Professional Experience
 
2001 - present, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Oncology Program; Supervisor, Childhood Survivorship Clinic, Division of Outcomes Research/Intervention, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1997 - 2001, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner/Case Manager, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

1992 - 1997, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Advanced Practice Nurse, Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO

1989 - 1992, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Advanced Practice Nurse, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

1989 - 1992, Staff Nurse, Children's Home Health Service. Milwaukee, WI

1986 - 1989, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Advanced Practice Nurse, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

1975 - 1986, Staff Nurse, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO


Education and Training

2000, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Postmaster FNP

1994, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, Drug Management in Primary Care

1985, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, M.S., Childhealth Nursing

1984, University of the State of New York, Albany, NY, B.S. ,Nursing

1975, Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO, R.N.

Board Certifications

CA RN #537766 / CA NP #12385 / Certified by AANP

2008, Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON)

2007, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
 
2003, ELNEC-PPC trainer

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 10/08.

Professional Memberships

2006- present, Advisory Board Member, SuperSibs

2005- present, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

2003- present, WeCan Medical Advisory Board

2000- present, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), Nomination Committee

2000-2003, CPON Item writing workshop 2002, Board of Directors 2003-2006, Item Writer Committee 2004-2006, Vice President 2005-2006, CPON Test Development Committee 2006- present, Chair 2008- present, 

2000-2003, Oncology Nursing Certification Nominating Committee

1998, Assistant Editor, Essentials of Pediatric Oncology Nursing: A Core Curriculum for Side Effects of Treatment and Supportive Care chapters, 2004 Second Edition

1990 - 1996, Founding Member & Developer of Certification Process, Certification Corporation of Pediatric Oncology Nurses (CCPON), 1992-1994 President elect, 1994-1996 President.

1985- present, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), Liaison to Livestrong Foundation 2006-2007

1985- present, Association of Pediatric Nurses (APON),1996-1998 Core Curriculum Task Force (Marilyn Hockenberry-Eaton, Chair), President-elect 2002-2003, President 2003-2005, Past-President 2005-2006

Honors and Awards

2007, APHON’s The Casey Hooke Distinguished Service Award

2006, Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative (SCCPI), Individual Award for Excellence in Cancer Pain Relief

2006, Margo McCaffery Award for Excellence in Pain Management

2005, Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative (SCCPI), Team Award for Excellence in Cancer Pain Relief

2005, COH Administrator Award Nominee

2004, Finalist, NurseWeek; Creativity and Innovation

2000 - 2001, Award Nominee, CHLA Humanism

1997, Colorado Nightingale Award