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Curriculum VitaeA pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a person’s attention" –John Adams (1820) "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm"—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1841) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President, NYH HealthCare Communications Group, 1985-present. Medical Writer, Collaborator, Web Content Writer-Editor, Seminar Leader, Lecturer, Editor: Author/collaborator of textbooks, articles for peer-reviewed journals, and patient-education materials to augment physicians’ explanations of disease, medications, procedures, and treatment; and help patients cope with disease and adhere to medical recommendations; Web content writer-editor for medical web sites; Co-author/collaborator with physicians, nursing associations, and pharmaceutical houses on medical books, training programs, and articles for peer-reviewed journals and popular trade magazines; Author of trade books, web content for medical web sites, articles for journals and popular magazines, training scripts, and corporate backgrounders; International lecturer to physicians, health-care educators, nurses, pharmaceutical teams, and HMO leaders. Contributing Writer-Editor for Content for Arthritis Pain Division of www.pain.com Writing and Communications Collaborator with Physicians, Pharmaceutical & HMO Executives, Critical Care Nurses, Medical School Curricula: Goals: Communicating better with patients; establishing better relations with patients and scientific colleagues: Improving care of physicians who are ill; Writing about breast, prostate, renal, and colon cancer; diabetes, Type I/ Type II; erectile dysfunction; genetics for the non-geneticist physician; geriatrics and gerontology; hypertensive cardiovascular disease; coronary bypass surgery; menopause and hormone replacement therapy; obesity; rheumatoid and osteoarthritis; joint replacement; osteoporosis; pain therapy; retinal diseases; ADHD; craniofacial surgery. Patient-Satisfaction and Adherence Specialist/ Physician-Satisfaction Specialist: Specializing in improving patient satisfaction, minimizing medical errors of omission and commission; Enhancing physicians’ satisfaction with their practices; Encouraging physician-patient partnerships to improve outcomes; Working with medical students and residents to improve communication and care Helping patients cope with chronic and acute pain; Helping patients adhere to medical recommendations; Helping patients prevent, understand, and cope with chronic and acute conditions and accompanying pain; Helping patients partner with physicians and act as advocates in hospitals, nursing facilities, and at home; Helping physicians, medical students, patients, and families understand the patient’s pain.Collaborator/editor of Medical Communications for Physicians and Patients Writing articles on clinical findings, procedures, and treatment for peer-reviewed journals and web sites; Assisting physicians, medical school curricula, and pharmaceutical houses in explaining conditions, treatment, outcomes, and products to medical colleagues, house staff, medical students, and patients. Producing pharmaceutical information packets for physicians and patients; Helping physicians, nurses, and pharmaceutical houses deal with geriatric, communication, palliative care; Helping physicians follow evidence-based medical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment.International Lecturer, Educator, Seminar Leader on: Encouraging Adherence to Medical Treatment, Coping with Disease, American Culture and American Literature in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Norway, Netherlands, Austria, Spain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Greece, South Africa, Belgium, Korea., Italy, and Lithuania. Medical Writer, Collaborator, Managing Editor Author, editor, collaborator on textbooks, articles for peer-reviewed, scholarly, and popular journals; Specialist in writing medical web content; textbooks, popular articles and books, trade books, pharmaceutical publications, and health maintenance organizations. Workshops on Clinical Trials, Marketing New Products, Medical Writing, Training Programs on Communicating Better with Patients, Medical Colleagues, and Staff: Crafting medical writing and presentations for pharmaceutical personnel to inform physicians, patients, medical directors, and HMO leaders about new treatments; Educating physicians to partner with patients in detecting, treating, and coping with disease; Improving communication among specialists in different fields; Developing adherence and coping strategies for patients to optimize outcomes and ensure safety; Bolstering communication between HMOs, patients, providers, and corporations.Major PublicationsGenetics for the Non-Geneticist Physician. ReMedica Publishing, London, 2001. Cardiac Output Module for Certification Training. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) pre-launch of E-learning Series, 2001. Breast Cancer: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis (with Wende W. Logan-Young).Vol. I: Procedures, 1995; Vol. II: Benign Diseases, 1996; Vol. III: Malignant Disease, 1997. Change of Heart: The Bypass Experience. Harper Collins (Paperback), 1987. Change of Heart: The Bypass Experience. Harcourt Brace (Hardcover), 1985. Diabetes Freedom in a Sugary World. Eastman Kodak, 1984. Works Under Construction: When Doctors Get Sick: The Care of Physicians Who Are Ill The Patient and Physician’s Manual on Working Together: Building a Partnership for Better Outcomes; The Boomer’s Guide to Act II: Writing the Script for Life’s Second Chances;. Images of Physicians in American Literature Previous Professional Employment (contractual consultancies available but not listed): Associate Professor of American Literature, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York. Assistant Professor of American Literature, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York.Special Clinical Investigator for Surgeon General of U.S.Army, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Special Series: The Grand Old Men and Women of American Medicine, JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. Writer/Editor, Medical Services Division, Eastman Kodak, Rochester, New York. Weekly book reviewer, Los Angeles Times. Author and Communications Consultant, Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, Louisiana. Director, American Guardian Life Insurance Co., Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Director, Advisory Board, Community Savings Bank, Rochester, New York. General Editor, Aureomycin Digest, Lederle Laboratories, American Cyanamid, New York. English Professor to Japanese Professorial Faculty, U.S.I.S., Kyoto, Japan. Visiting Academic LectureshipsVisiting Faculty, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University, Teaching Communication in Medicine, 1996. Visiting Faculty, Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium: Coronary Artery Bypass: The Patient’s View. Visiting Professor, University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Portland, Maine.. National Endowment for the Humanities Lectureship in Medical Humanities and American Studies, Visiting Professor of Women’s Studies and American Literature, University of Rochester. National Television Appearances (various local TV appearances omitted): AM Canada. CNN. Good Morning, America. Good Morning, South Africa. Hour Magazine. John Siegenthaler’s Authors and Editors. The Larry King Show. The Oprah Winfrey Show.National Radio AppearancesThe Larry King Show. National Public Radio: Scott Simon. National Public Radio: Marketplace. Various major talk shows in Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the United States Honorary Societies and AwardsPhi Beta Kappa National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Outstanding English Professor of New York State Current Board MembershipsRochester Health Commission, Chairperson, Palliative Care and
End-of-Life Advisory Board Major Lecture Engagements, 2003 European Society for the Philosophy of Medicine and HealthCare, Vilnius University, Lithuania. VIth European Conference on Health Promotion and Education, Equity, Solidarity, and Responsibility for Health, Perugia, Italy. Major Lecture Engagements, 2002 International Conference on Communication in HealthCare, Warwick University, UK. Major Lecture Engagements, 2001 XVIIth World
Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Paris,
France. EACR XVI: European Association for Cancer Research, Porto Carras, Greece. XIth International Congress of Senology, Latin American Congress of Mastology, Cancun, Mexico. 2nd European Breast Cancer Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
Major Lecture
Engagements, 1999 Major Lecture Engagements, 1998American Roentgen Ray Society, San Francisco. International Conference on Communication in Medicine, Amsterdam. 17th UICC International Cancer Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Connecticare Seminars for HealthCare Providers, Hartford.Major Lecture Engagements, 1997 ECR--97: European Congress of Radiology, Vienna,Austria. The Physician in Transition: Is Hippocrates Sick? Oslo, Norway. Keynote Speaker, Pacific Health Research Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii. Congress of Psychology for Scientific Professionals in the Americas, Mexico City. Asia Pacific Cancer Congress, Hong Kong. Switzerland, University Tour: Zurich, Basel, Lausanne. Major Lecture Engagements, 1996Visiting Faculty, Teaching Communication in Medicine, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University, UK. Visiting Faculty, International College of Angiology, Barcelona, Spain Keynote speaker, AMAssociation International Conference on Physicians’ Health, Chandler, Arizona. Major Lecture Engagements, 1990-1995 Roentgen Centenary Congress, Birmingham, England. Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California. Capetown Hospital and Heart Association, Capetown, South Africa. Johannesburg Hospital and Heart Association, Johannesburg, South Africa.Grand Rounds, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Psychiatric Grand Rounds, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Medical Grand Rounds, Prince Henry Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Keynote Speaker, Women’s Health Conference, Spokane, Washington. Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Round Table, Chautauqua, New York. Nashville Book and Author Dinner, Nashville, Genesee Valley Psychological Association, Rochester, New York. Monroe Community College Coronary Rehabilitation Group, Rochester, New York. Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sample Medical Publications (please see Notes Regarding Publication):
Menopause on the
Line, Pathways, Feb., 2002.
Chronic Kidney Failure, American J Managed Care,
Mar/Apr, 2002.
Patients’ Stories as Narratives, JAMA 287:447-448,
Jan.23-30, 2002. Professional Societies and Advisory Boards
American Academy
on Physicians and Patients. Society of Authors (U.K.).
American
Association for the Advancement of Science.
American Diabetes
Association (Council).
American Diabetes
Association (Professional Section).
American Heart
Association.
American Medical
Writers Association
American Pain
Society.
American Society
of Journalists and Authors.
American Culture
Association
American
Urological Association.
Authors Guild.
Biopsychosocial
Studies Program.
Drug Information
Association.
European Society
for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care
International
Congress of Radiologists.
International
Science Writers Association.
Modern Language
Association, American Studies Division.
National
Association for Female Executives.
National
Association of Science Writers.
National Council
of Teachers of English.
New York Academy
of Science.
New York State Bar
Association Committee on Courts and the Community, Advisory
Board.
New York State
English Council.
Popular Culture
Association.
Society for
Technical Communication. |
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| 2000-2003 | Listed in Who’s Who in America. |
| 2000-2002 | Listed in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare |
| 2000-2001 | Listed in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. |
| 1994-2001 | Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering. |
| 1994-2001 | Listed in Who’s Who among Business Leaders. |
| 1994-2001 | Listed in Who’s Who in Medicine. |
| 1997 | Listed in Dictionary of International Biography |
| 1990-2001 | Listed in Who’s Who among Human Services Professionals. |
| 1989-2001 | Listed in International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women. |
| 1989-2001 | Listed in Two Thousand Notable American Women. |
| 1988-2001 | Listed in Who’s Who of American Women. |
| 1988-2001 | Listed in Who’s Who in the East. |
| 1981-2001 | Listed in International Authors and Writers Who’s Who. |
| 1981-2001 | Listed in World Who’s Who of Women. |
| 1982 | Instructor of Excellence, New York State English Council. |
Education
M.S. with High Distinction, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. B.S. with High Distinction, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.Notes Regarding Medical Publications
The complete list of publications contains over 85 medical, popular, and scholarly monographs and articles on medicine and American studies: interviews and interview-essays with physicians and writers; technical-medical articles for peer-reviewed journals; trade books about medical problems for patients; textbooks for physicians and health-care monographs; guidebooks for pharmaceutical houses on writing more clearly and persuasively; blueprints on writing clearer reports to referring physicians; educational and motivational patient materials for coping with disease and adhering to advice; numerous book reviews; scholarly and popular review-essays about American culture’s impact on American literature; strategic counseling manuals for physicians and staff on patient satisfaction and customer service. Since the many articles and monographs written for pharmaceutical houses were contractually confidential, they must be omitted. These works cover the gamut of medical problems and include:ADHD, alternative and complementary medicine, bypass surgery, benign and malignant breast diseases, brain tumors and CNS neoplasms, breast augmentation, breast reconstruction, core biopsies, cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, coronary bypass surgery, pericarditis, cleft palates, diabetes, genetic counseling, geriatrics and gerontology, hypertension, incontinence, patient safety, iatrogenic errors, benign and malignant prostate disease, epididymitis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, pain management and palliative care, prostate care retinal disorders, retinal diseases, glaucoma, macular degeneration, Stargardt’s disease, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, women’s health, hormone replacement therapy, pregnancy and fertility, perimenopausal and menopausal conditions, women’s heart disease, new parts for old.
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