INVITED SPEAKERS

Beata  Haor, RN, PhD, Prof. PANS 

Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Rector’s Plenipotentiary for scientific activity

State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek

Beata Haor is a research and teaching professional with extensive academic experience. She works in the field of medical sciences and health sciences. She is a registered nurse, specializing in family nursing and geriatric nursing. Her research focuses on nursing care for the elderly and the chronically ill in primary medical care. She also conducts studies on occupational burnout and stress in the nursing profession. Additionally, Beata Haor explores the use of medical simulation in nursing education and the application of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) in nursing practice.

Research Profile:

• Nursing care for the elderly
• Chronically ill patient in primary medical care
• Occupational burnout, stress at work of a nurse
• Medical simulation in the education of nursing students
• ICNP® in nurse practice

 

Anna Antczak-Komoterska, RN, PhD

Coordinator of Practical Training at The Faculty of Health Sciences

State University of Applied Sciences in Włocławek

Anna Antczak-Komoterska conducts lectures and practical training in physical examination, fundamentals of nursing, geriatric nursing, and surgical nursing with nursing students. She facilitates the training of nursing students under medical simulation conditions and oversees the implementation of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessments. Additionally, she is a co-author of scenarios prepared for students and academic textbooks.

Research Profile:

• Nursing care for a chronically ill patient
• Stress in the work of a nurse and coping with stress
• Medical simulation in the education of nursing students

Deniz Harputlu, RN, PhD, WOCN
Associate Professor

Deniz Harputlu graduated from Ege University School of Nursing in 2002. She completed her master’s degree in 2005 and her PhD in 2014 at Ege University, Department of Public Health Nursing. She worked as a clinical nurse and wound and stoma care nurse for 12 years at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital. During her PhD studies, she participated in the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing certification program at Cleveland Clinic and earned the title of “Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse – WOCN.” In 2015, she was accepted to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus to conduct postdoctoral research, where she worked with Dr. Barbara Bates Jensen for one year. During this period, she was supported by a TÜBİTAK postdoctoral research grant. Since October 2022, Deniz Harputlu has been working as a faculty member at the University of Akureyri School of Nursing in Iceland.

Areas of Interest:

• Ostomy care
• Wound care
• Immigrant health
• Community health nursing

 

Jaime Ribeiro, Prof. Dr.

Politécnico de Leiria

Jaime Ribeiro has a PhD in Multimedia in Education from the University of Aveiro and a degree in Occupational Therapy from the Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto. He is a Full Professor at Politécnico de Leiria. He coordinates the aTOPlab – Assistive Technology and Occupational Performance Laboratory. He is a full member of the Portuguese Society of Rehabilitation Engineering, Assistive Technologies and Accessibility (SUPERA). He is a member of the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology of the Polytechnic of Leiria (ciTechCare) and collaborates with the Centre for Research in Didactics and Technology for Training Trainers of the University of Aveiro (CIDTFF-UA). He is the creator and editor-in-chief of the Revista Portuguesa de Terapia Ocupacional – Portuguese Journal of Occupational Therapy. His teaching and research focus on Occupational Therapy, Technologies and Assistive Products, qualitative approach in research, rehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation/stimulation, functionality/disability, use of technologies in teaching and learning processes and ageing.

Dr. Eng. Daniela Trifan

Director, Agricultural Research and Development Station of Braila

Research Scientist in Agricultural and Horticultural Domain

Dr. eng. Daniela Trifan is a research scientist specializing in agricultural and horticultural fields. She serves as the director of the Agricultural Research and Development Station of Braila, Romania. Her main areas of expertise include testing new varieties and hybrids of agricultural and horticultural crops, developing and evaluating new biofertilizers and biostimulants for plants, and digitizing agricultural and horticultural processes. She also focuses on testing new ameliorative methods to enhance soil fertility, improve water quality, and boost crop production and quality. Additionally, Dr. Trifan provides consulting services in agricultural management and technologies. She collaborates with national and international companies in research and development, participates in research projects and innovation, and teaches courses to students and farmers.

 

Elifnur Güneş, PhD Student

Manchester Metropolitan University

Faculty of Health, Psycgology and Social Care

After graduating from Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Nursing (Ankara, Turkey) in 2014, Elifnur Güneş, worked as a registered nurse in different clinics for 4 years. She completed her master’s degree in Gazi University (Ankara, Turkey), Department of Public Health Nursing in 2018. The subject of the master’s thesis is on the health protection for healthcare workers and cleaning workers. She used quantitative methods throughout her undergraduate and master studies. After graduating from MSc Nursing, she is awarded a scholarship by the Turkish Ministry of Education for Postgraduate Foreign Education. The scope of the scholarship is in the field of Child Health and Diseases Nursing. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the UK at the Department of Nursing at Manchester Metropolitan University. PhD thesis title is ‘Evaluation of Caregiving Burden in Caregivers of Children with Cancer’. She continues her work with supervisors, who are experts in qualitative research, are Dr. Gary Witham, Dr. Gayatri Nambiar-Greenwood and Dr.Kim Heyes. Thanks to the scholarship provided by the Turkish Ministry of National Education, she continues to increase her knowledge, awareness and experience on qualitative studies together with international supervisors.

 

Dr. Fabian Herold

University of Potsdam

Dr. Fabian Herold is a research assistant at the University of Potsdam in the Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg. He works in the Degenerative and Chronic Diseases, Movement research group headed by Prof. Dr. Notger G. Müller. His research focuses on the complex associations between physical activity (PA) and brain health. In particular, his primary research interests include investigations of the dose-response relationships between PA and measures of brain health, the neurobiological mechanisms mediating the effects of PA on brain health, and the neural correlates of the motor control of goal-directed movements. As part of his research at the faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, he has investigated how digital technologies can be employed for the remote assessment of physical and cognitive fitness, and the delivery of home-based PA interventions, especially in older and vulnerable populations.

 

Prof. Dr. Sandra Xavier

Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa (ESEL), Portugal

Sandra Xavier has diplomas in Community Mental Health and Nursing, a master’s degree in Health Communication, a Ph.D. in Nursing and specialization in community nursing. She is coordinator and professor at the Department of Community Health Nursing at the Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa (ESEL), Portugal. She is also a researcher at the Lisbon Center for Research, Innovation and Development in Nursing (CIDNUR).
She has over 29 years of professional nursing experience and over 17 years of professional teaching experience. She is also a recognized speaker at several national and international meetings. Dr. Xavier is a member of several committees and working groups, and has been a member of several academic and professional examination juries over the years. Her areas of expertise are quality control in nursing and blood banks; palliative care nursing, community nursing and public health; emotional labor of nursing practice in community health; emotions in health and emotional education; and emotional skills in students of nursing.

 

Dr. Helen Onyeaka

Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action

Dr. Helen Onyeaka is an Industrial Microbiologist and a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA), with over 25 years of experience. Her career in microbiology to date has been varied, with experience gained in industry as well as academia (both teaching and research). Dr. Onyeaka lectures and leads modules on various postgraduate and undergraduate courses in Food Microbiology, Food Safety, and Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham. She supervises PhD and MSc research projects related to industrial microbiology. She also plans and delivers training for Continuous Professional Development (CPD), including courses for Food Safety Inspection Officers, the food industry, and international trainees from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. Additionally, she is a director at the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA), which focuses on promoting sustainable practices, addressing climate change challenges, and fostering collaboration among stakeholders to develop innovative solutions for a sustainable future.