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The CGNE & CNR had the pleasure of hosting Lisa Alves Gomes, PhD, professor of nursing at the University of Minho. Gomes spent much of the week meeting with College of Nursing faculty and leadership, guest presenting in several undergraduate and graduate nursing classes, and touring College of Nursing facilities. Gomes, whose interest and expertise is in the area of nursing rehabilitation, delivered her presentation titled "Heart Disease, Now What? Promoting Self-Care with Education" on August 29 to 50 Penn State faculty, staff, and community members. She also shared her lecture with Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Nittany Valley staff the following day. The goal of the presentation was to foster an understanding of an educational program’s effectiveness and develop related skills that enhance patient self-care after acute coronary syndrome.
Penn State alum (MA in French ‘75 and PhD in French ’85), Régine Lambrech, PhD presented to a packed room on September 5. Her seminar focused on dementia’s second victim: the caregiver. Her aptly titled presentation "Dementia: A Second Victim’s Perspective" examined demographics and economic data as well as physical, psychological, social, and financial ramifications of dementia on the caregiver. Lambrech’s talk explored healthcare provider knowledge of caregiver stress and how it affects interactions with staff and the resident/ patient. Her lecture encouraged healthcare providers to develop partnerships with caregivers in order to provide person-centered care for dementia patients while supporting dementia’s second victims.
Photo of Régine Lambrech's talk on September 5
Image credit: Morgann McAfee L to R: Donna Fick, Lisa Gomes, Judith Hupcey, Janice Whitaker, Christine Binduga
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Lambrech, who was named a Distinguished Alumna of Penn State in 1996 and currently serves as President of the Penn State Society of Distinguished Alumni, has had a long career creating and managing international educational and research exchanges both in the United States and France. As a result of her mother’s Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis in 1999, Lambrech sought opportunities to learn
