Dr. Norma Krumwiede, Professor, School of Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA, recently received the 2016 Dr. Duane Orr Teacher of the Year Award from the Minnesota State Student Association. Dr. Krumwiede’s work focuses on family nursing and use of simulation. She currently serves as the Chair of the IFNA Awards Committee. For more information contact IFNA member, Norma Krumwiede.
Website: Norma Krumwiede, Minnesota State University
Dr. Hafrún Finnbogadóttir, Malmo University, Sweden, examines maternal and child health outcomes following exposure to domestic violence during pregnancy and the early postnatal period. In her recently funded research, she found the incidence of domestic violence increases as the pregnancy develops and continues 1-1.5 years postpartum. There is a need for more research and resources to know how health care professionals and society can support the whole family in this delicate matter. For more information, contact IFNA member, Hafrún Finnbogadóttir.
Website: http://forskning.mah.se/en/id/hshafi
Ana Canga Armayor, PhD, MSc, RN, is an Associate Professor of Older People Nursing and Family Nursing at the Faculty of Nursing and Deputy Director of the Department Nursing Care for the Adult Person at the University of Navarra, Spain. She is also an investigator with the Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA). Her research focuses on understanding and intervening with families experiencing a chronic illness. She conducts research with families caring for a dependent elderly family member as well as families living with Alzheimer’s disease. She and her colleagues are currently examining the effectiveness of a Family Systems Nursing educational intervention guided by the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models with practicing nurses who support families caring for a family member experiencing chronic illness. This research will help advance knowledge translation of family nursing theory to practice settings in Spain. For more information contact IFNA member, Ana Canga Armayor.
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On behalf of the International Family Nursing Association I would like to express sincere condolences to the countless families and individuals affected by the hate crime committed in Orlando. We have been mute witnesses to this unfathomable act of violence and cannot remain silent. As a global community of nurses committed to transforming health for families worldwide, we advocate respect and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in daily living and particularly in every healthcare encounter. We also call for similar respect and equality regardless of race and ethnicity.
Dr. Carole A. Robinson, President
100+ Resources for the Aftermath of the Orlando Mass Shooting Tragedy: 100-resources-for-aftermath-of-orlando
