International Conference and Exhibition on Nursing
Jan 29-31, Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Unity in the diversity of nursing in leading and advancing global health for Innovations and current challenges
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Omorogieva Ojo
Senior Lecturer in Primary Care
Dr Ojo has a PhD in nutrition from the University of Greenwich, London, a post graduate diploma in diabetes from University of Surrey, Roehampton and a graduate certificate in Higher Education from University of Greenwich. Prior to these qualifications, Dr Ojo had his BSc and MSc in animal science from University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Primary Care and he teaches across a range of courses and programmes in the Faculty of Education and Health, University of Greenwich. He taught previously in the School of Science, University of Greenwich, London and College of Agriculture, Asaba, Nigeria. His key interest and areas of expertise are diabetes and nutrition which form the focus of his research and teaching activities. Dr Ojo leads the school’s Diabetes Specialist Interest Group and co-ordinates the Diabetes Care and Management course for post registration nurses and Patient Pathways of Care for pre-registration participants.
He supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate research students including PhD students. His research interests are reflected in his 35 publications in high impact journals and 12 conference presentations. His work is recognised both nationally and internationally and he has been a keynote speaker at the NNNG conference in Manchester, UK and Global Diabetes Conference and Medicare Expo, in Birmingham, UK. Dr Ojo is a reviewer for a range of journals and he sits on the Editorial Board on a number of International Journals. His research group recently secured a £15,000 research grant from Paula Carr Diabetes Trust to explore the impact of diabetes training on primary care healthcare professionals in East Kent.
- Member, Organizing Committee 13th Global Diabetes conference and Medicare Expo, August, 08 - 10, 2016,
- Co-chair for the session on 'Diabetes and Associated Diseases'. Available at; http://globaldiabetes.conferenceseries.com/2016
- Member, Organizing Committee 2017 Diabetes Conference, Vancouver, Canada
- Diabetes and its Complications Seminar held on 1st February, 2016, University of Greenwich.
- Diabetes Care and Management Seminar was held on 23rd May, 2016 at the University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Campus.
Current Research
- The impact of diabetes training on primary care healthcare professionals in East Kent. A mixed method sequential explanation.
- The impact of culture in dementia care among adult nursing and paramedic students.
- Testing a phone app aimed at obese ‘at risk’ drinkers with students’ health club attendees and office workers.
- Infant Nutrition Project in Greenwich Community which is aimed at evaluating the cost effectiveness of prescribing infant formulas for children.
Interested topics
- Impact of culture in the provision of dementia care among nursing students
- Structured Education in Diabetes
- Diabetes Care and Management
- 2012 – Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK
- 2016 – Leader, Diabetes Interest Group, University of Greenwich
- 2016 – Institute of Integrated Care, UK, Recognition of Good Practice
- 2016 - Key note speaker, The National Nurses Nutrition Group (NNNG) Conference held on 30th October, 2012 in Manchester, UK.
- 2016 - Key note speaker, The Global Diabetes Conference and Medicare Expo, August 08 - 10, 2016. Birmingham, UK
- International Dementia and Culture Collaborative (IDCC) Research Group – Multi-centre study encompassing universities of Greenwich, Essex, Oxford Brookes and universities in Slovenia, New Zealand and Malaysia.
- Home Enteral Nutrition Team, Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust
- Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Food and Nutrition
- Member, Editorial Board, Diabetes Research
- Member, Editorial Board, Nutrients
- Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology.
- Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research
- Member, Editorial Board, Madridge Journal of Diabetes (MJD).
- Guest Editor, Special Issue on Enteral Nutrition, Nutrients
- Guest Editor, Special Issue on Recent Advances in Enteral Nutrition, Nutrients
- Guest Editor, Special Issue on Health care and Diabetes, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Over 35 peer-review publications and 12 conference presentations
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