P.O. Box 8649, Clearwater, FL 33758 Telephone: (727) 446-5825 legal@infusionknowledge.com CURRICULUM VITAE Career History 2001 - Present INFUSION KNOWLEDGE, INC, CLEARWATER, FL Owner / Executive Director / * Infusion Therapy Information, Consultation & Education * PICC Qualification / CRNI & VA-BC Exam Prep / IV Therapy Education * Florida Board of Nursing Continuing Education Provider # 50-998 * Website: www.infusionknowledge.com Legal Nurse Consultant * Legal Nurse Consultant - IV Therapy / Infusion-Related Cases * Performed 100+ Case Reviews Since 1998 * Retained by Both Plaintiff & Defense 2016 Present EMPATH HEALTH, CLEARWATER, FL Infusion Clinical Trainer 2011-2015 BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL, CLEARWATER, FL RN, Outpatient Infusion Center, Part Time / PRN Employee 1985-2012 BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL, CLEARWATER, FL RN, Hospital I.V. Team, Part Time / PRN Employee 1988 - Present ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE OPEN CAMPUS, ST. PETERSBURG, FL Adjunct Faculty & Independent Contract * IV Therapy Education * PICC Clinical / Precepting * IV Clinical / Precepting 2008-2013 GENENTECH Independent Clinical Consultant & Speaker 2004-2006 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC U.S.A. & CANADA Independent Clinical Consultant
2 2004-2005 BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL, BLOOMINGTON, IN R.N, I.V. Team, PRN Employee 2000-2006 PDI-INSERVE ON CALL, NOVATO, CA Independent Clinical Consultant 2000-2003 CROSS COUNTRY UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TN Contract Seminar * Pain Management * Venipuncture Education 1998-2001 CARONDALET MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (CMI), BUFFALO, NY Contract Seminar * Current Venous Access Devices 1994-2001 COULTER CONSULTING, CLEARWATER, FL Founder & Primary * Infusion Therapy Consultation & Education Company * I.V. Therapy Education / PICC Qualification / CRNI Review 1993-1995 SHANDS HOME THERAPIES, TAMPA, FL Infusion Program Coordinator / Educator 1989-1990 EXCELLENCE, INC., TAMPA, FL Clinical Education Specialist / Nurse Clinician * Home Infusion Company 1987-1989 NEW ENGLAND CRITICAL CARE, CLEARWATER, FL Nurse Clinician * Home Infusion Company 1986-1994 I.V. THERAPY CONSULTANTS, TAMPA, FL Founder & Primary * Intravenous Therapy Consultation & Education Company * F.B.N. Provider #27I1130 1985-1989 LARGO CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION CENTER, LARGO, FL * The Physiologic Aging Process * FL Teaching Credential #580602 1985-1986 DREW VILLAGE NURSING CENTER, CLEARWATER, FL Patient Care Coordinator
3 1983-1984 HUMBOLT STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, ARCATA, CA * The Physiologic Aging Process * Continuing Education for Nurses 1982-1984 ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, EUREKA, CA RN, I.V. Team, Full Time Employee 1981-1984 COLLEGE OF THE ALBEMARLE, ELIZABETH CITY, NC * CETA Nursing Assistant Course (12 weeks) * Responsible for organizing and instructing (classroom and clinical) 1977-1982 GUARDIAN CARE, ELIZABETH CITY, NC Staff RN / Inservice Coordinator / Supervisor * 120-Bed Skilled and Intermediate Care Facility * L.O.A. grant to teach in-house nursing assistant class twice 1973-1976 HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, HOLLYWOOD, FL Staff RN / 3-11 Charge / 7-3 Charge Relief 1972-1973 DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, IN Staff RN / 11-7 Charge Licensure - Certification Education * Registered Nurse (RN) - Florida License # 687642 * Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - February 1987 to Present * Vascular Access-Board Certified (VA-BC) - December 2010 to Present 1985-1987 ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE, CLEARWATER, FL 1982-1988 REGENTS COLLEGE DEGREES CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTER, ALBANY, NY 30 Hrs. Towards External Degree BSN Program 1982-1985 COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS, EUREKA, CA 9 Semester hours 1972 ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL OF NURSING, MEMPHIS, TN Diploma in Nursing
4 Professional Memberships * Association for Vascular Assess (AVA) - Member 2004 to Present * Association for Vascular Access (AVA) FLAVAN Chapter Current Member * Association for Vascular Access (AVA) GulfVAN Chapter Current Member * American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) National February 2012 to Present * American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) Tampa Bay Chapter -January 2012 to Present * Infusion Nurses Society (INS) - Member 1985 Present * Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Gulfcoast Chapter Current Member * League of Intravenous Therapy Education Vascular Access Network (LITEVAN) 2006 to Present Selected Programs Authored & Presented * I.V. THERAPY EDUCATION o I.V. Therapy 30-Hour Education o Geriatric I.V. Therapy: Age 65 & Beyond o I.V. Therapy Orientation o Peripheral I.V. Catheter Insertion o Certificate of Venipuncture Education * LEGAL ASPECTS OF INFUSION THERAPY * PICC-MIDLINE QUALIFICATION o PICC-Midline General Practice Education o Save That PICC Management of Complications o Advanced Placement of PICC s The MST/Ultrasound Procedure o Advanced Practice PICC Clinical o PICC-Midline Nursing Considerations & Management * PRESENTATION & PRECEPTING SKILLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS * PRINCIPLES OF CURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY * CREATING SAFER HEALTHCARE THROUGH MEDICAL ERROR REDUCTION
5 Publications * Journal of Infusion Nursing, Successful Infusion Therapy in Older Adults, Vol. 39, No. 6 (pages 352-357) November/December 2016. * Study Guide for Vascular Access Certification, (Co-Author) Association for Vascular Access (AVA): Herriman, Utah, 2016. * IV Therapy For Dummies, (Technical Editor) John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, New Jersey, 2013. * Real World Nursing Survival Guide: IV Therapy, (contributor) Chapter 7: Older Adult Patient (pages 196-202), Saunders: St. Louis, Missouri, 2004. * I.V. Therapy Practice in the Radiology Department, Continuing Education Program, Gage Continuing Education (www.gagece.com): Palm Harbor, Florida, 2002. * Vital Signs, Venipuncture Techniques for Blood Sampling, Continuing Education Course #120, Vol. X, No. 17, September 12, 2000. * Expert Rapid Response, (contributor) Central Venous Catheter Occlusion (pages 73-77), Extravasation of a Vesicant (pages 141-143), and I.V. Catheter Problems (pages 244-246), Mosby, Inc.: St. Louis, Missouri, 1999. * Handbook of Infusion Therapy, (contributor) Chapter 6: Managing Midline Catheter Therapy (pages 80-92), Springhouse Corporation: Springhouse, PA, 1999. * Vital Signs, Central Venous Access Devices, Continuing Education Course #124, Vol. IX, No. 13, July 20, 1999. * Vital Signs, The Midline Catheter, Cont. Education Course #121, Vol. IX, No. 13, July 20, 1999. * Home Infusion Therapy Management Agency, Staff Reap Rewards and Benefits of CRNI, Vol. 5, No. 5 (pages 69-70), May 1997. * Infusion Insights, CRNI Status: Benefits and Rewards of Specialization as an Infusion Therapist (page 1 & 3), Spring 1997. * INS Newsline The Nurse Entrepreneur, Vol. 18, No. 4 (pages 11 & 14), July/Aug 1997. * Journal of Intravenous Nursing Nurses Transition from Hospital to Home: Bridging the Gap, Vol. 20, No. 2 (pages 89-93) March/April 1997. * Home Infusion Therapy Management, Tips for Easier IV Insertions in Older Patients (page 130), November 1996. * Infusion Insights, The Special Infusion Needs of the Elderly (page 1 & 3), Fall 1996. * Infusion Insights, Venipuncture Tips for the Geriatric Patient (page 1 & 3), Spring 1996. * Journal of Intravenous Nursing Intravenous Therapy for the Elderly Patient: Implications for the Intravenous Nurse, Vol. 15 Supplement (pages S18-S23) March/April 1992.