6^th International Conference on Medical & Nursing Education November 6-7, 2017 Vienna, Austria

Professor Weinstein was born in Philadelphia. She earned a Master’s Degree in health management and gerontology, a certificate in health administration, a bachelor’s degree in nursing and behavioral science, a nursing diploma from Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, PA) and is a graduate of the Kellogg Executive Management Program, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and the American College of Wellness. She is Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois College of Nursing, Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board of Kaplan University College of Nursing. Sharon is an advisor to the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health and an authoritative spokesperson for stress management, nurse fatigue in diverse care settings, outcomes, safety, global health, and patient/staff engagement. She is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education approved Provider. Weinstein is an energetic, motivating and highly skilled consultant specializing in Life Balance, corporate training programs and motivational speaking presentations. Her background includes more than 35 years of experience as an educator and clinician in all settings in which care is provided. She has taught around the country and across the globe, leading delegations of infusion nursing specialists to diverse countries. A member of the American Nurses Association Fatigue Panel and a member of the American Society for Professionals in Patient Safety, Sharon is an advocate for safety reform. She is past president of the Infusion Nurses Society, past chair of the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation, and she has published profusely.

Sharon is a proud Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She is a graduate of the Kellogg Executive Management Program, Dean of Speakers Academy and President-Elect NSA-DC. In addition, she founded and serves as president of the Global Education Development Institute. Chief Learning Officer, SMW Group LLC, Sharon truly leads the field. Author of over 154 peer-review manuscripts, her articles have been published in The Toronto Globe and Mail, The CEO Magazine, American Mobile, College Xpress, Sassy Moms, Southeast Asian Women’s Health, Reflections of Nursing Leadership, Big Choice Group, Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Remarkable Woman Magazine, the Sierra Club, Advance for Nurses, the Washington Post, Natural Awakenings, Crain’s Chicago Business, and the American Organization of Nurse Executive’s newsletter as well as multiple business publications. Sharon has appeared on local media, including NBC news and been quoted in newsletters and journal articles. She is a consummate blogger and a regular contributor to HuffPost. She is the author of 12 books, including B is for Balance...12 steps toward achieving work/life balance, and Plumer’s Principles and Practice of Infusion Nursing, 9th edition (2014). She is also the author of Nursing without Borders: values, wisdom, success markers, and an international spokesperson for global nursing collaboration.

He is currently Associate Dean Medical Education and Head of the Educational Unit at the Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. He is a practising paediatrician and Assoc Prof in The Department of Children’s and Women’s Health, Dunedin School of Medicine.

Ralph has an interest in teaching clinical reasoning in the clinical setting and by using virtual patients. He designed undergraduate paediatric curricula using a presenting complaints format at the University of Auckland and James Cook University. He has presented workshops on teaching clinical reasoning at international conferences. His research interests include clinical reasoning, curriculum development, e-learning, teaching clinical skills, the clinical learning environment.

Rose E. Constantino, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, FACFE, is Associate Professor and Fulbright Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Department of Health and Community Systems. She teaches Forensic Nursing based on the content of a book she co-authored “Forensic Nursing: Evidence-based Principles and Practice” published by F. A. Davis in 2013. Her pro bono family law practice representing clients in court is founded on her research on the consequences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on the health, safety and well-being of women, men and children worldwide. Her current research is in evaluating the effectiveness of online and mobile delivery of health interventions to survivors of IPV as a disruptive innovation (HELPP Zone app) in building healthy relationships and preventing intimate partner violence. She is a 2016 Fulbright Scholar, 2016 Sigma Theta Tau International GNLA Mentor and 2016 ANA Jessie M. Scott awardee.

I started to teach public health nursing and psychiatric-mental health nursing as soon as I completed my Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree in 1962 at the Adventist University of the Philippines (formerly Philippine Union College). I then taught psychiatric mental health nursing at Spring Grove State Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. In 1971, I taught psychiatric mental health nursing at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing after receiving my Master’s (1971) and PhD (1979) degrees. I completed my law degree in1984 (evening program) while teaching psychiatric mental health nursing. I continued to teach undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing since 1971 up to the present. My teaching experience relates to my psychiatric mental health nursing experience, family law practice and research studies on health outcomes of women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and women whose spouse committed suicide. I guest lecture on the ethical and legal issues in nursing practice and in the role of nurses, family health nursing, continuing education for nurses, lawyers and physicians in caring for women and girls in IPV. Currently, I teach several courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs: Fundamentals of Legal Nurse Consulting and Forensic Nursing; Advanced Forensic Nursing; Legal Nurse Consulting and Forensic Nursing Practicum; Forensic Psychiatric Mental Health, Correctional Nursing; and Independent Study. These are all Web-Based/Web-Supported courses, conducive to students’ learning and work scheduling needs. I have developed a Certificate Program in Forensic Nursing as a global project.

Lavoy Bray currently holds the position of Deputy Director, Psychiatric/Behavioral Health nursing course for the US Army. He is the former national Vice President for the American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN). He has also served as an AAMN Board member for three years prior to the term of Vice President. He has served as Chair and Co-Chair for the Membership and New Chapter Committee for six years. He is the 2011 recipient of the Lee Cohen Award which recognizes one AAMN member who has provided outstanding service to the organization and best represents the organization’s goals and purpose. He has served two terms on the Board of the Virginia League of Nursing. He holds multiple memberships in various professional organizations and is a national, state, and local nursing speaker.

Nursing, Psychiatric/Behavioral Health, Health Administration, Health Education

Sawsan H. Ezzeddine is Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the Makassed University of Beirut. She was President of the Federation of National Nursing Associations for 8 years (1992-2000). She has drafted the current Nursing Order Bylaws submitted to the Ministry of Health and approved in 2002. She has received the Nurse of the Year Award offered by the WHO and the Order of Nurses in 2007. She has participated in many national research projects by the MOH and WHO to promote the nursing profession in Lebanon, and member in many professional associations. She completed BS in Nursing from American University of Beirut in 1980, Masters in 1983 and PhD in Education from the Lebanese University in 2014.

Nursing and Health Sciences

Presently he acts as Director of Education for ADInstruments,New Zealand. He is also is a member of the IUPS Education Committee, and continues to serve on Grant Reviewing Committees of the Health Research Council of NZ. Professor A. D. C. (Tony) Macknight graduated MBChB from the University of Otago Medical School in 1963. After a year as a House Surgeon working for the Auckland Hospital Board, he returned to the University of Otago Department of Physiology where he completed a PhD in 1968 and an MD in 1969 studying aspects of cell volume regulation under the supervision of Professor James Robinson. He then spent two years doing postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in the laboratory of Professor Alexander Leaf working on epithelial transport. He returned to a position as Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Otago in 1971. In 1981 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and in 1984 he was appointed as the Wolf Harris Professor of Physiology at the University of Otago, a position he held until his retirement from full-time academic work at the beginning of 2002. He continued his research until 2007, his research group in Otago collaborating with the group headed by Professor Mortimer Civan at the University of Pennsylvania in a study of the transport pathways involved in the production of the aqueous humour.

In addition to his research interests, he played a major role in the introduction in 1987 of problem-based, case- oriented learning in physiology for medical students at the University of Otago. During the 1990s he was a key member of the Curriculum Development group that designed and implemented a new, systems-based, case-related two year preclinical medical course. He also initiated the development of the computer-based data acquisition system for use in biomedical teaching and research that is now marketed internationally by ADInstruments as the PowerLab system and is used in universities, research institutes and industry throughout the world.

Dr. Mahir Jallo, Faculty in the Canadian Academy of Natural Health – Canada. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine & Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine - Diabetes & Endocrinology in Gulf Medical University – UAE. Granted his MB,ChB from Mosul Medical College in IRAQ, his postgraduate Board Certification in Internal Medicine CABM from the Arab Board, his Fellowship of American College of Endocrinology FACE. He joined the JCI Accredited GMCHRC –Thumbay Hospital in 2004 establishing the Diabetes & Endocrinology care in the hospital. He was an Affiliated Faculty in the Department of Medicine, Mosul Medical College & Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Mosul College of Pharmacy – in IRAQ till 2004. In his record active participation & speaker invitation in many National & International conferences & CME programs. Organizer of the annual GMU Diabetes & Endocrinology Conference since 2012. Editor In Chief: Diabetes Digest from Iraq, Editorial Board Member & reviewer for many international Diabetes & Endocrinology journals, with many publications in medical periodicals and medical conferences abstract. Active Principle Investigator in many National & International Clinical studies. Member of many national & international medical societies & associations, AACE, EASD, ISPAD, ESE & European Atherosclerosis Society. Awarded twice A Special Honor & Award in recognition of the exemplary achievements in the field of Internal Medicine & Endocrinology and for the invaluable service to the community.

Type 2 Diabetes & Comorbidities, Thyroid Disorders, Obesity, Natural products, Osteoporosis