Expert Details
Nursing, Medical Literature, Healthcare
ID: 725017
Delaware, USA
She has reviewed medical records for attorneys to evaluate the merit of a case.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1998 | Degree: BSN | Subject: Nursing | Institution: University of Delaware |
| Year: 2001 | Degree: MSN, CPNP | Subject: Pediatrics | Institution: University of Delaware |
| Year: 2006 | Degree: LNC-Post Master's Certificate | Subject: Legal Nurse Consultant | Institution: Wilmington University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:Functions as an advanced practice in chronic disease management in community healthcare. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2009 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Nurse Practitioner | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:She is a Pediatric Nurse Practition and clinical coordinator for a nationally recognized blood less medicine program. Duties include: evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and coordination of acute, chronic and primary care patients. Function as Principal and Sub-investigator for clinical and educational research projects. Role duties include: patient recruitment, obtaining informed consent, reviewing protocols, medical history reviews, and assistance with data analysis, as well as supervision in the outpatient clinical setting. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2002 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Staff Nurse | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:Clinical nurse specialist for a pediatric specialty hospital on a medical/surgical and hematology/oncology unit for inants through adolescence. Duties include: hands on clinical care, IV insertion, phlebotomy, chemotherapy administration, central line care, and family-centered patient education. Function as charge nurse on occasions to coordinate care with physicians and delegate patient assignments to nurses and ancillary staff. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants; Director At-Large-Delaware Legal Nurse Consultants; Pennsylvania Chapter of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Legal Nurse Consultant Post-Master's Certificate; Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Post-Master's Certificate-Family Practice. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Public Speaker chosen at the Annual Meeting, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. 34th Annual Meeting. "Your child has Sickle Cell Disease. The new parent sickle cell disease education protocol." Grant: Department Health & Social Service- Community Outreach Sickle Cell Health Program |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Advance for Nurse Practitioners [On-line Edition] Alternative treatment modalities for patients who refuse Blood Transfusions. Hydroxyurea therapy improving the lives of patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatric Nursing. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Plaintiff Attorneys for medical malpractice cases. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Post-Master's Degree as a Legal Nurse Consultant; Post-Master's Degree in Familly Practice, |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Department of Health and Human Services |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Chronic Disease Management |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Strategic Organizational Planning; Clinical Research Trials (Phase 2, 3). |
Fields of Expertise
nursing, pediatrics, primary care, reason for encounter, acne product, adolescent development, bloodless medicine, health care, legal nursing, nursing liability, pediatric hematology, pediatric nursing, pain medication, addiction, urologic nursing, perioperative nursing, medical professional liability, medical literature research, medical literature evaluation, urgent care, investigational drug procedures, bioethics, nasal spray, immunosuppressive drug, antitumor drug, bronchodilator drug, opiate, drug development, drug dosage form development, drug regulation, preventive medicine, oral drug delivery, oral contraceptive drug, nasal drug delivery, investigational drug, injectable drug, gynecology, emergency medicine, cromolyn sodium, clinical medicine, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory drug, abused drug