Anna Birna Jensdóttir

Background

Jensdóttir, Anna Birna was born on December 17, 1958 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Daughter of Jens R. Pálsson and Kristín Jóhanna Eiríksdóttir.

Education

South Dakota in Nursing Administration and Leadership, Aarhus University, Denmark, 1986. SA in Nursing Science and Administration, Aarhus University, Denmark, 1987.

Career

Nurse medical unit 14b State Hospital, Landspítali, Reykjavík, 1981—1983. Assistant head nurse geriatrics unit b-6 Reykjavík City Hospital, 1983—1985, nursing director geriatrics nursing, 1987—1990, 1990—1991, nursing director geriatrics, 1991—1994, nursing director & chief geriatrics and rehabilitation nursing, 1994—1996, chief & director geriatrics nursing, teaching hospital, 1996—2000. Chief Executive Officer Sóltún Nursing Home, since 2001, Director of Nursing, since 2001.

Editor Society Gerontologica Islandica Newsletter, Reykjavík, 1991—1997. President Icelandic Gerontological Society, Reykjavík, 1991—1997. Researcher Nordic Residents Assessment Research Nord-Radiotelevisione Italiana, since 1993, Icelandic Resident Assessment Researchers ICE-Radiotelevisione Italiana Group, Reykjavík, since 1993.

Salary-wage committee member, Reykjavík, 1994—1999. Ethical quidelines committee Icelandic Nurses Association, Reykjavík, 1995—1997. Member The International Nurses Network on Quality of Elderly Care, INTER-Radiotelevisione Italiana NURSES, since 1996.

Geriatrics nursing committee member Directorate Health, Reykjavík, since 1998, patient safety committee member, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland, since 2006. Board member Nordic Gerontological Society, 1994—2000. Director Nordic Gerontolog.

Congress 15th NKG, Reykjavík, 1999—2000. Chairman science fund Icelandic Gerontological Society, Reykjavík, since 1999. Organizational committee member Workgroup European Nurse Researcher Congress, Reykjavík, 1999—2000.

Chairman committee image aging and working elderly Ministry Health, Reykjavík, 2000—2003. Health care working group Iceland Chamber of Commerce, Reykjavík, 2002—2003. Working group member Nordic Research Network Old Age Policy, Helsinki, Finland, since 2007.

Expert group member Bifröst University, Management Health Care Services Prorgamme, Borgarnesi, Iceland, since 2007. Board director member Sjóvá Almennar Tryggingar High Frequency. Insurance Company, Reykjavík, 2008—2009.

Achievements

• Anna Birna Jensdóttir has been listed as a noteworthy nursing administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Thorvaldssens Charity Society, Reykjavík, 2006—2009, Rotary Reykjavík club, 2007—2008, Öldungur High Frequency, Reykjavík, 2009. Chairman Hjúkrunarmat og ráðgjöf ehf., 2009. Member of Thorvaldsens Society, EXEDRA, Rotary Club (Reykjavík).

Connections

Married Stefán Svanberg Gunnarsson. Children: Gunnar Páll Stefánsson, Samúel Orri Stefánsson, Stefán Birnir Stefánsson.

Father:

Jens R. Pálsson

Mother:

Kristín Jóhanna Eiríksdóttir

Spouse:

Stefán Svanberg Gunnarsson

child:

Samúel Orri Stefánsson Jensdóttir

child:

Stefán Birnir Stefánsson Jensdóttir

child:

Gunnar Páll Stefánsson Jensdóttir