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Chairwoman
Suzhen Weng
Professor of Nursing
Chair Person, Shanghai Nursing Assocication.
Chief Editor, Shanghai Nursing Journal
Standing Director, Chinese Nursing Association
Committee Members, Shanghai Science and Technology Council
Since graduated from nursing school in 1967, Ms Weng had been practiced clinical care for 23 years in Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command until she come to Shanghai Nursing Association(SNA) in 1990. During those year, she was nominated as a ward headnurse and vice Dean of the hospital.
Ms Weng has long been involved in nursing association work. Prior to being the chairperson in 2007, she had been the secretary-general of SNA for 16 years. Ms Weng has been always keen to concept innovation and functions development of SNA. The reform measures include setting up group members system, association, establishing Shanghai Nursing Research Award and Shanghai Excellent Nursing Thesis Prize, establishing Shanghai nurses education and training center, promoting Bachelor and Master nursing education, and so on. SNA, which represents more than 48000 nurses, has over 16000 individual members, 138 group members. The Association has gathered the most outstanding nursing experts and has strong unity power in Shanghai.
Ms Weng is the chief editor of “Shanghai Nursing Journal”, which was founded in 1996. The journal's annual circulation has reached over 130,000 copies. Ms Weng pays much attention to the communication and exchanges with professionals from home and abroad. She has maintained friendly relationship with the nursing scholar many countries . She and her group sincerely looks forward to further enhancing the friendship and cooperation with nursing groups from home and broad, making friends far and wide, jointly developing nursing career and benefiting the human being.
Chairwoman
School of Nursing Faculty
Kathleen Potempa, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Dr. Kathleen Potempa, a nationally recognized contributor to nursing education, was appointed Dean and Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing on October 1, 2006.
Before coming to the University of Michigan, Dr. Potempa had been Dean of the School of Nursing at Oregon Health and Science University [OHSU] since 1996 and was appointed Vice President and Dean in September, 2002. The latter title is in recognition of her expanding responsibilities for the research, practice, and educational mission on all four campuses in the state, for leadership in the OHSU health system including oversight of the professional development of nursing in the OHSU health system, and the responsibility for all nursing educational outreach programs in the state. Dr. Potempa has had 25 years of experience in nursing education and administration. Prior to joining OHSU, Dr. Potempa was Executive Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the University of Illinois College of Nursing.
Dr. Potempa is a nursing leader who has served on numerous local, regional and national organizational committees, advisory councils and boards. She has served on AACN Task Forces and Committees consistently since 1997 including: Chair of the Task Force on Distance Education and Nursing [1997-1999]; Member of the Doctoral Conference Planning Committee [1997-1998; 2000-2002]; Member, Task Force on Hallmarks of Professional Practice [2000-2002]; and member of the Nominating Committee [1999-2000]. She has served as a member of the American Academy of Nursing Finance Committee, the Board of Directors of the Oregon Heart Association, and the Oregon Congressional Task Force on Health Personnel. As a member of the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council, Dr. Potempa has participated in the redesign of nursing education and the practice environment in Oregon. The US Secretary of Health and Human Services appointed Dr. Potempa to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice in 2001 for a 5-year term.
In addition, she has served on local and national expert panels and committees on research, including NIH review panels. Dean Potempa's research program has focused on fatigue, exercise and cardiovascular fitness. She has had continuously funded research since 1984. She is currently the principal investigator on a Health and Humans Services funded project, Transforming Primary Care: The Healthy Aging Project. Dean Potempa has presented papers locally, nationally and internationally that include a visiting professorship lecture in Beijing, China, Japan, and Taiwan as well as several lectures at international conferences.
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