Dr. Regina Lee, RN, PhD, PHN, FHKCPN, is an Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. She also serves as Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services. Dr. Lee is committed to advancing family-centered care to meet the health needs of children and adolescents in school settings and hospital care. She is currently conducting research which extends school-based interventions into family-based programs. Dr. Lee currently serves as an IFNA Country Liaison. For more information, contact IFNA member Regina Lee.
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Jane Karpa Advances Family Centered Psychiatric Nursing Practice
Jane Karpa, BA, RPN, CMHW(A), MMFT, Assistant Professor, Chair of the Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Brandon University, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is committed to advancing a family nursing perspective in psychiatric nursing practice. She is currently engaged in doctoral studies at the University of Manitoba and her research focuses on families’ experiences of living with Acquired Brain Injury. She also currently serves as the co-chair of the Teaching Resources Subcommittee of the IFNA Education Committee. For more information, contact IFNA member Jane Karpa.
Family Nursing Science in Finland Led by University of Tampere
The development of family nursing science in Finland has been led by dedicated faculty at the School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere for over 20 years. Family issues are the central focus of research and teaching with an emphasis on family health, well-being, and family health care nursing across the lifespan. The program of research at the University of Tampere began with descriptive studies and, over time, has included instrument development, theory formulation and testing, and intervention studies using a variety of research methods.
Despite this intensive work, family-focused health care in Finland needs to become even more visible. Stronger collaboration is needed between researchers, educational institutions, managers, and practicing professionals. Research and teaching collaboration within the European Union and with the Nordic countries is ongoing and will strengthen the strong foundation of family nursing science in Finland that already exists.
Dr. Joel Anderson Studies Support of Family Caregivers of People with Dementia
Joel Anderson, PhD, CHTP, FGSA, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Nursing (USA), focuses his research on support of family caregivers of people with dementia, particularly vulnerable caregiving populations. This focus includes an exploration of the psychosocial impacts of dementia caregiving in an effort to develop person- and family-centered intervention strategies to alleviate caregiver strain and improve quality of life. Dr. Anderson has recently received funding from the National Institute on Aging to examine family quality of life among LGBTQ+ caregivers of people with dementia.
Joel currently serves as a co-chair of the IFNA Communications Committee. For more information, contact IFNA member: Joel Anderson.
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Dr. Anne Grant Studies Family Focused Practice in Northern Ireland
Dr. Anne Grant, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, is conducting a study that will examine health and social care professionals’ family focused practice (FFP) with families who are experiencing parental mental illness. The Health and Social Care Board in Northern Ireland have commissioned this two year study which began in January 2016. Perspectives of service providers and users will be sought using a mixed methods approach. The study builds upon Dr. Grant’s international research in family focused practice that examines workforce capacity to engage in FFP, conceptualization of FFP, and early interventions for families when a parent has mental illness. Further information about the study can be found at www.parentalmentalillness.info or by contacting IFNA member, Anne Grant.
Anne is a member of the new UK/Ireland IFNA Chapter.
