DeSales University Scholar Series: COVID-19 and the Vaccines: An Update
Provided by Dr. Joshua Slee and Dr. Dia Beachboard,
with Special Guest Alumna, Faith Colen ’02 MSN, REGISTERED NURSE, CEN, CPHQ, NEA-BC, Director of Quality and Patient Safety, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Dia Beachboard, Ph.D. is an assistant teacher of Biology at DeSales University. She teaches courses in Microbiology, Immunology, and Virology. Dr. Beachboard has actually been studying coronaviruses because 2008 and has an interest in host-pathogen interactions in between coronaviruses and the host cell. Her research study is presently concentrated on comprehending how coronaviruses avert the host inherent immune action. Dr. Beachboard has actually released peer-reviewed posts in bacteriology, coronavirus genes and cell biology, and inherent resistance to RNA infections, consisting of the Zika infection.
Joshua Slee, Ph.D. is an assistant teacher of Biology, the Division Head of Sciences and Mathematics, and the Department Chair of Biology at DeSales University. He has actually taught courses in Cell Biology, Cell Culture, Genetic Ethics, Microbiology, and Immunology. Dr. Slee’s research study focus is on comprehending the inherent immune reaction, the participation of the inflammatory reaction in numerous illness, and discovering innovative methods to attenuate inflammation-associated medical concerns. He has actually released peer-reviewed publications in the locations of exercise-induced asthma, heart disease, heparin-signaling, and biomaterial rejection.
Faith Colen, MSN, REGISTERED NURSE, CEN, CPHQ, NEA-BC is a 2002 graduate of DeSales University with a Bachelor’s in the Science of Nursing and a 2008 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Master’s in Nursing Education. Faith has actually operated at UPMC in Pittsburgh for 20 years in different functions of nursing, mainly in emergency situation nursing and is licensed as an emergency situation nurse. Most just recently Faith’s profession has lead her to the Director of Quality and Patient Safety at UPMC St. Margaret. In this function Faith acts as the Patient Safety Officer, Compliance Officer, and Privacy Officer with oversight of client security, health center quality efficiency, threat management, infection avoidance, regulative, stroke and orthopedic programs, care management, and social work. Faith is likewise licensed as an expert in health care quality and a board accredited nurse executive. Faith is a nationwide and global speaker on subjects of emergency situation nursing, quality, security, and client advocacy. Over the past 18 months Faith has actually assisted lead UPMC St. Margaret’s pandemic action to COVID-19 and was honored to be on the panel for the Hospital and Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania’s 2020 Patient Safety Quality Symposium, “Facing the Enemy: Experiences of Being a Frontline Provider throughout COVID 19.”
Concerns about the DeSales Scholar Series program?
Contact Jacque Parker ’09 at jacque.parker@desales.edu.
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