Terri Thompson earned her DNP from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Her dissertation was titled: The effective methods for providing preconception health education. Terri has specialized as a labor and delivery nurse for 21 years at a high-risk tertiary hospital. She has taught in Maternal-Childbearing Nursing Theory and Practicum in higher education for 6 years, and had taught Maternal-Childbearing Clinical Practicum for Loma Linda University, for 15 years. Terri is the BSN Program Director and Assistant Professor at California Baptist University (CBU), Riverside, CA, U.S.A. Terri is the Faculty Advisor for the Preconception Peer Education club on campus at CBU, is an advisor for the Office of Minority Health in Maryland, and Counselor for the Chi Mu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). Terri has presented extensively on Preconception Health Education across southern California and in Oregon over the past six years.

Nursing

Dr Jo Lidster is the Deputy Head of Nursing and Midwifery, at Sheffield Hallam University. She is responsible for the Department’s post graduate and international portfolio. This includes working closely with stakeholders and practice partners to develop a quality learning experience. Jo leads on learning, teaching and assessment developments for the Department as well as supporting placement learning initiatives. She has had a number of key roles including leading research and innovation and research informed teaching developments as well as course leader roles. Jo is an adult nurse and prior to working in education worked in and managed acute and critical care settings. She teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of research methods and evidence based practice, health care education and supporting learners in practice. Jo’s research interests include nurses' professional identity and their transition into new roles.

Nursing

Susan Wakefield is the Head of Nursing and Midwifery, at Sheffield Hallam University, one of the largest Nursing and Midwifery Departments in England. She is responsible for the educational and practice provision for all for the Under Graduate and Post Graduate nurses and midwives who study within the Faculty. This includes working closely with the wider University leadership team, stakeholders and practice partners to develop a quality learning experience. During her time in higher education, Susan has worked at Department, Faculty and University level in a number of roles. She is a mental health nurse and had a range of roles in clinical practice including research nurse, care pathways co-ordinator and community mental health nurse. She teaches research methods and evidence based practice and supervises post graduate students.

Nursing and Midwifery

Maria Vincent is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Limb Reconstruction at a major trauma center in Sheffield, UK. She has looked after over 2,500 patients with Ilizarov frames undergoing various forms of reconstruction, thus gaining a large expertise in all aspects of patient care associated with external fixation. She was a Lead Member of the RCN working party which developed the RCN consensus on pin site care. She also has done Humanitarian Work in Pakistan being the Nurse Director of Mobile International Surgical Team

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Limb Reconstruction at a major trauma

Umesh Sharma is a Consultant in Hospital Medicine for the Mayo Clinic Health System and an Assistant Professor of Medicine: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He has received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Isenberg School of Business and leads Clinical Integration of Hospital Medicine departments across various sites in Mayo Clinic Health System in WI, MN.

Medicine

Setyowati is a nursing professor at the Indonesian university faculty of nursing. She has been a lecturer since 1989 until now and a registered nurse at Canterbury Hospital. NSW, Australia in 1989-1990 and at Auburn Hospital, NSW, Australia in 1990-1991. He is an expert in the field of maternity nursing science. His experience in scientific works has been widely published nationally and internationally

Nursing

Ching Siew Mooi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. She obtained her master degree in family medicine at University Malaya. Her research interests lie in the area of non-communicable disease like blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and addiction. She published more than 50 manuscripts in peer review journal at the national and international level. She also invited as the keynote speaker in smartphone addiction at the regional Family Medicine Specialist Association conference

Family Medicine

Jennifer Tavares-Kitchen, Manager of Clinical Operations of General Pediatrics, Advocate Children’s Hospital-Oak Lawn Campus. Jennifer completed her Bachelor of Science at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She recently completed her MBA and MSN dual degrees at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. Jennifer is the Manager of Clinical Operations on a 23 bed General Pediatric unit that provides care for Cardiology, Rehabilitation and General Pediatric Patients. She is currently enrolled in the DNP program at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.

General Pediatrics

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.

Nursing

He is the Director of Nursing for Education and Practice Development at HMGH and is a Member of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. He is also the Senior Adjunct Instructor, Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ). His current research interests include research utilization, evidenced-based practice, hematology/oncology, nursing informatics and cancer immunotherapy.

He has published more than 50 research articles in reputable peer-reviewed journals. 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, he has completed a Cancer Biology and Therapeutics (CBT) Program, provided by Harvard Medical School.

Early 2016-Present, Assistant Professor in the Vice Deanship for Quality and Development and Department of Medical Education at the College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. Multi-Disciplinary University Researcher specializing with Nursing Research and Quality Management System Author. Specializes in the Quality Assurance and Accreditation and researcher in Patient-Centeredness and quality and safety in healthcare

His research interests focus on social determinants of health and the quality and accreditation of medical education.

Madice Merheb; MSN, RN, ACNS-BC received Master’s Degree in Nursing from the Hariri School of Nursing – American University of Beirut (2013), Lebanon after completion of her Bachelor Degree from the Lebanese University (2004). Currently she is working at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group as a Nursing Excellence Specialist in Head Office – Riyadh. She is certified as Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (2015). A strong advocate of the role of the nurses in the community and intensely believes that the advancement of the nursing profession in the region can be achieved through establishment of the proper policies and escalation in the professional development/education of the registered nurse.

Her professional interests focus on the vital role of nursing in primary prevention of disease.

Dr. Ulviye Gunay has completed her Ph.D. at the Erciyes University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing in Turkey in 2014. She conducted various studies in the field of pediatric oncology, social pediatrics and nursing education. Conducts studies on art practices for children with cancer and children with psychological problems. As a recent study, her article, titled "The transfer of theoretical knowledge to clinical practice by nursing students and the difficulties they experience: A qualitative study", has been published in the Journal of Nurse Education Today in March 2018. She is a member of the Turkish Nurses Association. Currently, she serves as the Chairman of the Department at the Inonu University Department of Pediatric Nursing.

Innovations in Nursing, Pediatrics and Neonatology

Inés Llamas Ramos graduated in physiotherapy from the University of Salamanca, Nursing and Physiotherapy School in the year 2007-2010. She got her doctorate degree from the same university in the year 2015. Currently she is working as associate professor in the University of Salamanca. Experience HYGEA Physiotherapy in Salamanca (February 2018 – present). “El Telar” ASPRODES in Salamanca (November 2017 – present). Associate Professor of the University of Salamanca (September 2015 – February 2016). Physiotherapist at Medical Center MALGRAT in Benavente (December 2012 – November 2017).

Investigation Poster communication: “Fracture, section and nervous pulling in upper limb. Physiotherapy treatment for a case” in IV International Congress of Physiotherapy and Pain. Valladolid 5th and 6th May 2017. Oral communication: “Reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the “Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale” in oncology patients” in World Congress of Cancer and Infectious Diseases. Madrid 3rd, 4th y 5 th May 2017. Llamas-Ramos I, Llamas-Ramos R. Cancer and physiotherapy. Palliat Med Hosp Care Open J. 2017; 3(1): 5. doi: 10.17140/PMHCOJ-3-119. Llamas Ramos I, Llamas Ramos R, Martín Nogueras AM, Alvarado Omenat JJ, Calvo Arenillas JI, Fonseca Sánchez E, Cortés Rodríguez M. Reliability and Validity of the Spanish Version of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale in Oncology Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Dec. 52 (6): 864-91. Llamas-Ramos R, Pecos-Martín D, Gallego-Izquierdo T, Llamas-Ramos I, Plaza-Manzano G, OrtegaSantiago R, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Cleland J. MISREPORT OF TRIGGER POINT DIAGNOSIS RELIABILITY. RESPONSE. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015; 45 (2): 144-146. doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.0202 2014 JOSPT Excellence in Research Award for the publication “Comparison of the Short-Term Outcomes Between Trigger Point Dry Needling and Trigger Point Manual Therapy for the Management of Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial”. Llamas-Ramos R, Pecos-Martín D, Gallego-Izquierdo T, Llamas-Ramos I, Plaza-Manzano G, OrtegaSantiago R, Cleland J, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C. Comparison of the short-term outcomes between trigger point dry needling and trigger point manual therapy for the management of chronic mechanical neck pain: a randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Nov; 44(11):852-61. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.5229. Epub 2014 Sep 30. Poster communication: “Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Neuromuscular Bandage in low back pain. Pilot study” in II International Congress of Physiotherapy and Pain. Alcalá de Henares 3rd and 4 th February 2012.

Claude Billeaud received his MD degree from the Medical University of Bordeaux ( France) in 1979 after a graduation in human cytogenetics (1976). He then studied pediatrics and has been the Clinical Assistant Director of Bordeaux University in the departments of Pediatrics, Neonatology and Intensive Care since 1983. He currently serves as a pediatrician in the neonatal unit at the Children’s Hospital of Bordeaux, as a scientific manager of Bordeaux-Marmande human milk bank, as a lecturer and head of research (HDR : Habilitation to direct research) in neonatal nutrition at the Medical University of Bordeaux. His particular interest in research led him to graduate in Biology and Health (1988, Bordeaux), be awarded a master in statistics applied to clinical research ( 1991, Montreal) and complete a PhD in nutrition and food science (2000, Bordeaux). Along his career he has often been invited as a guest professor specialised in nutrition and neonatology in various universities abroad ( Montreal, Corrientes in Argentina). Over the last 35 years, he has been an active member of different scientific organisations, either French, European or American, specialised in perinatal medicine (neonatology, pediatrics and nutrition). In this instance, he has served as the President of the Association for Pediatric Education in Europe (A.P.E.E) since 2008 and behalf APEE he is Member of European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP). He has also been very involved in the French human milk banking association (ADLF) for more than 10 years, sharing his academic knowledge focused in nutrition and his long clinical experience in neonatology. He is currently carrying out several researches on the composition of human milk. As an expert in nutrition and perinatal medicine, he is also the author and co-author of numerous scientific publications.

Pediatrics and Neonatology