2024 NUR PRO

10th Annual International Conference on Nursing
Tentative Program (Athens Local Time)

6-9 May 2024
9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)


Monday 6 May 2024


08.30-09.15
Registration

09:15-10:00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
10:00-11:30 Session 1
Moderator: Bertha Ochieng
, Professor, De Montfort University, UK.
  1. Sitah Alshutwi, Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs​, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
    Title: The Influence of Self Efficacy on Clinical Competence among Freshly Newly Graduated Nurses.
  2. Lorelei Newton, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria, Canada.
    Angela Wignall, PhD Student, University of Victoria, Canada.
    Claire Fullerton, RN, Research Associate, University of Victoria, Canada.
    Title: Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Using ChatGPT in a Written Assignment.
  3. Jherika Tyler, Assistant Professor, Columbus State University, USA.
    Title: Implementation of a Preparatory Student Success Course in First Year BSN Students: A Quality Improvement Project.
  4. Mari Salminen-Tuomaala, Principal Lecturer, Associate Professor, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
    Title: What Factors Affect the Attractiveness of Nursing Profession?

 

11:30-13:00 Session 2
Moderator: 
Lincoln Pettaway, Assistant Professor, Shawnee State University, USA.
  1. Angela Lukomski, Professor, Eastern Michigan University, USA.
    Title: PediaTrac™; A Digital Tool to Track Pediatric Development in Real Time.
  2. Alberta Oosterhoff, Assistant Professor, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands.
    Title: The Content and Sources of Breastfeeding Knowledge for New Mothers in The Netherlands.
  3. Brenda Buffington, Assistant Clinical Professor; Executive Director of Health Athlete, The Ohio State University, USA.
    Title: Cutting Edge Holistic Coaching as a Solution to Chronic Disease Prevention.
  4. Thiwawan Thepha, Assistant Professor, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
    Title: The Quality of Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviours among Fathers Toward 6-month Exclusive Breastfeeding Questionnaires: Thai Version.

 

13:00-14:30 Session 3
Moderator: 
Beat Ernst, Emeritus Professor, Molecular Pharmacy Group, University of Basel, Switzerland.
  1. *Bertha Ochieng, Professor, De Montfort University, UK.
    Carol Chamley, Researcher, De Montfort University, UK.
    Title: Exploring the Impact of Dance Activities on the Educational Aspirations and Wellbeing of Young Girls in East Midlands, UK.
  2. Lu Qi, Professor, Tulane University, USA.
    Title: Adding Salt to Foods and Type 2 Diabetes. (DIA)
  3. Siddharth Gupta, Professor, Kathmandu University, Nepal.
    Title: A Research Study on Tobacco Associated with Potentially Malignant Disorders Prevalent in Oral Mucosa of Lumbini Province/District Rupandehi Population of Nepal.
  4. Ali Alhaqwi, Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia.
    Ibrahim Almesned, Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
    Abdulrahman Alaql, Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
    Title: Pattern and Determinants of Physical Activity among Adults in a Saudi Community.

14:30-15:30 Lunch

15:30-17:00 Session 4 – Special Session on “Human Rights and Ethics”
Moderator: 
Bill Ikonomopoulos, Barrister, Ikonomopoulos Legal, Australia.
  1. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
    Title: Are Human Rights a Luxury or a Normal Good?
  2. Assaf Meydani, Professor, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel.
    Title: Human Rights between Non-governability and Political Culture – A New Paradigm in Human Rights Analysis.
  3. Emmanuel Nartey, Senior Lecturer, Bath Spa University, UK.
    Title: Corporate Human Rights Abuses and Environmental Damage: Towards a Comprehensive Remedy Framework.
  4. Neville Rochow KC, Barrister, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide, Australia.
    Title: The Constitutional Role of Human Dignity in Promoting Ethical Outcomes in The Law.

 

17:00-20:00 Session 5
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk
The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

20:30-22:00
Dinner


Tuesday 7 May 2024


09:00-10:30 Session 6
Moderator:
Courtenay Sprague, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
  1. Sharon Tucker, Associate Dean for Evidence-based Practice and Implementation Science, Grayce Sills Endowed Professor in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, USA.
    Brenda Buffington, Assistant Clinical Professor, The Ohio State University, USA.
    Title: Building Resilience during Times of Burnout with Healthcare Personnel.
  2. Florence Mei Fung Wong, Associate Professor, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong.
    Title: Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction between Junior and Senior Nurses in Clinical Settings: A Phenomenological Study.
  3. Ashfaque Talpur, Research Fellow, The University of Sheffield, UK.
    Title: Contribution of Nurses during Pandemic: A Synthesis of Qualitative Research.

 

10:30-12:00 Session 7
Moderator: Sharon Tucker
, Associate Dean for Evidence-based Practice and Implementation Science, Grayce Sills Endowed Professor in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, USA.
  1. Lincoln Pettaway, Assistant Professor, Shawnee State University, USA.
    Rusty Waller, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, USA.
    Title: An Exploratory Study of Licensed Nursing Home Administrators (LNHA) Levels of Organizational Commitment.
  2. Dganit Sharon, Lecturer, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel.
    Raghda Alnabilsy, Lecturer and Arab Society Director, Dean of Students Office, Faculty of Social and Community Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel.
    Title: Exploring Obstetric Violence and Health Care System Barriers through the Voices of Arab and Jewish Women in Israel.
  3. Courtenay Sprague, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
    Title: HIV Inequities, the Therapeutic Alliance, Moral Injury and Burnout: A Call for Nurse Workforce Participation and Action.

 

12:00-13:30 Session 8
Moderator: Olga Gkounta
, Researcher, ATINER.
  1. Enrique Jesus Saez Alvarez, Professor, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Spain.
    Title: Do Nursing Studies Modulate the Fear of Death in Nursing Students? A Within-Subjects Study.
  2. Sarah Weaver, Senior Lecturer, University of Worcester, UK.
    Title: Joy and Happiness at Work for UK Nursing Academics: As Simple as ABC.
  3. Claire Fullerton, RN, Research Associate, University of Victoria, Canada.
    Lorelei Newton, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria, Canada.
    Title: eHealth Literacy and Digital Information Needs of Older Adults with Cancer: A Canadian Study to Inform Undergraduate Nursing Curricula.

 13:30-15:00 Lunch

15:00-16:30 Session 9
Moderator: Carolina Facioni
, Research Assistant, Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Italy.
  1. Nicole Banton, Assistant Professor, Stetson University, USA.
    Title: The Birth Connection: An Examination of the Relationship Between Her Birth Event and Infant Feeding among African American Mothers.
  2. Meridith Burles, Lecturer & Research Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
    Title: Using a Sociological Lens to Enhance Cultural Safety in Pediatric Healthcare: A Qualitative Study of Indigenous Family Caregivers’ and Health Care Providers’ Experiences.
  3. Mariia Vasiakina, EU Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany.
    Christian Dudel, Researcher/Deputy Head, Research Group Labor Demography, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany.
    Title: Health Outcomes of Risk of Automation at Work: Evidence from Germany.
  4. E. Wairimu Mwangi, Chair and Assistant Professor, Trinity Washington University, USA.
    Daniel Sarpong, Executive Director, Office of Health Equity Research; Senior Research Scientist, Yale School of Medicine, USA.
    Title: Food Insecurity and Other Correlates of Individual Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Women Living with HIV (WLWH) in the United States.

 

16:30-18:00 Session 10
Moderator: Jason L. Cummings
, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago, USA.
  1. Stavroula Kyriakakis, Associate Professor, Adelphi University, USA.
    Title: Safe Qualitative Interviewing Techniques in Research with At-Risk, Oppressed and Historically Marginalized Communities: Applying Trauma Informed Social Work Practice Skills and Knowledge Working with Survivors of Gender-Based Violence to Research.
  2. Ian Hyslop, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
    Title: Sociological Insight and Political Limitations: Pushing the Contemporary Boundaries of Anglophone Social Work.
  3. Daniel Holman, Lecturer, The University of Sheffield, UK.
    Alan Walker, Professor, The University of Sheffield, UK.
    Title: Healthy Ageing Through the Prism of Intersectionality: Integrating Intersectionality and the Life Course Perspective to Illuminate Complex Inequalities.

20:30-22:30
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music)


Wednesday 8 May 2024
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or Mycenae Visit


Thursday 9 May 2024
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi


Friday 10 May 2024
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion



 

Conference Venue: 9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

 

+30 2103634210
+30 2103634209

 

 

 

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