Mary Jean Etten, Ed.D., F.T., C.M.P.
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Mary Jean Etten, Ed.D. F.T. C.M.P.
ADDRESS: 7378 Griffin Road Brooksville, FL 34601
TELEPHONE: (352) 796-3571 (Cell) (727) 204-9695
BIRTHPLACE: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
EMAIL: [email protected]
EDUCATION:
2006 National Board Certification as a Music Practitioner by the Music for Healing and Transition Program Inc.
2005 Fellow in Thanatology (Death, Dying and Bereavement) National Association for Death Education and Counseling
1985 M.S. Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida A.R.N.P. Advanced Registered Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
1984 National Certification as a Death Educator by the National Association for Death Education and Counseling
1978 Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Major Areas of Study: Higher Education Administration, Gerontological Nursing Education; Gerontology and Thanatology
Dissertation: Developing a Model for Hospice Nursing Care
1973 M.A. Counseling - University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (Specializing in Counseling Older Adults)
1969 M.A. Gerontology - University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (Internship American Association of Retired Persons)
1968 B.S. Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin
1960 R.N. Mercy School of Nursing, Dubuque, Iowa
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1980 - Present Adjunct Professor in Thanatology, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2000 - Present Faculty, Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
2006 – Present Board Certified Music Practitioner with Music for Healing and Transition Program, Inc. Working with individuals who are sick and dying.
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1978 - Present Consultant in Long-Term Care to Nursing Homes (Bayou Manor, CARE AGE, V.A. Nursing Homes, etc.)
1997 - Present Organist and Cantor, St. Anthony Church, Brooksville, Florida
1970 - 2003 Professor of Thanatological and Gerontological Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida
1979 - 2003 Speakers' Bureau, St. Petersburg College - Topics: Gerontology; Gerontological Nursing; Death and Dying; Hospice
1995 - 1998 N.I.H.: National Cancer Institute Grant for Palliative and Hospice Care Education, Consultant/Collaborator/Educator
1995 - 1997 Project Director, A.A.C.C./MetLife, Nursing Project Grant
1995 - 1997 Project Director, National Health Skill Standards Project, Far West Laboratories
1987 - 1989 Consultant to Kellogg Grant Project, "Community College Nursing Home Partnership" in Gerontological Nursing, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida
1968 - 1988 Organist and Cantor, St. Anthony Church, Brooksville, Florida
1986 - 1987 Consultant in Curriculum Development and Lecturing in Thanatology and Gerontological Nursing, Training Specialists, Inc., Largo, Florida
1985 - 1986 Consultant to University of South Florida Grant Project "Successful Aging" Death, Dying and Loss and Publication Successful Aging University of South Florida Center for Applied Gerontology, Tampa, Florida
1987 - 1990 Coordinator for St. Petersburg College Allied Health Programs participation in the Health Fair at the St. Petersburg Multi-Service Senior Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
1986 - 1987 Chairman of Curriculum Committee and N.L.N. Self-Study Major Learning Outcomes for Nursing Department, St. Petersburg College
1985 Counselor - Grief Support Group, St. Anthony Parish, Brooksville, Florida
1979 - 1986 Consultant in Gerontological Nursing, (Nursing Homes and Hospital) Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida
1982 - 1985 Guest Lecturer - Implications of Sensory Loss and the Elderly, Death and Grief in the Older Adult, University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, Florida
1984 - 1985 Chairperson of N.L.N. Self-Study and Program Development Committee, Nursing Division, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida
1985 Consultant to Hospice Children's Program, "Family, Patient Assessment," Hospice Care, Inc., Pinellas Park, Florida
1982 - 1984 Consultant in Gerontology to Share-a-Home, Pinellas County, Florida
1982 - 1984 Associate Clinical Services Coordinator, University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center, Medical Center, Tampa, Florida
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1983 - 1984 Counselor - Alzheimer's Grief Support Group, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
1982 - 1984 Lecturer - Death and Grieving, University of South Florida Medical School, Tampa, Florida
1974 - 1982 Consultant to Home Health Care Agencies (Responsible for Agency Evaluation)
1978 - 1981 Organizer and Coordinator of Nursing Students' Bi-Annual Health Fair for Senior Citizens at Multi-Service Senior Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
1981 Consultant to Student Group, St. Petersburg College in production of videotape: "The Aging Man in Crisis, a Quest for Values," National Student Phi Delta Kappa Award Winner
1974 and 1975 Adjunct Instructor in Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
1964 and 1965 Nurse at Camp We-Ha-Kee, Mariette, Wisconsin
1960 - 1968 Director of Nursing and Head Nurse - St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, Iowa (Extended Care Facility)
1956 - 1960 Geriatric Nursing Assistant - St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, Iowa
1952 - 1954 Nursing Assistant - Surgery and Recovery Room, St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
COURSES - DEVELOPED AND PRESENTLY TEACHING, OR HAVE TAUGHT:
Aging and End of Life, A BSN 3 Credit Nursing Course, St. Petersburg College, 2002.
Perspectives on Death and Dying, A Graduate Course in the Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida
Death and Dying, an Undergraduate Course in the Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida
Death, Dying, and Decisions, A 3-Credit Course at St. Petersburg College
Gerontological Nursing, A Model, 3-Credit Course for Nursing Faculty and Nursing Administrators in Nursing Homes, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida
Care of the Aged in Nursing Homes, Continuing Education Course for Nurses, Open Campus, St. Petersburg College
Death, Loss and Grief: The Nurse as Care Giver and Professional, Continuing Education Course for Nurses, Open Campus, St. Petersburg College
Community Resources for Older Adults, Continuing Education Course, Open Campus, St. Petersburg College
Alzheimer's Disease: Caring for the Family and the Client, Continuing Education Course for Nurses, Open Campus, St. Petersburg College
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Loss and Grief Counseling, A Graduate Course for Curriculum in Mental Health and Aging for Service Procedures, Administration Grant Project #90AT016, University of South Florida
Illness and Aging, A Graduate Course in the Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida
Introduction to the Problems of Aging, A Model Curriculum Taught in the Associate Degree Nursing Program, St. Petersburg College Focusing on Gerontological and End of Life (Hospice) Nursing.
Hospice Model for Care of the Terminally Ill, A 24-hour Continuing Education Course for Registered Nurses, St. Petersburg College
Gerontology, A 3-credit Course for Nurses and Other Professionals in the Community, St. Petersburg College
Introduction to Nursing, A Model Self-Instructional Approach, St. Petersburg College
Gerontological Nursing, A 3-credit Course for Registered Nurses, St. Petersburg College
Medical Surgical Nursing, An Undergraduate Course, St. Petersburg College
PRECEPTOR: 1. Graduate Students - Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1981, 82, 83, 86, 92
2. Graduate Students - in Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1981, 82
3. Undergraduate Nursing Students - University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, 1982
4. Committee U.S.F. - Master's Thesis, University of South Florida, 1985
5. Graduate Student - University of Phoenix, 2001
6. Graduate Student - College of Nursing, University of Tampa, 2002
EVALUATOR: 1. Doctoral Student - Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1992 - 1993
MODEL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
Coordinator of Hospice Care Giver, Grief Inventory and Plan of Care, Hospice Care, Inc., Pinellas Park, Florida, 1985-86
Coordinator of Model Grief Support Program for Older Adults, Suncoast Gerontology Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, May 1983
Coordinator of Model Program - "Life Time Remembrance-Writing and Reminiscing" - for Older Adults, Suncoast Gerontology Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, May 1983
Coordinator of Hospice Care of the Care Giver Model Program with Hospice Care, Inc., Pinellas Park, Florida, April 1983
Coordinator of the Model Exercise Program for Older Adults, "Wealth of Health," Implemented at John Knox Village, Tampa, Florida, January 1983
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GRANTS:
1995 A.A.C.C./MetLife, Nursing Project Grant
1995 National Health Skills Standards Project, Far West Laboratories
1986 Nursing Curriculum Project, Staff and Program Development Fund, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida
1983 An Exercise Gamefield Walking Course for Older Adults from Wells Fargo, San Francisco, California
1977 To Develop a Model Gerontological Nursing Program for Associate Degree Nursing Program, Staff and Program Development Grant, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida
CONFERENCE COORDINATOR:
National Conference, "Wealth of Health '83: Physical Fitness for Active and Inactive Older Adult," Suncoast Gerontology Center, April 1983.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Music for Healing in Transition INC National Hospice Organization National Association for Death Education and Counseling National Pastoral Musicians Association
PUBLICATIONS/PERIODICALS:
Etten, Mary Jean, “Religious Belief and Activity and its Influence on Remission Time for Depressed Elders with Medical-Surgical Diagnoses,” Aging and Society, January 1999.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1997, “Physician-Assisted Suicide and Health Care,” Aging and Society, Vol. 17, pp. 727-733.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1996, “The Process of Grieving,” Aging and Society, Vol. 16, pp. 789-796. Partnerships of Nursing Education in Community Settings: Final Report, ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges. 1996.
*Etten, Mary Jean, 1996, "Loss and Grief in the Latter Years," Professional Advancement Series. Etten, Mary Jean, 1996, "Grandparents Who Parent," Aging and Society, Vol. 15, (4), pp. 556-560. Etten, Mary Jean, 1995, "Family Caregiving Supports," Aging and Society, Vol. 15, (1), pp. 130- 134.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1994, "Social Relationships and Mortality," Aging and Society, Vol. 12, (4), pp. 685- 687.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1994, "Sharing the Hospice Message," N.H.O. Council of Hospice Professionals for Education, Research, and Academia.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1992, "Exercise in Old Age," Aging and Society, Vol. 12, pp. 520-523.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1991, "Grieving in Later Life," Aging and Society, Vol. 2 (4), pp. 504-508.
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Etten, Mary Jean, 1991, "Personal Ethical Dilemmas," Aging and Society, Vol. 2 (1), pp. 77-83.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1990, "Death and Dying," Aging and Society, Vol. 10 (1), pp. 329-338.
Etten, Mary Jean, and Jordan Kosberg, "The Hospice Care Giver Assessment: A Case Management Tool for Professional Assistance," The Gerontologist, Vol. 29 (1), February 1989, pp. 128-131.
Etten, Mary Jean, "Implications of Sensory Losses and Aging," 3M Systems Update for Food Service Professionals, Vol. 2 (1), January 1988.
Etten, Mary Jean, "Gerontological Nursing Education at the Associate Degree and Diploma Levels," Journal of Gerontological Nursing, July - August 1979: pp. 32-39.
Etten, Mary Jean, "Good-bye Rocker," Exchange, May - June 1969: p. 23.
BOOKS:
Saxon, S.V., Etten, M. J., & Perkins, E. A. Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the th Helping Professions (6 ed) New York: Springer, 2015.
Saxon, Sue V., and Mary Jean Etten, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, th 4 Ed., New York: Tiresias Press, 2002. Translated and published in Portuguese Organização Andrei Editora Ltda. Sao Paulo CEP 01061-970, 2012.
Saxon, S.V., Etten, M. J., & Perkins, E. A. Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the th Helping Professions (5 ed) Translated and published in Chinese Gartering Culture CO LTO, 2011.
Saxon, S.V., Etten, M. J., & Perkins, E. A. Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the th Helping Professions (5 ed) New York: Springer, 2010.
Etten, M., History of the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast: Thirty-Five Years, (In press.)
Saxon, Sue V., and Mary Jean Etten, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, th 4 Ed., New York: Tiresias Press, 2002.
*The American Journal of Nursing 1994 Book of the Year Award. Awarded for book Physical Change and Aging: A guide for the helping professions.
Saxon, Sue V., and Mary Jean Etten, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, 3rd Ed., New York: Tiresias Press, 1994.
Etten, Mary Jean, Problem with The Skin in Essentials of Gerontological Nursing: Adaptation to the Problems of Aging, Angela Staab and Linda Hodges (eds.), J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1995.
Etten, Mary Jean, Keller, D.M., and W.D. Hall, "A Model Exercise for Older Adults," S. Harris, R. Harris, and W. Harris (Eds.), Physical Activity Aging and Sports: Practice, Program, and Practice, Albany, New York: Center for the Study of Aging, 1992.
Saxon, Sue V., and Mary Jean Etten, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, 2nd Ed. New York: Tiresias Press, 1987.
Saxon, Sue V. and Mary Jean Etten, Psychosocial Rehabilitative Programs for Older Persons, Translated and published in Japanese, Tokyo, Japan: Purchased by Ishiyaku Publishers, 1986.
Saxon, Sue V. and Mary Jean Etten, Psychosocial Rehabilitative Programs for Older Persons,
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Springfield, Ill.: Charles B. Thomas, 1984.
Etten, Mary Jean, Gerontological Nursing, Curriculum Considerations in Associate Degree Program, The Aging Society: A Challenge for Nursing Education, Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Regional Educational Board, 1983.
Saxon, Sue V. and Mary Jean Etten, "Psychological Aspects of Nutrition and Aging," Jeng M. Hsu and Robert Davis, (ed.), Handbook of Geriatric Nutrition, Port Ridge, NJ: Noyes Publications, 1981.
Saxon, Sue V. and Mary Jean Etten, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, New York: Tiresias Press, 1978.
MANUALS:
Etten, Mary Jean, Loss and Grief Counseling in Career Preparation: A Curriculum in Mental Health and Aging for Service Providers, Tampa, Florida: Department of Gerontology and Center for Applied Gerontology, University of South Florida, 1986.
Etten, Mary Jean, Nan Kirby (ed.), Sensory Change of Aging, Adult Congregate Living Facility Administrator Handbook, Florida State Department of Health and Rehabilitative, Services, District 6, 1985.
Etten, Mary Jean, "Understanding the Process of Death," in Mental Health and Aging: A Curriculum Guide for Nursing Home Care Givers, Henderson, J.N. and Eric Pfeiffer (eds.), Tampa, Florida: Suncoast Gerontology Center, University of South Florida, Publisher, 1984.
Etten, Mary Jean and Diane Hall, Aging, Exercise for a Wealth of Health in the Later Years, University of South Florida, Suncoast Gerontology Center publication, 1983.
BOOK REVIEWS:
Etten, Mary Jean, 1996, Review of Book. J.D. Mannino, Days of Grieving, Days of Healing: A Practical Workbook for Understanding Death and Dying, Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
Etten, Mary Jean, 1991, Review of Book. Michael C. Kearl, Endings: A Sociology of Death and Dying, Oxford University Press, 1989, p. 521, in Aging and Society, 2 (4), pp. 516-518.
Exercises for Non-Athletes - Over Fifty-one (1987), by Olga Ley for the Health Care for the Health Care for Women International Journal.
The Nursing Assistant in Long-Term Care: A New Era, (1980), by Betty J. Walton and Keith E. Walton.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES:
"Aging: Exercise, Nutrition, Stress and Older Adults," University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center Publication, July 1983 (annotated).
"Reminiscence and Aging," University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center Publication, July 1983.
"Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Older Adults," University of South Florida Suncoast
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Gerontology Center Publication, July 1983.
"Death, Grief and Bereavement in Middle and Old Age," University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center, 1983.
NEWSLETTER ARTICLE:
"Hospice Update," Newsletter of Hospice Care, Inc., Largo, Florida: Chairman of the Board Article (1986 - 1989).
"Keeping Healthy through Exercise," in the Senior Quarterly, Vol. 3, #4, Summer 1983.
VIDEOTAPES:
“T.V. Commercial for Empath Health, Suncoast & Hospice”, Clearwater Florida (2015).
"Hospice Nursing Student's Experience," S.P.C. (1994).
"Coping with Death and Loss," Tallahassee, Florida. State training tape, Aging and Adult Services (1990).
"Alzheimer's Disease: Care of the Client and Family," U.S.F. Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (1987).
"Alzheimer's Disease: From the Family Perspective," U.S.F. Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (1987).
"Death, Grief, and Loss," Alzheimer's Disease In-Home Respite Care Training Project, U.S.F. Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (1985).
"A Model Exercise Program for Older Adults," U.S.F. Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (1983).
"Understanding and Coping with Dementia, Course and Outcome," U.S.F. Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (1983).
"Interdisciplinary Team Treatment," Planning for Older Clients, U.S.F. Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (1982).
"Grief and the Elderly," U.S.F. Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (1982).
"Personal Reflections on Death," St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida (1977).
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS:
Mary Jean Etten and Sandi Sunter, "Grief Assessment Inventory" (1986).
Mary Jean Etten and Jordan Kosberg, "Hospice Care Giver Assessment Inventory" (1983).
HONORS AND AWARDS:
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The Dr. Mary Jean Etten Center for Caring Building Suncoast Hospice, Clearwater Florida. Dedicated November 1, 2012
Founder and 35 year Volunteer Award, Suncoast Hospice, Clearwater, Florida 2012
Founder and 30 years Volunteer Award, The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Clearwater, FL (2007)
Sue V. Saxon, Outstanding Teaching Award, University of South Florida, School of Aging Studies. For Outstanding Teaching in the Fields of Gerontology, Thanatology (2004).
National Association of Gerontology in Higher Education, Part-time Faculty, Recognition Honor (2003).
Florida Nurse Educator of the Year Award (2002).
Distinguished Alumni Award, Mercy School of Nursing (2000).
Gamma Mu Honor Society (2000).
Honored by the Eckerd Corporation’s National Salute to Women as one of the Eckerd 100 (1999).
Brotherhood Sisterhood Award from the National Council of Christians and Jews (1997).
20-Year Award as Volunteer The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Clearwater Florida (1997).
"Who's Who in American Nursing" (1988).
Delta Kappa Gamma International Honor Society (1988).
10-Year Award as Volunteer The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Clearwater Florida (1987).
"Who's Who in Gerontology" (1986).
Distinguished Alumni Award, University of South Florida (1980).
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society (1981).
Sigma Delta Pia Honor Society (1973).
Leadership Award, Mercy School of Nursing, Dubuque, Iowa (1960).
RESEARCH STUDIES:
Coping with Death Attitudes in Undergraduate Course, "Death and Dying" (1988).
Hospice Family Care Givers: A Model of Assessment Intervention (1983).
Model Grief Support Program for Older Adults (1983).
Model Reminiscence Program for Older Adults (1983).
An Integrated Exercise Program for Older Adults (1983).
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Developing a Model for Hospice Nursing Care (1978).
A Study of the Relationship Between National League for Nursing Achievement Test Scores and the State Board Test Pool Examination Scores in an Associate Degree Program (1977).
Designing a Community Based, Performance Oriented Mini-Course in Teaching Older Adults (1977).
An Instrumental Model for Informing and Sensitizing Nursing Students to the Sensory Impairments of Aging (1977).
The Attitudes of Students in Health Related Programs Toward Older Persons (1975).
An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Goals and Objectives of the Health Division as a Part of the Total Organization Structure of St. Petersburg College (1976).
Development and Implementation of a Tuition Fee Waiver Policy for Persons Aged Sixty-five and Over at St. Petersburg College (1976).
Medical Services for the Elderly Steering Committee to Develop an Elder Care Clinic for Older Adults, Tampa, Florida (1983).
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:
Empath Health Board of Directors (2014 - ).
Suncoast Hospice Succession committee for selection of CEO (2012-2013)
Advisory Committee College of Nursing St. Petersburg College (2012 - ).
Chairperson of Joint Committee on Directors Suncoast Hospice (2004 - ).
Suncoast Hospice, Mission and Values Committee (2012 - ).
Chairman of Board of Directors, Suncoast Hospice Institute (2000 - ).
Board of Directors, Suncoast Hospice Institute (1994 - ).
Access and Excellence Committee, Suncoast Hospice (2000 - ).
Founding Board Member and Present Member of Board of Directors of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Largo, Florida (1977 - ).
Board of Directors Suncoast Caring Community, Suncoast Hospice (2009 - ).
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Suncoast Hospice, Largo, Florida (1986-).
Chairperson of Capital Campaign Committee, Suncoast Hospice, Largo, Florida (2004 - ).
Board of Directors, Institute for Healing Through Sound and Music (2003 - ).
Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (2000 - ).
Service Excellence Committee, Suncoast Hospice (2000 - ).
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Ethics Committee, Suncoast Hospice, Largo, Florida (1989 - ).
Chairman of Committee on Directors Suncoast Hospice (1998 - ). PAST COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:
Board of Directors, "Caring Connections," A Grief Support Program, St. Anthony Church, Brooksville, Florida (2004 - 2006).
Chairman, RN to BSN Committee, St. Petersburg College, (2001-2003).
Chairman, Education Committee, Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Institute (1995-2000).
Research Committee, Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Institute (1995-2003).
St. Petersburg College Insurance Committee (1994-2000).
St. Petersburg College Nursing Program Curriculum Committee (1993-2003). St. Petersburg College Chairman of Scholarship Committee (1995-2002).
St. Petersburg College - Endowed Chair Committee (1997-2003). Catholic Charities U.S.A. Commission on Aging (1992-99).
Board of Directors, Catholic Charities of Diocese of St. Petersburg (1991-99). Executive Committee, Catholic Charities of Diocese of St. Petersburg (1995-99).
National Association for Death Education and Counseling Continuing Education Committee (1994-98).
College - University Committee, Florida Council on Aging (1991-97).
Chairman, Long-Range Planning Committee, Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities, Diocese of St. Petersburg (1991-99).
Medical Advisory Committee, Hospice Care, Inc., Florida (1984-97).
Catholic Charities U.S.A. Commission of Aging Policy Committee (1993-97).
Representative to Florida League for Nursing Project Statewide Teleconferences (1994-95).
Program, Performance and Review Committee, Hospice Care, Inc., Largo, Florida (1989-94).
Advisory Board, Bon Secours Maria Manor Nursing Home (1991-94).
Chairman of Long-Range Planning Committee, Hospice Care Foundation, Inc., Largo, Florida (1989-94).
Board of Directors of Hospice Care, Inc. Foundation, Largo, Florida (1986-94).
Faculty Representative, Faculty Forum, St. Petersburg College (1991-94).
Advisory Board, Mease Hospital Home Health Care (1990-93).
National Committee on Community Colleges for the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (1989-92).
Chairman of Capital Campaign, Hospice Care, Inc., Largo, Florida (1989-91).
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Pinellas County Commission of the Florida Commission on Nursing, Functional Representative for Long- Term Care (1988-90).
St. Petersburg College Institutional Effectiveness Committee (1988-90). State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council (1975-89).
Association for Death Education and Counseling, National Committee to Develop Certification Standards (1987-89).
Committee for Planning Conference for International Council on Women's Health Issues (1987-89). National Association of Death Education and Counseling Regional Certification Review Board (1983-89).
Advisory Committee, Graduate Program for Advanced Gerontological Nursing Clinicians, University of South Florida College of Nursing (1982-88).
Chairman, Gerontological Committee, St. Petersburg College, Nursing Department (1987).
State Department of Education Nursing Assistant Advisory Committee to Develop the State Rules and Regulations and Curriculum for Geriatric Nursing Assistants (1982-86).
Advisory Committee Graduate Mental Health Curriculum, University of South Florida, Department of Gerontology (1985-86).
Chairman, Personnel Committee, Hospice Care, Inc. (1982-84).
Vice-Chairman, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council (1983-86).
State of Florida Sub Committee for Rule Revision of the Florida Statutes Chapter 400 Nursing Home Section (1986).
Chairman of Program and Performance Committee, Hospice Care, Inc. (1983-86). Vice President, Board of Directors, Hospice Care, Inc. (1984-86).
Chairman of the Curriculum Blue Print Committee of the Associate Degree Nursing Program, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida (1986).
Chairman of the End of Program Measures Committee for the Associate Degree Nursing Program, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida (1986).
Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Health Related Programs - Academic/Clinical Probation, Suspension, and Dismissal, Department of Nursing, St. Petersburg, Florida (1985).
District Health and Rehabilitation Services Adult Congregate Living Facility Handbook Committee (1983- 84).
Advisory Council Share-a-Home of Upper Pinellas County, Inc. (1983-84). Southern Gerontological Society, Education Committee (1982-84).
Family Service Centers, Aging Services, Homemaker/Home Health Advisory Committee (1975-83). Hospice Care, Inc., Chairperson, Search and Screening Committee (1982-83).
Hospice Inpatient Facility Committee (1981-83).
Hospice Care, Inc., Committee on Community Relations (1981-83).
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Advisory Board Gulf Coast Home Health Services (1974-82).
Staff and Program Development Committee, St. Petersburg College (1975-81).
Florida State Department of Education Advisory Committee to Develop Occupational Proficiency Standards for Nursing Assistant Education (1980-81).
Subcommittee on Nursing Education for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education of the Pinellas Coordinating Council, Pinellas County School System (1976-81).
Delegate to the State White House Conference on Aging (1980). Advisory Committee, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Office on Aging (1979-80).
Committee for Older, Wiser Learners, St. Petersburg College (1979-80).
Search and Screening Committee for Dean of Academic Services, St. Petersburg College (1979-80).
Volunteer and Education Committee for Hospice Care, Inc. (1977-80).
Committee on Continuing Education for Registered Nurses, St. Petersburg College (1979-80).
Chairman of the Education and Training for the State Hospice Organizations (1978-79).
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
“Coping with Loss” Florida Symposium on Aging with Developmental Disabilities, Tampa, Florida (February 26, 2016)
“Aging Today as Different from Yesterday” (Key note address) at Elder Religious & Diocesan Conference North Palm Beach, Florida (March 2, 2009).
“Loss, Death and Grief in Elders” Senior Care Consultant Seminar Tampa, Florida (November, 2007)
“Therapeutic Music and Healing” Music and Art in Medicine Conference, Tampa, Florida (November, 2007)
Support for the Bereaved St. Anthony Church, Brooksville, Florida (January 2006)
“Understanding the Grieving Process” Caring Connections St. Anthony Church, Brooksville, Florida (November 2005)
"Death and Grief in the Elderly," Conference, Excellence in Geriatric Care, Tampa, Florida (June 2004).
“Drugs and Older Adults,” Sinsinawa Conference Center, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin (July 2000).
“Life and Lifetime Legacies of the Dying,” Southeastern Conference for Pi Gamma Mu, Tampa, Florida (February 2000).
“Sensory Losses and Aging,” Sinsinawa Mound Conference Center, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin (July 1999).
nd “The Next Generation: End-of-Life Education for Future Nurses,” at the 2 National Annual Educational Conference of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Conference, Clearwater, Florida (February 13, 1999).
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‘Dealing with Loss and Grief in the Long Term Care Setting,” Canterbury Towers, Tampa, Florida (January 1999).
“Spirituality and Compassion in Caregiving,” St. Dominic Villas, Dubuque, Iowa (July 1998).
“Spirituality and Compassion in Caregiving,” Sinsinawa Dominican Health Center, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin (July 1998).
“Spirituality and Compassion in Health Care,” at Conference A Vision of Successful Aging: Faith = Mental and Physical Health, St. Petersburg, Florida (March 26, 1998).
“Hospice Caring for the Community,” at Kappa Delta Pi Workshop. Seminole, Florida (February 1998). “Families Needs With the Dying Patients,” Palms of Pasadena Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida (December, 1997).
“The Caregivers Perspective,” at Conference Assisted Suicide: End of Life Decisions, Orlando, Florida (June 4, 1997).
“Physician Assisted Suicide,” Dominican Education Center, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin (July 1997).
“Physician Assisted Suicide and the Nurse,” Physician Assisted Suicide: What are the Issue, A Jewish Community Discussion, St. Petersburg, Florida (March 6, 1997).
"A Model for Teaching Hospice Care to RN Nursing Students," The 18th National Hospice Symposium and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois (November 6-9, 1996).
"Teaching Nursing in the 21st Century: A Model for Change," at Nursing at the Crossroads, The National A.J.N. Conference, Orlando, Florida (October 21, 1996).
"Teaching the Diversity of Hospice Care to Nursing Students," at Diversity Embracing the Challenge, State Hospice Symposium, Orlando, Florida (September 7, 1996).
"Teaching Nursing in the 21st Century: A Model for Change," at Expanding the Web: Defining Your Path. National League for Nursing, Council for Associate Degree Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia (April 10, 1996).
"Your Death and Dying," Southern Baptist Association of Ministries with Aging National Conference, Clearwater, Florida (February 1996).
“Nursing and the Long Term Care Crisis,” at Florida’s Long Term Care Funding Crisis: A Call for Innovative Change, St. Petersburg, Florida (October 1995).
st “A Model for Teaching Nursing in the 21 Century,” at Nursing Spectrum Career Day, Tampa, Florida (March 1995) (Poster) (Third Prize).
"Branching Out: The Nurse Entrepreneur/Intrapreneur," St. Petersburg, Florida (November 1995).
"Nursing Students Clinical Experience at Hospice of the Florida Suncoast," National Nursing Educator's Teleconference Workshop, Orlando, Florida (November 1994).
"The Aging Process," at Elder Educare for the Community Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida (February 25, 1993).
"Aging and the Developmentally Disabled," at the Older Adults and Developmental Disabilities Preconference Workshop of the Florida Council on Aging, 1992 Aging Network Conference Tampa, Florida (August
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31, 1992).
"Alternative Care Settings: Teaching for the Future," at Vision and Expertise: Forging a New Future in Nursing Education, Orlando, Florida (October 9, 1992).
"Death and Loss in the Parish Community," St. Petersburg Catholic Diocese Parish - Family Volunteer Care Givers Conference, Tarpon Springs, Florida (February 1990). "Coping with Death and Loss," Ethical Issues in the Care of the Individual with Alzheimer's Disease Conference, Orlando, Florida (January 1989).
"Coping with Death, Grief, and Loss," Day Workshop, Life Management Center, Panama City, Florida (June 1989).
"Hospice Care of Pinellas County," Stephen's Ministry, Pasadena Presbyterian, St. Petersburg, Florida (October 1988).
"A.M.A. Registered Care Technologist: Its Meaning for Long-Term Care," State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council Meeting, Orlando, Florida (October 1988).
"A Model Exercise Program for Older Adults," Growth Management and Planning for Florida's Elderly . . . 2000 and Beyond, Tampa, Florida (May 1988).
"Grief and Loss: Coping with Alzheimer's Disease," Alzheimer's Disease Support Group, Tampa, Florida (April 1988).
"The Maturation of a Program for the Care of the Dying: After Year Perspective Association for Death Education and Counseling," National Conference, Orlando, Florida (April 1988).
"A Required Three Credit Course in Death and Dying in a B.A. Degree Gerontology Program," Association for Death Education and Counseling National Conference, Orlando, Florida (April 1988).
"Gerontological Nursing in an Associate Degree Program," Community College Nursing Home Partnership National Conference, Chicago, Illinois (December 1987).
"Exercise and the Elderly," Nursing Home Activities Director's Meeting, St. Petersburg, Florida (June 1987).
"Spiritual Needs of the Dying and Grieving," The Hospice Community: A Coalition of Caring," National Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida (January 1987).
"Coping with Death and Grief," Conference on Death and Loss, Miami, Florida (December 1986).
"The Hospice/Care Giver Assessment: Study of a Case Management Tool for Professional Assistance," Gerontological Society of America National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (November 1986).
"Special Needs of Older Adults Who Exercise," State Conference Florida Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Daytona Beach, Florida (October 1985).
"Death, Dying and Mourning," St. Petersburg Catholic Diocese Cathechist Enrichment Workshop, Tampa, Florida (September 1985).
"Counseling Elders Regarding Dying and Grief," Peer Counseling Model Project, Multi-service Senior Center, St. Petersburg, Florida (January 1985).
"Physical Fitness and Aging," Health Promotion of the Elderly: Bridging the Gap, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (October 1984).
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"Grief Support Groups and Anticipatory Grief," Understanding and Coping with Dementia Conference, University of South Florida, (February 1984).
"Common Illnesses and Medications, Mental Health and Counseling Skills," Community Care for the Elderly Case Manager Workshops, Ft. Lauderdale (October 1983) - Tallahassee (January 1984) - Tampa, Florida (February 1984).
"Grief in the Elderly - Recognition and Intervention," Multi-Service Senior Center Staff, St. Petersburg, Florida (December 1983).
"Death and Grief - Coping and Intervening," University of South Florida Family Practice Medical Student Organization, Tampa, Florida (December 1983).
"The Role of Exercise in Prevention," A Day of Prevention Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (November 1983).
"Communication with the Elderly," Third Annual Conference on Gerontology, Queens University, Ontario, Canada (November 1983).
"The Role of the Board of Directors in a Non-Profit Organization," The State of the Art in the Care of the Third Annual Conference on Gerontology, Queens University, Ontario, Canada (November 1983).
"Family Therapy in Hospice: A Model for Care Giver Assessment and Intervention," Paper presented at the National Hospice Organization Sixth Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 1983).
"Model Exercise Program for Elders," V.A. Southeastern Regional Medical Education Center Conference, "Aged Care - Problems and Perspectives," Tampa, Florida (October 1983).
"Hospice Pain and Symptom Control," Hospice Care, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida (September 1983).
"Drugs and Their Use with the Elderly," Workshop at V.A. Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida (September 1983).
"Coping with Death, Grief and Loss," Florida Council on Aging State Meeting, Tampa, Florida (September 1983).
"Psychodynamics of Aging," Orlando Vocational Technical Institute, Orlando, Florida (August 1983).
"Helping Individuals and Families Cope with Dying and Grief," Florida Health Care Activities Coordinators Association Annual State Convention, Tampa, Florida (July 1983).
"Affective Aspects of Long-Term Care," State Workshop for Nursing Assistant Educators, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (June 1983).
"Affective Aspects of Long-Term Care," State Workshop for Nursing Assistant Educators, Eustis, Florida (June 1983).
"Good Grief: Managing Loss and Constructive Grief," John Knox Apartments, St. Petersburg, Florida (June 1983).
"Keep Your Wealth of Health: Physical Fitness for Older Adults," John Knox Apartments, St. Petersburg, Florida (May 1983).
"Looking Back - N.L.N. and Florida 30 Years of History," Florida League for Nursing Annual Meeting Roots, Research and Realization, Orlando, Florida (May 1983).
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"Growing Old and Keeping Healthy," Manor Care Nursing Home Forum, Dunedin, Florida (April 1983).
"Policy Issues in Long-Term Care," State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council Meeting, Tallahassee, Florida (April 1983).
"Wealth of Health: Model Exercise Program," Wealth of Health '83 Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (April 1983). "Dealing with Loss and Death," Alzheimer's Family Support Group, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (February 1983).
"Management of the Dying Patient," Health Care of the Elderly: A Challenge to Medicine, Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (March 1983).
"Death, Dying and Loss," Tampa General Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Tampa, Florida (March 1983).
"Drugs and the Elderly," Issues in Gerontological Nursing Conference, V.A. Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida (February 1983).
"Care of the Demented Patient in Institutional Settings," Understanding and Coping with Dementia Conference, University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (February 1983).
"Interviewing and Counseling Skills in Working with the Elderly: A Special Case of Death, Dying, and Grief, Community Care for the Elderly Case Managers, Workshops in Tampa, Tallahassee, and Fort Lauderdale (November, December 1982; January, February 1983).
"University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center: Its Function and Role," Tenth Anniversary Program, St. Petersburg Office on Aging, St. Petersburg, Florida (1983).
"Care of the Care Giver: What Is It?" Responding to New Challenges; Southeastern Area Agency Network Training Conference, Clearwater, Florida (October 1982).
"Managing Incontinence in the Demented Older Client," Alzheimer's Family Support Group Meeting, University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida (August 1982).
"Keeping in Touch with the World: Sensory Changes," Health Watch, John Knox Village, Tampa, Florida (July 1982).
"Dealing with Losses and Death," Health Watch, John Knox Village, Tampa, Florida (June 1982).
"Medication Management and Health Concerns of the Elderly," Helping A.C.L.F. Operations Help Themselves Conference Sponsored by Mental Health Services of South Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, Florida (June 1982).
"Evaluation of Hospice: The Dying Movement and the Role of Nursing," Pathways to Dying Conference with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Hospice of Ocala and Marion County Hospice, Ocala, Florida (June 1982).
"Death, Dying and Grief: Its Meaning to the Care Giver," Conference on Care of the Elderly to Pentastar, St. Petersburg, Florida (June 1982).
"Health Promotion, Disease Prevention: A Significant Underdeveloped Component of the Continuum of Long- Term Care," Southern Gerontological Society Meeting, Aging in the South: Resources in a Time of Transition, Orlando, Florida (June 1982).
"Nursing Management of the Client with Alzheimer's Disease," Conference on Mental Illness and the Elderly, Central Florida Community College and West Central Florida Human Resource Centers, Inc., Ocala,
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Florida (May 1982).
"Physical Changes and Aging: Implications for Care Givers," Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Area Agency on Aging, St. Petersburg, Florida (May 1982).
Keynote Address, "New Developments in the Care of the Elderly: Nursing Care Implications," The Nurses' Role in Promoting Healthy Aging Conference, Florida League for Nursing, Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida (May 1982). "The Nurses' Role in Assessing and Screening Older Adults," Health Care of the Elderly: A Challenge to Medicine Conference, Tampa, Florida (March 1982).
"Setting Issues for Community Care of the Elderly," Putting Planning Principles into Practice, Florida Gulf Health Systems Spring Workshop, Tampa, Florida (March 1982).
"Normal vs. Pathological Aging," Conference on the Aging Veteran, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Tampa, Florida (March 1982).
"The Role of the Nursing Home in the Care of the Demented Patient," Understanding and Coping with Dementia Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (February 1982).
"Nursing Management of the Client with Dementia," Understanding and Coping with Dementia Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (February 1982).
"Making Assets Out of Limitations," Contemporary Issues Series: Growing Older with Style, St. Petersburg Multi-Service Senior Center, St. Petersburg, Florida (February 1982).
"Sensory Losses of Aging: Their Implications for Nutrition," Aging, the Nutritional Challenge That Beckons to All, Southeastern Regional Medical Education Center Program and James Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida (November 1981).
"Drugs and the Elderly, Implications for the Physician," Forum for Physician Education, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida (November 1981). "Nursing the Dying Patient," Workshop on Death and Dying, Tampa, FL (1974).
"Coping Mechanism of the Dying and Survivors," Seminar on Death and Dying, St. Petersburg, Florida (1974).
"Nursing Care of the Aged," Dominican Education Center, Dubuque, Iowa (1974).
"How to Relate to the Dying and Survivors," Regional Workshop for Lutheran Clergy, Brooksville, Florida (1973).
Also many other presentations to professionals in Hospital, Nursing Home, and Agency settings and to groups of older people.
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
“Liturgy in Action: Glorifying the Lord with your life” Orlando Liturgical Conference, Office of Liturgy and Music, Orlando, Florida, October 20-22, 2016. 16 Hours on Liturgy
“Liturgy in Action: Glorifying Lord by Your Life.” Orlando Liturgical Conference, Office of Liturgy and Music, Orlando, Florida, October 20 -22, 2015.
“Exploring the Value and Function of Grief Symptoms.” Alan Wolfelt, Suncoast Hospice, October 29, 2014. 2 contact hours
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“Many Languages one Voice”, Orlando Liturgical Music Conference, Orlando, Florida. June 20th – 22nd, 2013. 13 hours and 30 minutes contact hours.
“South East Regional Conference of International Harp Therapy, Tampa, Florida. October 14-16, 2013.
“Grief Education Conference” Tampa, Florida. November 2013. 6 contact hours.
“Generational Perspective of End of Life Care.” Dr. Ken Doka. January 2012. Tampa, Florida. 3 contact hours.
“New Language New Interventions for Grief”. Suncoast Hospice, June 28, 2012, 2 contact hours.
“Normal Grief and Clinical Depression”. Suncoast Hospice, June 28, 2012. 1.5 contact hours. “Effective Grief Support for Children, Teens and Family”. Suncoast Hospice. June 28, 2012. 1.5 contact hours.
“Ever Ancient Ever New Orlando Liturgical Music Conference.” August 25-27 2011. Orlando, Florida.
“Hildegard and the Arts Conference.” June 11, 2011. St. Petersburg, Florida. 6 contact hours. “Depending Unconditional Presence as a Therapeutic Musician.” presented by Melinda Gardiner, RN., CMP. June 12, 2011. St. Petersburg, Florida. 5 contact hours.
“The Heart-Centered Musician” Expanding Horizons Conference.” June17 – 20, 2010. Litchfield Connecticut. 20 contact hours.
“A Church in Change Hope and Creativity, Collegeville Conference on Music, Liturgy and Theology.” St. Johns’ University School of the Theology Seminary. July 20-23, 2009. Collegeville, Minnesota. 22 contact hours.
“Complicated Mourning after a Sudden Traumatic Death.” Presented by Therese A. Rando, Ph.D. February 22, 2008. Orlando, Florida. 6 contact hours.
2008 AAHPM and HPNA Annual Assembly. January 30 - February 2, 2008. Tampa Florida. 16. 25 contact hours.
Music and Art in Medicine Conference. November 2007. Tampa Florida. 8 contact hours.
Association for Death Education and Counseling 28th Annual Meeting. March 29 - April 2, 2006. Tampa, Florida
Chronic Sorrow: Dream and Reality Pre-conference daylong Workshop, Association for Death Education and counseling 28 Annual Meeting. March 28, 2006. Tampa Florida.
“The Future Paths of Palliative Care.” National Conference of the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. June 9, 10, 2005. St. Petersburg
"Living with Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life." National Teleconference of the National Hospice Foundation. April 20, 2005.
"Process Interventions for the Grief Therapist: A Meaning Reconstruction Approach." Robert Neimeyer, Quality and Meaning at the End of Life: Practice, Research and Policy. (Pre-conference Workshop) March 3, 2005.
"Quality and Meaning at the End of Life: Practice, Research, and Policy." Conference Center for Hospice, Palliative, Care and End of Life Studies. March 3-4, 2005. Tampa, Florida
"Exploring the Heart of Grief: A Companioning Philosophy of Caregiving." Alan Wolfelt. April 2004. Tampa Florida.
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“New Life in our ritual Music” Liturgical Music Workshop. July 7 -9, 2004. St. John’s University Collegeville, Minnesota. 22 contact hours.
“The International Impact Course” The Voice Care Network, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. July 10 – 15, 2004.
The Music for Healing and Transition Program, Inc. September 30- October 3, 2004. National Conference, Virginia
"Holistic Care in a Diverse Society" March 2004. St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida
Pain and Symptom Management Intensive: An Advanced "How To" Conference Dedicated to Those at the End of Life. May 14-16, 2003. Clearwater Beach, Florida.
"Charting the Course of End of Life Care: From Research to Policy and Practice." Center for Hospice, Palliative Care, and End of Life Studies. November 2003. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida "Learning Strategies for Television Generation Learners." February 17, 2003. St. Petersburg, Florida.
"Celebrating the Gold Conference." October 9, 2002. Tallahassee, Florida.
“Inauguration Conference for the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.”
"Partners in Caring: Advanced End-of-Life Research, Policy and Practice." April 2002. Tampa, Florida.
“Enneagrams in Education.” February 2002. Clearwater, Florida.
“A Kaleidoscopic of Caring: Exploring the Palliative Arts.” October 2001. Largo, Florida.
“Patient Safety and Sentinel Events.” Endowed Chair Workshop. February 12, 2001.
“Critical Thinking and Test Item Writing.” February 2001. St. Petersburg, Florida.
2nd Joint Clinical Conference and Exposition on Hospice and Palliative Care, "A Symposium on Palliation and Passion." March 23-26, 2001. Orlando, Florida.
“Non-Pain Symptom Management and Advanced Pain Management Preconference Institute.” at the 2nd Joint Clinical Conference and Exposition on Hospice and Palliative Care. March 23, 2001. Orlando, Florida.
“Generation X Comes to College.” November 2000.
“Genetics for Health Care Professionals, Expectations and Implications.” June 2000.
“The Healing Power of the Arts.” Endowed Chair on Nursing Workshop. March 2000.
“Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Death, Grief, and Mourning.” Alan Wolfelt. March 15, 2000. Largo, Florida.
“Precious Time. Sacred Opportunities.” Kenneth Doka. October 15, 1999. Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Florida.
"Beyond Gender, Understand the Ways Men and Women Cope with Grief." Conference. June 1999. Tampa, Florida.
“Care for the Caregiver.” Endowed Chair in Nursing Workshop. February 1999.
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“Master Teacher in Gerontology Conference.” January 1999. University of Georgia.
“Death, Grief, and Mourning.” with Alan Wolfelt. January 20, 1999. Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, Florida.
st “Focus on Learning: Planning the Community College Campus for the 21 Century.” November 5, 1998. Treasure Island, Florida.
“The Essence of Nursing: Changeless in a Changing World.” March 16, 1998.
A Vision of Successful Aging: Faith = Mental and Physical Health. March 26-27, 1998. St. Petersburg, Florida.
Assisted Suicide: End of Life Decisions, Florida Association for Homes for the Aging State Conference. June 4, 1997. Orlando, Florida.
Physician Assisted Suicide: What are the Issues? A Jewish Community Discussion. March 6, 1997. St. Petersburg, Florida.
The Gold Collar Nurse. March 1996. St. Petersburg, Florida.
The 18th National Hospice Annual Symposium and Exposition. November 6-10, 1996. Chicago, Illinois.
Nursing at the Crossroads, the National A.J.N. Conference. October 21, 1996. Orlando, Florida.
Diversity: Embracing the Challenge, State Hospice Symposium. September 17-18, 1996. Orlando, Florida.
Expanding the Web: Defining Your Path, National League for Nursing Council for Associate Degree Nursing. April 10, 1996. Atlanta, Georgia.
Basic Instincts: To Comfort Always. September 1995. Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Florida.
Nurses' Roles in the New Management Health Care Delivery Systems. March 1995. Tampa, Florida.
Nursing Education and the Future. February 1995. St. Petersburg College.
Quality Home Care: Addressing the Paradigm Shifts. February 1995. St. Petersburg College.
Far West Laboratories Conference. November 1994. San Francisco, California.
"Lone, Medicine, and the Art of Being Uncertain." November 1994. Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Florida.
National Nursing Education Teleconference Workshop. October 1994. Orlando, Florida.
"Advances in Gerontological Nursing." October 1993. Orlando, Florida.
"The Art and Science of Caring." September 1993. Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Florida ().
Future Directions Conference. Catholic Charities. January 1993. New Port Richey, Florida.
National Hospice Organization Conference. November 1990. Detroit, Michigan.
"National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development." June 1989. Austin, Texas.
"Recognizing Human Diversity: Educational Challenges in an Aging World." National Association for
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Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting, March 1989. Tampa, Florida.
"Ethical Issues in the Care of an Individual with Alzheimer's Disease." January 1989. Orlando, Florida
"Celebrating a 10 Year Tradition of Caring." Annual Symposium for the National Hospice Organization. November 1988. Orlando, Florida.
Third International Congress on Women's Health Issues. November 1988. Tampa, Florida.
"The Experience of Grief: Helping Oneself and Others." September 1988. National Conference Georgia Center for Continuing Education, University of Georgia.
Community College: Nursing Home Partnership Workshop. June 1988. Clearwater, Florida.
"Growth Management and Planning for Florida's Elderly . . . 2000 and Beyond." May 1988. Tampa, Florida.
"Care Planning: The Key to Compliance with New State Regulating Initiatives." May 1988. St. Petersburg, Florida.
"Out of the Shadow into the Light through Death Education and Counseling." April 1988. National Conference, Orlando, Florida.
"Add Life to Years: College Center for Older Learners." April 1988. University of South Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
"Altering the Aging Process." National Teleconference. April 1988. St. Petersburg, Florida.
"Blueprints for Partnership: Associate Degree Nursing and the Nursing Home." Sponsored by the Community College - Nursing Home Partnership. December 1987. Chicago, Illinois.
"Ethical Aspects of Aging Policy." July 1987. St. Petersburg, Florida.
"The Hospice Community: A Coalition of Caring," January. 1987. St. Petersburg, Florida.
Gerontological Society of America Meeting. November 1986. Chicago, Illinois.
"Nursing Research and the Frail Elderly." October 1986. Orlando, Florida.
Health Education Conference. June 1986. Orlando, Florida.
"N.L.N. Accreditation: Removing the Mystique." October 1985. Houston, Texas.
"Trends and Issues in Hospice Care," National Conference. September 1985. Tarpon Springs, Florida.
National Pastoral Musician's Conference. July 1985. Cincinnati, Ohio.
"The State of the Art in the Care of the Terminally Ill." National Hospice Conference. October 1984. Clearwater, Florida.
"Health Promotion of the Elderly: Bridging the Gap." January 1984. University of South Florida, Tampa Florida.
"Health Care of the Elderly Conference: Models of Care." January 1984. University of South Florida, Tampa Florida.
Third Annual Gerontology Conference. November 1983. Queens University, Ontario, Canada.
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National Hospice Organization. Sixth Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"A Day of Prevention" Conference. November 1983. University of South Florida, Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida.
Florida Council on Aging State Meeting. September 1983. Tampa, Florida.
Conference - Terminal Care: Beyond the Basics, Bayfront Concourse. May 1983. St. Petersburg, Florida. "Wealth of Health: Physical Fitness for Active and Inactive Older Adults." March 1983. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
"Health Care of the Elderly: A Challenge to Medicine." March 1983. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
Quality of Life Conference: Dealing with Death and Grieving. February 1983. Tampa, Florida.
Understanding and Coping with Dementia Conference. February 1983. University of South Florida. Tampa, Florida.
Southeastern Area Aging Network Training Conference. October 1983. Clearwater, Florida.
Southern Gerontological Society Meeting, Aging in the South: Resources in the Time of Transition. June 1982. Orlando, Florida.
Knowledge Utilization Gerontology Conference: The Case of Community Care for the Elderly. March 1982. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
"Health Care of the Elderly: A Challenge to Medicine." March 1982. Tampa, Florida.
"Understanding and Coping with Dementia," University of South Florida. February 1982. Tampa, Florida.
Functional Assessment Inventory Workshop, University of South Florida. February 1982. Tampa, Florida.
"Aging: The Nutritional Challenge That Beckons to All." November 1981. Tampa, Florida.
"Utilization of A.D.N. Graduates: Practice and the Realities of the Service Setting." November 1981. Tampa, Florida.
Annual Conference of SREB, Southeastern Deans and Directors of Collegiate Nursing Programs. October 1981. Atlanta, Georgia.
Community Conference on Initiatives in Long-Term Care. March 1981. Tampa, Florida.
"The Hospice Concept." March 1981. St. Petersburg, Florida.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Seminar. February 1981.
Course in Physical Assessment. 1979.
First National Symposium Gerontological Nursing. January 1979. Miami, Florida.
First National Hospice Symposium in Gerontological Nursing. October 1978. Miami, Florida.
National American Cancer Society Conference, "Hospice and the Community Cancer Program." April 1978. Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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Third National Conference on the "How-to of Hospice Care" of the Terminally Ill. June 1977. Marin County, California.
Nova University Education Conference. July 1977. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Quality of Life Conference on Death and Dying. April 1977. St. Petersburg, Florida.
Third Annual Conference on Living with Dying. 1977. Tampa, Florida.
A Cancer Seminar for Nurses. 1977. Clearwater, Florida.
Conference on Care of the Dying and Survivors. December 1976.
Nova University Education Conference. June 1976. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Conference on Reality Orientation. 1975.
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