CURRICULUM VITAE Heather Fitzgerald, BA, BSN, MS, RN Education:

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Heather Fitzgerald, BA, BSN, MS, RN East 16th Avenue, Box 360 Aurora, CO Education: MS in Healthcare Ethics, Creighton University, 2012 BSN, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, 2003 BA, University of Richmond, Virginia, 1985 Experience: Clinical Nurse Ethicist, Children s Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, June 2010 to present: Provide ethics education, consultation, and policy development throughout hospital. Organize and lead multidisciplinary clinical ethics rounds. Facilitate change directed toward strengthening the hospital and medical staff s sense of moral responsibility and moral community. Co-chair hospital ethics committee. Chair ethics liaison committee. Faculty for Children s Hospital Colorado Ethics Program and the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado, Denver. Staff Nurse, Children s Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, January, 2004 to Staff nurse and developmental specialist in NICU providing Level IV care to critically-ill infants from seven state region. Additional training and certification in NIDCAP, feeding techniques for fragile infants (FIFI), and ECMO. Director of Marketing Communications, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado, August, 2000-August, Initiated new position at growing graduate school of theology. Collaborated with multiple divisions in strategy development to recruit students, raise awareness of the school and its programs, publicize faculty and school accomplishments. Developed, wrote and produced all marketing materials, promotional materials, press releases, newsletters and annual report. Initiated development of long-term, strategic plan with board members. Director of Communications, Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, Colorado, January, 1996 to August, Directed all aspects of Tony Award-winning, regional theatre s marketing, sales, advertising, publicity and public relations efforts. Supervised a six-person marketing team, 12-person inhouse telemarketing staff, and 200 volunteers. Member of senior management team shaping company operations. Chaired strategic marketing committee; designed, directed and evaluated market research projects. Represented theatre at local, regional, and national conferences and annual meetings. Senior Account Executive, Cactus Communications, Denver, Colorado, January 1995 to January Managed advertising and public relations accounts in the arts, health care, insurance, real estate and retail industries in Denver. Directed strategic marketing plans, research and analysis efforts, new product launches, logo and identity development, point-of-purchase strategies, product brochures, annual reports, newsletters and training materials. Director of Group Sales, Forever Plaid, Los Angeles, California, 1990 to Directed group sales department. Implemented direct mail and telemarketing strategies; instituted use of contact management software; negotiated promotional partnerships with local businesses

2 to sustain ticket sales for long-running theatrical production. Director of Development, Shirogane International School, Tokyo, Japan, 1986 to Senior administrator and teacher for international preschool. Developed curriculum; supervised administrative office operations; directed staff; taught and evaluated students; planned and implemented community public relations and special events. Licensure and Certifications Colorado Registered Nurse License # , expires 9/30/2017 BLS for Healthcare Providers, expires 11/30/2017. Fragile Infant Feeding Institute Certification, Boulder, Colorado, 2006 Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Certification, November 2007 Lectures and Faculty Roles Faculty, Lead Planner, Children s Hospital Colorado Annual Ethics Conference, Shared Decision Making: When Facts and Assumptions Aren t Shared, March 11, Contact: Brian Jackson, MD, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Eliza Fernie Pediatric Critical Care Symposium, Ethics and Resuscitation, End of Life and Bereavement, January 26, Contact: Susan Clarke, MS, RNC-NIC, CPN, Faculty/Facilitator, University of Colorado School of Medicine: End of Life Curriculum for thirdyear medical students, December Contact: Jackie Glover, PhD, Faculty/Preceptor, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, DNP Clinical Residency, Fall Contact: Cecilia Stuckenschneider, DNPc , Erin Daniels, DNPc Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Residents Longitudinal Small Groups, Non-beneficial Treatment, October 27, Contact: Amy Sass, MD, DO, Faculty, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities 17 th Annual Meeting: Moral Courage Policy Development in a Pediatric Setting: Ethics Liaisons Influencing Organizational Ethical Climate, October 24, Houston, TX. Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Ethics Bites series: Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life: A Case of Withholding/Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment October 19, Contact Therese Jones, PhD, Faculty, ELNEC, Ethical/Legal Issues in Pediatric Palliative Care, October 13, Contact: Sheila Kaseman, MS, RN, Faculty, Colorado Nurses Association 2015 Annual Conference: Steps to a Culture of Moral Courage, September 26, Contact: Colleen Casper, RN, MS, DNP, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Perinatal Clinical Update: Laboring Through Challenging Cases: Ethically-complex Issues with Colleagues and Families, May 7, Contact: Susan Clarke, MS, RNC-NIC, CPN,

3 Faculty, Colorado Healthcare Ethics Forum: Moral Courage Policy Development in a Pediatric Setting: Ethics Liaisons Influencing Organizational Ethical Climate, April 9, Contact: Jean Abbott, MD, Faculty, Ethics of Caring 2015 National Nursing Ethics Conference, Los Angeles, CA: Engaging Colleagues for Conversation, Education and Advocacy, March 19-20, Contact: Katherine Brown-Saltzman, RN, MA, Guest Faculty, Colorado School of Public Health: Ebola Ethics, November 25, Contact: Beth McManus, PT, MPH, ScD, Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Ethics Bites series: Ebola Ethics, November 24, Contact Therese Jones, PhD, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Ethics Conference: Difficult Conversations and Policies Which Support Them, October 1, Contact: Stefan Mokrohisky, MD, Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Ethics Bites series: Tommy and the Tangled Web: Marijuana Therapy for Epilepsy, June 23, Contact: Therese Jones, PhD, Faculty, 5 th Annual Neonatal Advanced Practice Conference: Advanced Practice in Ethics What s New? Children s Hospital Colorado, June 19, Contact Peter Hulac, MD, Faculty, University of Colorado Annual Ethics Consultation Training: Disorders of Consciousness, A Pediatric Perspective, April 10, Contact: Jean Abbott, MD, Faculty, Lead Planner, Children s Hospital Colorado High-Risk Spinal Surgery Symposium: Ethics, Interests and Decision Making: A Symposium on Spinal Surgery for Medically-complex Children, March 7-8, Contact: Norine Hemphill, MS, RN, Presenter, Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters Conference: Navigating Ethics in Healthcare, September 8, Contact: Maria Rivera, CHI, Poster Presenter, National Nursing Ethics Conference: Creating Nursing Champions of Interdisciplinary Ethics Education: Ethics Nurse Liaisons at Children s Hospital Colorado, March 21-22, Contact: Katherine Brown-Saltzman, RN, MA, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Ethics Conference: Ten Things You Need to Know about DNAR, February 8, Contact: Stefan Mokrohisky, MD, Faculty, 21 st Annual O Neil Pediatric Clinical Update: When Ethical Options Don t Align: Kids, Families and Healthcare Teams, Children s Hospital Colorado, September 27, Contact: Susan Clarke, MS, RNC-NIC, CPN, Presenter, Colorado Hospital Ethics Forum Annual Conference: Ethics Nurse Liaison Committee at Children s Hospital Colorado, Stonebrook Manor Event Center, April 27, Contact: Deb Bennett-Woods, EdD, FACHE, RHIT,

4 Presenter, Children s Hospital Colorado Ambulatory Education Series: Ethics in Pediatrics, February 14, Contact: Randi Price, RN, CPN, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Annual Ethics Conference: Values, Tools and Team: The Ethical Responsibility of Listening, February 10, Contact: Stefan Mokrohisky, MD, Faculty, Eliza Fernie Critical Care Symposium at Children s Hospital Colorado: Ethical Considerations: Informed Consent and Shared Decision Making in Pediatrics, January 26, Contact: Susan Clarke, MS, RNC-NIC, CPN, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Beyond the Basics Symposium: NICU End-of-Life Education Series, May 24 and 25, Contact: Sheila Kaseman, MS, RN, Poster Presenter, Society of Pediatric Nurses Annual Conference: An Interdisciplinary Communication Intervention to Enhance Collaboration in the NICU, Las Vegas, NV, April 1, Course Facilitator, University of Colorado Denver: Ethics in the Healthcare Professions, Spring Fall Contact: Jackie Glover, PhD, Speaker, Ethics at Children s Hospital Colorado, 8 th and 9 th Floor Education, November 3, Contact: Jodi Thrasher, MS, RN, Speaker, Children s Hospital Colorado: Are We Informed About Informed Consent? Ethical Considerations for Case Managers and Clinical Social Workers, October 6, Contact: Leslie Anderson, RN, Mgr, Case Management, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado: Beyond the Basics Symposium Barking Up the Right Tree, or How to Become a Positive Deviant in the NICU, September 13 and 30, 2010, January 12, Contact: Sheila Kaseman, MS, RN, Faculty, University of Colorado Denver: Child & Adolescent Psych Residents Ethics Rounds, July 2010, August 2010, July 2011, August 2011, August Contact: Stefan Mokrohisky, MD, Speaker, Children s Hospital Colorado: Ethics at Children s Hospital Colorado, New Grad and New Hire Orientations, October 2010 to present. Contact: Donnya Mogensen, MS, RN, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado: Feeding Fragile Infants, CICU/CPCU Training, June 30, Contact: Sharon Sables-Baus, PhD, Presenter, March of Dimes, Denver, CO: Gathering the Power of Volunteers, March of Dimes Volunteer Leadership Day, January 21, Contact: Scott Matthews, Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Beyond the Basics Symposium, Nursing Contributions: Seeking and Celebrating the A-Ha Moments, November 3, Contact: Sheila Kaseman, MS, RN,

5 Faculty, Children s Hospital Colorado Eliza Fernie Critical Care Symposium Sleep and Brain Development in Infants: Do We Make a Difference? January 17, Contact: Sheila Kaseman, MS, RN, Presenter, Gravens Conference on the Physical and Developmental Environment of the High Risk Infant, A Systems Approach to Establishing Developmental Care Using the NIDCAP Model, Clearwater Beach, FL, February 2, Contact: Joy Browne, PhD, PCNS-BC, IMH (E), Frequent phase class speaker in the NICU on neurodevelopment and feeding fragile infants. Contact: Dorothy Mathiesen, RNC, Clinical Coordinator, DEC, Committees Co-chair, 2017 Ethics of Caring National Nursing Ethics Conference Planning Committee Co-chair, 2015 Ethics of Caring National Nursing Ethics Conference Planning Committee Member, Children s Hospital Colorado Continuing Nursing Education Committee, April, 2015 to present Co-chair, Children s Hospital Colorado Ethics Committee, October 2013 to present Chair, Ethics Liaison Committee, June 2010 to present Member, Denver Metro Ethics Affiliates Committee, August 2010 to present Staff, Children s Hospital Colorado Ethics Committee, June 2010 to October 2013 Member, Children s Hospital Colorado NICU Professional Practice Committee, Member, March of Dimes/NICU Family Support Committee, Member, NICU Primary Care Committee, Member, Ethics Liaison Committee, 2004 to 2010 Awards, Honors and Professional Memberships Children s Hospital Colorado Pillar Award: Values Team, 2012 American Nurses Association, member, expires 12/2016 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, member # , expires 06/30/2016 Sigma Theta Tau, member # , expires 11/2016 Professional References Joy Browne, PhD, PCNS-BC, IMH (E) Chief of Pediatric Psychology Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UC Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry East 16 th Avenue Aurora, CO or Patricia L. Givens, DHA, EdM, RN, NEA-BC Chief Nursing Officer/VP Patient Care Services Parker Adventist Hospital 9395 Crown Crest Blvd. Parker, CO Jackie Glover, PhD Professor

6 Center for Bioethics and Humanities University of Colorado Denver ED II North, Room East 19 th Avenue Aurora, CO Stefan Mokrohisky, MD Children s Hospital Colorado Ethics Committee Children s Hospital Colorado East 16 th Avenue Aurora, CO