5^th International Conference on Family Nursing June 13-15, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Kathleen Flaherty is the Dean and Professor of Nursing at Concordia College-NY. She has expertise in nursing leadership, teaching, curriculum and program development, grant writing, and mentoring. She is nationally certified in rehabilitation nurse and nursing education. She has numerous years of nursing practice in rehabilitation, medical-surgical and pediatric nursing. She has a doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Master’s Degree from New York University. Her dissertation was Self-Care Agency and Wellness Behaviors in Baccalaureate Nursing Students and she continues to have a passion for supporting caring and wellness for caregivers and their patients.

Nursing Practice

Dr. Lovell Jones is an Associate Dean for Research. Dr. Jones has more than 35 years of experience in addressing minority health and the health of the underserved. He is the former Director of the joint UT MD Anderson Cancer Center/University of Houston Dorothy I. Height Center for Health Equity & Evaluation Research. As a scientist, he has done extensive research into the relationship between hormones, diet and endocrine responsive tumors and has presented his work both nationally and internationally. Dr. Jones’ most notable innovation and service has been in leading think tanks and major events regarding the underserved and cancers, including the American Cancer Society South Central U.S. Regional Hearings on Cancer and the Poor, and the 1st National African Cancer Education meeting in Abuja, Nigeria. In January 2000, Dr. Jones was named the first director of the congressionally mandated Center for Research on Minority Health (CRMH), a multidisciplinary center which aims to foster research that addresses the causes of health disparities and translates scientific results back to the communities affected by those disparities; facilitates minority students to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences; and, increase recruitment and retention of minority and medically underserved populations into clinical trials. Dr. Jones served co-author of the congressional resolution designating the third full week in April as “National Minority Cancer Awareness Week.” For his work, the NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded him its Director’s Award for Excellence in Health Disparities. Dr. Jones has also received the Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award and was selected as one of the top African American Scientist in America by the National Science Foundation “The HistoryMakers” (http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/dr-lovell-jones). Dr. Jones has been awarded approximately $40 million in research and/or educational grants, either as principal or co-principal investigator. His research has involved determining the mechanism by which natural and environmental estrogenic agents may initiate cancers in hormonally responsive tissue. A grant awarded by NIH/NCI supported the investigation of “The Women’s Health Eating and Living Study,” which examined the role of diet on the prevention and recurrence of second primaries in breast cancer survivors. A notable demonstration grant, titled “Facilitated Assistance, Research, & Outreach Services” was awarded by the Centers of Excellence for Community Partnership, Outreach, Research & Training from the National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Cancer Prevention and Treatment.

Between 1980 and 2013, Dr. Jones received more than $35 million in research funding for studies in which he was the principal investigator. During his career, Dr. Jones has received research support from the National Institutes of Health, the Rockwell Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Kellogg Company, Kellogg Foundation, American Health Foundation, Houston Endowment, Inc., Exxon-Mobil Foundation, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and the State of Texas. Some current research projects include: The Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study, which is investigating the role of diet in preventing tumor recurrence in breast cancer survivors. Sponsor: NIH The African American Women's Nutrition for Life Project, which is investigating the role of diet and exercise on reducing the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal African American women. Sponsor: American Cancer Society The EXPORT Grant, which is investigating the relationship between the environment and genes in the development of disease in migrant farm worker children, as well as developing an educational program to address the lack of underrepresented minorities and medically underserved individuals. As part of this grant, the first Asian American Health Needs Assessment will be undertaken in the State of Texas. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities The SCIENCE Project, which supports addressing the issue of science education in elementary schools

Dr. Kathryn Hoehn Anderson is a Professor and Director of the Center for Nursing Scholarship & Research at the School of Nursing at Georgia Southern University. She completed her PhD in nursing and family science and MSN-PMN at the Univeristy of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 1993 and post-doctoral work at Univesity of Washington-Seattle. Dr. Anderson developed the Family Health System nursing model. She has published more than 30 papers in refereed journals and book chapters, has over 10 years of continuous funding from NIMHD (NIH), HRSA, and other foundations, and serves as co-chair of the standing IFNA Practice Committee.

Dr. Kathryn Hoehn Anderson was honored in 2007 by the American Psychiatric Nursing Association to receive the national Outstanding Educator Award in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Dr. Anderson is the developer of the family nursing theory, Family Health Systems Approach, used as foundational for health departments, texts, and in student dissertations and theses. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, the International Family Nursing Association, American Psychiatric Nursing Association, Southern Nursing Research Society, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy as a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor, and ANA through state organization memberships. She presents her research nationally and internationally, is widely published in peer-reviewed journals, and serves as a consultant for family nursing practice nationally and internationally.

Dr. Jose Russo is a Senior Member of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, Director of both the Fox Chase Breast Cancer Research Laboratory and the NCI-NIEHS Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center at FCCC. He is also Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Thomas Jefferson College of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Breast Cancer

Shahid Sheikh an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. I work at divisions of Allergy/Immunology and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine in Department of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus Ohio. My major interests are Pediatric Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis. I have published about 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and have been serving as co-editor in editorial board of seven peer-reviewed journals.

Pediatric Asthma,Diagnosis and Management

Heather MacDonald has completed a Master’s degree in Nursing at the University of Toronto, Canada and a PhD at the University of Manchester in the UK. Currently, she is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick (Canada). Her doctoral work examined respite for parents who were caring for children who required complex care and this paper comes from that work.

Psychiatric Nursing

Ilana Chertok is a Professor and Associate Director of the Graduate Division at the UNCC School of Nursing. She has experience mentoring graduate students and healthcare professionals in maternal-infant health research. As an epidemiologist and international maternal-infant health researcher, the primary focus of her research is examining factors influencing maternal-infant health including lactation, gestational diabetes, and smoking in pregnancy. She engages in research in the United States and abroad and has published and presented her work in national and international journals, conferences, and other professional forums.

Maternal-infant population health, lactation research, Lactation and diabetes and smoking in pregnancy

Yeoun Soo Kim-Godwin is the Professor of Nursing at University of North Carolina Wilmington

Research Interests Transcultural nursing (Instrument and theory development on Cultural Competence, and Migrant Farmworker Health) and International Nursing; Community Participatory Research

After nursing education and several years of nursing practice Prof.Roes studied sociology,philosophy and psychology at the Free University Berlin. She received a research grant from the Robert Bosch Foundation to conduct her PhD (Knowledge Circulation in Nursing Education).Followingthis grant,she worked as a research associate at the Institute for Applied Nursing Research at the University of Bremen.She became a Professor for Nursing Scienceat the University of Applied Science in Bremen; there she was dean of study affairs, and vice-­‐rector for education. She worked at the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania on a postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Commonwealth Foundation and the B. Braun Foundation. Now, she is Professor of Nursing Science and Health Care Research at the Faculty for Health at Witten/Herdecke University, and speaker of the German Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) site Witten and senior research group leader.

Implementation and dissemination research

Sharon T. Phelan is a Professor for at University of New Mexico

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Valerie Malinoski began her nursing career as an associate degree nurse graduating from Los Angeles Valley College. She continued on her educational path to obtain a BSN from California State University Los Angeles and her Master’s degree in nursing from UCLA. To expand her credentials, she returned to UCLA to complete a post master’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certificate in 1995. To further her education, Valerie completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Loma Linda University and received a Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities” for Academic and Scholarship achievement award. Valerie’s nursing career has ranged from working as an RN in intensive care to fulfilling the educator role at Valley Presbyterian Hospital. Valerie obtained her Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in 1995, and worked for several institutions including Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, Valley Internal Medicine and Nephrology Group and the COC Student Health Center. Now works part time with the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center in addition to her faculty position. She returned to her alma maters to become a clinical instructor at both CSULA and LA Valley College before beginning as a full time faculty member at College of the Canyons in 2003. She is currently the course coordinator for the final semester of the RN program as students are about to graduate and enter the nursing workforce. Valerie is actively involved in the campus by participating on a number of committees such as Commencement, Student Conduct, Community Education, and Scholarship and was a mentor in the Mentor Program. She maintains a professional membership in Sigma Theta Tau and has become an End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) trainer. She shares her expertise through community service by working seasonally in the Santa Clarita homeless shelter, volunteering at the annual Flu Clinic at College of the Canyons. She recently presented a poster at the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) and a podium presentation at Providence Healthcare Systems Evidence-Based Research Day on her topic: Enhancing Nurse Confidence in Pain Assessment for the Nonverbal Hospice Patient. Valerie has been married for 30 years and they have 4 children. In her free time she enjoys the outdoors by camping with her family and gardening. Valerie and her family have fun by getting away and spending time together while cruising on the high seas. Their voyages have included Mexico and the Caribbean. Their dream trip is take an exciting cruise and sail to all the countries on the Mediterranean.

Enhancing RN Confidence in Pain Assessment for Nonverbal Hospice Patients

Teresa Hurley completed her MS from City University of New York 1987 and her DHEd from A. T. Still University 2011. She has taught in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Currently she is teaching all graduate nurse practitioner research courses. She is a quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method researcher focusing on experiential teaching strategies, academic success predictors, financial and academic effects of remediation and course repeats, qualities sought in new hires. She has presented to international audiences and is a published author including co-chaptering transcultural concepts integration in foundation al nursing courses. Awards for teaching excellence have also been bestowed.

Academic Preparedness of Baccalaureate Nursing Students

Lynn B Clutter is a nursing professor in the University BSN program where she enjoys teaching and mentoring students. She is a Lactation Consultant at Saint Francis Hospital. She serves as a Vice President of the Wong-Baker FACES Foundation Board and a Leader in professional organizations and has practiced as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing

She graduated in first place from Hacettepe University in 1989. She won the İhsan Dogramacı Superior Merit Award and Science Incentive Award. She earned her pilot’s license from Republic of Turkey Ministry of Transport. She studied about counseling on assisted reproductive techniques at Liverpool Women’s Hospital Reproductive Medicine Unit in United Kingdom on the British Council Research Scholarship. She earned a certificate in management and leadership in nursing. She is an active member of Thematic Network leadership work group. She studied as a research scholar at Kent State University College of Nursing in 2006 for 3 months. In 2007, she worked on a project named “Development of Leadership Skills in Nursing Doctoral Students” at University of Michigan Faculty of Nursing on an international research scholarship which was supported by International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN) and Sigma Theta Tau and provided to only three people around the world every year. She worked as a research assistant at Hacettepe University School of Nursing in the Maternity and Women's Health Nursing Division from 1990 to 1997. She was promoted to assistant professor in 1998, associate professor in 2006 and professor in 2012. She worked as a Co-Head of Nursing Department, Erasmus Department Coordinator, Head of Strategic Planning Group and board member of Hacettepe University Women’s Research and Implementation Center (HUWRICH) between 2009 and 2011. Her interest subjects are sexuality and reproductive health and management and leadership. She is member of national and international nurse’s organizations such as INDEN and Sigma Theta Tau. She has been working as a Director of Nursing Services at Hacettepe University Hospitals since September 2012 and Founding Dean of Faculty of Nursing between 2012- 2013. She has published more than 50 papers, 15 grant projects, eight books as an editor and author, and 90 presentation in the national and international congress. She is also invited speaker more than 60 congress and symposium.

Women Health

Susanne A Fogger is an MD at UAB School of Nursing.

Psychiatric/Mental health Nursing

Colin L. Soskolne, PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology), Professor emeritus, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He had been with the University of Alberta since 1985, and from which he retired on June 30, 2013. Since November 2012, Dr. Soskolne has had a formal relationship with the University of Canberra, Australia, where he was Visiting Fellow through December, 2013. His appointment there as Adjunct Professor was formalized (July, 2013 to June, 2016).

Soskolne's focus is on the public health implications of declines in ecological integrity, locally, regionally and globally. He is recognized for the use of epidemiological methods — through the sub-specialty of "eco-epidemiology" — to inform this line of research. Furthermore, he is interested in the policy implications of global change for public health, and in bridging professional ethics and epidemiological methods in risk management for policy and law.

Viacheslav A. Lipatov is currently the General Director of MedTestInfo, a small innovative company under Kursk State Medical University and Professor of the Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy of Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia. He completed his graduation from Nodal, Tula Region and his post-graduation from Kursk State Medical University - Kursk, Russia. He did his post-doctoral studies at Kursk State Medical University, Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Kursk, Russia. He is the Chairman of the Kursk regional branch of Russian Union of Young Scientists, from 2007 to 2008 and Chairman of the Auditing Commission, from 2008 to present. He was the Head from 2007 to 2010 at Research and Innovation Center, Kursk State Medical University. He has 12 - 8 Patent inventions in progress, over 300 Scientific Publications and over 100 Participations in Scientific Conferences.

Development of new polymeric implants (prosthetic, gels, sutures, functional structures of multicomponent materials, coatings, materials with desired properties, etc.) in the experimental testing of preclinical studies; Experimental Morphology; Applied Sociology; Biomedical statistics and standardization; Scientific substantiation of national specifications in the construction of an innovative infrastructure for the university and research institutions in the region and Study of the role of young scientists in the development of economic innovations, developmental issues and methods to overcome obstacles.

Cheryl Mele is a Neonatal and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years. She completed her masters degree at the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Touro University Nevada, USA. Her capstone project involves preparing health professionals, especially advance practice nurses in communicating bad news or relational crisis to patients/ families by utilizing technological pedagogical models . She is the director of Dual and Acute Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at Drexel Univeristy, a premier College of Nursing and Health Professionals. She has co- authored , published , and reviewd a variety of nursing topics in pediatric nursing. She also practice in variety of acute care settings and currently works at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with the Pain Management Team, Critical Care and Anesthesia Department.

Pediatric Nursing

Veronica L. P. Arikian is an Associate Professor and Director for College of Nursing,Suny Downstate Medical Center,

Nursing Research and The Research Process and Evidence-Based Practice

PhD in Nursing from Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences in the field of Internal Medicine in year of 1997.2005 in the year received the title of associate professor in the same area, has been professor in 2012. Many articles in international journals in the field served as a faculty member. Prof.Kaptan,30 years, has made college and university health research and practice serves as a director of nursing at the hospital. That the author published in Turkish and internal school used as a textbook in health and geriatric diseases are nursing books. Euthanasia, pain and spritüalizm,violent in pregnancy have been published by titles in international book in English. Scientific board member one of the international open access journal. The scientific committee membership in Turkish health journals about nursing.In Turkey ,She is the Turkish Nurses Association, Oncology Nursing Society and Nephrology Nursing associations member. Currently, Istanbul Arel University Medical Nursing is a Professor.

HPV, Health Profession, Attitude

She is an MD at Universidade Federal Fluminense

Clinical Immunology, Didactics, Educational Assessment

Dr. Alisher Agzamov has completed his MD in 1981 from Tashkent University and postdoctoral PhD studies from Moscow University School of Medicine in 1991. During 1992 – 1998 He was a Senior Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesioligst of the Europen Cardiac Surgery Programme and Professor of Anaesthesiology of the University of Zambia and University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia; From 1998 till up to date He is the Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist fo the Department of Anaesthesiology & ICU, Kuwait Cancer Control Center ( KCCC). Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait. He has published more than 550 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial International board member of reputable Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Journals. His main Scientic interest in fileds fo Anaesthesia and ICU Management Surgical and Medical ICU Oncology Patients. His using extensively Robots Physians in ICU Management of Oncology ICU patients.

Anaesthesiology & ICU