Script by : School of Nursing
Author: Xie Xin, Wang Yan
On 7th Dec, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing held the "2022 Overseas Scholars Online Sessions". Misako Miyazaki, a professor of Chiba University in Japan, Qi Haodong, a research professor of Malmö University in Sweden, Matthew Walters, a professor of University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, and Cynthia Fritschi, an associate professor of University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing, were invited to attend the lecture. The whole event was hosted by faculty Guo Ningyuan. More than 3000 teachers, students from the School of Nursing and nursing colleagues from affiliated hospitals participated online and actively exchanged ideas with the speakers.
At the beginning of the event, Zhu Bingqian, associated dean of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing, delivered an opening speech. She explained that the lecture would cover public health care, chronic disease management, novel data collection and intervention methods; she also expressed her hope that this event could enlarge the horizons of students, teachers and nursing colleagues in affiliated hospitals, and push forward the cooperation between nursing talents and overseas scholars. After that, Dr. Misako Miyazaki introduced the professional competencies in disaster nursing based on the experience of public health nurses in disaster preparedness and response in Japan；she also elaborated the challenges faced by nurses in terms of expected role and empowerment process. Dr. Qi Haodong illustrated the situation of groups of people under different cultural backgrounds in the developed country in the context of Covid-19 pandemic. He also elaborated in details about the influence made by the immigrants on the Sweden welfare system. Dr. Matthew Walters thought that the dramatic increase in the number of stroke patients was a huge challenge both in China and U.K. What’s more, he further introduced the development history of the research on the stroke as well as the most advanced clinical treatment and scientific research breakthrough in the world. Associate Prof. Cynthia Fritschi explained the advantages, challenges and suggestions of using ecological instantaneous assessment method to collect data in the natural environment, and summarized a study on exercise intervention for type 2 diabetes patients using ecological instantaneous assessment method.
Last but not least, associated dean Zhu Bingqian appreciated once again the experts and scholars from the United States, Britain, Sweden and Japan for the wonderful live broadcast for the nursing colleagues, teachers and students. She mentioned that the School of Nursing would rely on the "double first-class" construction to expand and develop international exchanges to a greater extent, do research well in the spirit of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, consolidate academic strength and promote common growth.
