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The SBNH team was delighted to host two international champions of Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare at the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ from December 12 to 13, 2022.ÌýÌý

Elizabeth Bernardino, RN, PhD, is director of clinical care at the Hospital de Clínicas Complex and professor of nursing at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. Bernardino supports her doctoral students with integrating SBNH into their research and clinical practice.ÌýÌý

Paula Encarnação, RN, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Minho, Portugal. She spearheaded the translation of Professor Laurie Gottlieb’s game changing book, Strengths-Based Nursing Care: Health and Healing for Person and Family, into Portuguese.ÌýÌý

During their time at the Ingram School of Nursing, Bernardino and Encarnação met with ISoN faculty members Annie Chevrier, Heather Hart, Maria Di Feo, and Rosetta Antonacci, as well as staff Ìýand clinical partners working to advance Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare across education, research, leadership, and practice. Their visit was a valuable opportunity to exchange strategies, challenges, successes, and goals related to the implementation of this human-centered approach to nursing and healthcare.Ìý

Lead image:ÌýProfessors Elizabeth Bernardino of Brazil (left), Laurie Gottlieb of the Ingram School of Nursing (center), and Paula Encarnação of Portugal (right) on campus at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ.ÌýÌý

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Professors Elizabeth Bernardino of Brazil (left), Laurie Gottlieb of the Ingram School of Nursing (center), and Paula Encarnação of Portugal (right) on campus at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ.

Hugo Marchand, Academic Director – Simulation and Satoko Shibata Clinical Nursing Laboratories, (center) gives guests Paula Encarnação (left) and Elizabeth Bernardino (right) a tour of ISoN’s clinical nursing labs.

Visiting with SBNH champions at the Jewish General Hospital. Left to right: Christina Clausen, Laurie Gottlieb, Bessy Bitzas, Renata Benc, Emanuela Ciarlelli, Tracey Lang, Anna Tazian, Paula Encarnação, and Elizabeth Bernardino

SBNH Clinical Partnership Group meets with our visiting scholars. Left to right: Elizabeth Bernardino, Josée Lizotte, Tracey Lang, Valérie Grenier, Paula Encarnação, John Kayser, Laurie Gottlieb, Bruce Gottlieb, Tina Gelsomini