Christina L. Silva began her academic career at Penn State University for both a BSN and ADN, 2004 and 2003 respectively. She continued for a master’s degree from University of Phoenix in 2008 and a PhD from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2014. As a staff nurse, she is a perinatal nurse and loves the labor room. Now as an educator, she enjoys seeing her students succeed. In her free time, she enjoys being part of the Association of Applied Therapeutic Humor where she is working on earning her Certified Humor Professional.

Her research interest focuses on Applied Therapeutic Humor and Nursing

Vilma Davis originally from Jamaica, and is married with one child. She has been a nurse for 40 years, 25 of those years practicing as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She is currently working at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in the role of assistant director for the nursing program as well as an assistant professor. She received my BSN from Wilmington University, Delaware, my MSN from University of Pennsylvania and my PhD from Hampton University, Virginia. Her dissertation looked at “Impact on stage of change of Hispanic Adolescents who perceived themselves as Overweight”

Her research interest focuses on Nursing care

Modjadji M. Choshi is assistant professor at James Madison University School of Nursing since 2018. My work history includes five years in Johannesburg, South Africa in the cardiac/respiratory intensive care unit, four and half years in Dublin, Ireland in general intensive care unit, five years in Arizona, United States in the cardiac intensive care unit, and eight years in cardiac catheterization unit, which includes working as a traveling nurse. Her research interest focuses on are community based research for social determinants of health, health equity and health disparities in vulnerable populations. She has done a study on self-care behavior experiences of rural Arizona women from Pinal and Cochise counties who have undergone invasive coronary interventions (PCI and/or CABG).

Her research interest focuses on are community based research for social determinants of health, health equity and health disparities in vulnerable populations

Nursing Care

Nursing

Nursing Care and Health Care

Nursing Care

Nurse Practitioner

Nursing Education

Nursing Education

Nursing Education

Oncology Nursing

Oncology Nursing

Community and home Health Nursing

Community and home Health Nursing

Nursing and Health Care

Nursing and Health Care

Public Health Nursing

Public Health Nursing

Midwifery and Women’s Health

Midwifery and Women’s Health

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

東京医科歯科大学 / Tokyo Medical and Dental University Ph.D.「Development and Validation of the Discharge Planning-Process Evaluation Measurement., J. Jpn. Acad. Nurs. Sci.,25(4),39-51,2005」(Incentive Award) 東京医科歯科大学/ Tokyo Medical and Dental University Master's degree (Grant of Ito Scholarship foundation, 2yrs), http://www.ito-foundation.or.jp/system/ index.html (Japanese) 東京医科歯科大学/ Tokyo Medical and Dental University Page 1 Bachelor's degree (Fumihiko Shimzu Award)

Dysphagia, Transplantation, Stem cell therapy, Rehabilitation(Acute phase)

Dale M. Hilty, Associate Professor at the Mt. Carmel College of Nursing. He received his PhD in counseling psychology from the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. He has published studies in the areas of psychology, sociology, and religion. Between April 2017 and April 2018, his ten research teams published 55 posters at local, state, regional, national, and international nursing conferences.

psychology, sociology, and religion

Debrisha Johnson is a concerned and attentive nurse practitioner serving the community of Houston, TX. She attended Northwestern State University, where she earned her master's in family nursing as well as her bachelor's and associate's in nursing. Ms. Johnson is a part of Bee Busy Wellness Center. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Patients see her for a variety of reasons, including restless legs syndrome, peripheral neuropathy/carpal tunnel, measles/rubeola, asthma, and arthritis. Ms. Johnson treats a range of conditions, and she is eager to help the wider community receive the care they deserve. She is dedicated to helping patients receive the treatment they need so they can enjoy a positive and fulfilling lifestyle.

Clinical Nursing Practice, Family Nursing

Dr. Susan Chow is the Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Tung Wah College. Over the past years, she has gained vast experiences in nursing education and academic programme administration. She is the Associate Editor of BMC Nursing and the editorial board member of Open Nursing Research. She serves as a reviewer for various international nursing and healthcare journals. She has published widely in international refereed journals and her research areas are nurse case management, care of patients with chronic diseases, teaching and learning of nursing students and instrument testing. Her teaching areas are community health nursing, health education and promotion and nursing research

Nurse case management, Care of patients with chronic diseases, Teaching and learning of nursing students and Instrument testing.

Prof. Linda Y K Lee is the Associate Dean and Professor of School of Nursing and Health Studies at The Open University of Hong Kong. She is an active researcher, particularly in the areas of gerontological care and community care. She is currently a member of the editorial board of Frontiers of Nursing and a reviewer for several international nursing journals. Since 2014, Prof. Lee has contributed significantly in developing a territory-wide training programme for health volunteers. Her role in promoting health volunteering in Hong Kong is indispensable.

Nursing, Health sciences

Nancy McNamara, MHSc, BN, RCompN, CATE Professor Kerry Reid–Searl, (Central Queensland University, Australia). Associate Professor Trudy Dwyer (Central Queensland University, Australia).

Nursing & Healthcare

Dra. Ligia Patricia Rojas has completed his PhD at the age of 45 years from UNED University. She is Catedratical Professor and Researcher in the University of Costa Rica. She is the Coordinator of Evidence-based Nursing Research Collaboration Program in Costa Rica, Coordinator of Master's Degree in Gynecological, Obstetric and Perinatal Nursing in the Postgraduate in Nursing Sciences at the University of Costa Rica. Editor in Chief of the Current Nursing Journal of Costa Rica. She has published papers in international and nacional journals and participates as a peer reviewer in several nursing journals

Nursing & Healthcare

Lynn Motz is a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and has practiced in the critical care area for 17 years. Dr. Motz is a member of the Surgical Intensivist team in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit specializing in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Motz completed scholarly work using predictive analytics to improve patient outcomes. Additionally, Dr. Motz is an involved member of the advanced practice leadership group at an academic medical center with a focus on onboarding, orientation, and education of advanced practice nurses

Nursing & APRN

Maria Teresa Parisotto obtained the Nursing Diploma in 1974 and the Nursing Management Diploma in 1976, at the Nursing School Ospedale San Carlo, Milan, Italy. At the beginning of her career she worked as Nurse Manager in a Dialysis Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, Milan, Italy. In 1980 she left the hospital and started to work as Application Specialist first, Marketing Director Peritoneal Dialysis afterwards in Fresenius Medical Care Italy. In 1999 she moved to Fresenius Medical Care headquarters (Bad Homburg, Germany) as Director Peritoneal Dialysis for Europe, Middle East and Africa. From 2006 till 2016 she worked in Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH – NephroCare Coordination, Bad Homburg, Germany as Director Nursing Care Management for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Currently she is working Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH – Care Value Management, as Chief Nurse Advisor. Her main areas of interest and experience are Vascular Access Cannulation and Care, Hygiene and Infection Control, Dialysis processes analysis, Safety in Dialysis. Her publications focused on Peritoneal Dialysis, Haemodialysis safety and quality and Vascular Access cannulation and care. She participated in scientific projects with EDTNA/ERCA as co-author for the development of “Environmental Guidelines for Dialysis – A practical Guide to Reduce the Environmental Burden of Dialysis”, Co-Editor for the development of “Vascular Access Cannulation and Care – A Nursing Best Practice Guide for Arteriovenous Fistula” and editor of the “Vascular Access Cannulation and Care – A Nursing Best Practice Guide for Arteriovenous Graft”.

Nursing & Healthcare

Mustafa Z. Younis is an internationally recognized scholar and was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for Research of Healthcare Financial Management. Dr. Younis has authored and published over 200 articles, abstracts and presentations in refereed journals and meetings, and has presented at national and international conferences. Dr. Younis has administrative experience as Senior Advisor for the President at Zirve University, Turkey and as Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Florida International University (FL, USA) where he led the accreditation efforts for the Healthcare Management Program. Dr. Younis has a history of playing visible roles on the editorial boards of journals as Chief Editor, Guest Editor and Editorial board member of leading journals such as IJMR, JHCF, Inquiry, JHHSA, JPBAFM Dr. Younis is a frequent speaker for both academic and professional audiences. His talks often feature his latest research and work in progress as well as cross-industry trends and strategy implications. He has provided workshops and presentation for wide organizations. His research and findings applied to for-profit, non-profit settings, and government. Dr. Younis has consulted with several organizations on Healthcare Finance, and Economics. Dr. Younis is often invited to speak about the challenges in the healthcare industry and other related topics to health economics, finance, and research. He has presented topics, such as, healthcare reform, ownership structure, profitability, unit cost, payment system and efficiency in management, at a variety of forums and conferences in Europe, Asia and Middle East.

Nursing & Healthcare

Han Roeters trained as a registered nurse and Nurse Anaethetist in the Netherlands. After emigrating to New Zealand (NZ) in 1984, he registered as a NZRN and holds a MA in Health Sciences and PgDip in Health Informatics from the University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ. He has held several senior nursing and health management positions. Currently he is a senior nursing lecturer at UCOL in Palmerston North, NZ. He has 10 year experience in competency assessment of IQN. Han has provided several conference presentations at a variety of subjects including dementia care, health informatics and nursing simulation.

anaesthetic nursing, surgical/orthopaedic nursing, aged care nursing, health management, oncology nursing,Elearning, Health informatics,diabetes mellitus

Chad Rasmussen has completed his BSN in 1996 from Morningside College, and his Master of Science from Creighton University in 2005. He is currently an Instructor of Surgery and an Assistant Professer of Family Medicine for the Mayo Clnic College of Medicine. He has practiced as a Registered Nurse in the Pediatric ICU, CVSICU, Level One Trauma Centers, Flight Nursing, APRN in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, and Critical Care . Mr Rasmussen is currently a Nurse Practitioner at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN working in Family Medicine

Trauma,Flight Nursing,Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, and Critical Care

Susette Brynard is currently a lecturer in Education Management at the University Free State, South Africa. Previously she was Head of the Department Natural Sciences, Bloemfontein College of Education. She was born in South Africa and graduated at the University Free State to receive a B. Sc.-degree. While lecturing Biology at an Education College she commenced her studies at the University of the Free State, where she received the B Ed (honors) and M Ed Degrees Cum Laude and then her Ph.D. She received numerous awards during her studies and published two papers on the Education and development of Down syndrome learners. She has been involved in creating opportunities for Down syndrome children and provided support for parents and families with Down syndrome children for many years. She is doing ground-breaking work on the role of parents in the education of Down syndrome learners.

Nursing

Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI was previously executive vice president of Cross Country Healthcare and chief nursing officer for Cross Country Staffing. He was appointed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO or the Joint Commission) to serve on their Nursing Advisory Council. Prior to his tenure with Cross Country Staffing, Dr Shaffer served as chief nursing officer at several medical centers, deputy director for the National League for Nursing and adjunct faculty in graduate nursing programs at Teachers College, Columbia University, Adelphi University and Hunter College. Dr Shaffer holds a doctorate of education in nursing administration, a master of education in nursing administration, and a master of arts in nursing administration and adult health from Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2002, Dr. Shaffer was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing.

Nursing & Healthcare

Kathryn Weaver is working as a Nurse Psychotherapist and Associate Professor in the University of New Brunswick where she teaches mental health, community development, and advanced nursing practice; and healthcare ethics Instructor for Graduate and Medical students, Atlantic Region Training Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland. She completed her PhD from the University of Alberta and Post-doctoral fellowships through the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology and Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. She has published more than 30 papers and is the Principle Investigator of two documentaries, “Through True Eyes: Recovery from Eating Disorders” and “It’s Not about Food!”, produced by Atlantic Mediaworks, Fredericton, NB.

Nursing & Healthcare

Elizabeth Brodie attained an Honours degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Glasgow before embarking on Mental Health Nurse Training. She worked in various areas of Mental Health but the main focus of her career has been in Acute Mental Health and Substance Misuse. She completed her PGDip in Drug and Alcohol Studies at Imperial College, London and attained a PG Cert. in teaching and learning in Higher Education from Edinburgh Napier University. Her Master’s dissertation is related to the overprescribing of benzodiazepines in primary care. She currently contributes to the undergraduate nursing curriculum and post-graduate curriculum planning at Edinburgh Napier University and is a Director of CREW 2000 a peer and volunteer lead agency which specialises in education and harm reduction for people who use substances and their families. Her current subject interests are the role of new psychoactive substances in pregnancy, the effects of NPS on young people with type 1 diabetes and the role of substances among university students. Her educational interests include enquiry based learning and meaningfully involving people with lived experience in the development and delivery of student nurse education; and the role of substance misuse education on nursing students

Nursing & Healthcare

Geetha Kada is a Professor of Nursing at Montgomery College of Nursing and adjunct online nursing faculty at Stevenson University, Maryland, USA. She is carrying an experience of 18 years teaching for different levels of students’ namely Associate degree nursing students, Post-basic degree nursing students, Baccalaureate and Master’s nursing students with experience teaching traditional, hybrid and online nursing learners. She got her PhD in Nursing Education from the Capella University, Minnesota, USA. She chairs the simulation committee at the college and is an active member of the National League for Nurses (NLN). Also, she holds active certification in BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS (Advance Cardiac Life Support). She has published her PhD study on Pro Quest and did a poster presentation of the study at the Catholic University, DC, USA. Besides, in 2015 along with her Medical-Surgical Nursing course team, she worked on the use of unfolding multiple patient simulations in a senior medical-surgical nursing course and the same was presented at the MAADND conference, MD, USA. She is currently working on the Western Maryland Faculty Academy Grant; a collaborative effort among the departments of nursing to prepare experienced BSN and MSN-prepared registered nurses for new roles as part-time clinical nursing faculty.

Nursing

Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI was previously executive vice president of Cross Country Healthcare and chief nursing officer for Cross Country Staffing. He was appointed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO or the Joint Commission) to serve on their Nursing Advisory Council. Prior to his tenure with Cross Country Staffing, Dr Shaffer served as chief nursing officer at several medical centers, deputy director for the National League for Nursing and adjunct faculty in graduate nursing programs at Teachers College, Columbia University, Adelphi University and Hunter College. Dr Shaffer holds a doctorate of education in nursing administration, a master of education in nursing administration, and a master of arts in nursing administration and adult health from Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2002, Dr. Shaffer was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing.

Nursing and Healthcare

Ana Lucia Abrahão is a full Professor,Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School of the Fluminense Federal University (UFF). Post-Doctor linked to the permanent framework of the Health Care Science Program (UFF) and of the Health Education Professional Master (UFF), UFF Director of Nursing – 2011-2015 Management;Leader of the Study and Research Nucleus in Management and Health Work (NUPGES/CNPq). Coordinator of the Distance Education Specialization Course, Labor Micropolitics and Health Management/MS.Coordinator of the Program of Education by means of Work (PET/MS) and Pro-Health at UFF. Guest Teacher of the Public Health course at the University of Barcelona. Member of the Rechercheavec Scientific Committee, research network dedicated to social issues, based in Canada. Affiliated with the Association pour LatinelAnalyse des Systèmes de Santé (ALASS) based in Barcelona, Spain.

women Health, public health

Marques is Undergraduate degree in Nursing from the Federal University of Rondonia (1993); Master’s degree from the Federal University of Para (2002); PhD (2007) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Post-doctoral by the Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry of the University of Brasilia (2010). She is a professor at UFRJ. Researcher at the Research Groups registered at CNPq: Evaluation of Heavy Metals Exposure on Human Health and Ecosystems – FIOCRUZ; The Rondonia Center on Indigenous Health – CESIR/UNIR, Toxicology and Environmental Health Center – CETSA/UNIR, Radioactive tracers in biogeochemistry of environmental pollutants – IBCCF/UFRJ. Her research focuses of environmental health, maternal and child health.

women's health, child's health and environmental health.

Dalmo Machado is Adjunct Professor, Postgraduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences (PPGCCV/UFF) and Professional Masters in Assistance Nursing (MPEA/UFF), Editor-in-chiefof the Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, Brazilian Scientific Editors Association (ABEC), Leader of the Research Group:Cardiac Intensivism based on Evidence and Information Management and Knowledge in Health.

cardiovascular Nursing

Maria Antonieta Rubio TyrrellRetained the title of nurse and specialization in Obstetrical Nursing (1978), Master of Science in Nursing (1978) and Doctorate in Nursing (1994) by Anna Nery School of Nursing of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (EEAN / UFRJ). Has four titles Expert: in Obstetric (EEAN / UFRJ), Pediatric Nursing (EEAN / UFRJ), Hospital Administration (PUC / RJ) and Educational Technology in Health (NUTES / CLATES). From 2002 to 2010 she was elected Director of EEAN (02 administrations). Founder of UFRJ Nursing Graduation Course in Macaé (2009-2). She is a professor of Graduate and Post-Graduate Nursing since 1977, she is a teacher Free teaching and Holder (1989) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Acts as Consultant Ad hoc CAPES, CNPq, PR2 / UFRJ, FAPERJ, Magazine Science & Public Health (ABRASCO) in Public Health (FIOCRUZ), Journal of School Anna Nery (EEAN), Journal of Northeastern Nursing Network ( RENE), Latin American Journal of Nursing (EERP / USP), Journal Enfermería Herediana (UPCH / Peru), Journal of ALADEFE (Founder and Member of the Committee Editorial- 2011). It has experience in nursing, with emphasis in Public Policy on Women's Health and Children, acting on the following topics: public policy and health, women's health and child nursing, midwifery, professional practice and primary care. Hold 03 titles Doctor Honoris Causa (UNT / Peru 2007; ULADECH / Peru and UIGV / Peru in 2009), and 03 nominations for awards in international and national events (COBEON / ABENFO / Brazil, CNEE / ASPEFEEN / PERU, Day Scientific EP / UNT / Trujillo, Peru). They have publications in journals nursing and related fields, scientific articles, books and book chapters, as well as numerous participations in national and international events which have served as a member of the Scientific Committee, Speaker and / or Lecturer, Consultant and Organizing Committee member .

Obstetrical Nursing,Pediatric Nursing, Public health

Dr. Krupinski is a Professor at Emory University in the Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences where she is Vice-Chair for Research. She received her BA from Cornell, MA from Montclair State and PhD from Temple, all in Experimental Psychology. Her interests are in medical image perception, observer performance, medical decision making, and human factors. She is Associate Director of Evaluation for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and Director of the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center (SWTRC). She has published extensively in these areas, and has presented at conferences nationally and internationally. She is Past Chair of the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Past President of the American Telemedicine Association, President of the Medical Image Perception Society, and Past Chair of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine. She serves on editorial boards for both radiology and telemedicine journals and is the Co-Editor of the Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare.

Dr. Krupinski is an experimental psychologist with research interests in medical image perception, observer performance, medical decision making, and human factors as they pertain to radiology and telemedicine. The goal of her research is to improve our understanding of the perceptual and cognitive mechanisms underlying the interpretation of medical images in order to reduce errors, improve training, and optimize the reading environment, thereby improving patient care and outcomes.

Eny Dórea graduated in Nursing from Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (2002), Specialist in Maternal and Child Nursing from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (2004), master’s degree in Neonatology and Obstetrical Nursing from University of São Paulo (2007), doctorate degree in Health Science from University of São Paulo (2012). Professor of Maternal and Child Nursing and Psychiatric Department at Fluminense Federal University. Assistant Editor at Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing. She has experience in Pediatric and Neonatology Nursing

Pediatric and Neonatology Nursing

Prof. Dr. Creso Machado Lopes, Associate Professor IV of Health and Sport Sciences Center (CCSD) Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Nurse graduated in 1975, Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing (EERP-USP), University of São Paulo; Specialization in Teaching Methodology and Nursing Care at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Master in Fundamental Nursing (1979-1983) at EERP-USP; Inter doctorate (1985/1990) in (EERP-USP / EE-USP); Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Nursing at the University of Valladolid - Spain (10/2014 / 04/2015); Leader of the Research Group Research Group, Events, Research and Extension Health (NUEEPES) registered in the CNPq Research Directory of Teacher Disciplines: Research Methodology in Nursing and Surgical Center in Nursing Course; Associate Professor of the Graduate Program in Public Health (PPGSC / UFAC); Guiding student of the Master in Public Health; Member of Committee of Research Projects Evaluation of PPSUS / MS; Deputy Director (CCSD / UFAC).

Traffic-accidents

Leandro Gustavo de Oliveira specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. A master's degree (2004) and PhD (2008) at the Federal University of São Paulo, having been performed as sandwich doctorate at Newcastle University England. A post-doctorate in immunology of pregnancy, with an emphasis on pre-eclampsia, held at the Immunology Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental (Department of Nephrology - UNIFESP), with stage in Immunobiology Laboratory of Transplantation (ICB - USP). He is currently a collaborator researcher of both laboratories. It is also a medical researcher and developer of the Obstetrics Department at the Federal University of Sao Paulo. It has experience in delivery care and acts as a tutor of the medical residency in Obstetrics Maternity Hospital Vila Nova Cachoeirinha. As a researcher is interested mainly in immunology and physiology of pregnancy, trophoblastic invasion, preeclampsia, angiogenesis and inflammation. In clinical care is concerned mainly by the performance in the delivery room and monitoring of pregnant women with kidney diseases and following renal transplantation.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Gunnar Taets has completed his Doctoral Degree two years ago from Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro. Also, he has a PhD Degree from Lorenz University and a Master Degree in Nursin beyond more four Post Graduations. He is a Intensive Care and Oncology Nurse at National Cancer Institute of Brasil and Professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Oncology Nurseing, Clinical Nursing

Vanda Elisa Andres Felli is now a Senior Professor of the University of Sao Paulo - School of Nursing (EEUSP). She completed her master's degree in Nursing Services Administration (1988), a Doctorate in Nursing (1996) and the Lecturer Teaching (2002), in the same institution. Teaches at all training levels (undergraduate, specialization, master's and doctorate), advises and develops projects in the area of nursing management and nursing occupational health. She has scientific production, projects and developed products, as well as provides advisory and consulting services in the same thematic area. It is leader of the research group “Studies on the Health of Nursing Workers”, to which are linked national and international multicenter projects. She is member of the Scientific Committee on Occupational Health Nursing and the International Council on Occupational Health and she is also an associate researcher of the Collaborating Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute in Brazil. Also, she is currently permanent advisor of the Graduate Program on Nursing Management (EEUSP) and coordinator of the Research Network on Nursing Management

Nursing and Occupational Health