Professor Oddvar Hollup has a PhD. In Social Anthropology from University of Bergen, Norway dealing with the construction of Ethnic identity among Indians in Mauritius. Presently he is a professor in Social Science at the Faculty of Health and Social Studies, University College of Southeast Norway. Among his recent research interests is the social and cultural construction of the nursing profession in an international perspective. Two articles, concerning recruitment to nursing in Mauritius, have been published in International Journal of Nursing Studies (2012-2014). Now he is working on the changing status of the nursing profession in western India.

Public Health Nursing

Professor O’Brien is a Registered Nurse (mental health and general nursing) with extensive clinical experience in mental health community case management, acute mental health intake assessment, family therapy and aged care across rural, regional and metropolitan settings. Tony has held clinical roles as a Registered Nurse throughout his academic career and in the UK, Singapore and New Zealand, as well as his home country Australia. As an academic, Professor O'Brien has provided curriculum consultation to nursing groups and universities in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Brunei and Singapore; including curriculum review and development workshops. Over the last 25 years he has taught into mental health promotion, general nursing, research and undergraduate and postgraduate courses in six different universities. He is currently the Discipline Head of Nursing and the Post Graduate Director of course work programs at the University of Newcastle, School of Nursing and Midwifery. His teaching skills and experience have encompassed small groups, problem based learning, simulation and clinical laboratory teaching, communication labs, large lectures and online teaching in the Blackboard and other integrated virtual learning environments. A few career highlights include establishing the clinical master’s mental health program at Massey University in New Zealand in the late 90s. In 2006 he successfully prepared the National University of Singapore Bachelor of Science (BSc) Nursing for accreditation with the Singapore Nursing Board. At NUS he helped to design the state of the art simulation labs in the clinical science building contiguous to the National University Hospital. When at SCU Tony established the Coffs Harbour campus and the Port Macquarie campuses. He has published over 171 reports, monographs, book chapters and journal articles (83) combined; and presented more than 62 invited, plenary or keynote conference presentations http://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/tony-obrien for a summary

Community Health Nursing

In 1978, I started the Industrial Occupational Clinic at the Occupational Industrial Orthopaedic Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Gothenburg, Sweden in collaboration with Alf Nachemson, M.D., Ph.D. and Gunnar Andersson, M.D., Ph.D. This was the first clinic, research facility, and educational center geared toward prevention of musculoskeletal injuries for industry. Universities in several countries have subsequently adapted the model. In 1983 I started the Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center and Clinic (OIOC) at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, in New York, for the evaluation of occupational and industrial injuries. The Center and Clinic were modeled after the Gothenburg experience, but were adapted to the needs of the New York area. For both the Gothenburg and New York Clinics I had the primary responsibility for setting up the physical facilities, planning research activities and patient care programs, researching and acquiring equipment, planning and implementing the budget, selecting and supervising staff and marketing the services of the Clinic and Center to industry, community and major healthcare providers. During my career I have had the opportunity to serve the following major companies: The Scandinavian Airline System, Volvo, The Boeing Company, Ciba-Geigy, Pan American, United Airlines, TWA, SAAB, HBO, Consolidated Edison, New York City Transit Authority, New York 1 News, United Parcel Service, Amtrak, SONY Music Entertainment, Deutsche Bank, Allergan, JP Morgan, SUVA, US Veteran Administration, US Navy and others. I have also served the following organizations with consultation or research projects: World Health Organization, United Nations Development Fund, Brazil Airforce, Transport Workers Union, Labor International Union of North America, America’s Utility Workers and others. My environment is the interest of work and health and a productive life for all. As part of a team effort at the Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center in New York, I was the project leader of the medical standards project for the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) in New York City. This project included an epidemiological study, a job profile analysis and the production of a physician's manual for medical standards. The scope of the project involved 800 employees at the NYCTA and 12 full-time researchers from OIOC at work for the period of one year. In 1990, Dr. William B. Rom and I were awarded a grant of US$ 2.5 million by the National Institute for Safety and Health (NIOSH). The purpose was to set up a Model clinic for musculoskeletal and pulmonary occupational disorders. The funding, which began in 1990, was for five years. I was and am responsible for the management of the Model Clinic, as well as, for the design, implementation and scientific soundness of the research. I was the co-principal investigator of this grant and the principal investigator for occupational musculoskeletal disorders. In 1996, the OIOC team was awarded a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders (NIAMS) for US$661,329. The funding was for exploring predictors of disability in individuals with acute low back pain. As the model clinic had grown we could now implement a model for prevention of disability. In 1997-2003 the OIOC -team was again awarded with a grant from the Arthritis Foundation (New York Chapter) (US$300,000) and from the Social Security Administration (US$307,000) in a collaborative effort with the American Institutes of Research. Continuos funding have always been a priority, however I have purposely diversified the funding sources to better serve the industry community. Our funding from grant agencies and industry are today equally important. In 2005-2010 the OIOC-team/ERBI faculty was awarded the National Institute for Occupational and Safety Health (NIOSH) NY NJ Educational and Research Center (ERC) Designation in collaboration with 5 other Universities in the greater Metropolitan Area (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Hunter College School of Health Sciences, New York University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey). Since 1984, I assumed the responsibility as the Director of the Program of Ergonomics and Occupational Biomechanics, New York University, New York, New York. Responsibilities include curriculum development, selecting and supervising faculty, interviewing and screening program applicants, teaching courses, and developing and implementing the program budget. The Program has a student body of about 10 Ph.D. students and about 10 Master of Science students every year. I have a true interest and dedication to education. I have created a multidisciplinary research faculty and multi- disciplinary clinical faculty to meet the increasing demands to prevent disability at work. The occupational environment and non-occupational environment need a multidisciplinary team to better understand ill health and to promote well-being. I retired from my post as Director of the Occupational and Industrial Orthopedic Center, NYU Langone Medical Center in Mars 2012 but maintain my Professor ship at the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, to be able to spend more time on special projects and World Spine Care as a Vice President.

Margareta Nordin completed her PT and Dr. Med. Sci. at the University of Goteborg, Goteborg, Sweden. Her main interest since has been prevention of disability for spine pain and translating evidence into practice in different cultural communities. Dr. Nordin is the founder of the Occupational and Industrial Orthopedic Center, New York University, New York, NY, USA. She has published more 200 peer reviewed articles and published 5 books. Dr. Nordin has participated in 5 evidence based international task forces and is currently the Vice president of World Spine Care, the Vice Preisdent of Eurospine and a council Member of the WHO Bone and Joint Decade.

Dr. Kraft is the Medical Director of the Health Network by Cincinnati Children’s, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech, and MD degree at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Her pediatric residency training was completed at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals. Dr. Kraft is the co-author of the book Managing Chronic Health Conditions in Child Care and Schools. Her research interests include community-based initiatives to improve child health, innovative health care financing models, and global neonatal mortality reduction. She chairs the National Health in Head Start Advisory Committee at the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is a content expert for Text4Baby.

Translating Developmental Science, Community Nursing and Health care

Dr. Madrean Schober is President of Schober Consulting, International Healthcare Consultants. As an adult nurse practitioner she practised for over 20 years in community settings in the United States and is currently the International Relations Liaison for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. For the past 13 years she has provided international consultancies to over 20 countries seeking to develop advanced practice nursing roles. Dr. Schober has held academic positions at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan; Hong Kong Polytechnic University and National University of Singapore in Singapore. She was the inaugural Chair of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network (INPAPNN) and consistently advocates for an increased presence of nurse practitioners and advanced practice nurses in healthcare systems worldwide. Her current research interests focus on development of health policy supportive of nurse practitioner/advanced practice nursing roles.

Family Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing

Sun Kim has completed her PhD from Rutgers University and postdoctoral studies from University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. She is Associate Professor and has published more than 30 papers in reputed journals and has been conducting research studies on health disparity in tobacco control to provide culturally adapted tobacco dependence treatments for underserved populations, such as Asian immigrants in the United States and people diagnosed with mental illness and/or HIV infection. She is a recipient of the Patient-Oriented Mentored Research Career Development (K23) Award from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Underserved Populations, Differences in Treatment Outcomes Owing to Gender

Belguzar Kara is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Nursing in the School of Nursing at Gulhane Military Medical Academy in Ankara, Turkey. She has a focus on chronic disease management, nurse education and behavior change. As an experienced researcher and author, her research interests include self-care, adherence, coping, social support, sleep quality, health beliefs and health-related quality of life in patients with a variety of chronic illnesses.

Adherence, Coping, Diabetes, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Haemodialysis, Health behaviors, Health beliefs, Hypertension, Psychometric evaluation for testing validity and reliability, Quality of life, Sleep quality, Social support.

Dr. Sebahat Gözüm completed her MSc and PhD in the field of Public Health Nursing at the University of Atatürk, Erzurum, Turkey. She has been Dean of the Faculty of Nursing in Turkey since August 2012. For the past 16 years she has provided dissertation consultancies to over 14 students to improve evidence-based and advanced practice nursing roles. She has served the following research projects with leader or consultation: Raising awareness of female, her patients and families with breast cancer about more comprehensive care and information; Supporting program of domestic scientific activities: II. National Intercultural Nursing Congress. She has been also participating four projects as a leader, consultation or researcher: Evaluation of quality, content and usage of prepared web page for family members caring for stroke patients; Evaluation of education given to family members caring for bedridden patients and using home care services; Developing of skills of nursing students and using of scenario-based simulation in the care of pregnant women with cardiac problems; Development of professional skills related to the care of the newborn in nursing students. She has published more 65 peer reviewed articles. She is the author of a chapter, integrative nursing in Turkey, in Integrative Nursing book. She has received awards from The Association of Integrative Medicine in 2014. Also she has won awards for oral and poster presentations in National and International Congress since 2000. Her current research interests focus on development of public health nursing, community health, integrative nursing, complementary health approaches, scale adaptation, cancer screening (breast, colorectal, prostate) behaviours, health beliefs, transcultural nursing.

Integrative Nursing, Transcultural Nursing, Cancer Screening in Community, Advanced Practice Nursing.

I have been fortunate to be at Kent State University for over 20 years as faculty in the College of Nursing. While at KSU I have taught in all levels in the BSN program as well as graduate program for our Nurse Practitioner students. I started on my educational journey many years ago at KSU. After completing my BSN I moved to Boston and worked at Beth Israel hospital as a Surgical ICU nurse. I love Boston and visit as much as I can. I then moved to New York and worked at New York University's Medical Center in the CVICU and recovery room. Several more moves brought me to Pittsburgh at Allegheny General Hospital as Clinical coordinator of the surgical ICU where I implemented a Cardiac transplant program for nursing. Another move to New Jersey allowed me the opportunity to develop and implement a pulmonary rehab program for a small community hospital as well as begin my teaching career in an ADN program. I moved back to Ohio with my family to care for my elderly parents in 1994 when I began teaching at KSU. I have presented at numerous national, international and professional and community based conferences. In addition, I have submitted six grant proposals, all to enhance the learning experience of students and received three of these grants. My area of research interest is the development of cultural humility in nursing students. As such, I often travel abroad with Salem nursing students. Thus far, students have accompanied me on cultural international experiences to Africa, Japan, Haiti, and Canada. Students are also encouraged to journey with faculty to the Pine Ridge Reservation of the Lakota people in South Dakota.

Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)

Amina Bargawi is as an ambitious Saudi nurse, she graduated from nursing collage at King Abdul-Aziz university, Saudi Arabia, then she proceed her educational journey locally and on abroad. She has a PhD degree in health Sciences (from University of Wales, 2007), in addition to three Master degrees; in community health nursing (from King Saudi University, 1995), in research method & statistics (from the University of Manchester, 2009) and in health care management (from University of Wales, 2001). She has a multi responsibilities at her organization; as she is organizing the community health nursing service, coordinating the health informatics and statistics, and supervising the continuous professional development of nursing staff. Amina is interested in voluntary work as she is an active member in numbers of Nursing & non-Nursing Committees and society. She is a Co-president of Saudi Nursing Society, Chairperson of Saudi Nursing advancement Plan (SNAP) committee, and member at several societies. Through her working career she has got many rewards, recently, Amina has awarded an excellent performance allowance from her organization

Public and Community Health Nursing

Dr. Mohlomi Jafta Ntsaba is has a PhD in nursing, he is the Head of Department of Nursing at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. His interest is supervision of post graduate candidates on Community Health Nursing and Primary Health Care. His research area of interest is on Traditional circumcision and Diabetes Mellitus type 2. He presented research papers on traditional circumcision in international and local conferences. In March 2016 he was a Key note speaker in Denosa Conference addressing South African nurses on how to care for hospitalized initiates. Cultural congruent care was discussed at length with nurses in this conference. However, there is still a problem with the care of hospitalized initiates because the community does not accept women (nurses) to look after them because it is taboo for them to do so.

Community Health Nursing and Primary Health Care

Professor Lina Puckree aims to create and encourage a culture of research and to put the Faculty of Health Sciences at DUT on the map during her term of office. The Faculty of Health Sciences has significant potential that will be showcased under her directorship.

Health Nursing

Medical surgical nursing (Critical care) Nursing education

Student nurse – Kalafong – 1979 -1982 Professional nurse – Tembisa Hospital – 1982 – 1983 Midwifery- Baragwanath Hospital – 1983 - 1984 Professional nurse - Ga- Rankuwa Hospital – 1984 - 1993 Tutor – Ga-Rankuwa Nursing College – 1993 - 1996 Lecturer – MEDUNSA – 1996 - 2002 Lecturer and Senior Lecuturer – UNISA – 2002 to 2012 Acting Chairperson: Department of Health Studies – 2012 – 2013 Chairperson: Department of Health Studies 2013 to date

Professor Gugu Mchunu (B. Soc Sci (Nursing), M. Nursing., PhD), is an Associate Professor and Academic Leader in the Discipline of Nursing. She is an InternatFord Foundation programme Alumna. While studying towards her degrees she has received prestigious scholarships and bursaries from the Kellogg Foundation, Ford Foundation International Program and National Research Foundation. As a Ford Foundation Fellow she completed her PhD through a sandwich programme between University of KwaZulu-Natal and Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, US. She started her first job as a professional nurse at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial, working in theatre high care unit, in 1994. In the same year she relocated to the Northern Cape and worked as an occupational health nurse at PPC Lime, in Lime Acres, Kimberley until 1996. After serving another 3 years in the local community Health Centre, Danielskuil Gemeenskaap Gesondhuid Sentrum, (Danielskuil Community Health Centre) she finally returned to KwaZulu-Natal in 2000. Professor Mchunu started her academic career at the then University of Natal, School of Nursing in 2000 working as a junior lecturer in Community Health Nursing. She then progressed obtaining her Masters in nursing degree (2000-2001) until she obtained her PhD in 2008, and became a Senior lecturer in 2010. In the same year she left the University of KwaZulu-Natal to serve as an Executive Director of the Durban Chamber Foundation, a section 21 company of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) that focuses on managing HIV / AIDS in the workplace. In 2011 she joined the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), HIV/AIDS, STI, and Tuberculosis (HAST) as a Senior Research Specialist and Post- Doctoral Fellow (2011 to 2012). In 2013 she re-joined the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Professor Mchunu’s research focus areas are in community health, health promotion, wellness/healthy living in the workplace and programme evaluation. Professional Positions & Awards International Ford Foundation Alumna Founder Member and Exco member of Action in Autism Member of KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing Senate Member of STTI (Tau Lambda Chapter) Visiting Research Fellow to Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA (2006) National Research Foundation (NRF) grant holder (2006-2009 ) Recipient of the best paper published in Journal of Occupational Health: Southern Africa (2008)

tuberculosis,primary public care, Virus Testing by Tuberculosis Public, Primary Care, Health Care

Ijeoma O. Ehiemere is a Professor of Nursing (Community Health) at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. She is a Fellow of the West African College of Nursing and had previously taught in School of Nursing Bida, Niger state and School of Midwifery Ilorin, Kwara state. She became a Registered Nurse and Midwife in 1975 and 1978 respectively. She holds a B.Sc. (Nursing Education) from the University of Ibadan, M.Sc. (Community Health) from University of Ilorin and Ph.D. from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. At the University of Nigeria, she has devoted many years of teaching and research in Nursing Sciences and Community Health Nursing at all levels. She pioneered, established and coordinates the Community Health Outreach Programme of the Department of Nursing Sciences at the University of Nigeria and has served as Head of Department of Nursing sciences and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Nigeria.. She has been the Departmental postgraduate programme coordinator from 2012 to date. Her research interests include Maternal and Child Health (MCH), Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) and Care for the elderly. She has authored a book and has published several articles in reputable journals nationally and internationally. She has presented conference papers at different professional fora, enjoys singing, praying and travelling as hobbies and is married with children.

Area of Specialization: Community Health Specialist Health Educator/ Counselor

Prof Karani is a Professor of Nursing Education at University of Nairobi since 2008. She obtained her doctorate in 2002 from University of Nairobi. Shehas a wide experience in clinical work in hospital and in community work as well as extensive experience in teaching and research work. She has more than 50 publications in peer reviewed journals and books. Prof. Karani has received several awards for promoting community work and nursing education. These awards include: Queen of England award of Officer (sister) Order of St John of Jerusalem, Daystar & KEMRI (2013); the Head of State Commendation (HSC) which she was awarded during the 40th celebration of Independence on 12th December 2003; the Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives by Johnson & Johnson awarded in 2008;Long service award for IRB KEMRI 2013; Recognition Award for Dedication & Excellence for providing training on HIV/AIDS by Marquette University, School of Nursing in 2003; International Council of Nurses Certificate for Continuing Education in 1999; gold medal for services at the 4th All Africa Games in 2009; and Recognition of Commitment, Diligence and Long Service by National Nurses of Kenya in 2009’ among others. She is currently the Chief Nursing Officer for St. John Ambulance Kenya, the Vice Chair of the Nursing Council of Kenya, Lead Trainer for Leadership For Change for International Council of Nurses (ICN) Kenya. She is a member of both Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi and the KEMRI, ERC. She also serves as the Chief Editor of the Kenya Nursing Journal. She was the coordinator post-graduate programs and head of Education/ Administration School of Nursing Sciences University of Nairobi. Prof Karani is an external examiner to nursing programs in the region and has initiated some collaboration with local, regional and international nursing programs.

Health Research, Nursing Education and Curriculum Development, Nursing Education, Curriculum Development and Health Research

I received my PhD in Nursing and Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration from the University of Alberta, Canada. I was involved in the University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing as an Associate Faculty member and served as a research and teaching assistant for five years. I also spent my sabbatical leave at the University of Alberta for three months in 2013. As a professor and deputy dean of research and international affairs in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, I played key roles in improving the quality of both education and research (interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary) within the organizations I have led. I initiated new teaching approaches for Masters and Doctorate students, worked on curriculum development, pedagogical development, as well as professional development for students nationally and internationally. In my administrative position at Tehran University of medical Sciences for many years, I was involved in extensive and fundamental restructuring processes of International students’ education and training. Along with a growing body of teaching, research, advising, and publishing experience, I have built up a strong record in turn around leadership over the last 15 years; first as a deputy dean of research and international affairs, head of medical/ surgical group, and senior lecturer for the public health and global health issues courses, as well as teaching philosophy of education and research methodologies (qualitative and Quantitative). As a project manager, I am now involved in lean management, senior health projects, Palliative care and Namaste care.

My areas of research and expertise include evaluating teaching effectiveness, global health/health issues, evidence-based practice/education, patient safety, practice development, and competency in the clinical area using different methodological approaches (Quantitative & Qualitative). I was the principal investigator and co-investigator for different research projects mostly working with PhD students. Also, I have published more than 90 ISI Journal articles in refereed journals. Additionally, I have been a member of different national and international committees and worked in a sequence of national partnerships and research collaborations with other universities worldwide. My interest for future includes: public and community health issues, global health, social and behavioural health focusing on different issues such as health quality improvement, lean management, senior health, and community health in general.

I have 14 years’ experience in nursing education institutions in management echelon as wel as international expert. I previously worked as a manager (Vice principal and later Principal of Mmabatho college of Nursing) in academic institution as well a leader of a union at National and Provincial level. I also worked in Lesotho- SADC to strengthen management capacity on Human resource and training issues as well as Nursing education programme and curriculum development. I worked with international NGO such as HSS-Project Finland and MCA (USA) and SHT (South Africa) Other NGO supported are PEPFAR; USAID; NEPI; IRISH AID and Japhiego. I worked in Lesotho as an expert and consultant in education and training; focusing in areas such as curriculum development in collaboration with CHE and Lesotho Nursing Council. I have coached and mentored more than 200 professionals and executive managers. I have Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at North West University specialising in Human Resource management; labour and industrial relation; strategic HR; performance and design; management of transformation. In 2013 I completed an ADVANCED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME –distinction with YALE UNIVERSITY/ FPD which covered; Health services in RSA; action research; project management; organisation; development; monitoring and evaluation; information management; donor and human mobilisation; proposal; writing; leadership and management marketing strategy.

I am an expert teaching, coordinating Advanced Psychiatric science, including community psychiatric nursing, Advanced Health services Management, research methodology, Nursing dynamics at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.