Rachel Howe, RNT, RCN, RGN, MSc., is an assistant professor in Children’s Nursing and a PhD candidate at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on animal-assisted interventions in the children’s hospital setting. She hopes to co-design an intervention with children, young people, and their families at a later stage in her research.  Rachel has been a nurse for over 25 years in both general and children’s hospitals in Ireland. 

She will be presenting her research protocol and scoping review methodology at the virtual 15th International Family Nursing Conference.

Rachel is a member of the IFNA UK/Ireland Chapter.

For more information, contact IFNA member Rachel Howe.

Rhyquelle Rhibna Neris is a nurse and PhD candidate in the Public Health Nursing Graduate Program at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Brazil. She is also a member of the Nursing Research Group on Child and Adolescent Care (GPECCA). Her program of research is focused on cancer survivors and their families. Currently, she is exploring the quality of life of families of adolescents and young adult childhood cancer survivors using qualitative methodology. Her research objective is to mitigate the repercussions of cancer in the lives of survivors and their families and improve their quality of life.

Rhyquelle is a 2021 recipient of a conference grant from the International Family Nursing Foundation to support her attendance at the virtual 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15).

Recent publication: Polita, N. B., de Montigny, F., Neris, R. R., Alvarenga W. A., Sliva-Rodriques, F. M., Leite, A. C. A. B., & Nascimento, L. C. (2020). The experiences of bereaved parents after the loss of a child to cancer: A qualitative metasynthesis.  Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 37(6), 444-457. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454220944059

For more information, contact IFNA member Rhyquelle Rhibna Neris.

Sara Lemos, RN, M.Sc., is a doctoral student at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal. Her doctoral research focuses on understanding the impact of chronic diseases and/or pediatric disorders on family life.  She hopes to develop a nursing intervention program to support parents providing care to their ill child. Sara currently works as a pediatric nurse at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of S. João Hospital in Porto, Portugal. Her master’s thesis focused on “The Importance of Families in Nursing Care: Nurses’ Attitudes in Pediatric Settings.” She will share her research at the 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15).

Sara is a 2021 recipient of a conference grant from the International Family Nursing Foundation to support her participation in the virtual 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15).

For more information, contact IFNA member Sara Lemos.