CRISTINA GARCIA VIVAR
Titular Universidad

• Departamento: CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD
• Área de conocimiento: Enfermería
• e-mail: cristina.garciavivarunavarra.es
• Teléfono: +34 948 16 6150 (ext. 6150)
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BRIEF NARRATIVE

Cristina Garcia-Vivar received her BSc in Nursing (2000) at the University of Navarra (Spain) and her MSc (2002) and PhD (2007) in Nursing Science from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). She is currently Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Department of Health Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Public University of Navarre, Spain. Fellow Ad Eundem of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, Dublin. Cristina´s research focuses on promoting the health of families living with cancer and chronic illness, particularly the experience of cancer survivorship, and improving knowledge translation of family system nursing practice. She is also interested in promoting efficient and holistic nursing care for cancer patients and their families in Primary Health Care. Cristina´s teaching areas in the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Nursing Science include the following subjects: Family and Community Nursing; The Family as the Unit of Care; Advanced Nursing Role; Qualitative Research; and Nursing Research. Dr García-Vivar has published numerous articles in national and international journals; 3 books and 9 books chapters; more than 120 presentations at national and international conferences and seminars. In the past five years, she has participated, as principal investigator and partner researcher, in different national, European and international projects. She is member of various national and European research groups, including “Chronic Illness and End of Life Care” (University of Navarra, Spain); Innovative Nursing Practices -"INNO-CARE (Public University of Navarre, Spain); "Nursing Care" (Institute of Health Research of Navarra, Spain); FaCE- Family Focused Healthcare Research Center (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark); and the group FAME- FAMily health in Europe. She is also an ongoing member of the International Steering Committee responsible for the development and implementation of a European Centre of Research Excellence - Continuing Professional Development for Nursing and Midwifery, based at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. Since 2014, she serves as Board of Directors of the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA).

LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Current positions

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra (2020-)
• Assistant Director, Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra (2020-)
• Coordinator of International Affairs in Nursing, Public University of Navarra (2020-)
• Fellow Ad Eundem of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, Dublin (2020-)
• Director of Board, the International Family Nursing Association, USA (2014-)
• Advisor, Research Support Unit, Royal College of Nursing of Navarra, Spain (2009-)
• Coordinator of the National Research Groups “Cancer Survivorship” of the Spanish Society in Oncology Nursing (Sociedad Española de Enfermería Oncológica-SEEO)

Past positions

• Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Navarra, Spain (2014-2016; 2018-2019)
• Associate Director, María Egea Chair, University of Navarra, Spain (2014-2019)
• Coordinator of the Research group “Nursing Research” at the Navarra Institute for Health Research-IdISNA (2014-2020)
• Director of International Affairs of the Spanish General Council of Nurses, Spain (2016-2018)
• Coordinator of the PhD Program in Nursing Science, School of Nursing, University of Navarra, Spain (2014-2016)
• Academic Coordinator of International Relationships, School of Nursing, University of Navarra, Spain (2012-2015)
• Associate Director, Department of Community Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Navarra, Spain (2006-2014)

MEMBER OF EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS

• Board of Directors of the International Family Nursing Association
• Member of the Practice Committee of the International Family Nursing Association
• Member of the European Academy of Nursing Science
• Member of the European Centre of Research Excellence - Continuing Professional Development for Nursing and Midwifery.
• Member of the FaCE- Family Focused Healthcare Research Center (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Board of Director of the research group FAME- FAMily health in Europe.

COLLABORATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

• Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Council of Nurses Congress to be held in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) in June 2021.
• Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the International Council of Nurses Congress held in Barcelona (Spain), 2017.
• Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Family Nursing Conference held in Pamplona (Spain), 2017.

EDITORIAL BOARD OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

• Journal of Advanced Nursing
• Journal of Family Nursing.
• Cancer Nursing
• International Nursing Review
• Research and Education in Nursing.
• Enfermería oncologica
• Revista Pulso
• Enfermería del Trabajo. (2013-2016)

AWARDS

• Fellow Ad Eundem of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (FFNMRCSI Ad Eundem). Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, Dublin. 2020
• “2015 Innovative Contribution to Family Nursing Award”. Award received by the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) for my contribution to the transformation and advancement of the health of families. http://internationalfamilynursing.org/ifna-membership/international-family-nursing-association-awards/2015-ifna-award-recipients/
• Award to the best poster. Title “A family intervention training programme for nurse practitioners: study protocol” in the conference “The Family Health Nursing in European Communities”. Oporto, Portugal, September 2013.

LANGUAGES

• English: High level (spoken, read, written)
• French: Bilingual French Spanish.
• Spanish: Mother tongue

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