Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Abdulqadir J Nashwan
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Keynote: Translation of evidence into nursing leadership & management
Time : 10:00-11:00
Biography:
Abdulqadir J Nashwan is a Director of Nursing for Education and Practice Development at HMGH, a member of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. He is also a senior adjunct instructor at the faculty of nursing at the University of Calgary in Qatar. His current research interests include research utilization, evidenced-based practice, Hematology/Oncology, Nursing Informatics and Cancer Immunotherapy. He has published more than 50 research articles in reputable peer-reviewed journals. In November 2015, he received the award of merit for placing HMC at the cutting edge of Cancer research as a part of Stars of Excellence Program introduced by HMC. He has also pursued Cancer Biology & Therapeutics Program provided by Harvard Medical School (HMS).
Abstract:
In the past, nurses used to provide clinical care, even though no substantial evidence supported this practice following basic logical assumptions. Usually, Health Care Providers (HCPs) including nurses often follow outdated policies and procedures without questioning their current practices in terms of accuracy, safety, feasibility and applicability. This presentation aims to provide an overview of the applications of translating evidence on leadership and management. Nurses are collaborating with other healthcare providers to develop new and innovative ways to translate evidence into practice to provide the best quality of care while maintaining the highest levels of safety standards. Nursing leaders need to build the infrastructure (policies, processes, resources, etc.) for transfer of knowledge into practice through empowering environment for nurses. Nursing leaders/managers face increasing demands to provide expertise in implementing evidence-based nursing care to meet the healthcare needs of diverse patient populations.
Keynote Forum
Graham Wright
Rhodes University, South Africa
Keynote: Consolidating knowledge and recent innovations in nursing and healthcare: How Florence Nightingale paved the way for nurses to collect data on tablet computers in Africa
Time : 11:30-12:30
Biography:
Graham Wright is a Chartered Information Systems Practitioner with a clinical and managerial background. He has been an active fellow of the British Computer Society and held the offices of Chair and Treasurer for the British Computer Society Health Informatics Forum and UK Representative to the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). He moved to South Africa to take up the Chair of Health Sciences Research at Walter Sisulu University in 2009 and Adjunct Professorship in Health Informatics at Fort University in 2014. He joined Rhodes University in 2018. He has recently been elected as a Founding Member of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics.
Abstract:
Graham Wright is a Chartered Information Systems Practitioner with a clinical and managerial background. He has been an active fellow of the British Computer Society and held the offices of Chair and Treasurer for the British Computer Society Health Informatics Forum and UK Representative to the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). He moved to South Africa to take up the Chair of Health Sciences Research at Walter Sisulu University in 2009 and Adjunct Professorship in Health Informatics at Fort University in 2014. He joined Rhodes University in 2018. He has recently been elected as a Founding Member of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics.
Keynote Forum
Gul Cankaya
Marmara University Pendik Training Hospital, Turkey
Keynote: The self-care of women undergoing radiotherapy
Biography:
Gulcankaya have complited his study at Anatolian High School Tuzla Istanbul 2001-2005, Kocaeli University Health Sciences Nursing Faculty 2007-2011, NICU and PICU nursing Kocaeli University Hospital 2011-2013. She was working in Istanbul Private Bolge Hospital Surgical Ward Nursing 2013-2014 and currently she is working in Marmara University Training Hospital Surgical Nursing 2014-2019.
Abstract:
Radiation therapy uses high energy X-rays or particles to kill cancer cells. The radiation oncology treatment team is made up of many different healthcare professionals. The amount of radiation and the number of treatments needed are different for each patient. Early side effects from radiation therapy can be treated and usually heal a few weeks after your treatment ends. Fatigue, loss of appetite and skin irritation is examples of acute side effects. These early effects in brain are alopecia and scalp erythema, ear and external auditory canal, cerebral oedema, nausea and vomiting, somnolence syndrome. Eye: conjunctival oedema and tearing. Head and neck: oral mucositis, oral candidiasis, oral herpes, xerostomia, esophagitis and pharyngitis, taste changes, laryngitis, dental caries. Breast: skin reactions, esophagitis. Chest and lungs: esophagitis and pharyngitis, taste changes, pneumonitis. Abdomen and pelvis: nausea and vomiting, diarrhea proctitis, cystitis, vaginal dryness. Late side effects may take months or years to develop and can be permanent. Pretreatment anxiety is one of the most common problems in patients undergoing radiotherapy. Patient education is a dynamic process of medicine, with regards to patient care, compliance and comprehension of health information. Improving patients’ understanding of treatment enhances their compliance to treatment. In addition, adequate knowledge and understanding of radiation treatment is critical for effective patient participation in decision-making. A patient-centered approach to care is a key part of quality healthcare by many organizations including the WHO and national health ministries.