10th World Nursing Education and Evidence-Based Practice Conference

Dr. Alrimawi has five years of teaching experience and five years of RN experience inside and outside US. She has served as the associate nursing program director in Stratford University since August 2018. Her primary research interests are in the areas of child and community health, with the intention to develop the health policies, and improve the quality of health care mainly in low and middle income countries. Throughout her education and research, she received multiple grants and fellowships. She earned a Ph.D. in nursing studies and in advancing nursing practice from the University of Nottingham (UK) with a focus on child health area. Additionally, she received her Bachelor of Nursing Science from Sina College for Nursing and Midwifery, and completed her master in community and public health at Birzeit University. Both schools are located in Palestine.

Child Health Nursing

Dr. Lee Anne Xippolitos has held multiple nursing leadership positions in her career. Presently, her role at Stony Brook University involves responsibility on the Senior Vice President's team as Dean of the School of Nursing. Dr. Xippolitos received her AS degree in Nursing from Farmingdale College. Her BS and MS degree from Stony Brook University, School of Nursing and has completed her PhD in Nursing at Adelphi University. She is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist as well as a Nurse Practitioner in psychiatric-mental health nursing. She also holds a certification as a Nurse Administrator through the American Nurses Credentialing Board. She is a member of American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) and New York Organization of Nurse Executives. She is President-Elect for the New York State Council of Deans and has served as their secretary for the last four years. And, she is a charter member and past president of Kappa Gamma Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, International, the international honor society for nursing. Dr. Xippolitos sits on several Boards. On a national level, she is an active member on the Vizient Nurse Residency Board of Directors. The Vizient Nurse Residency curriculum aims at educating and socializing new nursing graduates into clinical nursing. Dr. Xippolitos provides consultation to the Board regarding curriculum development and analysis of outcome data. On a local level, she sits on the Board of Directors for the Stony Brook University Hospital Nurse Residency program, a CCNE accredited program. Additionally, she sits on the Board of Directors at Farmingdale College, Nassau County Community College and Suffolk County Community College. Her involvement with Suffolk Community College lead to the development of Suffolk-Stony Brook Nursing First. This program is the first nursing joint admission program on Long Island enabling enrolled students to obtain a bachelor's degree in four years through one admission application. Dr. Xippolitos is responsible for more than 1,335 student nurses who are receiving their degrees at Stony Brook University School of Nursing. There are many University projects that involve her time. However, her clinical interests revolve around improving the standard of patient and family centered care through inter-professional education. Currently, there are several research projects in place with the School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine aimed at educating nursing, medical and dental students in one forum. Additionally, she works closely with Stony Brook Hospital and acts as an advocate for developing partnerships between faculty and nursing staff that focus on enhancing quality and safety in healthcare. During Dr. Xippolitos' tenure as Dean, the School of Nursing has hosted seven Knowledge Exchanges with Cheju Halla University and the Korean Armed Forces Nursing Academy in South Korea. These exchanges have brought over 60 South Korean nursing students to our country to learn about the American healthcare system. Likewise, Dr. Xippolitos has also been invited to Cheju Halla University to speak about American healthcare as well as present at Cheju Halla University's international conference on problem based learning. Stony Brook University's Global Education program continues to grow in broadening its offering to their students. The School now has placements in Tanzania, South Korea, Peru and Ecuador. Dr. Xippolitos is a nursing leader who has enjoyed the opportunities that her profession has afforded her and looks forward to continuing her work at the University.

Nursing

Maysoon Khalil Youssef's Career starts from 1999 with Al Istiklal Hospital as a Practical nurse at Jordan. With 10 years of journey she grow together with them to reach nursing supervisor. Meanwhile, work with university as a clinical instructor from 2007- 2009. Started work with Dr. Suleiman Hospital (KSA) as a Surgical Orthopedic unit charge nurse from 2009. Since 2011 they promoted as a Surgical Orthopedic unit Head nurse. She worked with them until 2014 same post. From 2014 promoted as a Head Nurse. Since 2016 Al Zahra Hospital (Dubai) working as a Director of Nursing. She earned Master degree in Health Care management from Dubai.

Nursing, Healthcare

Dr. Rabie Al Rashdi graduated as a general nurse from the UK in 1987 before joining the Sultan Qaboos Military Academy from which he graduated as an Officer and then returned to UK to specialize in Accident and Emergency, Flight Nursing, as well as Intensive Care. Worked as a Nursing Officer in various military hospitals and climbed up the professional career ladder to finally become the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of the Armed Forces Medical Services, Oman. He served in this demanding post for over 12 years, then he was appointed as the Commandant (Dean) of AFMS School. Dr Rabie left the military healthcare services at the beginning of 2015 and is currently working as Planning and DevSelopment Expert in the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority where he is involved in strategic and Operational Planning; Development of Policies; Quality training and Audits; and Risk management. Dr. Rabie has a Master Degree in Nursing and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) from Napier University, Edinburgh (Scotland), with a focus on healthcare Human Resources Development and Management. He also holds a post doctorate diploma in strategic management and leadership from Oxford Business College, UK, as well as various leadership and management courses. To enhance his knowledge and expertise, Dr. Rabie teaches and presents in various nursing and healthcare subjects; evidence based practice; quality and patients safety issues; human resources development; and Business Studies. Dr. Rabie is a member of various professional bodies such as the United Kingdom Nursing & Midwifery Council; the Canadian Healthcare Accreditation Body (as a surveyor); the Oman Nursing Association; and the Omani Higher Education Quality Network (OQNHE) in which he was for 2 years a member of the executive committee. Dr. Rabie has a great interest in Higher Education and Healthcare Quality; Strategic Planning; Organizational Excellence; Human Resources Planning and Development; Patients Safety & Quality Care; Research & Evidence Based Practice; Healthcare Law & Ethics; and Professionalism.

Patients Safety,Human Resources Planning and Development, Quality Care, Research & Evidence Based Practice

Cathy Rodgers Ward, PhD, RN, NEA-BC is an experienced nurse executive and researcher and was most recently the Chief Nursing Officer for the past 18 years at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, designated three times as a Magnet facility. Dr. Ward also holds an appointment as clinical faculty in the UCLA School of Nursing. Her research has focused on the effects of nursing leadership on patient outcomes in hospitalized patients. Under Dr. Ward's direction, UCLA achieved high patient satisfaction with overall quality of care ranking above the 90th percentile nationally and nurse satisfaction ranked above the 95th percentile. Dr. Ward has received many awards including the 2017 UCLA Leadership Award, 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, the 2015 Transformational Leadership Award at UCLA, and the United States 2011 Nurseweek National Management Nurse of the Year.

Nursing

Dr. Alirio Martinho Belchior has Degree and Diploma in Nursing, had a post Graduate in Continued Care, a certificate in Practice Assessor and supervisor course, Degree in Advancing Renal Course Practice and Ph.D. in applied research in Preventive medicine, Public Health and Surgery from University of Santiago de Compostela. He also attended various seminar, conferences, training in Integrated quality management system and improvement of patient care and safety. He is presently working as the Clinic Manager of Diaverum UK ltd. Clacton Dialysis Unit and registered under the Care Quality Commission. He is the UK Brand Ambassador for EDTNA/ERCA, BRS council member and ANNUK member. He is also the current President and CEO of the World Nurse Association. Alirio does research in nursing science and nephrology. He is also a verified reviewer of the article being published in the Journal of Kidney Care. He has more than 14 years of experience in the field of Nursing. Alirio has held post as Clinic Manager of Fresenius Medical Care in UK and spend over a year doing education and training through Southeast Asia about dialysis, with a commitment to mentoring and encouraging junior members of staff and other allied professionals.He was the Chairman of the Board of a Humanitarian Association of Paramedics and Firefighters back in Portugal for more than 5 years.

Nursing

Abdulqadir Nashwan is a Director of Nursing for Education and Practice Development at HMGH a member of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. In 2015, he has been appointed as a Senior Adjunct Instructor at the faculty of nursing at the University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ). His current research interests include Research Utilization, Evidenced-Based Practice, Clinical Hematology, Medical Oncology, Nursing Informatics, and Cancer Immunotherapy. Mr. Nashwan has published more than 50 research articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the Blood, BMJ, and Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. In November 2015, he has received Award of Merit for Placing HMC at the Cutting Edge of Cancer Research as a part of Stars of Excellence Program introduced by HMC. In October 2016, Mr. Nashwan has completed a Cancer Biology & Therapeutics (CBT) Program; provided by Harvard Medical School (HMS). Mr. Nashwan has been committed to mentoring and encouraging young clinical investigators throughout his career; he has formally supervised the training of more than a dozen MSc candidates and nursing fellows. His expertise is routinely sought in an advisory capacity both nationally and internationally; he has served as a member of health policy subgroup at ICN Nurse Practitioner/Advance Practice Nursing Network (APNN), also he has served a reviewer for several reputable journals (e.g., Journal of Applied Nursing Research, Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, and Journal of Cancer Therapy) and as an editorial board member at the International Journal of Nursing & Hospital Care and Trends in Medicine & Health (TMH).

Nursing Informatics,Evidence based practice

DR. BANDAR was currently the Director of Nursing Administration in Health Affairs Directorate of Al-Baha Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He graduated & obtained his Diploma in Nursing in 1997 and began ascending the ladder of nursing leadership. He was the Director of Nursing in Prince Mishary Bin Saud Hospital (formerly known as Baljurashi General Hospital) from 2001 till August 0f 2006. He realized that education is very essential to become a better leader. He applied for scholarship and pursued his Bachelor Degree of Nursing in Southern Queensland University 2006-2008, Australia. Because of his desire to improve the delivery of care for better-patient outcomes he continued his Master Degree and specializes in Nursing Management at Monash University, Australia [from 2009 to July 2011]. He never stops and aimed higher, finally on December 2016 he graduated with the degree: Doctor of Philosophy PhD. Nursing (in Acute & Critical Care) at RMIT University-Melbourne, Australia. He dreamt to make contribution and help to reduce inequalities in health outcomes in his home country by finding ways to develop a culturally competent nursing workforce for this part of his studies focused on “Transcultural Nursing. He is one of the speakers in the 39th Transcultural Nursing Society Annual Conference Presenter Albuquerque, NM, United States of America”, October 2013. He initiated to impart the concept thru in Al Baha region thru a Course entitled: TRANSCULTURAL NURSING: The Role of Nursing Leaders and Cultural Competence for Nurses (May 24, 2017/Shaban 28, 1438-Wednesday).

Healthcare, Research, Public Health

Sue is an accomplished management professional with over 25 years experience in strategic planning, operations management, project management, clinical excellence and leadership within the highly regulated healthcare sector. She is qualified with a Masters Degree in Collaborative Healthcare as well as a Bachelors Degree in Social Science and Healthcare with strong skills in delivering high quality services while liaising closely with clinicians to reduce risk. Sue has hands-on exposure in managing all aspects of clinical services which includes introduction of new systems and roles, setting up satellite clinics, building networks with other medical services and leading governance and assessment standards. She has been instrumental in developing a successful service model at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, KSA, by integrating all paediatric services into one division to improve bed capacity, facilitate a higher patient throughput and raise standards of excellence.

Leadership, Nursing, Leadership development

Experienced Director Services with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Clinical Research, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Patient Safety, Critical Care Nursing, and Hospitals. Strong education professional with a Diploma focused in Critical Care Nursing from King faisal hospital & research centre.

Leadership, Nursing, Leadership development

Simone Magalhães is a Registered Nurse graduated in the State University of Ceará - UECE (1996). Holds a doctorate and a master's degree in Clinical Care in Nursing and Health from UECE. Specialist in Cardiovascular Nursing (UECE) and specialist in Hospital Administration and Quality Management in Health Systems (UECE / UNICEI). Specialist by the International Course on Quality in Health and Patient Safety (ENSP / FIOCRUZ). Member of the Study and Research Group on Child and Adolescent Health Care (GEPCCA) linked to UECE / CNPq.Currently working at the Walter Cantídio University Hospital (HUWC) at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) in the Surgical Center area and at the Gonzaga Mota - Messejana District Hospital (HDGMM) at the neonatal unit. Member of the thematic group of the Nucleus of Patient Safety of the HUWC. Acts as a preceptor of the Multiprofessional Residency in Hospital Health Care at UFC and with students of Internship I (hospital area) of the Nursing Course at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing at UFC. Teaches at the Metropolitan College of Big Fortaleza (FAMETRO), in the Specialization Course in Nursing in Intensive Care, in the Process of caring for patients in situations of Transplants. Has experience in transplants (liver, cardiac, kidney and corneal), with an emphasis on cardiac surgery

Nursing Education

Ph. Fatima Yousef Ali Ghethan: Master degree pharmacology “University of Jordan”, Head of Quality and Medication safety unit King Abdullah Medical City, Certified Medication Safety Officer from AIHQ USA, Certified key Performance Indicator Professional From KPI Institute Australia, Certified key Performance Indicator Practitioner From KPI Institute Australia, certificate Patient safety Program John’s Hopkins

Nursing

She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Anglia Ruskin University,United Kingdom.

Adult Health Nursing

Wu Chang-Yu studies nursing at National Tainan Junior College of Nursing.

Nursing

Jessica Cummin is a nursing student at Middlesex University London.

Mental Health Nursing, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, formerly known as Borderline Personality Disorder.

He is currently Cleveland Clinic Staff and on the Executive Team of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Ellahham has served, in past, as Chief Quality Officer for SKMC since 2009. In his role, Dr. Ellahham has led the development of a quality and safety program that has been highly successful and visible and has been recognized internationally by a number of awards. Dr. Ellahham is a recognized innovative leader in quality, safety, patient experience, risk management and the use of robust performance improvement in improving healthcare delivery. He serves on a number of US and international committees and advisory bodies. He is the Middle East Regional Chair of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation.Dr. Ellahham is Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) by The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). He is certified in Medical Quality (CMQ) by The American Board of Medical Quality (ABMQ). He is the recipient of the Quality Leadership Award from the World Quality Congress and Awards and the Business Leadership Excellence Award from World Leadership Congress in 2015. He is one the nominees for Safe Care magazine Person of the Year in the United States.

Nursing

Pawel Gawlowski PhD, EMT-P, assistant professor at the Department of Medical Rescue. He is the originator and head of the Laboratory of Innovative Simulation Techniques. He graduated from medical rescue and postgraduate studies in crisis management. Member of the program team in the field of emergency medical services. Polish champion in medical rescue. Specialist in the segregation of injured persons and management of a rescue operation at the site of a mass accident and disaster. Author of many scenarios in the field of virtual medical simulation. Author of publications in the field of emergency medical services and medical segregation. Coordinator of the project of universal access to automatic AED defibrillators at the Medical University of Wroclaw. Leader of a research project in the field of modern technologies and IoT devices in the field of segregating the injured and monitoring the patient's condition.

Medical Emergency, New Technologies, virtual Reality and Modern teaching in nursing.

Dr Piotr Karniej, Ph.D., MBA is an economist, assist. professor of public health and health management with an experience of management of hospitals and private clinics. He is a Head of the Public Health Department and V-ce Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Wroclaw Medical University (Poland) responsible - among others - for nursing students. Co-operates on the scientific level with the Catholic University of Valencia (Spain), Sapienza University in Rome (Italy) and others. He is an expert for evaluation of the projects financed by the European Union on a field of health. Member of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), the European Society of Cardiology - Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP). V-ce President of the Polish Association of Health Care Managers (STOMOZ), member of the board of the Polish Association of Public Health (institutional member of EUPHA)

specialist in public health

Dr. Lara Mabelle Milfont Boeckmann is an expert in Women’s Health, Patient Safety, and Active Methodology. She holds a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of BrasÃlia (UnB), BrasÃlia, Federal District, Brazil and she has an Interuniversity exchange doctorate from the University College London (UCL), London, England, UK. She is a Professor, Researcher, and Lecturer in The Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, at the University of BrasÃlia-UnB. She has devoted most of her time and expertise throughout the years to research and teaching in Nursing Undergraduate, Post-Graduation courses and in Public HospitalsÂ

Evidence Based Nursing

Anna Kolcz PhD, assistant Professor at the Department of Physiotherapy at the Medical University of Wrocław, trainer of ergonomics, founder of the Ergonomics and Biomedical Monitoring Laboratory

Health care sector