December 14-15, 2020
12:00 - 19:00 GMT

Nursing Virtual 2020

Theme: Exchange questions, answers, and best practices in the field of Nursing
Speakers / 3rd Edition Speakers
Eminent Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Adele Webb
Adele A. Webb

Strategic Education, Inc., USA

Biography
Title:
The impact of diabetes on global population health
Biography
Adele Webb’s focus is international nurse capacity building.  She has extensive funding for her international work and has published in several journals.  She contributed to WHO guidelines and testified to the Institute of Medicine and the White House.  A sought-out speaker on international nursing care, Adele collaborates with WHO and the World NCD Congress.  Adele has contributed to nurse capacity building in 53 countries.  Adele received the Nicholas Andrew Cummings award for Excellence in Interprofessional, is an International Council of Nurses Global Health Fellow, and a Fellow in both the National Academies of Practice and the American Academy of Nursing.
Eminent Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition - Natalia Cineas
Natalia Cineas

New York City Health + Hospitals Corp, USA

Biography
Title:
COVID-19 nursing resilience strategies at the largest public health system in the United States of America
Biography
Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, is Senior Vice President/System Chief Nursing Executive for NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public healthcare system in the nation, serving more than one million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations. She previously held nursing leadership roles at New York City’s Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center. She holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from George Washington University; Masters of Science in Management and Bachelors of Science from New York University, and Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Stony Brook University.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition - Renee Noel Bauer
Renee Noel Bauer

Indiana State University, USA

Biography
Title:
Cuban healthcare and plans for ISU Students 
Biography
Renee Bauer studied nursing at Indiana State University, Terre Haute and graduated with her PhD in 2015. She has spent 25 years working in psychiatry and teaching research and psychiatric nursing. She has over 30 publications and 40 presentations. Presently, she is attending the University of Southern Indiana to obtain her psychiatric practitioner license.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition -  Hazel L. Downing
Hazel L. Downing

Kuakini Medical Center & Hawaii Pacific University

Biography
Title:
Impact of nurse obesity on safe healthcare delivery
Biography
Hazel Downing, associate professor of nursing at the Hawaii Pacific University, graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2010 with her doctorate in Education. In her role as associate professor of nursing, she teaches both BSN and MSN courses. She currently also practices as a clinical nurse specialist for critical & emergency care. She has delivered numerous inspirational keynote speeches for new nurses for the last 18 years, won several teaching awards, and presented at both national and international conferences. Her latest presentation on nurse obesity was at the 2019 International Council of Nurses.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Katherine E. Taylor Pearson
Katherine E. Taylor Pearson

U.S. Army Medical Command, USA

Biography
Title:
Living healthy for all warriors: How data and tools can help you be a better and a healthier weight
Biography
Katherine E. Taylor Pearson is a board-certified Informatics nurse, educator, and has her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with over 29 years of experience in numerous direct and indirect care settings across the enterprise to include trauma, flight nursing, primary care, specialty care, and medical management.  Additionally, she is the Population Health Consultant and Clinical Practice Guideline Coordinator in the Office of Evidence Based Practice, HQ MEDCOM, and is a retired Army Nurse Corps Officer.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition - Diana Pernicano
Diana Pernicano

White Plains Hospital, USA

Biography
Title:
Improving patient understanding of surgical site discharge instructions
Biography
Diana Pernicano BSN, RN-BC is a honors graduate of Mount Saint Mary College’s Nursing Program. She has over two years of experience on a Medical/Surgical Unit at White Plains Hospital. Diana has undergone numerous in-services, classes, and has reviewed multiple CE Direct modules on surgical site infection, incisional care, and discharge education. She enjoys educating and leading fellow unit staff in best practices regarding surgical care. Diana enjoys precepting and mentoring new nurses and is the chair of White Plains Hospital’s Nursing Technician Task Force and a member of the hospital’s Professional Practice Council.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition - Venise Bryan
Venise Bryan

Athabasca University, Canada

Biography
Title:
Preceptors’ authentic leadership effect on students self-efficacy, job satisfaction and job performance
Biography
Venise Bryan completed undergraduate work in Biological Sciences and Nursing.  She later completed a Master of Science in Nursing Education at the University of the West Indies. She received her PhD in Education in 2019 at the University of Calgary. She has been a faculty member at various tertiary institutions in Canada and Jamaica. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Athabasca University. She has published research articles in various peer reviewed journals on her research interests of interpersonal relations and authentic leadership in theoretical and clinical nursing education settings.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition - Eman Salman Taie
Eman Salman Taie

Helwan University, Egypt

Biography
Title:
Artificial intelligence as an innovative approach for investment in the future of healthcare in Egypt
Biography
Eman Salman Mohamed Taie is a professor in Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing-Helwan University- Cairo- Egypt. International Certified Trainer & human resource development consultant in International Board for Certified Trainer. She has experiences in different nursing administration issues. Also, has eighteen international research articles published all over the world & three international published books.
Eminent Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition - G. Muthamilselvi
G. Muthamilselvi

Vinayaka Mission’s University Research Foundation, India

Biography
Title:
Effectiveness of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)   as method of examination by teachers for B. Sc., nursing midwifery students
Biography
G. Muthamilselvi completed her Bachelor degree in Nursing at MMC under Madars University, Chennai in 1988. She completed Master in Nursing at The TN Dr. MGR Medical University in 1998.  She received her Ph.D degree in Nursing at Vinayaka Mission’s University, Salem in 2014. Presently working as Principal at Vinayaka Mission’s College of Nursing, Puducherry. She has published more than 50 research articles in International and National Journals. She received many awards for her excellency and outstanding performance. She is giving PhD- Guidance for 8 PhD Scholars under Vinayaka Mission’s University and 2 PhD Scholars in Meenachi University as Co - guide and 1 PhD Scholars in Annamalai University.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020  - 3rd Edition - Jemima Desir Douge
Jemima Desir Douge

Florida’s Poison Control Centers, USA

Biography
Title:
Clinical toxicology & poison control center services
Biography
Jemima D. Desir Douge MD, MBA serves as the Healthcare Education Specialist at the Florida Poison Control Center Tampa covering Central and southwest Florida. Dr. Douge‘s work is to inform, develop, and evaluate strategies to reduce poisoning incidents as well as promoting effective post exposure management. Dr. Douge is dedicated to reducing poisonings in the population served. In that regard, she has initiated several poison prevention projects targeting medication safety, vaping, home safety, as well as seasonal poisoning risks for people of all ages. Dr. Douge currently teaches Clinical Toxicology to practicing healthcare professionals and students in health professions. She continuously fosters collaborative partnerships with other organizations and is an active member of several committees at the State, Regional and National level.
Eminent Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Theyamma Joseph
Theyamma Joseph

Mar Sleeva College of Nursing, India

Biography
Title:
Effectiveness of a structured teaching program on knowledge and practice regarding prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adolescents in selected schools of Kerala
Biography
Theyamma Joseph began her career as a Staff Nurse in medical college hospital after her GNM certification and continued her journey to complete PC BSc at AIIMS, New Delhi and MSc in Medical Surgical Nursing at PGIMER, Chandigarh securing first rank in all three programs. She received her PhD in 2017 from RGUHS, Bangalore under INC Consortium. Her nursing experience is diverse from clinical nursing, to teaching, administration and research. Currently she works as Principal at Mar Sleeva College of Nursing Pala, Kerala, India. She has overseas experience from Oman and Philadelphia besides from India. She has presented scientific papers and published articles.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Sergey Suchkov
Sergey Suchkov

Sechenov University, Russia

Biography
Title:
Personalized and Precision Medicine as a Unique Healthcare Model to Be Set Up via Genomics-based Innovations, Big Data Resources and Translational Applications to Secure the Human Wellness and Biosafety
Biography
Sergey Suchkov was born in the City of Astrakhan, Russia, in a family of dynasty medical doctors. In 1980, graduated from Astrakhan State Medical University and was awarded with MD. In 1985, Suchkov maintained his PhD as a PhD student of the I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy and Institute of Medical Enzymology. In 2001, Suchkov maintained his Doctor Degree at the National Institute of Immunology, Russia. From 1989 through 1995, Dr Suchkov was being a Head of the Lab of Clinical Immunology, Helmholtz Eye Research Institute in Moscow. From 1995 through 2004 - a Chair of the Dept for Clinical Immunology, Moscow Clinical Research Institute (MONIKI). In 1993- 1996, Dr Suchkov was a Secretary-in-Chief of the Editorial Board, Biomedical Science, an international journal published jointly by the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Bruce K Kowiatek
Bruce K Kowiatek

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, USA

Biography
Title:
Methylating Agents as Rescue Adjunct Therapy to Chemotherapeutic Alkylating Medications for Improved Outcomes in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A case study
Biography
To be updated soon.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Pamela D.Price
Pamela D.Price

The Balm In Gilead, USA

Biography
Title:
Aging while black: Understanding the role of faith & culture to address health disparities among African Americans across the life span
Biography
To be updated soon
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Mark Hamilton
Mark Hamilton

The Ohio State University, United States

Biography
Title:
The Relationship between personality and work Addiction Traits
Biography
Mark Hamilton is a PhD student studying Counselor Education at The Ohio State University, United States. He graduated with his MA in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Cincinnati, United States in 2019. He has obtained his certication as a Licensed Professional Counselor and currently treats a variety of mental illnesses with a specic emphasis on behavioral addictions.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Alphonsus O. Obayuwana
Alphonsus O. Obayuwana

Triple-H Project, LLC, USA

Biography
Title:
Mathematics of Happiness
Biography
Alphonsus Obayuwana has been involved in the study of Human Hope and Happiness since 1979 when he was just a third year medical student. After medical school, in spite of a very busy OB/GYN residency and practice, his interest in this subject matter continued for over thirty years during which time he also held teaching faculty positions at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the University of Maryland College of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, and nally at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Athens, Ohio. Today, he is the Founder and CEO of the Triple-H Project LLC, an entity solely dedicated to the promotion of hopeful and happier human communities—including the training and certication of happiness coaches. He is the author of “The Five Sources of Human Hope”; “How to Live a Life of Hope”; and “The Mathematics of Happiness”
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Valencia Lyle
Valencia Lyle

State of Michigan, USA

Biography
Title:
The effect of State Policies on the availability of Buprenorphine providers: An analysis of three policies that facilitate access to substance use disorder services
Biography
Valencia Lyle received her master’s degree in public health at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health in New York City in 2016. She subsequently worked with governments in East Africa to strengthen their health systems and use data to inform policies and improve the effectiveness of their existing health care programs. Since returning to the United States, she has joined the State of Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to support the department’s efforts in identifying the most effective policies to expand access to buprenorphine throughout the State.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition -  Kalliopi Megari
Kalliopi Megari

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Biography
Title:
Quality of life and cognitive functions of former addicted patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Biography
Megari is an experienced psychologist working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Research and Learning Disabilities. Graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and attended further education from University of Macedonia, in people with special needs and disabilities. She holds undergraduate degrees in Nursing and Psychology, as well as a Masters and a PhD in Neuropsychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has many years of experience working with chronic disease patients as well with people with disabilities. She is postdoctoral researcher and has published more than 10 research articles in journals.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Amanda dos Santos Moraes
Amanda dos Santos Moraes

Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Biography
Title:
Cognitive behavioral approach to treat obesity: a long-term interdisciplinary randomized clinical trial
Biography
Amanda studied Psychologist at the Lusiada University, Portugal and graduated in 2009. She then joined the research group of Prof. Ana Damaso at the Interdisciplinary Group on Obesity Studies – GEO in 2010. She received her Master degree in 2014 at the Federal University of São Paulo -UNIFESP – Santos, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. In 2017, began a PhD student supervised by Dr. Danielle Caranti at the same university, GEO Laboratory, Brazil. She has published more than eight research articles in SCI (E) journals
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Borbala Mifsud
Borbala Mifsud

Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Biography
Title:
Fusion protein driven 3D transcriptional network in acute myeloid leukemia
Biography
Borbala studied Biology at the Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary and graduated as MS in 2006. She then joined the laboratory of Prof. Thomas Jenuwein at the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Austria, and obtained her PhD degree in 2010. She moved into the eld of Bioinformatics during her postdoctoral fellowship in the research group of Prof. Nicholas Luscombe at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI-EMBL), UK. In 2015, she was appointed as an MRC Career development fellow and lecturer at Queen Mary University London, UK. She obtained an Assistant Professor position at HBKU, Qatar in 2018
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Pisamai Natun
Pisamai Natun

Mahidol University Amnatcharoen Campus, Thailand

Biography
Title:
A randomized controlled trial of wooden tongue depressor exercise therapy versus usual care to improve mouth opening ability among head and neck cancer patients
Biography
To be updated soon..
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Sarinrut Juntapim
Sarinrut Juntapim

Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Biography
Title:
Buddhism community care system for patients with Schizophrenia
Biography
Sarinrut Juntapigraduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing sciencs in 1992, and gets her master degree in Master of Education in Educational Technology in 1999 and graduated master degree in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing in 2006, and then graduated Philosophy of nursing in 2017. And she works as a lecturer at the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University. Her expertise is community mental Health and psychiatric nursing. Her role as an editorial board of Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Annals of Family Medicine and Public Health and as a reviewer of PLOS ONE, Journal of Aquichan
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Mohammad Qassim Abdullah
Mohammad Qassim Abdullah

University of Aleppo, Syria

Biography
Title:
Trend and Critical Issues in Smartphone Abuse
Biography
Mohammad Qassim Abdullah is professor of mental health and clinical psychology at the university of Aleppo in Syria. Studies the psychology and clinical psychology at the university of Damascus and Ph.D from Hungarian Academy of sciences in mental health.. he was the dean of faculty of education (2011-2015) and vice president of university of Aleppo (2015-2019). Supervisor of psychological and social support, and the member of national committee of research ethics in Syria 2016-2020. Dr Abdullah has published (145) searches in national and international journals, And 30 books in psychological sciences. He is full member and honorable member in many international journals of mental health , psychiatry and psychological sciences
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Jilani Ben Touhami Meftah
Jilani Ben Touhami Meftah

Counselor, Tunisia

Biography
Title:
Religion and its Role in Addiction Recovery
Biography
Jilani got his master in Revealed knowledge from International Islamic University, Malaysia in 1998, and he then joined the same University as a lecturer. He obtained his rst PhD in Hermeneutics in 2003 the University of Malaya, Malaysia. In 2006 he obtained his second PhD in Psychology of Education from International Islamic University, Malaysia. In 2009 he joined University of Malaya as senior lecturer. In 20013 he moved to Sharif Ali Islamic University, Brunei as an Associate Prof. He has published more than 50 books and articles in high impact journals.
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Costas Christodoulides
Costas Christodoulides

Alexander College, Cyprus

Biography
Title:
Social Media Addiction and Problematic Internet Use among High School and University Students in Cyprus
Biography
Costas Christodoulides studied Political Science & International Studies (1994-98) at the Panteion University, Athens and graduated (MSc Comparative Politics) in 2000 from the Government Department of the LSE, UK. He is pursuing his PhD in the Business Administration at the European University, Cyprus (2016-). He is the Director of Alexander Research Centre (2015) at Alexander College, Cyprus coordinating and leading research projects most of them securing external funding. His interests include research in the elds of youth addiction including gambling, problematic use and risk of social networking sites and the Internet
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Ani Dezhakam
Ani Dezhakam

Islamic Azad University, Iran

Biography
Title:
Taper off treatment may improve executive functions and re-regulate expression of BDNF and 5HTTPLR genes in opium abusers after six months period
Biography
Ani Dezhakam holds a master in biochemistry and also deputy of a NGO called "congress 60"working on treatment of addiction especially opium addiction with a specied taper off method of opium called "DST" designed with Hossein Dezhakam
Speaker at Nursing Virtual 2020 - 3rd Edition - Shyamapada Mandal
Shyamapada Mandal

University of Gour Banga, India

Biography
Title:
Repurposing of Drugs for COVID-19 Therapy and the Vaccines status
Biography
Shyamapada Mandal, Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Gour Banga, focuses his research on epidemiology of infectious diseases including COVID-19; probiotics, genomics and bioinformatics. He has published more than 100 articles in various scientic journals of repute, with 7 book chapters. He is life member of IAMM and International Academy of Science and Research (India). He acquired more than 24 years of research and teaching experiences in the eld of biomedical sciences. Seven national academic and research awards have been conferred to him. Prof. Mandal is editorial board member of 6 biomedical science journals, and Editor-in-Chief for one journal
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