Deborah Wachtel, DNP, MPH, APRN, FAANP

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

2016 University of Vermont (UVM) Burlington, VT Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 2005 University of Vermont (UVM) Burlington, VT Master’s Degree in Science-Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) 1991 Boston University Boston, MA Master’s Degree in Public Health: Health Services and Management Methods in International Health 1985 Southeastern Pennsylvania Family Planning Council Philadelphia, PA Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse Practitioner Certification 1974 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Associate Degree in Nursing

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES (Include Renewal Dates) 2006 – Present Adult Nurse Practitioner AANP Board Certification (A0606109) 1986 – Present Vermont APRN License (101-001-4969)

EMPLOYMENT/VOLUNTEER HISTORY

2020 – Present SaVida Health Addiction Treatment Out-patient care Colchester, VT 2016 - Present Assistant Professor University of Vermont (UVM) College of Nursing and Health Sciences Graduate Nurse Practitioner Program Burlington, VT 2005 – 2016 Clinical Faculty University of Vermont (UVM) College of Nursing and Health Sciences Graduate Nurse Practitioner Program Burlington, VT 2015 – 2020 Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), primary care and student preceptor Appletree Bay Primary Care Burlington, VT 2015 – Present Study Medical Director Vermont Center for Behavior and Health Family planning for women in opioid maintenance program Burlington, VT 2013 – 2015 Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Central Vermont Endocrinology Berlin, VT 2004 – 2012 Program Coordinator/Adult Nurse Practitioner Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss Program Fletcher Allen Health Care; Dept. of Surgery Burlington, VT 2012 – 2014 Part-time Faculty/Graduate Assistant Nursing Leadership, Informatics, and Implications for Policy, Patient Safety and Health University of Connecticut (UCONN) 1998 – 2004 Nurse Practitioner – Clinical Research University of Vermont College of Medicine Department of Endocrinology Burlington, VT 1984 – 1998 Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner in Obstetrics and Gynecology Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Williston, VT 1992 – 1998 International Clinical Services Consultant Margaret Sanger Center, International Philippines & Namibia New York, NY 1991 – 1994 Primary Health Care Planning Specialist Vermont Department of Health Burlington, VT AWARDS and HONORS 2018 Invited panelist: VT Senator Sanders Medicare for All Town Hall Meeting in Washington, DC Current state of primary health care delivery in the United States. 2015 Jonas Nursing Leadership Scholar 2014 Vermont State Nurses Association: Outstanding Advance Practice Nurse Award 2013 Invited presenter to testify at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging’s hearing, “Successful Primary Care Programs: Creating the Workforce We Need.”

PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Rey, C.N., Badger, G.J., Melbostad, H.S., Wachtel, D., Sigmon, S.C., MacAfee, L.K., Dougherty, A.K., Heil, (2020). Perceptions of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception among Women Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Vermont. Contraception, (101), 333–337.

POSTER/PODIUM PRESENTATIONS Wachtel (2018) Invited panelist; Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. AANP 2018 Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC. Wachtel (2017) Invited speaker, Integrating Medically Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care (2 HR) and Pharmacology of Medically Assisted Treatment (2 HR). Nurse Practitioner Association of Rhode Island (NPARI) and University of Rhode Island sponsored conference on the opioid epidemic, Providence, RI. Wachtel & Melbostad (2017) Poster Presentation: Increasing Contraceptive Use Among Women With Opioid Use Disorder at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy, NAADAC 2017 Annual Conference, Denver CO. Wachtel (2017) Poster Presentation: Service Learning as an Educational Tool for Nurse Practitioner Students: A Harm Reduction Approach towards Substance Use Disorder. UVM Ziegler Research Forum. Wachtel (2016) Six-Minute Lecture: Opioid Crisis in a Rural State. AANP 2016 National Conference, San Antonio, TX. Wachtel (2011) Obesity and Cancer: UVM Breast Cancer Conference, Burlington, VT 2011. Wachtel (2012) Invited speaker, Women and Obesity: The Role of Bariatric Surgery. University

PROFESSIONAL and COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES Current 2019 – Present Region 1 Director, American Association of Nurse Practitioner Board 2013 – Present Chair: VNPA Policy Committee Past 2017 – 2019 Member: American Society of Addiction Medicine/NNESAM Conference Planning Committee 2016 – 2019 Member: Green Mountain Care Board Primary Care Advisory Group 2016 – 2019 Member: Chittenden County Opioid Alliance 2016 – 2019 Member: Vermont Opioid Prescribing Task Force 2013 – 2019 Member: Governor Appointment Healthcare Workforce Committee

2015 – 2018 Volunteer Faculty: Safe Recovery needle exchange and naloxone dispensary: Service-Learning Project for UVM nurse practitioner students 2005 – 2018 Vermont State Representative: American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2014 – 2017 Member: Vermont Information Technology Leaders – Provider Advisory Group 2012 – 2015 President: Vermont Nurse Practitioner Association (VNPA) 2006 – 2012 Vice President: VNPA