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July 2011SWB Represented at Sigma Theta Tau Conference in Cancun
Southwest Borderlands was well represented at the Sigma Theta Tau International 22nd International Nursing Research Congress held in Cancun, Mexico in July. Co-authors of Carol Baldwin’s paper on sleep disorders of Mexican Americans and Mexicans included Manuela Vital, Darya McClain and Angela Chia-Chen Chen (Arizona State University), Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, Cipriana Caudillo-Cisneros and Sergio Marquez-Gamiño (University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico) and Stuart F. Quan (University of Arizona and Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine)
Cipriana Caudillo-Cisneros, PhD(c), MS, RN (left) and Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN (right) presented the poster Sleep disorders are associated with HbA1c and glycemia in undetected diabetic Mexican police officers for first author, Sergio Marquez-Gamiño, MD, PhD. Other co-authors included L. Espinosa-Hernandez and K. Vera-Delgado from the University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico.
Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, PhD(c) , MSN, RN (right) presented her poster Openness to experience and worldviews of nursing students in central Mexico with Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN (left) at the research congress in Cancun. Co-authors include Ms. Renaga’s nursing students, A. Hernández-Zúñiga, S. Reyna-Carranza and M. López-Sánchez.
Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, PhD(c), MSN, RN mentored a student thesis at the University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico. A paper from the thesis, Associations between dialysis type and perceived general health by Mexican patients with end-stage renal disease, was presented at the Sigma Theta Tau research congress by first author Carlos Garcia-Meza. Other co-authors included Carol M. Baldwin, Cipirana Caudillo-Cisneros, Adriana Davalos-Perez and Octavio Jimenez-Garza. | ||||||||||||||||||
June 2011Sleep Health Needs of Hispanics Presented at Sleep Conference
Collaborative work with Mexico and information on sleep among Hispanics was well represented at the SLEEP 2011 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At left, Dr. Baldwin presented the poster for her doctoral student Luxana Reynaga Ornelas titled “Sleep Symptoms among Patients with Eng-stage Renal Disease by Dialysis Treatment in Central Mexico.” Co-authors included Kimberly Arcoleo, PhD, MPH and Stuart F. Quan, MD.
Dr. Baldwin also presented her team’s poster, “Clinical Utility of an OSA Measure for English and Spanish Speakers.” Co-authors included Drs. Myunghan Choi, Laura Szalacha, Angela Chia-Chen Chen and Stuart F. Quan, MD. The data for this presentation were derived from Dr. Baldwin’s Estudio del Sueño study funded by NIH NICHD.
Latin American EBP Scholars Visit Southwest Borderlands and Center for World Health
Pictured left to right are Paola Anani Bustamante, faculty member from the National University of Cordoba School of Nursing in Argentina, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Department of Maternal-Infant and Public Health nursing of the University of Sao Paulo in Ribeirao Preto, Laura Moran Peña, School of Nursing and Obstetrics, National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City and Southwest Borderlands Scholar, Carol Baldwin. The three nurses from Latin America were scholarship recipients for the annual Evidence-based Practice Conference held in Phoenix in June. The nurses discussed opportunities for working with Dr. Baldwin on reducing and preventing chronic diseases, including increased rates of obesity and diabetes throughout Mexico and South America
Need for Sleep Assessment Surveys for Hispanics presented at Hispanic Nurses’ Conference
“Improving assessment of sleep disorders in Hispanics using Spanish-translated sleep evaluation instruments” was presented by first author Norma Cuellar, DSN, RN (pictured left) at the 36th Annual National Association of Hispanic Nurses Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada in June. Co-authors included Southwest Borderlands Scholar Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, Viola G. Benavente, MSN, RN, CNS and Kathleen Crowe, RN. Dr. Cuellar is a professor of nursing at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
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April 2011Borderlands Scholar and Doctoral Candidate from Mexico co-author Textbook Chapter on Sleep
By Carol M. Baldwin, PhD, RN, CT, AHN-BC, FAAN, Monique Germain, MS, RN, and Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, PhD(c), MSN, RN Dr. Carol Baldwin and HCR 570 students, Monique Germain and Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas co-authored an article on teaching methods for disaster and disaster response in the April issues of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Forum, the organization’s newsletter. Dr. Baldwin provided the approaches for teaching. Monique Germaine included information on Hurricane Jeanne and its aftermath comparing and contrasting St. Martin County Florida and Haiti. Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas described her study of the effects of the AH1N1 virus comparing the systems, professions and research approaches between Mexico and the United States. Currently, Monique Germain, MS, RN is assistant professor of nursing at Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois. She is on the Board of Directors of the Haiti Nursing Foundation and returns to Haiti during school breaks to guest-lecture at the first and only 4-year nursing program and to provide clinical care. Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, MSN, RN is a doctoral candidate in Nursing and Health Innovation. She is a faculty member in nursing and obstetrics at the University of Guanajuato, Leon Campus, Mexico, and adjunct faculty in nursing at Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona. Her research centers on quality of life among Mexican patients with end-stage renal disease and will be defending her dissertation in November, 2011.
SWB Scholar meets with Global Health Initiative Leaders in London
Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, represented Southwest Borderlands – Nursing and the Center for World Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at meetings with leaders of the NHLBI/United Health Group Global Health Initiative in London. Pictured on the left with Carol Baldwin is Christine Hancock, BSc, RN, Director of C3 Collaborating for Health and past president of the International Council of Nurses (2001-2005). Discussions included strategies to reduce/prevent chronic non-communicable diseases associated with lifestyle (obesity, CVD, diabetes, some cancers) across the globe and prepare the nursing workforce in developing countries to manage the growing chronic disease epidemic. Dr. Baldwin discussed the inclusion of sleep health as a lifestyle component given the known associations between sleep duration and body mass index. Dr. Baldwin works with the United Health Group’s U.S. Mexico Border Center of Excellence. She also met with Dr. Richard Smith while in London. He is the Director of the Global Health Initiative.
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March 2011Borderlands Scholar and Doctoral Candidate from Mexico co-author Textbook Chapter on Sleep
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February 2011Southwest Borderlands and The Center for World Health Co-Sponsor Research Forum
The 2011 Annual Scholarship Forum presented by the College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens and Families was co-sponsored by the Center for World Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Southwest Borderlands. The forum serves as a communication network and information clearinghouse for researchers, health care providers and students. Dr. Baldwin, SWB Scholar and Director of the Center for World health gave the opening keynote address titled, “Health Disparities and Opportunities for Health Promotion along the U.S. Mexico Border.”
The Forum’s luncheon keynote address was presented by 14-year-old Anita Rao from Pearland, Texas. Anita formed and administrates Project SIESTA (Students Involved in the Education about Sleep hygiene for Teen Adolescents) as an 8th grade science project, which has received national attention. The aim of the project is for teen peers to teach the importance of sleep and its effects on their daily lives. The project has been mentored by Baylor College of Medicine employees. ResMed, a national provider of medical devices for sleep disorders, contributed the funding for Anita’s travel and underwrote the Forum luncheon. Pictured right from left to right are TammyHarden, CRT, RPSGT, BS, Regional Clinical specialist for ResMed Corporation, Anita Rao and Dr. Carol Baldwin
Center for World Health volunteer and ASU MPH student, Helen Stamatouros, DDS (pictured left), presented her peer-reviewed poster, “Healthy Smiles Start with Healthy Moms,” at the Research Forum. Helen and her co-authors, Vrushali Moghe, BS (Computer Engineering), and Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, were awarded second place in the Education category for their poster submission.
(Pictured left to right are poster co-authors Vrushali Moghe, BS,Helen Stamatouros, DDS, with the Certificate of Merit, and Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN)
Southwest Borderlands Scholar Featured on Radio Program Dr. Carol Baldwin was the featured guest on Voice America, a weekly internet radio program hosted by Margaret Callaway on February 15.
A review article, “Overview of Sleep Disorders among Latinos in the United states,” was published in the December issue of Hispanic Health Care International. Southwest Borderlands-Nursing Scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin was lead author and Dr. Stuart F. Quan of the University of Arizona, Tucson, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA was senior author. The article was co-authored with colleagues Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, PhD(c), MSN, RN, Cipriana Caudillo Cisneros, PhD(c), MSN, RN, and Sergio Marquez Gamiño, MD, PhD, from the University of Guanajuato, León Campus, Mexico. The article points out the need for bilingual sleep measures that are validated for Spanish speakers. Comprehensive sleep assessments of Latinos and culturally responsive sleep interventions are also necessary. Sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea and restless legs) have been associated with chronic health problems, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes and depression.
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December 2010Doctoral Student in Nursing & Health Innovation from Mexico Successfully Completes Requirements for CandidacyLuxana Reynaga-Ornelas, the first PhD student in Nursing & Health Innovation at ASU, successfully completed her oral comprehensives and her dissertation proposal defense in early December. She was awarded the ASU College of Nursing & Health Innovation Bardewyck Scholarship during her first two years of education and a PROMEP scholarship from the University of Guanajuato for her outstanding scholarship to complete her PhD at ASU. Mtra. Reynaga’s dissertation will examine quality of life, sleep and complementary and folk practices of patients with end-stage renal disease in central Mexico. Committee member, Dr. Stuart Quan, stated that her dissertation research can truly make a difference toward improving the quality of life of her patients. He is an international recognized sleep physician and researcher. Dr. Quan is Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Committee member, Dr. Kimberly Arcoleo, believes that her dissertation outcomes will be able to inform health policy in Mexico relative to health care costs. Her committee chair, Dr. Carol Baldwin, stated, “Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas is an outstanding scholar and leader in our doctoral program and I have every reason to believe that she will prove to be a leader in nursing policy, education and research in Mexico.” Mtra. Reynaga is faculty with the University of Guanajuato, School of Nursing and Obstetrics, Leon Campus, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Mtra. Reynaga-Ornelas and her committee pictured left to right: Kimberly Arcoleo, PhD, MPH, Mtra. Reynaga-Ornelas, Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, and Stuart F. Quan, MD.
SWB Scholar/Colleagues from Mexico Publish Article on U.S. Latinos and Sleep Health
A review article, “Overview of Sleep Disorders among Latinos in the United states,” was published in the December issue of Hispanic Health Care International. Southwest Borderlands-Nursing Scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin was lead author and Dr. Stuart F. Quan of the University of Arizona, Tucson, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA was senior author. The article was co-authored with colleagues Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, PhD(c), MSN, RN, Cipriana Caudillo Cisneros, PhD(c), MSN, RN, and Sergio Marquez Gamiño, MD, PhD, from the University of Guanajuato, León Campus, Mexico. The article points out the need for bilingual sleep measures that are validated for Spanish speakers. Comprehensive sleep assessments of Latinos and culturally responsive sleep interventions are also necessary. Sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea and restless legs) have been associated with chronic health problems, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes and depression.
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October 2010SWB Scholar Recipient of Global Caring Nurses Foundation President’s AwardSouthwest Borderlands (SWB) Scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin was the recipient of the Spirit of Nightingale 2010 Forces of Change President’s Award at the Global Caring Nurses’ Foundation gala held in Phoenix on October 30, 2010. The award recognizes Dr. Baldwin for her innovative leadership in shaping the future of professional nursing. Several ASU faculty were recognized for their contributions to nursing. Vanessa Hill received a Nursing Mentor award; Dr. Pauline Komnenich received a Nursing Education award; Dr. Baldwin received a Nursing Leadership award; Drs. Michael Belyea, Nelma B. Crawford Shearer, Angela Chia-Chen Chen and Julie Fleury were recognized for Nursing Research; and Roxena Wotring received the Global Health Volunteer award.
Pictured from left to right: Dr. Adriana Perez, Dr. Carol Baldwin and ASU students Vrushali Moghe , B.S. (Computer Engineering), Helen Stamatouras, DDS (Public Health) and Stacey Nseir (doctoral student in Nursing and Health Innovation).
SWB Scholar Recipient of Global Caring Nurses Foundation President’s Award The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) – Valle del Sol Chapter in Phoenix was also well represented at the Global Caring Nurses Foundation Gala.
Standing left to right are Gracie Martinez, BSN, RN, Education Committee; Manuela Vital, MSN, RN, NP-C, Chair, Scholarship Committee; Tony Ornelas, BSN, RN, Chapter President; Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP, Co-Chair, Education Committee; and Ester Ruiz, PhD, RN, Psych NP. Seated left to right are Karina Avechuco, RN (ASU RN to BSN student); Laura Gonzales, BSN, RN, Treasurer; and Marilyn Yelder, MSN, RN, PNP, Bylaws Committee.
Doctoral Student from Mexico Awarded Small Grant
Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, PhD student in Nursing and Health Innovation from Mexico, was awarded a small grant (37,150 pesos) from the University of Guanajuato, Division of Health Sciences, Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico to support her dissertation research, ‘Quality of life in Mexican Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.’ She is a faculty member in the School of Nursing and Obstetrics at the Leon Campus in Guanajuato. |
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September 2010Center Entertains Visitors at Request of U.S. State Department
On September 16, 2010, the CWHPDP hosted 16 visitors from across the globe who participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program sponsored by MeridianVistors_State Dept International. Topics included Arizona immigration, border health and reducing/preventing infectious and chronic diseases globally. The program, which invites over 4,000 distinguished visitors every year, is funded and supervised by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
Trilingual Pediatric Dental Care Brochures Available
Educating new moms on the importance of caring for their and their newborns' and infants' teeth is a health matter Helen Stamatouras, DDS, is passionate about. Helen, a native of Brazil, is a volunteer with the CWHPDP and MPH student at ASU. She brings 16 years experience in pediatric dental care and recently produced the first of a 3-part series of trilingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese) oral health brochures, Healthy Smiles Start with Healthy Moms. |
July 2010Collaborators from Mexico Stand Out at Nursing ConferenceNursing colleagues from Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico made a number of contributions to the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) 21st International Nursing Research Congress held in Orlando, Florida in July. Mtra. Cipriana Caudillo Cisneros, PhD(c), MS, RN, Director of the School of Nursing and Obstetrics at the University of Guanajuato, Leon Campus, was inducted into the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation STTI Beta Upsilon Chapter in 2009. Mtra. Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, MS, RN, faculty member at the school of nursing in Leon, Guanajuato, was inducted in 2008. STTI is the only honor society for nurses in the world.
Pictured left to right: Dr. Karen Morin, President, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), Luxana Reynaga Ornelas and Cipriana Caudillo Cisneros. Dr. Morin and the nurse leaders from Mexico discussed the possible development of a STTI chapter at the University of Guanajuato, León, Guanajuato, México.
Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, MS, RN presented her poster, AH1N1 Research Comparing Mexico and the U.S., during the discussion session. (Pictured left to right: Mtra. Reynaga and Dr. Baldwin). Mtra. Reynaga also presented a paper at the conference that described implementation and evaluation of an online evidence-based practice training session for nursing students in Mexico. Dr. Baldwin and Mtra. Caudillo were co-authors.
Dr. Baldwin presented her paper, Health disparities of underserved Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans with and without insomnia symptoms at the STTI Research Congress in Orlando. Co-authors included Dr. Mary Mays, Mtra. Reynaga, Jan Jirsak and Stuart Quan, MD.Mtra. Reynaga, is a PhD student at the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation; Dr. Carol Baldwin is the Chair of her doctoral committee. Mtra. Reynaga, is a PhD student at the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation; Dr. Carol Baldwin is the Chair of her doctoral committee.
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June 2010Data on Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans Presented at Sleep Conference
Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN and Stuart Quan, MD (pictured left) presented data on differences in the way Spanish-speaking Mexican American men and women report daytime sleepiness. The data was presented at the annual SLEEP Conference held in San Antonio, Texas. Other co-authors included Dr. Mary Mays and Jan Jirsak from the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, and Mtra. Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, faculty with the Universidad de Guanajuato, Escuela de Enfermería y Obstetricia, León, Guanajuato, México.
Scholars from Brazil and Colombia attend the 10th Annual EBP ConferenceTwo nurses from Latin America received scholarships to attend the 10th Annual Evidence-based Practice Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona. EBP Scholar Maria Helena Larcher Caliri, PhD, RN, Professor at the School of Nursing University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto, Brazil presented her paper on EBP and catheter care. The second EBP Scholar, Oscar Javier Vergara Escobar, RN, is the Academic Coordinator for the University of Science and Health Foundation in Bogota, Colombia. The Center for EBP sponsored these scholars to advance the process throughout Latin America. Attendee, Rocio Moreno, RN, a Nurse Manager from the University of Science and Health Foundation in Bogota, Colombia, presented a poster on EBP in Colombia. The three visitors also met with Dr. Baldwin to discuss collaborations that would advance health promotion activities to reduce or prevent chronic diseases, including obesity and associated diabetes and cardiovascular disease, sleep and mood disorders and asthma.
(Pictured from left to right: Manuela Vital, RN, FNP, Dr. Carol Baldwin, Dr. Dr. Helen Caliri, Rocio Moreno, RN, and Oscar Javier Vergara Escobar, RN at the 10th Annual EBP Conference) |
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April 2010Borderlands Scholar Sworn in at Annual ADEC Conference
Dr. Carol Baldwin, a certified thanatologist, was inducted as a member of the board of directors at the Association for Death ducation and Counseling (ADEC) Conference on April 10. She has served for 4 years on the international certification exam writing committee for the organization focusing on multicultural practices and grief and loss following natural and human-made disasters. Stacey Nseir, RN, PhD student with the College of Nursing and Health Innovation is a member of the organization and plans to study the bereavement process in group settings that integrate physical activity. ADEC, founded in 1976 and called The Thanatology Association®, is a professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence and recognizing diversity in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology. Based on quality research and theory, the association provides information, support and resources to its international, multicultural, multidisciplinary membership and through it, to the public. Membership information is available on the ADEC website. |
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March 2010College of Nursing Partners with U.S. Mexico Border Health Office to Promote Health
Dr. Maria Teresa Cerqueira, Chief, U.S. Mexico Border Office of the Pan American Health Organization, a Regional Office of the World Health Organization visited the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation for two days. She met with Dean Bernadette Melnyk, Executive Dean Craig Thatcher, the college’s center directors, administrators, program directors from across campus, faculty, staff and students to discuss more extensive collaborations that would address the chronic physical and mental health needs of people living along the U.S. Mexico Border. Dr. Cerqueira visited a nurse-practitioner managed clinic, toured the college and its facilities, and provided a presentation, “Promoting Health along the U.S. Mexico Border.” Dr. Cerqueira also agreed to have students do practicum and immersion experiences at the U.S. Mexico Border Office to expand their community and global embeddedness activities. |
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February 2010NEW! Disaster Response and Telemedicine DVD Continuing Education Offering
Southwest Borderlands-Nursing and the Center for World Health Promotion collaborated with the Humanitarian Emergency and Logistics Preparedness non-governmental organization and the College of Nursing and Health Innovation Academy for Continuing Education to provide an online learning opportunity for health providers worldwide. The content includes disaster response, telemedicine and other innovative medical technologies used to save lives in natural and human-made disasters such as the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, Hurricane Katrina and war. The program is designed for health care providers, veterinarians and others with an interest in disaster intervention. The 2 DVD set is based on ASU HCR 570 International Health Systems, Professions and Research course content. Browsers can access the module for continuing education or purchase the DVDs online at:
Dentist from Brazil Volunteers Time with Southwest Borderlands—Nursing
Helen Stamatouras, DDS, joined our team as the first Southwest Borderlands—Nursing and Center for World Health Promotion and Disease Prevention volunteer. She is a native of Brazil and received her degree in dentistry there. Dr. Stamatouras will put her knowledge to good use toward developing educational brochures in English, Portuguese and Spanish on dental health and nutrition for families, infants and children. She plans to enroll in the public health program offered through the College of Nursing and Health Innovation in fall 2010.
| January 2010U.S.-Mexico Border Health Center of ExcellenceCarol Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of the Center for World Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Bonnie Gance-Cleveland, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of the Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children Teens and Families, met with Maria Teresa Cerqueira, PhD, Chief, U.S. Mexico Border Office of the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization and members of her team. The U.S. Mexico Border Office is 1 of 17 NHLBI/United Health Group Global Health Initiative Centers of Excellence to reduce and prevent chronic, non-communicable diseases. Common areas of collaboration will focus on reducing and preventing obesity, diabetes, sleep problems, and mood disorders across the lifespan. The U.S. Mexico Border Health Office will also serve as an immersion site for students in the International Health for Health Professionals graduate certificate program. Other areas of discussion included exchange and learning opportunities for faculty and students in from nursing, nutrition, exercise and wellness, behavioral health and other programs.
Seated left to right: Bonnie Gance-Cleveland, PhD, RN, FAAN, Maria Teresa Cerqueira, PhD, and Carol Baldwin. PhD, RN, FAAN. Standing left to right: Gustavo Iturralde, MD, MPH (Health Promotion and Family Health), Rosalba Ruiz, MD, MPH (Diabetes and Chronic Disease Control), Eva Margarita Solorzano (Chronic Disease Prevention), Lorely Ambriz, MSIS (Knowledge Management and Communication), Natalia Garcia (Chronic Disease Prevention) and Ricardo Jimenez, MPH (Alliances and Partnerships for a Healthy Border). |
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December 2009Southwest Borderlands-Nursing Represented at Arizona-Mexico Commission Plenary
HERMOSILLO — Arizona Governor Janice K. Brewer and Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés met with members of the Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC) and Comisión Sonora-Arizona (CSA) during the CSA Fall Plenary Session binational conference in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico on November 5. This session’s theme was Sonora-Arizona: Strong Bond, Uniting Our Border. Governors Brewer and Padres received briefings on major issues affecting Arizona and Sonora and worked cooperatively to address issues such as border infrastructure and security. They also met privately with border mayors to discuss community accomplishments and concerns. On behalf of the AMC, Governor Brewer presented a check for $1000 to the 2009 Fundación Teleton (Telethon Foundation) which will go toward the construction of a new rehabilitation center for handicapped children in Hermosillo, México further enhancing the quality of life in the community
Southwest Borderlands Scholar, Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN represented the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at this year’s Health Services Committee meeting. Topics included a focus on the rates of obesity and diabetes that are increasing on both sides of the border, the regional response to the H1N1 virus, and health tourism. Pictured left to right: Will Humble, Director of the Department of Arizona Health Services addressing the Health Services Committee, Dr. Bernardo Campillo García, Secretary of Public Health for the State of Sonora, and Dr. Adolfo Félix L., Co-President, Sonora. During this year’s plenary session, the following agreements were signed:
Click here to read full release. With the help of the Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC); Comisión Sonora-Arizona (CSA); Office of the Governor for Arizona and Sonora; Sonora’s Department of Economy; and, the University of Arizona, the 2009 Economic Indicators and Regional Initiatives Report for the Arizona-Sonora region was released to the public. This report, last prepared in 2006, identifies strengths and weaknesses in the Arizona-Sonora region and is intended to help in the formulation of appropriate policy to strengthen the region’s economy and global competitiveness Click here to download the full report. |
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November 2009Raul Yzaguirre Accepted by Dominican Government as New American Ambassador
Raul Humberto Yzaguirre of the Arizona State University Center for Community Development and Civil Rights has been accepted by the Dominican Government as new American ambassador in the country. The Dominican Foreign Relations Ministry informed the U.S. embassy that president Leonel Fernandez “has granted with pleasure the approval of State” the activist’s appointment as ambassador. Mr. Yzaguirre is a veteran activist in the civil rights struggle of Hispanics in the United States. Originally from San Juan, Texas, he is the son of Mexican parents, had presided over the National Council on Race from 1974 to 2004, and in that regard confronted strict migratory policies implemented by presidents Jimmy Carter, George Bush, and had criticized president Bill Clinton for the very few appointment of Hispanic in key positions Southwest Borderlands Scholar Inducted as Fellow in American Academy of Nursing
Dr. Carol Baldwin, Southwest Borderlands-Nursing Scholar and Director of the Office of World Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing on November 7. Pictured at right from right to left are College of Nursing and Health Innovation Dean, Bernadette Melnyk, Dr. Baldwin, and Dr. Barbara Dossey, Co-founder and Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health and a Co-founder of the American Holistic Nurses’ Association. Dean Melnyk and Dr. Dossey sponsored Dr. Baldwin’s nomination. Ten nurses from foreign countries were inducted. Esther C. Gallegos, PhD, MAE, RN, Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon is the first nurse from Mexico to be inducted into the Academy. Dr. Baldwin is 1 of 88 nurses in the United States to receive this honor. She was recognized for her local to global collaborations to reduce health disparities, education for culturally responsive holistic care, and activities to promote and informed, globally diverse nursing workforce trained in the principles of evidence-based practice.
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October 200910th Iberoamerican Conference for Nursing Education held at the University of Panamá
Southwest Borderlands-Nursing was represented at the X Conferencia Iberoamericana de Educación en Enfermería in October. The University of Panamá hosted the conference which was sponsored in part by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Southwest Borderlands-Nursing scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin, presented a workshop paper, Evidence-based practice learning needs of Pan American nurses, on behalf of her colleagues, Dean Bernadette Melnyk, Dr. Ellen Fineout-Overholt, Dr. Maria Cristina Cometto and Genoveva Avila. Maestra Avila and Dr. Cometto are from Córdoba, Argentina. Maestra Avila facilitated the evidence-based practice (EBP) workshop. There were over 20 nurses from throughout Latin American who attended in order to learn more about incorporating EBP principles into the nursing curriculum (pictured right: several attendees with workshop presenters). Dr. Baldwin also presented a paper that characterized insomnia symptoms of Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans. Her co-authors included Dr. Mary Mays, Manuela Vital, Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas and Dr. Stuart Quan. Their findings support the need for sleep education and skills training for nurses who care for Spanish-speaking patients. |
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July 2009Productive Month for Southwest Borderlands Presentations
Manuela Vital, Faculty Affiliate and Director of the Pan American Health Organization Technical Agreement for the College of Nursing and Health Innovation (pictured right) presented a poster at the 34th Annual National Association of Hispanic Nurses Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The presentation, Expanding obstructive sleep apnea knowledge among Hispanic nurses to reinforce best practices in clinical care, is intended to bring awareness to staff nurses regarding sleep apnea assessment and the impact of sleep apnea on health and quality of life.
Sigma Theta Tau International in Vancouver
College of Nursing and Health Innovation international PhD student, Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas (pictured left) presented her poster, Perspective on quality of life in nursing and healthcare innovation: Identifying the basis for future research, at the Sigma Theta Tau International 20th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice held in Vancouver, British Columbia. Co-authors included Dr. Nelma Shearer, Dr. Carol Baldwin and Dr. Sergio Márquez-Gamiño.
Dr. Sergio Márquez-Gamiño (pictured left) along with colleagues Dr. Carol Baldwin, Anita Caudillo-Cisneros, Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, Octavio Jimenez-Garza, Dr. Mary Mays and L. Mata-Rojas, presented findings from their study Sleep alterations prevalence in a Mexican nurses’ sample at the Sigma Theta Tau 20th International Nursing Research Congress in Vancouver. This work is the outcome of a productive collaboration between Arizona State University and the University of Guanajuato.
Southwest Borderlands-Nursing Scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin (pictured left) presented her findings on level of acculturation and insomnias symptoms among Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans at the Sigma Theta Tau 20th International nursing Research Congress in Vancouver. Her co-authors included Dr. Mary Mays, Anita Caudillo-Cisneros, Dr. Sergio Márquez-Gamiño, Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas and Dr. Stuart Quan. The title of the paper presentation was Relationship of acculturation to self-reported insomnia among Mexican Americans. |
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June 2009Southwest Borderlands Represented at Sleep in Seattle Conference
Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, University of Guanajuato School of Nursing and Obstetrics, León Campus, and Dr. Stuart Quan, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and Harvard University School of Medicine Division of Sleep Disorders (pictured left) represented SWB at the Sleep 2009 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Seattle, Washington. The presentation, Correlation versus agreement of the Spanish and English versions of the SHHS Sleep Habits Questionnaire insomnia subscale stemmed from the NIH NICHD-funded Estudio del Sueño grant. Principal Investigator, Dr. Carol Baldwin, Co-Investigator Dr. Mary Mays authored the presentation, as well as and Cipriana Caudillo-Cisneros, Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas and Dr. Sergio Márquez-Gamiño, colleagues from León, Guanajuato México. Dr. Quan is a consultant on the study.
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March 2009Southwest Borderlands-Nursing at International Health Promotion Congress in Hermosillo
Southwest Borderlands-Nursing was represented at the First International Health Promotion Congress held in Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico. The Congress was sponsored by the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization, the Mexican Health Ministry and sponsored by the State of Sonora Health Ministry. Dr. Carol Baldwin presented an invited paper,Characterization of Underserved Spanish-Speaking Mexican Americans with Insomnia: Evidence for Validated Health Promotion Strategies. Co-authors included Mary Z. Mays, PhD of the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Sergio Márquez-Gamiño, MD, PhD, Anita Caudillo Cisneros, MSN, RN, PhD(c), Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, MSN, RN from the University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico campus, and Stuart F. Quan, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Harvard Medical School Sleep Disorders Clinic. The presentation was based on Dr. Baldwin’s NIH grant to translate and validate a sleep measure to assess sleep disorders of Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans. Findings suggest that knowledge of sleep disturbances and appropriate Spanish-language sleep health education need to be developed in order to promote healthy sleep among Spanish-speakers and provide culturally relevant sleep education for health providers. Enhancing access to care for underserved Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans could reduce or eliminate several of the leading health reports associated with insomnia.
During the Congress, Dr. Baldwin had the opportunity to meet professional photographer, Memo Vasquez. Dr. Baldwin purchased a photograph for the Southwest Borderlands and Office of World Health Promotion and Disease Prevention section of the College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation. One of Mr. Vasquez’s photographs was personally selected as a cover for a paperback edition of Leaf Storm by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Márquez (displayed in photograph at right).. |
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February 2009Southwest Borderlands-Nursing Hosts Latin American EBP ScholarsIsilia Aparecida Silva, PhD, RN, Dean of the School of Nursing at Sao Paulo University in Brazil and Olga Janneth Gomez, MS, RN, faculty with the National University of Colombia School of Nursing in Bogota were the invited scholarship recipients at the 10th Annual International Evidence-Based Practice Conference held in Glendale Arizona. During their visit, the two scholars visited the Las Fuentes Clinic, JC Lincoln Hospital, Hospice of the Valley and the various programs and community partners with the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation. Dean Silva and Dean Melnyk also held a signing ceremony that implemented an informal agreement toward establishing research, EBP workshops and other collaborations between the respective nursing programs. During the conference, Southwest Borderlands Scholar Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN presented her paper, Individual & Institutional Barriers to Implementing EBP in Clinical Practice: A Comparison of Pan American & U.S. Nurses. Co-authors included Dean Bernadette Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN of the College of Nursing & HCI, and Maria Cristina Cometto, PhD, RN and Genoveva Avila, MA, RN, both from the University of Cordoba School of Nursing in Argentina
Pictured left to right: Dr. Carol Baldwin, Dean Bernadette Melnyk, Dean Isilia Silva and Professor Olga Janneth Gomez. |
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January 2009Governors Brewer and Bours to Continue Arizona/Mexico Commission Activities
Governor Jan Brewer met for the first time with Governor Eduardo Bours Castelo of Sonora in early January during a Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations event where they shared their willingness to continue to foster the good relationship between Arizona and Sonora.
Arizona-Mexico Commission Gubernatorial Plenary in Hermosillo
Southwest Borderlands Scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin, traveled to León (aerial photo at left), Guanajuato Mexico to discuss and extend collaborative activities following the recently signed accord between ASU and the University of Guanajuato. The agreement has stimulated further research and nursing activities.
Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, MS, RN, completed her first semester in the PhD program at the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation in December 2008. Her dissertation will examine quality of life of renal dialysis patients who reside in Mexico. Mtra. Reynaga is a member of the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International and was one of the first scholarship recipients from Latin America to attend the annual international Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Conference sponsored by the College of Nursing & HCI.
Cipriana (Anita) Caudillo-Cisneros, MS, RN, PhD(c) has been named Director of the School of Nursing & Obstetrics at the University of Guanajuato, León campus. Mtra. Caudillo began her new responsibilities in January 2009 and has made a commitment to expand EBP and research activities among the undergraduate and graduate students. Mtra. Caudillo is a member of the ASU Beta Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. She is one of two health care providers in Mexico to receive the ‘EBP Mentor’ designation after completing the week-long mentorship training at the College of Nursing & HCI.
Dr. Márquez-Gamiño is also the newly appointed Coordinator of Research and Postgraduate Programs chair at the León Campus of the University of Guanjuato.
Pictured right are University of Guanajuato nursing and psychology graduate students who have assisted with data collection for collaborative research projects between ASU and the University of Guanajuato. The students are mentored by Dr. Marquez and Mtra. Caudillo.
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December 2008SWB Scholar Meets with Health Minister, Tourism Director at the AMC Plenary
Dr. Carol Baldwin, Southwest Borderlands Scholar and Director of the Office of World Health Promotion & Disease Prevention represented the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation at the Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC) and Comision Sonora-Arizona (CSA) binational Fall Plenary in Hermosillo, Mexico in early December. She met with Dr. Raymundo López Vucovich (pictured right), Secretary of Health for Sonora, Mexico and Héctor Xavier Martínez (pictured left), General Coordinator for Health Tourism, Sonora, Mexico. The three AMC members discussed potential training activities for health workers in Mexico, who provide care for U.S. tourists. Arizona-Mexico Commission Gubernatorial Plenary in Hermosillo
Governors Janet Napolitano and Eduardo Bours of Sonora met with members of the Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC) and Comision Sonora-Arizona (CSA) for a binational conference at the CSA Fall Plenary Session in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
During this year’s plenary session, the following agreements were signed:
• Professional Workers Agreement - This agreement will establish a database of skilled Sonoran professionals, who are prescreened and eligible to receive professional employment visas. Arizona companies looking for workers not readily available in Arizona will have access to the database. For details, click on the following link: http://www.azmc.org/story/?ID=362 |
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November 2008Agreement with Mexican university to advance healthcareArizona State University and the University of Guanajuato, México, are expanding global exchanges through an historic agreement that will advance culturally responsive healthcare in two countries. The institutional agreement not only covers health promotion but calls for the development of academic exchanges, joint research and conference activities across all university disciplines. Click here for entire article. |
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September 2008Two Faculty from Mexico First to Complete EBP Mentor Program
Cipriana (Anita) Caudillo Cisneros, RN, MS and Sergio Márquez-Gamiño, MD, PhD are the first two scholars from Mexico to complete the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation (CONHI) Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Mentor Program. They will incorporate the EBP process into the curriculum and clinical care. Dr. Márquez and Maestra Caudillo are faculty members with the University of Guanajuato, León, México. The ASU CONHI has a technical agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to disseminate EBP throughout Latin America. Week-long mentor training is held twice a year on the downtown campus. Two healthcare faculty from Latin American countries will receive scholarships for each of the two yearly training sessions as the college develops its Pan American ‘Train the EBP Trainer’ program.
ASU and University of Guanajuato Agreement Signed
Through the efforts of the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation and the University of Guanajuato León faculty from their Institute of Human Work and their School of Nursing & Obstetrics, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by ASU President Dr. Michael Crow and University of Guanajuato Rector Dr. Arturo Lara López. The memorandum provides for agreed upon development of faculty, student, and academic informational exchanges, as well as research collaborations and conferences based on respective academic and educational needs. During the year that it has taken to bring the memorandum to fruition, Southwest Borderlands Scholar, Carol Baldwin, has worked with Dr. Márqez and Maestra Caudillo on sleep research projects and evidence-based practice activities to strengthen collaborations between the universities. In addition to President Crow, Mr. Anthony Rock, VP for the Office of Global Engagement, and Dean Bernadette Melnyk signed the accord for ASU. Maestra Blanca Esther Sánchez Guerrero, Director of the School of Nursing at the University of Guanajuato, Leon, signed with Rector Lopez.
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August 2008New Southwest Borderlands Scholar
Gabriel Shaibi, PhD Dr. Shaibi shares a joint appointment with the Department of Kinesiology and holds an Early Career Faculty Fellowship in Health Disparities Research with the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Institute at ASU. His research examines the physiologic and behavioral mechanisms underlying insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in high-risk populations including overweight Latino youth. He is particularly interested in developing biologically relevant and culturally sensitive prevention and intervention strategies in the clinical and community settings. |
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July 2008Southwest Borderlands – Nursing Represented at STTI Conference in SingaporeDr. Carol Baldwin and Maestra Luxana Reyna Ornelas, Beta Upsilon Chapter members of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), represented the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation and Southwest Borderlands – Nursing at the STTI 19th International Nursing Research Congress focusing on evidence-based practice in Singapore. Dr. Baldwin presented her paper, Practica Basada en Evidencia: Disseminating EBP in Mexico. Maestra Reynaga Ornelas, a faculty member with the University of Guanajuato León campus in Mexico and first international nurse to be inducted in to the ASU Beta Upsilon Chapter of STTI, presented her poster, Mexican Nurses Learning to Search for Evidence: Examining the Use of Icodextrin-Based Solutions in Clinical Practice and Quality Improvement Policy.
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June 2008Poster Presentation and Collaborative Initiatives Held at Sleep Conference in Baltimore
A collaborative poster was presented and meetings were held at the 22nd Annual Sleep Conference in Baltimore to foster binational research projects between the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation with Dr. Sergio Marquez- Gamiño, representing the University of Guanajuato team, and Drs. Stuart Quan (Harvard Medical School and Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona College of Medicine) and Ann Rogers (University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) for sleep disorders studies, and Dr. Terence Risby (Professor Emeritus, Johns-Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) for chemical exposure studies.
ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Represented at AMC Summer Plenary
Dr. Carol Baldwin, Southwest Borderlands Scholar and Director, Office of International Health, Scientific and Educational Affairs, Dr. Evelyn Cesarotti, Director of Graduate Studies and Programs, and Administrative Assistant, Zaida Morales represented the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation at the Arizona/Mexico Commission Summer Plenary held in Phoenix, Arizona. Drs. Baldwin, Cesarotti and Ms. Morales attended the Health and Environment Committees where they had the opportunity to discuss future activities and collaborations beneficial to border issues.
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May 2008Southwest Borderlands—Nursing Volunteer Inducted into Beta Upsilon Chapter of STTI
Second Nurse from Mexico Inducted into Beta Upsilon Chapter of STTICipriana (Anita) Caudillo-Cisneros, RN, MS is the second nurse from Mexico to be inducted into the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Beta Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. Maestra Caudillo, a University of Guanajuato, León, faculty member and adjunct faculty with the College of Nursing & HCI, was sponsored by Southwest Borderlands Scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin. Maestra Luxana Reynaga Ornelas (pictured seated right), also from the University of Guanajuato, was inducted into the Beta Upsilon Chapter a year ago. College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Dean Bernadette Melnyk (right) and Dr. Carol Baldwin, Southwest Borderlands Scholar accepted the STTI certificate and honor cord on behalf of Maestra Caudillo-Cisneros at the Beta Upsilon induction ceremony held in Tempe.
Fuld Scholar Develops Brochure to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Youth of GuadalupeFuld Scholar Becca Munger developed a bilingual (English/Spanish) brochure, “Healthy Youth of Guadalupe, Arizona,” for her Fuld Scholarship project. The brochure provides information on diet and exercise to promote health and help to reduce rates of obesity in youth of Latino and Pascua Yaqui descent. The brochure was translated by Zaida Morales, Administrative Assistant for Southwest Borderlands—Nursing and the Office of International Health, Scientific and Educational Affairs.
Sleep Research Student Presents Applied Project Poster on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Manuela Vital, RN, BSN, ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Faculty Affiliate and student sleep researcher focused her graduate Applied Project on obstructive sleep apnea. Her project resulted in a poster titled, “Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Adults: An Educational Innovation.” Ms. Vital wants to make nurses aware of the signs and symptoms of OSA in order to refer for clinical care and treatment. OSA is associated with other serious health conditions, including cardiovascular disease. Ms. Vital plans on translating her training module into Spanish to make bilingual nurses and nurses in Mexico aware of OSA to improve patient care and safety. |
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April 2008Southwest Borderlands—Nursing Visits University of Guanajuato
Southwest Borderlands—Nursing and the doctoral program in Nursing & Healthcare Innovation supported travel to the University of Guanajuato to expand collaborative activities. ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation doctoral student, Adriana Pérez, accompanied Dr. Carol Baldwin on the trip. During the visit, Dr. Baldwin and Ms. Pérez met with the Institute for Human Work sleep research team (Dr. Sergio Márquez-Gamiño, Maestras Cipriana (Anita) Caudillo-Cisneros and Luxana Reynaga Ornelas, and graduate students) for a progress report on data collection from Mexican participants. Ms. Pérez provided a PowerPoint recruitment presentation for the new PhD in Nursing & Healthcare Innovation. This doctorate is also open to non-nurses who want to expand their teaching, leadership and scholarship excellence in health care and health promotion. The schools of nursing represented at the presentation included: • Autonomous University of Querétaro In addition, Ms. Pérez (pictured left) provided a presentation, “Visual Methods to Detect the Significance of Physical Activity and Diet in a Social and Cultural Context,” sponsored by El Gobierno del Estado de Guanajuato a través de la Comisión Estatal del Deporte y Atenctión a la Juventud, León, Guanajuato, México.
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February 2008Southwest Borderlands--Nursing Invites Scholars to Attend 9th Annual EBP Conference
Southwest Borderlands—Nursing arranged for two of three scholars to attend the 9th Annual Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Conference held in Glendale, AZ. Sergio Marquez-Gamiño, MD, PhD, University of Guanajuato, León, México and Maestra Lenore del Carmen Falcóni Morales, MS, RN, assistant director of nursing, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) joined Vanessa Soledad Zylinski, RN, from the Hospital Independencia, Santiago del Estero, Argentina as the 2008 ARCC Scholars for the event. Maestra Falcóni is the first faculty member from Ecuador to receive an adjunct appointment with the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation. Dr. Marquez-Gamiño is one of four faculty members from México to receive adjunct status.
Southwest Borderlands—Nursing Hosts NIH Sleep Grant Presentation and Meetings
Consultants on Dr. Carol Baldwin’s NIH NICHD-funded grant, “Spanish Translation and Validation of Sleep Measures” came to the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation to review and discuss data collection and collaborations. Seated left to right: Dr. Carol Baldwin (principal investigator), Dr. Kate Lorig (grant consultant), and Dr. Mary Mays (co-investigator). Standing left to right: Dr. Felipe Castro, Department of Psychology (co-investigator), Manuela Vital (data collection), Dr. Sergio Marquez- Gamiño (collaborator from Mexico), Sai Moturu, School of Engineering (graduate TA and database manager), and Zaida Morales (administrative assistant/data collection and entry).
Stuart F. Quan, MD, Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Adjunct Faculty, Harvard Medical School, and internationally recognized sleep researcher is also a consultant on Dr. Baldwin’s Spanish sleep translation grant. Dr. Quan met with Drs. Baldwin and Marquez-Gamiño in February to review preliminary sleep data, make recommendations for further data analysis and publication priorities, and discuss future collaborative research projects and presentations with colleagues from the University of Guanajuato, México. Guanajuato Faculty Meets with ASU Office of Global Engagement
Alejandra Enriquez-Gonzalez, Executive Liaison for Strategic Partnerships, ASU Office of the Vice President for Global Engagement, took the opportunity to meet with Drs. Sergio Marquez- Gamiño and Carol Baldwin to discuss the pending agreement between ASU and the University of Guanajuato, as well as potential collaborations between the two universities. Ms. Enriquez-Gonzalez also facilitates collaborations with ASU’s strategic partner, Tec de Monterrey and other Latin American partnerships. |
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January 2008International Health for Health Professionals Graduate Certificate ImplementedA 16-credit graduate certificate in International Health for Health Professionals was developed and implemented by Dr. Carol Baldwin, Southwest Borderlands Scholar and Director of the Office of International Health, Scientific and Educational Affairs. The graduate certificate is designed for nurses, doctors, psychologists, dentists and other healthcare providers who want to provide more culturally responsive care and enhance their knowledge of global health issues and policies in developed and developing countries. Two weeks of the five-week summer capstone course will include and immersion experience in Mexico. For more information, click here.
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November 2007Global Caring Nurses Foundation Mentor Certificate Awarded to SWB Faculty Member
Southwest Borderlands scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin (pictured right), and College of Nursing faculty, Dr. Maureen Campesino received recognition certificates that honor nursing mentors and leaders as forces of change from the Global Caring Nurses Foundation 2nd Biennial Special Recognition Gala Night on November 3rd. Dr. Baldwin, an invited speaker for the banquet ceremony, presented her topic, “Building Bridges not Fences through Mentoring: ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Bi-national Collaborations.”
Faculty Represent College of Nursing at Arizona/Mexico Commission PlenaryDrs. Carol Baldwin and Mary Mays attended the Arizona/Mexico Commission Plenary held November 15-16 in Obregon, Sonora Mexico. This was the first time the College of Nursing has had representatives attend this invited binational function. Drs. Baldwin and Mays attended the Border Issues and Health Sessions to determine ways in which the college can address health disparities along the border.
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October 2007SWB-Nursing Represents College of Nursing at WHO-sponsored Conference in Spain
Southwest Borderlands – Nursing represented the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation at the IX Iberoamerican Conference in Toledo, Spain. Dr Baldwin presented her peer-reviewed oral presentation, “Educational Needs of Nurses for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in the Pan Americas,” during the Globalization and Nursing Care sessions. Dr. Baldwin and Manuela Vital also facilitated a three-hour EBP workshop attended by nurses from throughout Latin America and Spain. The workshop, “Integrating EBP into the Academic Curriculum in the Pan Americas,” included presentations by Dr. Laura Moran Peña, School of Nursing and Obstetrics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, who discussed the value of participating with the ASU nursing college to advance EBP in México, and Paz F. Soto, director, School of Nursing, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Chile, who spoke on promoting EBP in nursing practice in Chile. The presentations supported the ASU nursing Center for the Advancement of EBP technical agreement with the Pan American Health Organization. Dr. Jean Yan (center), chief scientist nursing and midwifery, Department of Human Resources for Health, Health Systems and Services, World Health Organization with SWB – Nursing scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin (left), and Manuela Vital after the plenary session at the IX Iberoamerican Conference.
CONHI Adjunct Faculty from Mexico Meet Attend Functions during Collaborative VisitASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation (CONHI) adjunct faculty, Dr. Sergio Márquez-Gamiño and Anita Caudillo from the Universidad de Guanajuato – León, México participated in several functions during a collaborative visit to establish research initiatives. Dr. Márquez-Gamiño and Maestra Caudillo met with nurses from the Pusan Paik Hospital Clinical Trials Center, Inje University, South Korea during a dinner meeting with Linda Mottle, MSN, RN, Director, and Fran Rees, MBA, Administrative Associate for the CONHI Center for Clinical Trials, and Dr. Carol Baldwin, Southwest Borderlands scholar and Director, Office of International Health, Scientific and Educational Affairs. The adjunct faculty from Guanajuato also participated in a CONHI 50th Anniversary function, and discussed collaborative research opportunities during a dinner reception at Dean Bernadette Melnyk’s home.
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August 2007Adjunct Faculty Appointments for Nurses from Latin AmericaSouthwest Borderlands scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin, is the first College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation faculty to establish active collaborations with two schools of nursing in Mexico and one in Argentina. Adjunct faculty appointments were secured for Dr. Laura Morán Peña, Universidad Autónoma de México; Luxana Reynaga Ornelas and Octavio Jimenez-Garza, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, México; and Dr. Maria Cristina Cometto and Genoveva Elizabeth Ávila, both of whom are from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Adjunct faculty appointments were also obtained for Dr. Sergio Márquez-Gamiño and Anita Caudillo, Universidad de Guanajuato – León, Institute for Human Work, to foster research collaborations.
EBP Workshop and Research Collaborations in Guanajuato, León, México
Connections established by Dr. Carol Baldwin with faculty from the University of Guanajuato, León, México in March 2007, resulted in a two-day EBP workshop led by ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Dean Bernadette Melnyk. The workshop was attended by over 100 nurses, physicians, students and other healthcare workers from throughout México, and included presentations by Dean Melnyk, clinical assistant professor and EBP Mentor Susan Stillwell, and Dr. Baldwin, who is also an EBP Mentor. Dr. Baldwin and colleagues Manuela Vital and Norma Valenzuela stayed an additional two days to work with their México colleagues on collaborative research grants and projects.
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June 2007“ASU Partners with Guadalupe’s Las Fuentes Clinic to Provide Better Health Care”
Feature Story on SWB-N and College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Socially Embedded Activities in Guadalupe, AZ reported by Michael Jung, writer for ASU in the Community. Click this link for the full story: http://community.uui.asu.edu/features/lasfuentes.asp Pictured left to right: John Molina, MD, Las Fuentes Clinic Medical Director, Dr. Carol Baldwin and Anamarie McNeese, recent graduate of the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Family Nurse Practitioner program. |
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May 2007Nursing Faculty from the University of Guanajuato-León, Mexico
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Luxana Reynaga Ornelas (left in photo) from the School of Nursing & Obstetrics, University of Guanajuato Leon, Leon, Mexico, was inducted into the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the honor society for nursing as a Nurse Leader. Professor Reynaga Ornelas was sponsored by Southwest Borderlands-Nursing scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin (right in photo). This is the College of Nursing & Health Care Innovation’s first international inductee into their chapter.
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Dr. Carol Baldwin, Southwest Borderlands Scholar, is the PI of the NIH funded grant.
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The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a two-year grant to the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation. The grant is an R03 titled “Spanish Translation and Validation of Sleep Measures.” Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, associate professor, Southwest Borderlands Scholar, and Director of the Office of International Health, Scientific and Educational Affairs for nursing at ASU is the principal investigator. She is a research faculty member of the Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens & Families and the Center for Healthy Outcomes in Aging.
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ASU visitors, Deans and faculty from Leon, Guanajuato and Irapuato met with Dr. Sergio Arias-Negrete (standing center), Director of International Academic Exchanges.
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Carol Baldwin (3rd from left), Graciela Silva (2nd from left) and Norma Valenzuela (standing far right) visited the State of Guanajuato, Mexico. They met with the Deans of the Schools of Nursing in Leon, Irapuato and Guanajuato, the Chief of Public Health for District 7, and other faculty researchers as a first step toward developing trans-border collaborations between their nursing programs and the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation.
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L to R: (back) Manuela Vital, Drs. Pena, Sosa, Cometto, Fineout-Overholt, Ms. Avila, and Ms. Reynaga Ornelas; (front) Drs. Baldwin, Cordelia Candelaria, Vice Provost of the ASU Downtown Campus and College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Dean Bernadette Melnyk |
Southwest Borderlands Nursing Scholars, Drs. Carol Baldwin and Graciela Silva, Norma Valenzuela, and Manuela Vital organized and helped host the first ARCC scholarship recipients from the Pan Americas. In addition to attending the 8th Annual Evidence-Based Practice Conference, the five scholarship recipients toured the college and its community-based nurse practitioner-run clinics, the Las Fuentes Clinic, Hospice of the Valley, and the JC Lincoln ‘Magnet’ hospital. The recipients stayed with faculty in order to experience ‘family’ life in Arizona. The scholarship recipients included Dr. Maria Cristina Cometto and Genoveva Elizabeth Avila, Professors of Nursing from the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina, Dr. Lourdes del Carmen Carrera Sos, Dean of Nursing from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Dr. Laura Moran Pena, Professor of Nursing & Obstetrics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City, and Luxana Reynaga Ornelas from the School of Nursing & Obstetrics, University of Leon, Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico.
Southwest Borderlands Scholars, Drs. Carol Baldwin and Graciela Silva attended the X Pan American Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina to foster trans-border relationships through the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation’s evidence-based practice (EBP) technical agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The Pre-Colloquium, “Evidencias en Enfermeria” [Evidence in Nursing] was presented by ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Dean Bernadette Melnyk and Dr. Ellen Fineout-Overholt, Director of the Center for the Advancement of EBP with Maria Iraidis Soto, President of the Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Enfermería (ACOFAEN). Dr. Silva provided interpretation for the pre-colloquium.
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Left to Right: Dr. Graciela Silva, Dean Bernadette Melnyk, Maestra Genoveva Avila (Pre-colloquium coordinator), Dr. Carol Baldwin, M. Iriaidis Soto, President of ACOFAEN, and Dr. Ellen Fineout-Overholt. |
Left to Right: Maestra Genoveva Avila, Dr. Graciela Silva, Dr. Maria Cristina Cometto, President of Asociación Latinoamericana de Escuelas y Facultades de Enfermería (ALADEFE), Dr. Carol Baldwin, the Dean of the Escuela de Enfermeria Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, and a conference organizar. |
Dr. Carol Baldwin presented a poster, “Práctica Basada en la Evidencia (PBE): Una Introducción a la Revisión de la Evidencia para Mejorar el Resultado en los Pacientes [Evidence-based practice (EBP): An introduction to reviewing the evidence to improve patient outcomes] at the X Pan American Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Co-authors included College of Nursing colleagues Manuela Vital, Drs. Silva, Fineout-Overholt, Melnyk, and Ms. Valenzuela. The poster was presented to the faculty of the Escuela de Enfermeria Universidad Nacional de Cordoba as an educational gift.
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As a part of its goal toward social embeddedness, Southwest Borderlands Scholar, Dr. Carol Baldwin and Dr. Bonnie Gance-Cleveland, Director of the Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens and Families facilitated a collaborative grant project between the Wells Fargo Community Partners (comprised of employees) and the Las Fuentes Clinic. John Molina, MD, Founder and Executive Medical Director of the clinic was awarded 1 of 10 $5,000 grants to cover the cost of full medical and dental care for elementary school students who reside in Guadalupe, AZ.
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The College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation (CONHI) recently entered a two-year technical agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to advance evidence-based practice (EBP) throughout the Americas. The agreement is the result of a proposal developed by nursing faculty members Carol Baldwin, Associate Professor and Southwest Borderlands scholar (far left); Dean Bernadette Melnyk (second from right); Ellen Fineout-Overholt, Director of the Center for the Advancement of Evidence-based Practice (far right); and Rojann Alpers, Associate Professor (not pictured). Silvina Malvarez (second from left), regional advisor for human resources development for PAHO, approved the agreement while meeting with the ASU faculty members at PAHO headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Manuela Vital, BSN,
Faculty Associate, College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
Manuela Vital is on a mission to improve cultural understanding in the delivery of healthcare in Arizona and the Pan Americas. Manuela is providing translation assistance with the College’s PAHO agreement and finding Spanish/English web links on health issues related to Mexican Americans residing in Arizona and along its borders. In addition to her work as a Faculty Associate, Manuela is working on a master’s degree in nursing at ASU.
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Carol Baldwin, Ph.D., RN, Southwest Borderlands—Nursing faculty, and Alma Celaya, RN, MS, MPH, ASU College of Nursing Post-Master’s Certificate student, were invited to speak on March 7th with Alhambra High School students about the nursing profession in their “Medical Arts in Spanish” class. Approximately 73% of the students who attend Alhambra High School are Hispanic and 91% of them speak Spanish when they are at home. Dr. Baldwin explained to that class that 35% of the U.S. population is comprised of ethnic minorities, but only 9% are in a health care field. Hispanics make up the largest proportion of minorities in the United States and are least likely to be insured. Alma Celaya spoke of the various opportunities in nursing and the need for Latino/a nurses. The students were told that earlier this year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health released a health care report card for minorities. While access to care and quality of care indicators did show some improvement for other minorities, all indicators declined for Latinos. Ms. Celaya and Dr. Baldwin emphasized the importance of recruiting students to nursing who are bilingual and understand the culture in order to meet the health care needs of Latinos.
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ASU College of Nursing Southwest Borderlands faculty, Carol Baldwin presented "Health Disparities of Mexican American Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes," at the National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 2006. The abstract was one of 29 out of over 500 submitted for presentation. Co-authors included College of Nursing faculty Mary Mays, Ph.D., Julie Fleury, Ph.D., RN, and Colleen Keller, Ph.D., RN. The summit was sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. Dr. Baldwin and colleagues found that higher body mass index (a height and weight calculation) puts Mexican Americans at 23% greater risk for Type 2 diabetes compared to 10% greater risk for Non-Hispanic White veterans.
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A health fair was held at the Las Fuentes Clinic in Guadalupe, Arizona on November 5, 2005. To foster social embeddedness and support clinical nursing skills, three graduate and three undergraduate students from the ASU College of Nursing performed blood pressure checks, blood sugar testing, and dexa scans to determine bone strength. Carol Baldwin, Ph.D., RN, CHTP, College of Nursing Southwest Borderlands faculty, provided Healing Touch, an energy-based healing modality, for interested participants. Over 100 attendees also received information about diabetes, heart disease, diet, nutrition, exercise, and other health information. Mammography was also available through the Arizona Cancer Society. Anita Alaniz, RN, FNP, and Jesus Alvarez, medical assistant, both with the Las Fuentes Clinic, organized the fair.
Dr. Carol Baldwin, ASU College of Nursing Southwest Borderlands faculty, was unanimously elected to the Las Fuentes Clinic Board of Directors in October 2005. The Las Fuentes Clinic is located in Guadalupe, Arizona and provides acute care and referral for Pascua Yaqui tribal members and underserved Mexican Americans. Dr. Baldwin's goals as board member are to strengthen ties between the ASU College of Nursing and this community-based clinic; promote culturally relevant health care; and collaborate on research projects related to reducing prevalent diseases, such as diabetes.
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Photo by Carol Gutierrez |
Carol Baldwin, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, Southwest Borderlands Scholar (standing far left) and Carol Gutierrez, RN, MS, presented an inservice on Healing Touch to Las Fuentes Clinic staff members and health promoters. Both presenters are certified Healing Touch practitioners (CHTP). Healing Touch is a complementary treatment that helps to clear and balance the human energy field. Attendees learned about the history, theory, training, and health care uses of Healing Touch, and practiced the Basic Healing Touch sequence.
