Dr. Yoshiko Yamaguchi has received her PhD in. Kyushu University during the period of 2013-2016. Currently, she is working as research associate in Home Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kwassui Women’s University, Japan. She has successfully completed her responsibilities as a reviewer of Psychology Research and Behavior Management, International Journal of Nursing and Healthcare Research, International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, Archives of Nursing Practice and Care, Journal of Nursing and Women’s Healthcare, Women’s Studies International Forum, The Open Nursing Journal and LIFE: International Journal of Health and Life-Sciences. She is an editor of LIFE: International Journal of Health and Life-Sciences. And she is honorary president of the scholarly association IAPHLSR: International Association for Promotion of Healthcare and Life-Science Research. She has been awarded as a best presentation of 7th International Conference on Healthcare, Nursing and Disease Management, 2016, Singapore. (Oral presentation), and as a best paper of Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Administration and Policies, (Research article), 2013.

Home Care Nursing

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

Dr.Rasler is an Atlanta emergency physician experienced in behavior modification and disease prevention, with past work at the C.D.C. Motivating healthy behavior during a brief patient encounter has been a focus of his clinical care: www.DrRasler.com

Emergency medicine, Illness prevention, Coagulation diseases

Dr. Halley-Boyce has been a registered nurse and a seasoned healthcare executive for decades. She has served in a number of offices in the hospital’s C-Suite including CEO, COO and Chief Nurse Executive Officer. Dr. Halley-Boyce maintains her own consultant firm, JHBALS Spectrum International, Inc. and additionally serves as an Associate Professor and the Director of the Health Systems Administration Graduate Program in the College of Nursing at Seton Hall University. Dr. Halley-Boyce is professionally recognized for her continuous pursuit of excellence in education and service delivery, her grace, and for her humanistic, servant leadership style.

Nursing

Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Emory University School of medicine 1975-1982 Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 1982-present Founder and CEO, Ovarian Cancer Institute 1999-present Co-discoverer of a 100% sensitive and specific diagnostic test for ovarian cancer which was published in November, 2015 in Nature Scientific Reports Author of The Ultimate Guide to Ovarian Cancer – second edition, 2016 Appointed to the Ovarian Cancer Steering Committee by the National Institutes of Health, 2015 to present

Gynecologic Oncology

With over 16 years of experience as a nurse and educator, Dr Miller serves as chair of Argosy University-Atlanta nursing program. She has Master’s of Science in Nursing- education and PhD in Higher Education Administration. She has helped develop two RN programs and a NCLEX preparation course (100% passing rate). Dr. Miller is passionate about learning and facilitating knowledge. Her mission in life is to make sure that her students all have moments a clarity where the “proverbial light bulb” is illuminated with knowledge and understanding!

Higher Education Retention of minorities Innovative teaching

Fred Calixtro has completed his Doctor in Nursing Practice from Touro University Nevada. He is an Associate Professor at Roseman University of Health Sciences in Henderson, NV. At Roseman, he teaches medica-surgical course. His passion is to eliminate lateral violence in nursing and nursing education.

Nursing and Nursing Education

Joyce Bredesen, DNP, RN, PHN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her expertise and passion is teaching public health nursing. Dr. Bredesen teaches both undergraduate and graduate nursing courses primarily in Public Health Nursing. She also is faculty advisor for DNP students and their projects. Dr. Bredesen’s research interests are working primarily with underserved populations. Her most recent research includes work with PhotoVoice and Parkinson’s disease. She has done research with the homeless population in Minnesota, as well as women’s health care issues in both India and Senegal.

Nursing Education