, Korea. There were over 100 research
papers on quality of health care presented by nurse researchers
from Korea, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Singapore,
and Slovenia.
>>> view powerpoint |
Dr. Eileen Sullivan-Marx |
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International
Scholars' Presentations at Penn Nursing
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On July 28th, 2003 the University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing hosted two renowned public health experts
to discuss the SARS epidemic. Dr. Sophia Siu-Chee
Chan, head of the department of Nursing Studies, and Dr. Gabriel
M. Leung, Clinical Assistant Professor in Public Health Medicine
at the
University of Hong Kong, gave a lecture entitled, "SARS:
The Intersection of Public Health, Epidemiology and Clinical
Nursing."
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Dr. Strumpf with HKU visitors |
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On November13, 2003, the University of Pennsylvania School
of Nursing and School of Medicine hosted University
of Botswana faculty Dr. Esther Seloilwe, Dr. Naomi Sebonia,
Dr. Howard Moffat, Dr. Patson Mazonde, and Dr. Donald deKorte
at a Penn-Botswana HIV Symposium. Speakers
discussed topics, such as the impact of HIV on inpatient care
and nursing care in Botswana.
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more (PDF) |
Botswana Delegation |
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Ms.
Intisar Abdul Hussein Abbas, BSN, Ministry of Health, Inspector
Directorate and Mr. Amean A. Yasir Al-Yassiri, MSN, Director
of Nursing, Medical City Hospital, Lecturer, Community
Health Nursing, University of Baghdad-Iraq participated
in a Nursing Fellowship Exchange Program in July 2004.
>>> more (article
in NurseZone.com)
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Dean Meleis greets visitors from
Ministry of Health (Iraq) |
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Ms. Patricia Maputle, Head Social
Worker, Holy Cross Hospice, Botswana and
her colleagues share insights about Palliative
Care with
Rosemary Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sarah King, BSN student, and Salimah Meghani
and Cheryl Monturo, both Doctoral students at Penn.
Dr.
Naomi Mmapelo
Seboni, University of Botswana, was named the 2004-2005 International Scholar
in Residence.
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More visitors from Botswana |
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Dean Bola Ofi, PhD and
Adenike Onibokun, RN, PhD (Lecturer I) from the University
of Ibadan, Nigeria, have been at our School
of Nursing from Nov 15-Dec 3, 2004 as part of a project, "Collaborative
Programs in Nursing and Peace and Conflict Studies with the
University of Ibadan." This project has been funded
by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; it
aims to strengthen the higher education system in Nigeria,
Africa's most populous country.
>>> more (MacArthur Foundation, pdf) |
Dean Bola Ofi and
Adenike Onibokun with Lois Evans |
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Distinguished Visitors from Thailand
Siriorn Sindhu, Dean, School of Nursing, Walailak University;
Wipada Kunaviktikul, Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai
University;
Jintana Yunibhand, Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn
University;
Sunee Lagampan, Department of Public Health, Nursing Faculty
of Public
Health, Mahidol University;
Prabha Limprasutr, Faculty of Nursing. Narasuen University;
Poonsuk Hingkanont, Dean, School of Nursing, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open
University |
Thailand Deans - Consortium Visit |
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