Table 6.

Turkish visiting scholars

Name of scholar	Aim/study area/project name	Time periods
Imatullah Akyar, PhD, RN (HU)	Develop knowledge and skills for research in palliative and geriatric care	December 2013 to April 2015
Zeliha Ozdemir, PhD, RN (HU)	Heart transplantation	June to August 2014
Fatma Uslu Sahan, PhD student, RN (HU)	Simulation for education in gynecologic oncology in palliative care	June to October 2015
Zehra Gok Metin, PhD, RN (HU)	Gaining knowledge in palliative care, gerontology, and pain management Complementary and alternative medicine in heart failure	June to March 2016
Gulcan Bagcivan, PhD, RN (TUBITAK - Gulhane Training and Research Hospital)	Developing research and practice, knowledge and skills in palliative care of hospitalized cancer patients  Hematology/oncology palliative care study  Looking back, moving forward: A retrospective review of care trends in an academic palliative and supportive care program from 2004 to 2015	November 2015 to July 2017
Senay Gul, PhD, RN (HU)	Investigation of the factors affecting the decision-making processes of caregivers at the end of life	May 2016 to March 2017

HU: Hacettepe University