Education:
Master of Science in Nursing, California State University, Long Beach Awarded 12/22/97 Thesis ‑ " The Effect of Intraoperative Methocarbamol (Robaxin) Administration on Postoperative Pain Following Bilateral Submuscular Augmentation Mammoplasty"
Doctor of Philosophy/ Educational Evaluation and Measurement College of Education Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida, 1994
Dissertation ‑'Development of a Single Blended Anesthesia Provider: An Exploratory Study"
Master of Arts/Education‑Instructional Media California State University Long Beach, California, 1981
Bachelor of Science Degree/Biology Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1977
Diploma, Anesthesia Program for Nurses North Carolina Baptist Hospital/Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1973
Associate Degree In Applied Science In Nursing Rockingham Community College, Wentworth, North Carolina, 1971
Positions:
Professor Department of Nursing California State University Long Beach, California 2007 - present
Associate Professor Coordinator, Nurse Anesthesia Specialty (1997-1999) Department of Nursing California State University Long Beach, California 9/1997 ‑ 2007
Lecturer (Part‑Time) Department of Nursing California State University Long Beach, California 1/1997 ‑ 6/1997
Private Practice Anesthetist 1997‑1998, part-time 1998 - present
Visiting Faculty Department of Nursing California State University Long Beach, Ca. 11/1991‑ 1/1997
Instructor Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Pasadena, California 1/1996 - 6/1997
Assistant Director/Academic Affairs Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Pasadena, California 11/1991 ‑ 1/1996
Director/Manley Cummins School of Nurse Anesthesia Southeast Alabama Medical Center Dothan, Alabama 6/1987‑11/1991
Adjunct Professor College of Education Troy State University Dothan, Alabama 9/1991‑11/1991
Staff Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Wesley Long Community Hospital Greensboro, North Carolina 1985‑6/1987
Independent Clinical Anesthetist and Educational Consultant 1984‑1985
Assistant Director/Education Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Los Angeles, California 1979‑1984
Adjunct Professor Department of Nursing California State University Long Beach, California 1979‑1984
Acting Director
Program in Nurse Anesthesia
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 1978‑1979
Assistant Director/Education
Program In Nurse Anesthesia
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1977‑1978
Clinical and Didactic Instructor In Pharmacology and Cell Physiology
Anesthesia Program for Nurses
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston Salem, North Carolina 1976‑1977
Staff Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Alamance County Hospital
Burlington, North Carolina 1975‑1976
Clinical Instructor and Instructor in Pharmacology,
Anesthesia Program for Nurses North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston Salem, North Carolina 1973‑1975
LICENSURE/ As a Registered Nurse in California (License #299438, expires 6/30/2010)
CERTIFICATION:
Certification by Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists and the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists ( Certificate # 22406, expires 7/1/2010) 1973 ‑ Present
Recognition as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Certificate # 1669, expires 6/30/2010).
PUBLICATIONS:
Callahan‑Larson, Linda.(1978). Neuronal transmission in the central nervous system. Anesthetists Update Review Series. 1(3).(Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda (1981).Anesthesia care for the patient with myasthenia gravis. Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists, Inc. 3(2).
Callahan‑Larson, Linda. (1981).Drugs that affect the central nervous system. Anesthetists Update Review Series, 2(22). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda .(198 1) Acute pain conduction. Anesthetist Update Review Series 2(16). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda. (1981).Drugs and mechanisms of Interaction. Anesthetists Update Series. 2(21) (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda (198 1). Currently used halogenated anesthetics: does it make a difference? Part I and II. Anesthesia Update Series, 3:(9 & 10) (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda.,Vos, Helen.(1982) Preoperative evaluation and physical assessment of the patient ‑ nervous system, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. 50(l) :90‑107 (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda. (1982). Anesthesia care for the patient with parkinson's disease". Anesthetists Update Series. 3(20). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda.(1983). Stress free anesthesia ‑ Part I and II. Anesthetist Update Series 4(15 & 17). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan‑Larson, Linda (1983). Anesthesia care for the patient with multiple sclerosis. Anesthetist Update Series. 4(25).(Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1984). From recovery room to post anesthesia recovery unit. Anesthetist Update Series .5(10). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1984). Anesthesia and the older american. Anesthetist Update Series. 5(17). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1984). High frequency ventilation. Anesthetist Update Series . 5(18).(Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1984). Pulmonary aspiration ‑ prevention and management. Anesthetist Update &~ .6(2). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda, (1984). Diagnosis and management of pneumothorax. Anesthetist Update Series .6(5). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1984). Anesthesia care for the patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Anesthetist Update Series .6(6). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1984). Anesthetic management of the patient with crohn's disease. Anesthetist Update Series 6(7). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1986). End‑tidal carbon dioxide monitoring. Anesthetist Update Series .7(19).(Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1986). Inhalation delivery systems ‑ a clinical review. Anesthetist Update Series .7(16). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1986). Anesthetic considerations for lithotripsy. Anesthetist Update Series. 7(17). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1987). Muscle relaxants, part 1: functional anatomy of the myoneural junction. Anesthetist Update Series. 7(21). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1987). Monitoring oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. Anesthetist Update Series.7(24). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1987) Prolonged unconsciousness! what now?. Anesthetist Update Series 7(25). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan Linda, Smith, Verna. (1989). Pre‑intra‑, and post‑operative drug interactions. Anesthesia Today. 1(2). (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1990) Anesthesia For ECT CRNA The Clinical Forum for Nurse Anesthetists. l(l): 10‑20. (Peer Reviewed)
Callahan, Linda. (1995) Perioperative care of the patient with multiple sclerosis. Current Review for Postanesthesia. CareNurses 17(l).
Callahan, Linda. (1995).Perioperative care of the patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists,Inc. 18(15) .
Callahan, Linda. (1995). A review of the uptake and distribution of Intravenous Drugs. Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists 17(23).
Callahan, Linda. (1995). Future choices: a new paradigm(commentary). Anesthesia Today. 6(l): 1‑2. (Peer Review)
Callahan, Linda. (1996). Perioperative care of the patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Current Reviews for Post Anesthesia Care Nurses, Inc. . 17(22).
Callahan, Linda. (1997). The pharmacology of antidepressants. Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists .19(16).
Callahan, Linda (2000). The concept of risk in anesthesia practice. Anesthesia Today . 11(1)
Callahan, Linda. (2004) The use of herbal medication: an update - part I: the basics. Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists 26:16. Current Reviews, Miami, FL
Callahan, Linda. (2004) The use of herbal medications: an update - part II: the research. Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists 26:17
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Callahan, Linda (2004). Informed consent: a perspective. Anesthesia Today 15(3):17-20.
Drew BJ, King L, and Callahan L. (2005). Cryotherapy for treatment of ECT- induced headaches. Journal of Pscyhosocial Nursing 43(4).
Vandeusen G, Hoa N, Zhang JG, Wang Y, Callahan L, Jadus MR, Myers MP. (2006) Characterization of BK channels in U251MG glioma cells. Abstract published in proceedings with poster display at the International Biophysical Society Annual Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hoa N, Zhang J, Delgado C, Vandeusen G, Callahan L, Myers M, Douglass T, Khalaghizadeh, Jadus M, and Wepsic HT. (2007) Human monocytes kill M-CSF expressing glioma cells by big potassium channel activation. Lab.Invest., 87:115-129
Myers M, Hoa N, Zhang J, Delgado C, Schiltz P, Bhakta N, Pham T, Vandeusen G, Callahan L, Wepsic H, and Jadus M. (2007). Characterization of BK Channels in Rat T9 Glioma Cells. Abstract presented and published in the Journal of the Biophysical Society annual meeting abstracts.
Delgado C, Hoa N, Callahan LL, Schiltz P, Jahroudi R, Zhang J, Jadus M, and Wepsic T. (2007) Generation of human immune responses towards membrane macrophage colony stimulation factor (mM-CSF) expressing U251 glioma cells within immunodeficient (NIH-nu/beige/xid) mice. Cytokine 36(3):165-176.
Hoa N, Myers M, Douglass T, Zhang J, Delgado C, Driggers L,
Callahan L, Vandeussen G, Pham J, Bhakta N, Ge L, Jadus M.
Molecular mechanisms of paraptosis induction: implications for a
non-genetically modified tumor vaccine, PLos, Accepted
for publication, January, 2009.
Book Chapters/Monographs
Callahan‑Larson, Linda and Cullen, Bruce. (1983). Drug interactions and anesthesia: a monograph in Current Concepts in Inhalation Anesthetics . A continuing education offering by Ohio Medical Anesthetics, Appleton‑Century‑Crofts Norwalk, Conn., publisher.
Callahan, Linda. (1993). "Establishing measures of competence" in Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice. S.D. Foster & L.M. Jordan (eds.).F.A. Davis Co..Philadelphia. pp. 275‑290.
Callahan, Linda. (1994). "Equipment, safety, and cost" in Inhalation anesthesia: a monograph published by Abbott Laboratories for the 4th World Congress for Nurse Anesthetists, Paris, France.
Callahan, Linda and Mannino, Mary Jeannette. (1998) "Legal aspects of advanced practice nursing". Advanced Practice Nursing: Emphasizing Common Roles. C.M. Sheehy and M. McCarthy (eds.), F.A.Davis, Philadelphia.
Callahan, Linda. (1997) "Anesthetics" in The Encyclopedia of Chemistry. M. Bishop, J. Lagowski, (eds). MacMillan Publishers, New York.
Callahan, Linda (1999) " Surgery During Pregnancy " in Core Curriculum For Maternal‑Newborn Nursing, S. Mattson and J. Smith, (eds.), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia.
Callahan, Linda (2000) "Cirugia Durante el Embarazo" in Enfermeria Maternoinfantil. (2nd ed.) McGraw-Hill Interamerican, Mexico.
Callahan, Linda . " Cardiovascular Disease" in Nurse Anesthesia Secrets . M Karlet (ed), Hanley and Belfus, Inc., 2004.
Callahan, Linda. "Legal Aspects of Advanced Nursing Practice" . Advanced Practice Nursing. (2nd ed.) F.A. Davis, Philadelphia. 2004.
Callahan, Linda. "Genetics". AWHONN: Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing. (3rd ed.) Elsevier Science, Mosby, Inc., St. Louis, MO. 2004
Callahan, Linda. "Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning".AWHONN: Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing (3rd ed.) Elsevier Science, Mosby, Inc., St. Louis, MO , 2004
Callahan, Linda. "Surgery in Pregnancy". AWHONN: Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing (3rd. ed.) .Elsevier Science, Mosby, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 2004
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
As a didactic instructor:
Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Anatomy, Cell Physiology, Psychology, Case Management, Pathophysiology , Health Policy, Professional Aspects of Advanced Nursing Practice,Transcultural Nursing.
Workshops and Lectures Presented:
Over the past thirty years, I have been privileged to participate in both the primary and the continuing education of my peers in various areas of advanced nursing practice.
State/Local Presentations and Workshops:
1976
The Autonomic Nervous System with Clinical Application of Pharmacology presented with Helen
P. Vos, CRNA, BSN
Triad Anesthesia Group, North Carolina, Educational District #2,
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Peoria, Illinois
1977
The Autonomic Nervous System with Clinical Application of Pharmacology presented with
Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN
Massachusetts Association of Anesthetists, Boston, Massachusetts
New Mexico Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mandatory Continuing Education Proposal
North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Greensboro, North Carolina
Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
1978
The Autonomic Nervous System with Clinical Application of Pharmacology presented with Helen
Vos, CRNA, BSN
Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Lincoln, Nebraska
West Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Charleston, West Virginia
Colorado Association of Nurse Anesthetists,Denver, Colorado
Arkansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Little Rock, Arkansas
Psychotherapeutic Drugs and Anesthesia
Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mandatory Continuing Education Proposal
Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Anesthesia Department, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Myasthenia Gravis and the Assessment of Muscle Function
Arkansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Little Rock, Arkansas
Mandatory Continuing Education
Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Travers City, Michigan
Pharmacology and Drug Interactions
Educational District #9, Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Abilene, Texas
Anesthesia and Cell Physiology presented with Veronica Drantz, M.S. for the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Springfield, Illinois
Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
1979
The Autonomic Nervous System with Clinical Application of Pharmacology. with Helen Vos,
CRNA, BSN.
1st. Educational District, Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Memphis, Tennessee
Washington State Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Spokane,Washington
University of Tennessee Continuing Education for Nurse Anesthetists, Knoxville, Tennessee
Drug Interactions with Psychotherapeutic Drugs
New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Princeton, New Jersey
Narcotics for Anesthesia
North Dakota Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Fargo, North Dakota
Narcotic Receptor
Preoperative Assessment of Endocrine Disorders
Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Louisville, Kentucky
Anesthetic Management of the Traumatized Pregnant Woman
Delaware Valley CRNA Symposium, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Drug Interaction and Anesthesia
North Dakota Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Bismarck, North Dakota
Pharmacology ‑ Comprehensive Review
Baptist Medical Center School of Anesthesia, Birmingham; Alabama
The Central Nervous System, Drugs, and Anesthesia
Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Educational District #9, Abilene, Texas Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
An Update in Clinical Practice Series
Continuing Education for CRNAs sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia for
Nurses, Anatomy and Physiology of the Autonomic Nervous System
1980
The Autonomic Nervous System with Clinical Application of Pharmacology with Helen Vos,
CRNA, BSN
Indiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Elkhart, Indiana
Pain Pathways and Narcotic Receptors
Columbia‑Presbyterian Medical Center CRNA Lecture Series, New York, New York
Drugs and Mechanisms.of Interaction
1st. Annual Spring Nurse Anesthetist Review, Society of Air Force Anesthesiologists, San
Antonio, Texas
The Role of the Nurse Anesthetist in the Operating Room
Medical Surgical Nursing, Undergraduate BSN Program, Department of Nursing,
California State University, Long Beach, California
The Kidney and Drug Excretion
Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Boston, Massachusetts
Drug Interactions and Anesthesia
Washington Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Spokane, Washington
Endogenous Communications
Anesthesia Educational Associates, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Clinical and Pharmacological Considerations and Applications of the Nervous System with Sandra
Maree, CRNA, MA and Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN
Second Annual Wake Anesthesiology CRNA Seminar, Raleigh, North Carolina
Ethrane versus Halothane : Does it Matter ?
North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Asheville, North Carolina
The Pharmacology of Regional Anesthetics
Mechanisms of Acute Pain Transmission
Muscle Function, The Myoneural Junction-Drugs and Disease Effects
Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Educational District #9
Abilene, Texas
Psychotropic c Drugs and Anesthesia
Winter Nurse Anesthetist Review, Society of Air Force Anesthesiologists
San Antonio, Texas
Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
An Update in Clinical Practice Series
Continuing Education for CRNAs sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia for
Nurses, Mechanisms of Local Anesthetic Activity
1981
The Autonomic Nervous System with Clinical Application of Pharmacology . with Helen Vos,
CRNA, BSN
Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Birmingham, Alabama
Clinical and Pharmacological Considerations and Applications of the Nervous System with Sandra
Maree, CRNA, MA and Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN
New England Assembly of Nurse Anesthetists, Boston, Massachusetts
Intraoperative Management of Chest Trauma
9th Annual Educational Seminar, Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Program Coordinator and Lecturer, Anesthesia Dilemmas for the Nurse Anesthetist
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Post Graduate Division and the Institute of Continuing Education for Nurses, Honolulu, Hawaii
A Comparison of Ethrane Halothane, and Forane presented with Dr. Steve Eyler
Glycopyrrolate
Physostigmine
Pharmacologic Principles of Narcotics
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Las Vegas, Nevada
The Liver and Drug Metabolism and The Kidney and Drug Excretion presented with Nancy
Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS
Washington State Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Spokane, Washington
Effects of Inhalation Anesthetics on the Liver
Effects of Inhalation Anesthetics on Cellular Physiology
Effects of Inhalation Anesthesia on Renal Physiology
Institute of Postgraduate Education, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
The Hepatic and Cardiovascular System with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN and Sandra Maree,
CRNA, MA
Anesthesia Educational Associates, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Understanding Drug Interactions presented with Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS for the
Indiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Indianapolis, Indiana
Pain Conduction and Modulation
Endogenous Opioids
Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Fall Institute, Austin, Texas
Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
An Update in Clinical Practice Series
Continuing Education for CRNAs sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia for
Nurses, The Educational Process, Pain Transmission and Narcotic Receptor , 1981
An Overview of Forane Use, Faculty Workshop/The Educational Process‑Didactic, 1981
1982
Program Coordinator and Lecturer, Anesthesia Dilemmas for the Nurse Anesthetist
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Post Graduate Division and the Institute of Continuing Education for Nurses, Honolulu, Hawaii
Effects of Inhalation Anesthesia on the Liver
Effects of Inhalation Anesthesia on Cellular Physiology
Effects of Inhalation Anesthesia on Renal Physiology
Institute of Post Graduate Education, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Anesthesia and Altered Energy States
Anesthesia Educational Associates, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
An Update in Clinical Practice Series
Continuing Education for CRNAs sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia for
Nurses,
Update in Pharmacology ‑Antihvpertensive Drugs, Central Nervous System Pathology
Understanding Drug Interactions
The Liver, Liver Disease, and Drug Metabolism
East Texas District #8, Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Longview, Texas, 1982
Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Case Management with Nancy Wittstock,
CRNA, MS
Washington Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Bellevue, Washington
Drug Abuse ‑ Patients and Professionals
North Dakota Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Bismarck, North Dakota
1983
Program Coordinator and Lecturer, Anesthesia Dilemmas for the Nurse Anesthetist.
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Post Graduate Division and the Institute of Continuing Education for Nurses, Honolulu, Hawaii
Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
Anesthetic Assessment and Management of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Anesthesia for Vaginal Delivery
Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Dallas, Texas
Drug Abuse ‑ Patients and Professionals
Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Springfield, Illinois
Old Facts ‑ New Arrivals
Anesthesia Educational Associates, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Acid‑Base Workshop and Clinical Case Discussion with Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS
Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Gulfport, Mississippi
Pharmacology and Drug Interaction with Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS
Oregon Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Eugene, Oregon
Drug Interactions
Society of Air Force Anesthesiologists, San Antonio, Texas
1984
Program Coordinator and Lecturer, Anesthesia Dilemmas for the Nurse Anesthetist
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Post Graduate Division and the Institute of
Continuing Education for Nurses, Honolulu, Hawaii
Anesthesia Refresher Course with Helen Vos, CRNA, BSN, Sandra Maree, CRNA, MS, Sue Goff, CRNA and Nancy Bruton‑Maree, CRNA, MS (Comprehensive 72 hour review of systems and principles), Winston Salem, North Carolina
Drug Abuse ‑ Patients and Professionals
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Program in Nurse Anesthesia Alumni Meeting, Winston Salem,
North Carolina
Drug Abuse ‑ Patients and Professionals
Clemson University 2nd Annual Anesthetists Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Mechanisms of Drug Interaction
Texas Educational District #6 Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas
1985
Outpatient Surgery and Anesthesia
Indiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1985
Use of Norcuron During Anesthesia
North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Fall Seminar, Asheville, North Carolina
End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Anesthetic Considerations for Laser Surgery
Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation 1985 Annual Fall Nurse Anesthetists Review
Course, San Antonio, Texas
1986
Program Coordinator and Lecturer, Anesthesia Dilemmas for the Nurse Anesthetist
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Post Graduate Division and the Institute of
Continuing Education for Nurses, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Role of the Nurse Anesthetist in Socialized Medicine
Carolina Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina
Anesthetic Considerations for Laser Surgery
Anesthesia Department Inservice Conference, Wesley Long Community Hospital, Greensboro,
North Carolina
The Difficult Airway
Assessment and Care of the Patient with Blunt Chest Trauma and Pneumothorax
Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Associates, Inc., Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Anesthesia for the Older American
Anesthetic Consideration for Outpatient
Clemson University Seminar for Nurse Anesthetists, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Anesthetic Considerations for the Older Patient
Geriatric Nurse Practitioners/Geriatric Clinical Care Staff
Adult Acute Care Unit Wesley Long Community Hospital, Greensboro, North Carolina
Toxicity and Cellular Effects of Anesthetics
Recovery Room Problems and Solutions
The Physiology of Neuromuscular Blockade
Comparison of Available Muscle Relaxants
Texas Association District #6 Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas
Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surge
Clemson University Recovery Room Conference, Greenville, South Carolina
Anesthesia for Outpatient Surgery
Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Tifton, Georgia
Anesthetic Considerations for the Geriatric Patient
Anesthetic Considerations for Laser Surgery
Anesthetic Considerations for Lithotripsy
Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation Fall Seminar, San Antonio, Texas
Monitoring End Tidal Carbon Dioxide
South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Columbia, South Carolina
1987
Monitoring End Tidal Carbon Dioxide
Oximetry: Learning to Think in Terms of Saturation
Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Lafayette, Louisiana
Delayed Arousal Following Anesthesia
Assessment of CNS Function
North Carolina Association of Post Anesthesia Nurses, Triad Chapter, Greensboro, North
Carolina
Comparative Pharmacology of Current Muscle Relaxant Use
Delayed Arousal Following Anesthesia
Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Columbus, Ohio
Common Anesthesia‑Related Recovery Room Problems
Clemson University Post‑Anesthesia Recovery Nursing Conference, Greenville, South Carolina
Anesthesia Update for the CRNA Today
12 hours taught with S Maree, CRNA, MEd.
Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Pocono Hershey Resort, White Haven,
Pennsylvania
Anesthetic Considerations in Laser Surgery
Anesthetic Considerations for Lithotripsy
Machine Competence ‑ A Technique of Risk Management
Pulse Oximetry and End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Fifth Annual Clemson University Smoky Mountain Conference for Nurse Anesthetists,
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Clemson University Post‑Anesthesia Recovery Nursing Certification Preparation and Review
Course
14 hours taught with B. Splawn, RN, BSN
In 1987 offered in: Atlanta, Georgia, Durham, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee, Charlotte,
North Carolina, Birmingham, Alabama
In 1988 offered in: Charlotte, North Carolina, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida
(Offered twice each year 1989‑1999)
Choosing Anesthetic Agents for Ambulatory Surgery
Clemson University Second Annual Ambulatory Surgical Conference, Greenville, South Carolina
Use of Noninvasive Monitoring in the Emergency Patient
Anesthesia for the Arthritic
Assessment and Treatment of Delayed Arousal
Annual Fall Nurse Anesthetist Review Course, Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation
San Antonio, Texas
End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Pulse Oximetry
Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Charlottesville, Virginia
Clinical Applications of End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Clinical Applications of Pulse Oximetry
California Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Buena Park, California
End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Memphis, Tennessee
Anesthetic Considerations During Laser Surgery
Anesthetic Consideration for the Patient Undergoing Lithotripsy
Sixth Annual NAFA Disney World Anesthesia Meeting, Orlando, Florida
1988
Physiological Parameters of Acid‑Base Balance
Clinical Acid‑Base Considerations
Post Anesthesia Recovery Inservice, Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Alabama
Machine and Monitoring Equipment Workshop.
1988 Annual Spring and Fall Nurse Anesthetist Review Course, Dannemiller Memorial Education Foundation, San Antonio, Texas. Eight hour workshop offered with Eddie Bowie, Director, Education and Quality Assurance, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Respiratory Therapy Department Intubation Inservice
Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Alabama
ACLS Dysrhythmia Review
Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Gulf Shores, Alabama
CCRN Certification Preparation and Review Course . Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Alabama. Fourteen hour review taught with Judy Fox, RN, MSN, Director of Education, Carraway Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama.
Post Anesthesia Recovery Nursing Preparation and Review Course
Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Alabama
Quality Assurance for Ambulatory Surgery
Legal Implications for Ambulatory Surge
End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Pulse Oximetry Monitoring
First Charleston Anesthesia Conference, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Monitoring Oxygen Saturation by Pulse Oximetry
Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Pensacola, Florida
Delayed Arousal in the Recovery Room
Anesthesia and Endocrine Pathology
Clemson University Sixth Annual Smokey Mountain Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Clinical Use of End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Biloxi, Mississippi
Noninvasive Monitoring in Emergent Situations
Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia
Machine Competence‑A Technique for Risk Management
Anesthetic Management of Geriatric Patients
Quality Assurance in Outpatient Setting
Clemson University Fall Anesthesia Seminar, The U. S. Virgin Islands
Current Topics in Outpatient Anesthesia
Third Annual Ambulatory Surgery Conference, Greenville, South Carolina,
1989
Critical Care Nursing Certification Preparation and Review,
Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Alabama
Post Anesthesia Certification Review
American Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses for the Alabama Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses
Montgomery, Alabama
The Management of Problems in the Post Anesthesia Area
Delayed Awakening from Anesthesia
Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Redwing, Minnesota
Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Myasthenia Gravis or Multiple Sclerosis
Department of Anesthesiology and Western Reserve Care System,
Youngstown, Ohio
Anesthesia for the Patient with Endocrine Dysfunction
Anesthesia for Laser Surgery
Anesthesia Care for the Patient with Liver Disease
Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Lincoln, Nebraska
Joint Commission Standards: How Do They Affect Anesthesia Practice?
Quality Assurance and You
Does Monitoring Make An Impact on Outcomes?
Second Charleston Anesthesia Conference, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, South Carolina
Geriatric Update
Ohio Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Dublin, Ohio
Post Anesthesia Complications
Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Orange Beach, Alabama
Management of Anesthesia for the Geriatric Diabetic Patient
Orthopedic Procedures in the Geriatric Patient
Third Annual Charleston Anesthesia Conference, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, South Carolina
1990
Delayed Awakening
Post Anesthesia Nursing Clinical Practice Needed Today ,The School of Nursing,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The Geriatric Patient in the PACU Anesthesia Update: Implications for Post‑Anesthesia Nursing Care. Ninth Annual Clemson University Post Anesthesia Nursing Conference Greenville, S.C.
1992
AANA Update
The Clinical Use of Mivicron
West Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists, The Greenbriar, White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia
Cardiovascular Effects of Anesthesia
Louisiana Association of Postanesthesia Nurses, New Orleans, Louisiana
1995
N599‑Special Topics
Clinical Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners (3 0 hours)
California State University/Long Beach, Department of Nursing
Summer Session I and 11, 1995, Summer Session 1, 1996, Winter Intersession, 1996, 1997
1996
The Clinical Use of Nimbex
California Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Monterey, California
Postanesthesia Certification Examination Review (6 hours)
Kentucky Association of Postanesthesia Nurses, Louisville, Kentucky
IgE Mediated Anaphylaxis in the OR
Malignant Hyperthermia Update
Steroids
Impact of Current Preoperative Antihypertensive Therapy on Management
Coping with Change: Keeping the Vision in Difficult Times
Clemson University Nurse Anesthetist Conference Cruise to Alaska
Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Perioperative Care Concerns
Conscious Sedation for Nonanesthesia Personnel.(3 hours)
American Association of Operating Room Nurses Regional Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
1997
Postanesthesia Certification Examination Review (6 hours)
Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio
Pharmacology Workshop Series ( Five 6 hour workshops) presented for Daniel Freeman Hospital, Englewood, California.
Conscious Sedation Workshop (6 hours) presented for Kaiser Permanente Clinic, Bakersfield,
California
Conscious Sedation Workshop (6 hours) presented for Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical
Center, Los Angeles California
2000-2001
Conscious Sedation, Perianesthesia Nursing Challenges and Controversies
School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
This is a two-day workshop that was presented
October 7‑8, 2000, in Chicago, IL
October 28‑29, 2000 in Atlanta, GA
March 24‑25, 2001 in Atlanta, GA
April 21‑22, 2001 in Chicago, IL
October 6-7, 2001 in Atlanta, GA
November 3-4, 2001 in Chicago, IL
March 23-24, 2002 in Atlanta, GA
April 13-14, 2002 in Chicago, IL
April 27-28, 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA
October 12-13, 2002 in Chicago, IL
October 26-27, 2002 in Atlanta, GA
March 15-16, 2003 in Atlanta, GA
April 12-13, 2003 in Chicago, IL
October 11-12, 2003 in Chicago, IL
November 1-2, 2003 in Atlanta, GA
March 26-28, 2004 in Chicago, IL
April 16-18, 2004 in Atlanta, GA
October 9-11, 2004 in Chicago, IL
October 29-30, 2004 in Atlanta, GA
November 5-6, 2005 in Atlanta, GA
May 20-21, 2006 in Chicago, IL
Herbal Medication Interactions of Interest to the Anesthetist
Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Nashville, TN
October 14, 2000
Administration of Conscious Sedation by Non‑Anesthesia
Providers
Oklahoma Association of Perianesthesia Nurses
Oklahoma City, OK
November 4, 2000
Herbal Medication Interactions of Interest to the Anesthetist
Anesthesia Considerations for Pregnant Patients Undergoing Non
Obstetrical Operative Procedures
29th Annual Refresher Course for Nurse Anesthetists
Frank Moya Associates Continuing Education Program, Inc.
Orlando, FL
November 11‑12,2000
Herbal Medication Interactions of Importance in the Outpatient Setting
Cultural Considerations in Pain Assessment
Medical Errors
Clemson University Ambulatory Surgery Seminar
Greenville, SC
May 14, 2001
Herbal Medication Interactions of Interest to the Clinician
Atascadero State Hospital
Nurses Week Seminar
Atascadero, CA
May 6, 2001
Herbal Medication Interactions of Interest to the Nurse Anesthetist
Cultural Considerations in Pain Assessment
Oregon Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Portland, OR
Oct. 20-21, 2001
Herbal Medication Interactions of Importance in the Outpatient Setting
Cultural Considerations in Pain Assessment
Medical Errors
Clemson University Ambulatory Surgery Seminar
Greenville, SC
May 14, 2001
Herbal Medication Interactions of Interest to the Clinician
Atascadero State Hospital
Nurses Week Seminar
Atascadero, CA
May 6, 2001
Herbal Medication Interaction of Interest to the Anesthetist
Hastings Annual Educational Cruise for Nurse Anesthetists
Juneau and Ketchikan Alaska
July 8-15, 2001
Herbal Medication Interaction of Interest to the Anesthetist
Hastings Annual Educational Cruise for Nurse Anesthetists
Juneau and Ketchikan Alaska
July 8-15, 2001
Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Guest Speaker, BSN Completion Students,
Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA.
Sept.29, 2003.
The Implications of the Human Genome Project for Nursing Practice.
Sigma Theta Tau/Department of Nursing, CSULB Research Symposium
Long Beach, CA
February 16, 2003
Drug Interactions and Anesthetic Agents: Prescriptions, Herbals, OTC, and Recreational Drugs
Cultural Considerations for Ethical Patient Management in the Perianesthesia Setting
American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses 21st. National Conference
San Diego, CA
May 1, 2002
Herbal Medication Interactions of Interest to the Anesthetist
Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Nashville, TN
October 14, 2000
Administration of Conscious Sedation by Non‑Anesthesia
Providers
Oklahoma Association of Perianesthesia Nurses
Oklahoma City, OK
November 4, 2000
Herbal Medication Interactions of Interest to the Anesthetist
Anesthesia Considerations for Pregnant Patients Undergoing Non
Obstetrical Operative Procedures
29th Annual Refresher Course for Nurse Anesthetists
Frank Moya Associates Continuing Education Program, Inc.
Orlando, FL
November 11‑12, 2000
20 hour Pharmacology Presentation (A/FAC 20B)
Harbor/UCLA Nurse Practitioner Program,
Los Angeles, Ca., May 5-16, 2003.
Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Guest Speaker, BSN Completion Students, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA.
Sept.29, 2003.
The Potential Role of Genetic Information in Selection of Antidepressant Drugs
International Society of Nurses in Genetics Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, CA ,November 3, 2003
The Potential Role of Genetics in the Future Practice of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Southwest Regional Conference of the National Association of Pediatric Nurses and Practitioners
Palm Springs, CA
November 8, 2003
The Implications of the Human Genome Project for Nursing Practice.
Sigma Theta Tau/Department of Nursing, CSULB Research Symposium
Long Beach, CA
February 16, 2003
Pediatric Pain Management at the 15th Annual Southwest Regional NAPNAP Conference, Cathedral City, CA, November, 2004
Pain Management: An Imperative of Optimal Care, Todd Cancer Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in conjunction with Memorial/UCI, May, 2005
Pulmonary Embolus Following Outpatient Surgery
Evidence Based Practice in Anesthesia
Pharmacogenetics and the Anesthetist
33rd. Annual Refresher Course for Nurse Anesthetists, Orlando, Florida, November, 2005.
Pain Management in Children and Adults
6 hours workshop for RN's and prescribing NP's in California
Academy Medical
San Diego, CA May, 2006
Pasadena, CA Jue 15, 2006
Moderate Sedation and the Nurse - The Basics
Legal Aspect and Controversies in Sedation
California Post Anesthesia Nurses Association Conference
Newport Beach, CA
October, 27, 2006
National Presentations and Workshops:
Preoperative Endocrine System Assessment
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Scientific Session Detroit, Michigan, 1978.
Pharmacology and Drug Interactions presented with Sandra Maree, CRNA, MEd for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Continuing Education Committee Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 1979.
Narcotic Reversal
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Scientific Session, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1981
Management by Objectives
Staff Development and Continuing Education
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Annual Scientific Session, Phoenix, Arizona, 1982
Cimetidine
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1983
Low Flow‑Closed System Anesthesia Delivery
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Scientific Sessions, Anaheim, California, 1986
Anesthetic Considerations for Laser Surgery
Anesthetic Considerations for Lithotripsy
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987
Competence Models ‑ From Theory to Reality
Assembly of School Faculty, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting and
Scientific Sessions, Seattle, Washington, 1988
Drug Interactions and Anesthetic Agents: Prescriptions, Herbals, OTC, and Recreational
Cultural Considerations for Ethical Patient Management in the Perianesthesia Setting
American Society of Perianesthesia nurses 21st. National Conference
San Diego, CA, May, 2002
International Presentations and Workshops
Preassessment of the Patient with Liver Disease
Preassessment of the Patient with Renal Disease
Preassessment of the Drug Abuser
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars
Toronto, Canada, 1982
Cardiotonic and Antihypertensive Drug Interactions
Drug Abuse ‑ Patients and Professionals
Professional Seminars Consultant ‑ Study ‑ Lecture Tour of Anesthesia Care in Spain and North
Africa with Nancy Wittstock, CRNA, MS, 1983
Dynamics of Homeostasis: Complications and Legal Implications
Anesthesia Educational Associates
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, 1984
Coordinator and Lecturer
University of Southern California 5th Annual Seminar for Nurse Anesthetists
Royal College of Surgeons, London, England, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, 1985
Anesthetic Considerations for Laser Surgery
Anesthetic Considerations for the Patient Undergoing Lithotripsy
Machine Competence ‑ A Technique of Risk Management
Pulse Oximetry and End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Clemson University Nurse Anesthetist Study Tour, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 1987
Anesthesia Care for Patients with Chronic Diseases of the Central Nervous System
Clemson University Fall Anesthesia Seminar
Jamaica/Mexico, 1990
Risk Management and Outcome Improvement in the Perioperative Period
Fourth World Congress of Nurse Anesthetists
Paris, France, 1994
Anesthesia Care for the Patient with Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Psychotropic Drug
Anesthesia for Outpatient Plastic Surge
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 1997
Perioperative Considerations for Patients on Herbal Compounds
Connell Forum - International Invitational Plastic Surgery Meeting
Puerta Villarta, Mexico, 2001
Update on Perioperative Concerns about Herbal Medication Interactions
The Impact of the Human Genome Project on the Future of Medicine and Nursing
6th Annual Invitational Connell Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Symposium
Puerta Villarta, Mexico, 2002
Recent Continuing Education Activities
Current Issues in Primary Care (Primed)
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
April 4-5, 2003
May 14-16, 2004
4th Annual Women's Health Forum
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
March 12-14, 2004
Psychiatric Genetics : Current Findings and Implications
Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard University
Boston, MA
September 18, 2004
Genetic Analysis of Complex Human Diseases
Duke University, Durham, N.C.
April 5-8, 2004
Pharmacogenetics Symposium
American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Scientific Sessions
Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 26, 2004
North American Women's Healthcare Forum, May 6-7, 2005, Anaheim, CA (30 CEU)
Genetics in Primary Care. Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, September,23-26, 2005 (26 CEUs)
North American Women's Healthcare Forum, March 17-19, 2006, Anaheim, CA (30 CEU)
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care at Pri-Med West, April 21-22, 2006, Anaheim, CA (14 hrs)
Genetics Basis of Adult Medicine. Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, October 6-8, 2006 (26 CEUs)
North American Women's Healthcare Forum, May, 2006, Anaheim, CA (30 CEU)
Genetics in Primary Care. Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, October, 2006 (26 CEUs)
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care at Pri-Med West, March, 2007, Anaheim, CA (14 hrs)
Genetics in Primary Care. Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, October, 2007 (26 CEUs)
American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA., October, 2007 (18 CEUs)
One Origin, One Race, One Earth Conference, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, November, 2007 (24 CEUs)
EDITORIAL BOARDS:
Anesthetist Update Series , Continuing Professional Education Center, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey
Member, 1981‑1983
Chairman and Editor‑in‑Chief, 1984‑1986
The Monitor: Legal Newsletter for Nurse Anesthetists,, M. 0. Publishers, Irvine, California
Consulting Editor, 1982‑1983
CRNA: The Clinical Forum for Nurse Anesthetists,, W.B. Saunders Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Board Member, 1991‑1995.
Anesthesia Today , CoMed Publishers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Board Member, 1988‑1994
Editor‑In‑Chief, 1994‑2007
OB Malpractice Newsletter,
Board Member, 1994 ‑ 2002
Current Reviews for Postanesthesia Nurses
Board Member, 1996‑ 2004
Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists
Board Member, 1996- present
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICES HELD:
American Society of Human Genetics, member, 2007
International Society of Nurses in Genetics,member, 2002 - present
Chairman, Membership Committee, 2003
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1973 ‑ present
Continuing Education Subcommittee, 1977
Continuing Education Committee, 1978
Chairman, 1979
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Continuing Education Committee
Representative to the Council on Nurse Anesthesia Practice, 1978
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Continuing Education Committee
Representative to the Council on the Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists, 1979
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists/American Society of Anesthesiologists
Liaison Committee, 1981,1982
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Subcommittee of the Education Committee on Pharmacology Curriculum Development, 1983
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Media Training, New York, 1983
Public Education Media Tour, Phoenix, Arizona, 1984
Editorial Board, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1983,1986
1987
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Ad Hoc Committee on Competency Model
Development, 1985‑1989
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Education Committee, 1987‑1988
Director, Region 7, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1988‑1989
Treasurer, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1991‑1992
President‑Elect, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1992‑1993
President, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1993‑1994
Research and Education Foundation Member, 1993 ‑1994
Anesthesia Plus Insurance Company, Park Ridge, Ill
Board Member, 1992, 1995
North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1973 ‑ 1977, 1984 ‑ 1987
Trustee, 1975‑1977
Chairman, Education Committee, 1975‑1976
Member, Education Committee, 1976‑ 1977
North Carolina Representative on Continuing Education to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1976 ‑ 1977
Educational District #2, Triad Anesthesia Group, 1973 ‑ 1977
Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists 1977‑1978
Continuing Education Consultant, 1978
Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1987‑1991
California Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1979 ‑ 1984, 1991 ‑ present
Trustee, 1983‑1984
Education Committee, Chairman, 1983,1984
North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Anesthesia Alumni Association, 1973 ‑ present
Secretary ‑Treasurer, 1974‑1975
Vice‑Chairman, 1975‑1977
Chairman, 1977‑1978
Publications Committee, 1974‑1977
North Carolina Baptist.Hospital Anesthesia Program for Nurses
Faculty Evaluation Committee, 1975
Curriculum, Philosophy, and Objectives Committee, 1975 - 1977
Obstetrical Affiliation Committee, 1977
Clinical Objectives and Evaluation Committee, Chairman, 1977
Program in Nurse Anesthesia, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Curriculum Review Committee, 1978
Admissions Committee, 1979
Kaiser Permanente School of Nurse Anesthesia, Pasadena, California
Curriculum Committee, 1979‑1984
Admissions Committee, 1979‑1984
Admissions Committee, 1991‑1996
Department of Nursing, California State University, Long Beach
EPPC Committee, 1997‑2001, 1999 Co-Chairman
Comprehensive Examination Committee,
Anesthesia Specialty Subcommittee Chairman, 1997‑1999
Role/Theory Subcommittee, 2000-2001; Chairperson, 2001-2002
Graduate Nursing Financial Aid Committee (Traineeship),1997-2000, Chairman, 1997‑1998
Research Committee, Chairperson, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
Student Affairs Committee, 2004-2005, 2005-2006
Research Committee, 2006-2007
RTP Committee, 2007-2008
College of Health and Human Services
Faculty Council, Member , 2001-2003
Faculty Council, Vice Chairman, 2002-2003
College Secretary, 2006
Technology Committee, Co-Chairman, 2005-2006; member, 2006-2007
University
Curriculum and Educational Policies Council, Member, 2005-2006
AWARDS/GRANTS:
Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society, California State University, Long Beach, California, 1981‑present
Sigma Theta Tau Member, Iota Eta Chapter, California State University/ Long Beach, 1993 ‑present
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Program in Nurse Anesthesia Alumni Association/Bowman Gray School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award, 1984
Grant as an Excellence Fellow First Year Doctoral Student, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1985‑1986 (One of only 9 awarded)
Burroughs Wellcome/AANA Education and Research Foundation
Fellow, 1989,1990
Research Scholar, 1993
Selected for participation in National Human Genome Research Institute's 2002 Current Topics in Genetic Research (August 14-28, 2002)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Summer Genetics Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2003
People to People Study Tour to the People's Republic of China with ISONG delegation, June-July, 2005.
Scholarly and Creative Activities Summer Stipend Award for completion of meta-analysis of available research studies on genetic based differences in response to long-term use of bronchodilators in children with asthma. ($4500, 2006)
CIRM Seed Grant Research Proposal submitted with Dr. M. Myers (P.I.), October, 2006
($400,000)
Recipient, California State University Outstanding Teaching Award, 2008, Long Beach, California
FEDERAL TESTIMONY/ FEDERAL GRANTS:
Testimony presented on behalf of Federal Appropriation of Educational Funds for Nurse Anesthetists to U.S. Congressional Appropriations Committee(Chaired by Congressman Natcher‑KY) Washington, D.C. May, 1992
Testimony presented on Health Care Reform and Medicare Payment, for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists to the Physician Payment Review Commission appointed by the U.S. Congress, 1994.
Nurse Anesthesia Traineeship Grant for Manley Cummins School of Nurse Anesthesia, Dothan, Alabama, Awarded and funded 1987‑1990 ($15,000)
Nurse Anesthesia Faculty Development Grant, Awarded and funded, 1988, 1989 ($18,000)
Nurse Anesthesia Traineeship Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded and funded in 1998 ( $11,800) and 1999 ($13,600)
OTHER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES:
Graduation Speaker, Richland Memorial Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia, Columbia, South Carolina, August, 1990
Graduation Speaker, Manley Cummins School of Nurse Anesthesia, Dothan, Alabama, August, 1992
Graduation Speaker, Kaiser Permanente School of Nurse Anesthesia/Califomia State University, Long Beach, 1994
Graduation Speaker, University of California/Los Angeles Program in Nurse Anesthesia, 1994
Graduation Speaker, Southern Illinois University Program in Nurse Anesthesia, 1995
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE/OTHER CREATIVE AND COMMUNITY ENDEAVORS:
Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia, Raleigh, N.C. Preaccreditational Feasibility Project July 1989 ‑ February, 1990 ( Included evaluation of resources, curricular development, university liaison, administrative policy and procedure development, budget analysis and planning, preparation of appropriate documentation and participation in on‑site pre‑accreditation visit by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina Departmental Stability Review and Analysis of Readiness for Preaccreditational feasibility Project June, 1990
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill. Nurse Anesthesia Program Transition to Masters Degree Program ‑ Discussions on Masters level Research, September, 1993.
Acted as co‑coordinator with Alice Takahashi, RN, MSN in the development, and cooperative presentation by the Nursing Department at California State University, Long Beach and the California Board of Registered Nursing of a workshop for advanced practice nurses in October, 1998. Over 600 advanced practice nurses attended.
Member of three graduate thesis committees within the Nursing Department, California State University, Long Beach, 1997‑1998
Member of seven graduate thesis committees within the Nursing Department, California State University, Long Beach, CA, 1998-1999.
Member of four graduate thesis committeees within the Nursing Department, California State University, Long Beach, CA, 1999-2000.
During AANA presidency developed and implemented the Young Writer's Workshop, 1994
Eucharistic Minister to the Sick, St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Laguna Beach, Ca., 1998 to 2003.
Board Member, California Family Life Center, Hemet, CA, 2000-2005
Board Member, National Charities Foundation, Pennsylvaia Furnace, Pennslyvania 1995-present
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