International Speakers
Prof. Alex Molasiotis
Prof. Alex Molasiotis is an academic and researcher in health sciences, currently serving as the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Education at the University of Derby, UK. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Oncology Nursing and holds visiting professorships at institutions including King’s College London, the Karolinska Institute, and the University of Technology Sydney.
Prof. Eran Ben-Arye
Eran Ben-Arye has an MD degree from the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Prof. Ben-Arye is on the faculty of the Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, and since 2022 serves as the Chairman, Department of family Medicine, in the Faculty of Medicine. Prof. Ben-Arye is the founder and director of the Integrative Oncology Program at Lin, Carmel, and Zebulun Medical Centers, Haifa, Israel. He has been the chairperson of the Israel Society for Complementary Medicine of the Israel Medical Association. He is the Primary Researcher of the Middle East Research Group in Integrative Oncology (MERGIO) within the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) and is an elected member of the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) Board of Trustees and serves as the SIO Regional Ambassador to Europe and the Middle-East.
Jeannine M. Brant
Dr. Jeannine M. Brant, Ph.D., APRN-CNS, AOCN, FAAN, is an oncology clinical nurse specialist and Director of Clinical Science and Innovation at City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, California. Dr. Brant received a bachelor's degree from Montana State University, a master's degree in physiological nursing from the University of California at San Francisco, and a doctorate in cancer nursing from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She is a past president of the Oncology Nursing Society. She is editor of the Journal of Advanced Practitioners in Oncology. She also serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Montana Geriatric Education Center, University of Southern Indiana and Montana College of Nursing, Bozeman.
Dr. Manal Abdul Majeed Hussain Al-Zadjali, RN. MSN. PhD
Manal Abdul Majeed Hussain Al-Zadjali is the Dean of the Higher Institute of Health Specialties, Oman. She is also the Secretary General of Oman Cancer Association. Dr. Manal has a PhD in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation and a Master degree in Nursing Science - Community Health Nursing from Arizona State University. She teaches in the Postgraduate Diploma in Community Health Nursing Practice Program- a program that she has developed. Dr. Manal is a volunteer in Oman Cancer Association for the past ten years. In addition, she is also a reviewer in several International Journals. Her research interest includes palliative care, healthcare workforce education and training, chronic diseases… etc. Further, Dr. Manal received the Oman Woman of the Year-2019 award in the category of Education.
Prof. Maryam Rassouli
Prof. Maryam Rassouli is a professor of nursing at the University of Nizwa, Oman, where she is affiliated with the School of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences. Previously, she served as a full professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU) in Tehran, Iran, and held the position of Director General of Nursing Services. Dr. Rassouli is a member of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) and the ISNCC Knowledge Development and Dissemination Committee (since 2022). She was also a member of the Iranian National Network of Nursing Research (2016-2021) and a founding board member of the Iranian Scientific Palliative Care Association under the Ministry of Health in Tehran. Additionally, she has been serving as a Temporary Adviser on Palliative Care for the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2019. Her research interests include palliative care, spirituality in healthcare, cancer care, mixed-method research, and scale development.
Assoc. Prof. Funda Rohde
Assoc. Prof. Funda Rohde is a Palliative Care and Psychiatric Nurse. She works as a psychotherapist in her private practice in Germany. Ms Rohde is also an honorary lecturer in nursing departments and reputable institutions providing health and social work education. She collaborates nationally and internationally to develop psychiatric and palliative care nursing.