Precision Medicine Virtual 2020

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Sergey Suchkov was born in the City of Astrakhan, Russia, in a family of dynasty medical doctors. In 1980, graduated from Astrakhan State Medical University and was awarded with MD. In 1985, Suchkov maintained his PhD as a PhD student of the I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy and Institute of Medical Enzymology. In 2001, Suchkov maintained his Doctor Degree at the National Institute of Immunology, Russia. From 1989 through 1995, Dr Suchkov was being a Head of the Lab of Clinical Immunology, Helmholtz Eye Research Institute in Moscow. From 1995 through 2004 - a Chair of the Dept for Clinical Immunology, Moscow Clinical Research Institute (MONIKI). In 1993-1996, Dr Suchkov was a Secretary-in-Chief of the Editorial Board, Biomedical Science, an international journal published jointly by the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

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Pamela D.Price currently serves as the Deputy Director for The Balm In Gilead managing the various health initiatives of the organization.  Under her leadership, the organization provides support to faith institutions in areas of program design, implementation and evaluation, which strengthen their capacity to deliver programs and services that contribute to the elimination of health disparities.  In addition to her role as Deputy Director, she also serves as the Director for The National Brain Health Center for African-Americans.  In 2016, she co-developed a six-part educational curriculum for nurses and allied healthcare professionals aimed at addressing knowledge gaps related to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Mrs. Price holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Public Health and has more than 20 years of experience in public health, epidemiology, and healthcare.  As a registered nurse, she has served as a member of the U.S. Army Nurse Corp and excelled in both government and non-governmental agencies providing leadership and guidance on program management, quality improvement, and project development.  Mrs. Price frequently conducts workshops and trainings across the country at various conferences and events in addition to providing technical assistance and capacity building services to community-based organizations.     

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Xu Chen holds a BA in Biology and an MS in Exercise Physiology from the College of St. Scholastica from Northern Minnesota, US. After her Master’s degree, she went to University of the Rockies to finish her PsyD. Currently Xu Chen is a performing artist among the shelters in Boston area. So far she has more than 10 publications.  

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Renee Bauer studied nursing at Indiana State University, Terre Haute and graduated with her PhD in 2015. She has spent 25 years working in psychiatry and teaching research and psychiatric nursing. She has over 30 publications and 40 presentations. Presently, she is attending the University of Southern Indiana to obtain her psychiatric practitioner license.

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Adele Webb’s focus is international nurse capacity building. She has extensive funding for her international work and has published in several journals. She contributed to WHO guidelines and testified to the Institute of Medicine and the White House.  A sought-out speaker on international nursing care, Adele collaborates with WHO and the World NCD Congress.  Adele has contributed to nurse capacity building in 53 countries.  Adele received the Nicholas Andrew Cummings award for Excellence in Interprofessional, is an International Council of Nurses Global Health Fellow, and a Fellow in both the National Academies of Practice and the American Academy of Nursing.

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Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, is Senior Vice President/System Chief Nursing Executive for NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public healthcare system in the nation, serving more than one million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations. She previously held nursing leadership roles at New York City’s Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center. She holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from George Washington University; Masters of Science in Management and Bachelors of Science from New York University, and Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Stony Brook University.

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Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes  is a healthcare futurist who has extensive experience in the healthcare industry as a founder, executive, consultant or speaker. She currently is serving as the Chief Quality and Innovation Officer at MEDNAX Healthcare Solutions. In this capacity she provides oversight for all quality and innovation initiatives across the enterprise, such as Blockchain, AI, Genomics, Precision Medicine, Population Health, Telehealth, Medical Simulation, and Value Based Care. Additionally, she provides leadership to the MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety. Prior to her current role, she held several leadership positions within the academic, corporate and not-for-profit healthcare arena, most notably serving as VP-Education, Quality and Safety, Chief Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Chief of Compliance and Quality Assurance, Medical Director of Clinical Research Trials, and Medical Director-Managed Care. Her consulting engagements have  included healthcare systems, VC funds, angel investment funds, not for profit entities and corporations. Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes is also a member of numerous prestigious professional organizations and holds several certifications, such as Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy from MIT Sloan, Blockchain Technology and Business Innovation from MIT Sloan, Finance from Harvard Business School, Negotiation from Harvard Law School, Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management, Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Patient Safety Officer by the International Board Federation of Safety Managers, Master Black Belt in Lean and Six Sigma Management, Professional in Healthcare Quality by the National Association of Healthcare Quality, Manager for Quality and Organizational Excellence, by the American Society for Quality, and Certified Risk Management Professional by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.  

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Mark Hamilton is a PhD student studying Counselor Education at The Ohio State University, United States. He graduated with his MA in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Cincinnati, United States in 2019. He has obtained his certification as a Licensed Professional Counselor and currently treats a variety of mental illnesses with a specific emphasis on behavioral addictions.

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Katherine E. Taylor Pearson is a board-certified Informatics nurse, educator, and has her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with over 29 years of experience in numerous direct and indirect care settings across the enterprise to include trauma, flight nursing, primary care, specialty care, and medical management. Additionally, she is the Population Health Consultant and Clinical Practice Guideline Coordinator in the Office of Evidence Based Practice, HQ MEDCOM, and is a retired Army Nurse Corps Officer.

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Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana has been involved in the study of Human Hope and Happiness since 1979 when he was just a third year medical student. After medical school, in spite of a very busy OB/GYN residency and practice, his interest in this subject matter continued for over thirty years during which time he also held teaching faculty positions at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the University of Maryland College of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, and finally at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Athens, Ohio. Today, he is the Founder and CEO of the Triple-H Project LLC, an entity solely dedicated to the promotion of hopeful and happier human communities—including the training and certification of happiness coaches. He is the author of “The Five Sources of Human Hope”; “How to Live a Life of Hope”; and “The Mathematics of Happiness”.

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Valencia Lyle received her master’s degree in public health at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health in New York City in 2016. She subsequently worked with governments in East Africa to strengthen their health systems and use data to inform policies and improve the effectiveness of their existing health care programs. Since returning to the United States, she has joined the State of Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to support the department’s efforts in identifying the most effective policies to expand access to buprenorphine throughout the State.

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Jemima D. Desir Douge MD, MBA serves as the Healthcare Education Specialist at the Florida Poison Control Center Tampa covering Central and southwest Florida. Dr. Douge‘s work is to inform, develop, and evaluate strategies to reduce poisoning incidents as well as promoting effective post exposure management. Dr. Douge is dedicated to reducing poisonings in the population served. In that regard, she has initiated several poison prevention projects targeting medication safety, vaping, home safety, as well as seasonal poisoning risks for people of all ages. Dr. Douge currently teaches Clinical Toxicology to practicing healthcare professionals and students in health professions. She continuously fosters collaborative partnerships with other organizations and is an active member of several committees at the State, Regional and National level.

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Dr. Megari is an experienced psychologist working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Research and Learning Disabilities. Graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and attended further education from University of Macedonia, in people with special needs and disabilities. She holds undergraduate degrees in Nursing and Psychology, as well as a Masters and a PhD in Neuropsychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has many years of experience working with chronic disease patients as well with people with disabilities. She is postdoctoral researcher and has published more than 10 research articles in journals.

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Dr. Borbala studied Biology at the Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary and graduated as MS in 2006. She then joined the laboratory of Prof. Thomas Jenuwein at the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Austria, and obtained her PhD degree in 2010. She moved into the field of Bioinformatics during her postdoctoral fellowship in the research group of Prof. Nicholas Luscombe at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI-EMBL), UK. In 2015, she was appointed as an MRC Career development fellow and lecturer at Queen Mary University London, UK. She obtained an Assistant Professor position at HBKU, Qatar in 2018.

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Pisamai Natun, Ph.D. candidate in Public Health at College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand and graduated as M.P.H. in Epidemiology at Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand in 2013. She works as a lecturer at Mahidol University Amnatcharoen Campus, Amnatcharoen Province, Thailand.

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Dr. Amanda studied Psychologist at the Lusiada University, Portugal and graduated in 2009. She then joined the research group of Prof. Ana Damaso at the Interdisciplinary Group on Obesity Studies – GEO in 2010. She received her Master degree in 2014 at the Federal University of São Paulo -UNIFESP – Santos, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. In 2017, began a PhD student supervised by Dr. Danielle Caranti at the same university, GEO Laboratory, Brazil. She has published more than eight research articles in SCI (E) journals.

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Dr. Sarinrut Juntapigraduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing sciencs in 1992, and gets her master degree in Master of Education in Educational Technology in 1999 and graduated master degree in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing in 2006, and then graduated Philosophy of nursing in 2017. And she works as a lecturer at the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University. Her expertise is community​ mental​ Health​ and​ psychiatric​ nursing. Her role as an editorial board of Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Annals of Family Medicine and Public Health and as a reviewer of PLOS ONE, Journal of Aquichan.

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Prof. Dr. Mohammad Qassim Abdullah is professor of mental health and clinical psychology at the university of Aleppo in Syria. Studies the psychology and clinical psychology at the university of Damascus and Ph.D from Hungarian Academy of sciences in mental health.. he was the dean of faculty of education (2011-2015) and vice president of university of Aleppo (2015-2019). Supervisor of psychological and social support, and the member of national committee of research ethics in Syria 2016-2020.  Dr Abdullah has published (145) searches in national and international journals, And 30 books in psychological sciences. He is full member and honorable member in many international journals of mental health , psychiatry and psychological sciences.

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Dr. Jilani got his master in Revealed knowledge from International Islamic University, Malaysia in 1998, and he then joined the same University as a lecturer. He obtained his first PhD in Hermeneutics in 2003 the University of Malaya, Malaysia. In 2006 he obtained his second PhD in Psychology of Education from International Islamic University, Malaysia. In 2009 he joined University of Malaya as senior lecturer. In 20013 he moved to Sharif Ali Islamic University, Brunei as an Associate Prof.  He has published more than 50 books and articles in high impact journals.

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Professor Benjamin LONGO – MBENZA, is The Vice Chancellor for Academic and Research, LOMO MEDICAL OMECO, Kinshasa in DR Congo / DRC. Honorary Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Kinshasa Professor and Head : Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa President of Board of Directors of the Congolese Society of Primatology Professor Benjamin LONGO – MBENZA demonstrated Leadership in Training, Supervision of Master/Phd Theses, Mentoring, Coaching, Awards, Patents, and Engagement for Development, Human Rights, and Medecine of 4P to control traditional endemic or pandemic communicable infectious diseases.

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Dessalegn Temesgen leye studied pedagogy in Volgograd Pedagogical institute (Msc) and studied biochemistry at Moscow Biochemistry institute and defend his PhD in biochemistry in 1997. Now he is an asst professor at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

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G. Muthamilselvi completed her Bachelor degree in Nursing at MMC under Madars University, Chennai in 1988. She completed Master in Nursing at The TN Dr. MGR Medical University in 1998.  She received her Ph.D degree in Nursing at Vinayaka Mission’s University, Salem in 2014. Presently working as Principal at Vinayaka Mission’s College of Nursing, Puducherry. She has published more than 50 research articles in International and National Journals. She received many awards for her excellency and outstanding performance. She is giving PhD- Guidance for 8 PhD Scholars under Vinayaka Mission’s University and 2 PhD Scholars in Meenachi University as Co - guide and 1 PhD Scholars in Annamalai University.

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Costas Christodoulides studied Political Science & International Studies (1994-98) at the Panteion University, Athens and graduated (MSc Comparative Politics) in 2000 from the Government Department of the LSE, UK. He is pursuing his PhD in the Business Administration at the European University, Cyprus (2016-). He is the Director of Alexander Research Centre (2015) at Alexander College, Cyprus coordinating and leading research projects most of them securing external funding. His interests include research in the fields of youth addiction including gambling, problematic use and risk of social networking sites and the Internet.

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Ani Dezhakam holds a master in biochemistry and also deputy of a NGO called "congress 60"working on treatment of addiction especially opium addiction with a specified taper off method of opium called "DST" designed with Hossein Dezhakam. 

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Dr. Shyamapada Mandal, Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Gour Banga, focuses his research on epidemiology of infectious diseases including COVID-19; probiotics, genomics and bioinformatics. He has published more than 100 articles in various scientific journals of repute, with 7 book chapters. He is life member of IAMM and International Academy of Science and Research (India). He acquired more than 24 years of research and teaching experiences in the field of biomedical sciences. Seven national academic and research awards have been conferred to him. Prof. Mandal is editorial board member of 6 biomedical science journals, and Editor-in-Chief for one journal.

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Theyamma Joseph began her career as a Staff Nurse in medical college hospital after her GNM certification and continued her journey to complete PC BSc at AIIMS, New Delhi and MSc in Medical Surgical Nursing at PGIMER, Chandigarh securing first rank in all three programs. She received her PhD in 2017 from RGUHS, Bangalore under INC Consortium. Her nursing experience is diverse from clinical nursing, to teaching, administration and research. Currently she works as Principal at Mar Sleeva College of Nursing Pala, Kerala, India. She has overseas experience from Oman and Philadelphia besides from India. She has presented scientific papers and published articles.

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Hazel Downing, associate professor of nursing at the Hawaii Pacific University, graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2010 with her doctorate in Education. In her role as associate professor of nursing, she teaches both BSN and MSN courses. She currently also practices as a clinical nurse specialist for critical & emergency care. She has delivered numerous inspirational keynote speeches for new nurses for the last 18 years, won several teaching awards, and presented at both national and international conferences. Her latest presentation on nurse obesity was at the 2019 International Council of Nurses.

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Venise Bryan completed undergraduate work in Biological Sciences and Nursing.  She later completed a Master of Science in Nursing Education at the University of the West Indies. She received her PhD in Education in 2019 at the University of Calgary. She has been a faculty member at various tertiary institutions in Canada and Jamaica. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Athabasca University. She has published research articles in various peer reviewed journals on her research interests of interpersonal relations and authentic leadership in theoretical and clinical nursing education settings.

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Eman Salman Mohamed Salman Taie is a professor in Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing-Helwan University- Cairo- Egypt. International Certified Trainer & human resource development consultant in International Board for Certified Trainer. She has experiences in different nursing administration issues. Also, has eighteen international research articles published all over the world & three international published books.