The inaugural lecture entitled “Reflecting on epistemic violence: emancipatory knowledge as a way of knowing in nursing research and education” of Prof. Laurence Bernard will take place on 4 June 2024 on Belval Campus.
Presentation
Nursing Science is quite new at the University of Luxembourg, but its existence has more than a century in other countries and universities all over the globe. Local questions are raised: what is nursing science? Do nurses have their own knowledge and voice? What is this science about? If nurses are educated in universities, will they be able to provide with bedside care?
French speaking European nurses face a huge challenge to educate a new generation of registered nurses at the university level. Inspired by international core scientific knowledge in nursing, let’s reflect together to build strong nursing education and research programmes.
Biography
Before joining the University of Luxembourg, Professor Laurence Bernard completed a community college degree in Nursing (2001), a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2004), a Master of Science in Nursing (2006) and a PhD of Science in Nursing (2012) at Université de Montréal. She also obtained a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University. Professor Bernard has taught for 20 years at various Canadian universities, including 12 years as a professor at Université de Montréal.
To date, various Canadian research agencies have funded Professor Bernard’s programme of research in the fields of pandemic and biological risk management, occupational health and safety, and professional skills development for nurses. Professor Bernard has received funding from Institut Robert-Sauvé en Santé et Sécurité au travail du Québec, the Réseau de Recherche en Interventions en Sciences Infirmières du Québec and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Most recently, she received major funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, as co-researcher, for a multi-sites international research on sexual practices and risks.
Professor Bernard is currently Study Programme Director of 3 Bachelors of Science in Nursing: Nurse Responsible for General Care; Specialty Anesthesia-Resuscitation; Specialty Surgical Medical Technical Assistant.