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  • Carolyn Buppert, NP, JD<Carolyn Buppert, NP, JD Attorney, Law Office of Carolyn Buppert, PC, Bethesda, Maryland

    Carolyn Buppert, NP, JD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Carolyn Buppert, NP, JD, is a nurse practitioner and attorney who specializes in the legal issues affecting medical practices and nurse practitioners. She is also the author of Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide (2008) and The Primary Care Provider's Guide to Compensation and Quality (2005). She is a frequent contributor to various nursing publications, including Medscape Nurses. She lectures extensively on avoiding malpractice, reimbursement issues, and negotiating contracts. Her Website is www.buppert.com.
  • Patricia (Pat) Camillo, PhD, RNC, WHNP, GNP, BCPatricia (Pat) Camillo, PhD, RNC, WHNP, GNP, BC Associate Professor, Minnesota State University/Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota; Nurse Practitioner, Private Consulting Practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Patricia (Pat) Camillo, PhD, RNC, WHNP, GNP, BC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  • PhD, PHHCNS, BCBarbara L. Drew, PhD, PHHCNS, BC, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

    Barbara L. Drew, PhD, PHHCNS, BC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Barbara L. Drew, PhD, PHHCNS, BC, earned her PhD at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is an associate professor at the College of Nursing, Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and teaches psychiatric mental health nursing to both undergraduate and graduate students. Her research interests are suicide prevention and self-management of mood disorder symptoms by adolescents and young adults. Dr. Drew is president of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA).
  • Richard S. Ferri, PhD, ANP, ACRN, FAANRichard S. Ferri, PhD, ANP, ACRN, FAAN, HIV/AIDS and Adult Nurse Practitioner, Crossroads Medical, Harwich, Massachusetts

    Richard S. Ferri, PhD, ANP, ACRN, FAAN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Richard S. Ferri, PhD, ANP, ACRN, FAAN, is an AIDS certified registered nurse (ACRN) practicing in primary care in the areas of HIV/STDs and hepatitis. Dr. Ferri is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. He served as national president for the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) and the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board (HANCB). Dr. Ferri is a writer and editor whose work has been featured in the Boston Globe, POZ, NUMEDX, and The Advocate. He is also an on-air commentator for National Public Radio. Dr. Ferri is the author of the bestselling novel, Confessions of a Male Nurse, and is presently working on a sequel.
  • Renee S. Holleran, RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAENReneé S. Holleran, RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN, Nurse Manager, Adult Transport Services, International Flight Center, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Reneé S. Holleran, RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Reneé is a staff nurse in the Emergency Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, and a student family nurse practitioner at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Tracy A. Klein, RN, MS, WHCNP, FNPTracy A. Klein, RN, MS, FNP, Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Graduate Nursing, Washington State University, Vancouver, Washington; Nurse Practitioner -- Consultant, Oregon State Board of Nursing, Portland, Oregon; Nurse Practitioner, SW Family Physicians, Tigard, Oregon

    Tracy A. Klein, RN, MS, FNP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  • Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP, FCCMRuth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP, FCCM, Professor, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois; Nurse Practitioner, Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

    Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP, FCCM, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP, FCCM, is currently the Director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship at Rush University Medical Center and a professor at Rush University College of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, she is a nurse practitioner at Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She is an experienced researcher, clinician, and educator in the areas of acute and critical care, acute care nurse practitioner practice, and outcome assessment. She is an active member of several critical care organizations including the Society of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She publishes widely and is a member of the editorial boards of the American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and Nurse Practitioner. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the Institute of Medicine of Chicago, and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Most recently, she received the 2007 Society of Critical Care Medicine's Norma J. Shoemaker Award for Critical Care Nursing Excellence and the 2007 Clinical Scholarship Award from Sigma Theta Tau International.
  • Cindy Lamendola, MSN, NPCindy Lamendola, MSN, NP, Clinical Research Coordinator, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Adult Nurse Practitioner, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California

    Cindy A. Lamendola, MSN, NP, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Received grants for educational activities from: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Pfizer Inc.; Merck Schering-Plough; Other: American Diabetes Association (honoraria)

    Cindy Lamendola, MSN, NP, is a Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Research Coordinator in the Department of Cardiology at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Cindy's time is divided between clinical research and clinical practice. Her clinical research focus is on insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and their relationship to cardiovascular disease. Her clinical practice is focused on caring for complex patients with type 2 diabetes. Cindy is a founding member, past president, and current board member of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. She is also a member and fellow of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing as well as a member of the American Diabetes Association. She currently serves on the review board for the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Cindy is past president of the California Society for Cardiac Rehabilitation and a fellow of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. She has spoken nationally on insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, lipid management, and cardiovascular risk factors and prevention and has also published articles in peer-reviewed journals on these subjects.
  • Judith Shannon Lynch, MS, MA, APRN-BC, FAANPJudith Shannon Lynch, MS, MA, APRN-BC, FAANP, Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut; Nurse Practitioner, ENT Associates, Waterbury, Connecticut

    Judith Shannon Lynch, MS, MA, APRN-BC, FAANP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Judith Shannon Lynch, MS, MA, APRN-BC, FAANP, has been a family nurse practitioner for 30 years and has practiced in a wide variety of clinical settings. She has also held academic appointments at Binghamton University and Yale University and was the program director and associate professor of nursing at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Ms. Lynch is currently an assistant clinical professor of nursing at Yale University and a nurse practitioner in otolaryngology and allergy, one of the first NPs in the country to practice this surgical subspecialty. Ms. Lynch was inducted as a charter fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners in June 2000. She was guest editor for the issue of Lippincott's Primary Care Practice dedicated to ENT clinical and research issues. Ms. Lynch is a faculty member of the national Outcomes Management Educational Workshop on Otitis Media. She speaks locally, regionally, and nationally on various otolaryngology topics. Her particular areas of interests include allergic rhinitis, sinus disease, and asthma.
  • Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNSMary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS, Associate Professor, Director of O'Connor Office for Rural Studies, Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York

    Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, is a pediatric nurse practitioner, psychiatric clinical specialist, and forensic clinical specialist. She is the author of over 100 publications, including the parenting book series Not My Kid. Dr. Muscari is an Associate Professor and Director of the O'Connor Office for Rural Studies at the Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
  • Mary L. Puchalski, MS, APN, NNP-BC, RNCMary L. Puchalski, MS, APN, NNP-BC, RNC Instructor, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois; Nurse Practitioner, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

    Mary L. Puchalski, MS, APN, NNP-BC, RNC, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Employed by a commercial interest: the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program; Served as an advisor or consultant for: the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program, Gaumard Scientific

    Mary L. Puchalski, MS, RNC, APN/CNS received her Master of Science degree from Northern Illinois University and is currently the neonatal-pediatric clinical nurse specialist for the Family Birthing Center, a level II perinatal center in Elmhurst, Illinois. She is certified as a neonatal intensive care nurse, a regional trainer for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program, and a lead instructor for the S.T.A.B.L.E.(r) Program. With more than 20 years of clinical experience, Ms. Puchalski has worked in all areas of maternal-child nursing, including mother/baby, labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, pediatric intensive care, and perinatal outreach education. She is the coauthor of the N-PASS Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale and has published articles and given presentations nationally on neonatal topics. Ms. Puchalski is an adjunct faculty member of the graduate nursing program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a member of the Perinatal Nursing Advisory Council for the Chicago Area March of Dimes; Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Consulting Group; and the 2009 AWHONN convention planning committee
  • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANPBarbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, Professor, Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Nurse Practitioner, CCRC, Baltimore, Maryland

    Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Served as an advisor or consultant for: Amgen Inc.; Other: Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. (speaker); Amgen Inc. (speaker)

    Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, is currently a Professor in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, holds the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology at the School of Nursing, and maintains a clinical/faculty position with clinical work at Roland Park Place, a life-care community. Dr. Resnick holds a BSN from the University of Connecticut, an MSN from the University of Pennsylvania Gerontological Nurse Clinician/Nurse Practitioner program, and a PhD in Nursing from the University of Maryland. Dr. Resnick's research interests and extensive publications focus on care of the older adult and include: health promotion and disease prevention; outcomes following rehabilitation, functional performance, and a special focus on motivation related to functional activities and exercise behavior; and testing outcomes of restorative care nursing programs and other innovative long-term care projects.
  • Jane C. Rothrock, DNSc, MSN, BSN, CNOR, FAANJane C. Rothrock, DNSc, MSN, BSN, CNOR, FAAN, Professor and Director, Perioperative Programs, Delaware County Community College, Media, Pennsylvania

    Jane C. Rothrock, DNSc, MSN, BSN, CNOR, FAAN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Jane C. Rothrock, DNSc, MSN, BSN, CNOR, FAAN, is the editor of Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery (2007) and the co-editor of Assisting in Surgery: Patient Centered Care (in press). She is a frequent contributor to various nursing publications, including Medscape Nurses. She lectures extensively on topics relating to perioperative patient care and is a past president of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
  • Theodore D. Scott, RN, MSN, FNP-C, DCNPTheodore D. Scott, RN, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP, Clinical Professor, University of San Diego, San Diego, California; Nurse Practitioner, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, San Marcos, California

    Theodore D. Scott, RN, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Theodore D. Scott, RN, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP, earned his BS in Health Science and his RN while on active duty in the US Navy. After retiring, he finished his MSN at the University of San Diego. After graduating, he joined Kaiser-Permanente in San Diego, first in Family Practice and then moved to Dermatology, and has been practicing medical and surgical dermatology since 2002 at KP's San Marcos medical offices.
  • Laurie Scudder, MS, NPLaurie Scudder, MS, PNP, Accreditation Coordinator, Continuing Professional Education Department, Medscape, LLC; Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Allied Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Nurse Practitioner, School-Based Health Centers, Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, Maryland

    Laurie E. Scudder, MS, NP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  • Anne M. Teitelman, MSN, PhD, CRNPAnne M. Teitelman, MSN, PhD, CRNP Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Nurse Practitioner, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Anne M. Teitelman, MSN, PhD, CRNP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  • Wendy L. Wright, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP, FAANP, Adjunct Faculty, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming; Adult and Family Nurse Practitioner and Co-owner, Wright & Associates Family Healthcare, Amherst, New Hampshire

    Wendy L. Wright, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP, FAANP, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Received grants for educational activities from: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation;Other: GlaxoSmithKline (speaker's bureau); Roche Laboratories, Inc.(speaker's bureau); Pfizer, Inc.(speaker's bureau); sanofi pasteur (speaker's bureau); and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.(speaker's bureau)

    Wendy Wright, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP, FAANP, is a 1992 graduate of the Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed a family nurse practitioner post-masters program in 1995. She is an adult and family nurse practitioner and co-owner of Wright & Associates Family Healthcare. In addition, she is a partner with Partners in Healthcare Education, a medical education company. She is the Past President of NPACE and is currently the Senior Lecturer for Fitzgerald Health Education Associates. She is the recipient of numerous awards and was chosen by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners in 1999 to receive the New Hampshire State Excellence in Clinical Practice Award. In addition, she was recently inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, a position held by only 200 other nurse practitioners throughout the country. She presents nationally to a variety of different audiences and has been a speaker at over 300 conferences in 42 states. Wendy is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wyoming - Graduate Nursing Program, on Medscape's Ask the Expert Nurse Practitioner Web site, and is an editorial board member for Medscape's e-journal. She is editor-in-chief of APCToday.com -- a Website designed for the advanced practice clinician.
  • Susan Wysocki, RNC, NP, FAANPSusan J. Wysocki, RNC, NP, FAANP, President and CEO, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, Washington, DC

    Susan J. Wysocki, RNC, NP, FAANP, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Served as an advisor or consultant for: Ortho Women's Health; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Qiagen; Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Upsher-Smith Laboratories; Endo Pharmaceuticals; Bradley Pharmaceuticals; and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Other: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals (speaker's bureau); Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (speaker's bureau); Organon Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (speaker's bureau); Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. (speaker's bureau); Ther-Rx Corporation (speaker's bureau); and Upsher-Smith Laboratories (speaker's bureau)

    Susan J. Wysocki, RNC, NP, FAANP, is President and CEO of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH), based in Washington, DC. She is the editor of Women's Health Care: A Practical Journal for Nurse Practitioners and Conversations in Counseling. She also serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner World News, Contraceptive Technology Update, and Dialogues in Contraception. In 1999, Ms. Wysocki was selected by a national panel of nurse practitioners convened by the Nurse Practitioner Journal for a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, she was chosen as a charter fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has served as the chair of the National Alliance of Nurse Practitioners and was the founding president of the American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP). In 2003, she was presented ACNP's Sharp Cutting Edge Award for her leadership and an award from the Nurse Practitioner Journal for political activism.
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    Laura A. Stokowski, RN, MS, Staff Nurse, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, Virginia; Editor, Medscape Ask the Experts Advanced Practice Nurses

    Laura A. Stokowski, RN, MS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 
 
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