18^th World Congress on Clinical Nursing and Practice September 21-22, 2018 Prague, Czech Republic | Panorama Hotel Prague Milevska 7, 140 63 Praha 4 Czech Republic

Selda Mert Boga is an instructor at Kocaeli University 2014-2015. She completed her Ph.D. in Surgical Diseases Nursing Department in 2016.There are scientific studies in the subjects of cardiovascular diseases nursing, nursing students, nursing profession, nursing care development, evidence-based nursing practices in surgical diseases nursing, nursing care in the elderly who are undergoing surgical intervention, basic and advanced life support, individuals and their families with mental retardation and nursing cooperation

Surgical diseases nursing, nursing care, evidence-based nursing practices, patient or employee health and safety

Karin Enskär is a pediatric nurse with a PhD, working as a Professor of nursing at the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University, Sweden. Her research is focused on nursing care of children and adolescents with cancer and their families, as well on children with other long-term diseases, including pain and pain management. She has published more than 90 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an expert on several boards of repute.

Nursing Care

Belgüzar Kara is a Professor of Internal Medicine Nursing in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Yüksek İhtisas University in Ankara, Turkey. She has a focus on chronic disease management, nursing 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, complementary and alternative medicine, and geriatrics and gerontology.

Nursing and Health Care

Züleyha Şimşek Yaban is an assistant professor at Kocaeli University Faculty of Health Sciences (She is the director of Surgical Nursing program). She received her master's degree (2006) and PhD (2015) in the Department of Surgical Nursing at Kocaeli University, TURKEY. She has been working as an educator for 13 years. Her research interests include complementary/alternative/integrative medicine, oncology, breast cancer, postoperative urinary retention, orthopedia, nursing care, nursing diagnosis and wound care.

Complementary/ Alternative/ Integrative Medicine, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Postoperative urinary retention, Orthopedia, Nursing care, Nursing diagnosis and Wound care.

Canan BIRIMOGLU OKUYAN obtained her BSc in Department of Nursing from Kafkas University. She subsequently obtained her MSc in Department of Public Health Nursing from Gaziantep University in 2012. She received her PhD in the Department of Public Health Nursing, Gazi University. During PhD, she has studied in the Turku University of Applied Science in Turku/Finland. She worked as a visitor researcher at the Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester/UK. Dr. Canan BIRIMOGLU OKUYAN is currently an assistant Professor in the department of public health nursing at Mustafa Kemal University. Her research interests include public health, public health nursing, geriatric and gerontology.

Gerontological and Geriatric Nursing, Health promotion, school health and Nursing Research.

Jaroslav Pekara is an assistant professor at the Medical College in Prague (he is a director of paramedics´ study program). He holds Doctoral degree in Specialization in public health from the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (topic: Violence in Nursing in the Czech Republic). He also holds a Master degree in Intensive Care and Management from Charles University in Prague. He worked more than twelve years as a nurse in Emergency department and Intensive care unit. Actually he works as a paramedic in Emergency Medical Service of the Capital Prague and he closely collaborates with Emergency Medical Service of the Central Bohemian Region.

Nursing, Clinical Nursing