Irena Papadopoulos
Encyclopedia
Professor Irena Papadopoulos (born in Famagusta
, Cyprus
) is a prominent Greek Cypriot transcultural nursing
researcher
and now resides in the United Kingdom
.
Papadopoulos currently heads the research centre for transcultural studies in health at Middlesex University
but has been working within the NHS
and the University
sector for over 30 years. During this period she has led a number of projects aimed at changing nursing practice, developing new curricula, developing new assessment tools, establishing quality systems, and integrating nursing education within the higher education sector. She has conducted various research
projects using a range of methodologies, and have provided consultancy to individuals and institutions. She has conducted research on the health, the health promotion and the social care needs of minority ethnic groups, asylum seekers and refugees. She has developed and delivered programmes aimed at promoting cultural competence as well as tools to measure individual and organisation competence. Her main research interests are culture
/ethnicity/diversity and health, cultural competence, inequalities in health, disability
and health, consumer involvement, regeneration and health, and the contribution of the voluntary sector to health and social welfare. She was for a number of years responsible for her school’s research capacity programme which aimed at developing research skills for academic staff and research students. she has led the development and delivery of a Masters in Applied Health Research, an Intensive European Programme in Transcultural Nursing, a Masters in European Nursing, as well as supervising research students. Further, she led the Research Assessment Exercise for the 'Nursing' Unit of Assessment, both in 1996 and 2000, and was instrumental in establishing the Ethics
Committee of the former School of Health
, Biological and Environmental Sciences, and University's Journal of Health Social and Environmental Issues.
Papadopoulos also has a vast experience related to the voluntary sector. In 1994, she co-founded the ‘Greek and Greek Cypriot Community of Enfield’, a very successful voluntary organisation. She has also been -amongst others- an elected executive member of a Racial Equality Council, and a Citizen's Advice Bureau. Her contribution in the voluntary sector has involved my participation in a number of committees and close liaisons with policy makers and funders at local and national level. In 2003 she established the ‘Papadopoulos Award for Outstanding Caring Acts by Young People in the Greek community’.
She is a Scholar of the Transcultural Nursing Society and a former Dozor Scholar. She is the co-author of a book on transcultural nursing (1998) and the editor of a book on transcultural health and social care (2006).
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
) is a prominent Greek Cypriot transcultural nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
researcher
Researcher
A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...
and now resides in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Papadopoulos currently heads the research centre for transcultural studies in health at Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
but has been working within the NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
and the University
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
sector for over 30 years. During this period she has led a number of projects aimed at changing nursing practice, developing new curricula, developing new assessment tools, establishing quality systems, and integrating nursing education within the higher education sector. She has conducted various research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
projects using a range of methodologies, and have provided consultancy to individuals and institutions. She has conducted research on the health, the health promotion and the social care needs of minority ethnic groups, asylum seekers and refugees. She has developed and delivered programmes aimed at promoting cultural competence as well as tools to measure individual and organisation competence. Her main research interests are culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
/ethnicity/diversity and health, cultural competence, inequalities in health, disability
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
and health, consumer involvement, regeneration and health, and the contribution of the voluntary sector to health and social welfare. She was for a number of years responsible for her school’s research capacity programme which aimed at developing research skills for academic staff and research students. she has led the development and delivery of a Masters in Applied Health Research, an Intensive European Programme in Transcultural Nursing, a Masters in European Nursing, as well as supervising research students. Further, she led the Research Assessment Exercise for the 'Nursing' Unit of Assessment, both in 1996 and 2000, and was instrumental in establishing the Ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
Committee of the former School of Health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, Biological and Environmental Sciences, and University's Journal of Health Social and Environmental Issues.
Papadopoulos also has a vast experience related to the voluntary sector. In 1994, she co-founded the ‘Greek and Greek Cypriot Community of Enfield’, a very successful voluntary organisation. She has also been -amongst others- an elected executive member of a Racial Equality Council, and a Citizen's Advice Bureau. Her contribution in the voluntary sector has involved my participation in a number of committees and close liaisons with policy makers and funders at local and national level. In 2003 she established the ‘Papadopoulos Award for Outstanding Caring Acts by Young People in the Greek community’.
She is a Scholar of the Transcultural Nursing Society and a former Dozor Scholar. She is the co-author of a book on transcultural nursing (1998) and the editor of a book on transcultural health and social care (2006).
External links
- Papadopoulos, Irena Middlesex University page, with partial reference list
- Papadopoulos, Irena Middlesex University details of academic achievements
- The Greek and Greek Cypriot Community of Enfield home page
- Various free full text references)
- A list of published books and/or chapters available for purchase at amazon.co.uk
- The Papadopoulos Award for Outstanding Caring Acts by Young People information page
- Transcultural Health and Social Care: Development of Culturally Competent Practitioners, by Irena Papadopoulos