An ongoing research collaboration focused on parallel studies in USA and Iceland has been advancing knowledge about school nursing and family centered care of children with disabilities in Reykjavik and Minnesota. Members include Drs. Ann Garwick, Wendy Looman, and Lori Anderson from the USA and Drs. Erla Svarsdottir, and Brynja Orlygsdottir from Iceland. This group of scholars has been collaborating mostly via technology (email, teleconference, videoconferencing). Two recent publications in the Journal of Advanced Nursing (see references below) report the development of an International School Nurse Asthma Care Coordination Model.
Drs. Ann Garwick and Wendy Looman recently received funding to continue this work (Dr. Erla Svavarsdottir is applying for funding in Iceland). They will examine the extent to which school nurses in Iceland and Minnesota use a Family Systems approach in caring for children with asthma and learning disorders. For more information contact IFNA member, Ann Garwick: [email protected]
*Garwick, A. W., Svarvarsdottir, E. K., Seppelt, A. M., Looman, W. S., Anderson, L. S., & Orlygsdottir, B. (2014). Development of an International School Nurse Asthma Care Coordination Model. Advance online publication. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jan.12522
*Svavarsdottir, E. K., Garwick, A. W., Anderson, L. S., Looman, W. S., Seppelt, A., & Orlygsdottir, B. (2013). The International School Nurse Asthma Project: Barriers related to asthma management in schools. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(5), 1161-1171. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06107.x
*IFNA Member
