Patient Transfer Protocol Expert Witnesses in Florida

This expert is highly qualified and is a board certified nurse practitioner. She holds a Bachelors in Nursing from the University of Miami. She completed a Masters in Nursing at the Florida International University with a focus in Child Health and Functional Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She has had an extensive amount of experience in the Pediatrics field. In addition, she is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Nursing at a major university.

This expert is a board certified professional ergonomist and an internationally recognized expert in patient care ergonomics. She provides safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) consultation and training related to equipment requirements, safe patient handling techniques, program implementation and maintenance, ergonomic design in health care facilities, and cost/benefit analysis. She researched, developed, implemented, and sustained the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) national SPHM Program in 153 VA facilities, bringing national recognition to the VA Program while she also provided consultation to the other governmental and non-governmental entities, and international organizations. She led the American Nurses Association (ANA) team to develop the Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Standards, now included in National Legislation. Her expertise and tenacity led to the incorporation of safe patient handling design criteria in the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) 2010 National Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities. She assisted in the development of the Safety Risk Assessment (SRA) that was included in the 2014 FGI national Design Guidelines. She also serves as an advisory board member for the University of South Florida NIOSH Sunshine Environmental Resource Center. She was the recipient of the 2011 "Advocacy Award for Improved Caregiver Safety" and the NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) "Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety" in 2006.

This expert is a highly qualified Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner. She received her BS in Nursing from the University of Florida and her MS in Nursing as a Pediatric NP from Duke University, with an additional post-master’s certificate in pediatric critical care from Duke University. She is a certified Primary Pediatric Care and Acute Pediatric Care Nurse Practitioner. She has published 2 peer-reviewed articles and a 70 chapter handbook. She has formerly held several positions in the PICU at top children's hospitals around the country. She is currently a Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner at a university-affiliated children's hospital.

This highly qualified expert earned her BS in nursing from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and her MS in nursing from the Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a certified pediatric and pediatric oncology nurse and is a certified chemo/biotherapy provider course instructor with the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses. She formerly served as a clinical nurse, nurse manager, and clinical coordinator at the Children's Hospital of Richmond. She currently serves as the unit based advanced nursing education specialist for the Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute at a university affiliated children's hospital in Florida. In this role, she educates and trains nurses, assists the Vascular Access Team and Infusion Center, and consults staff about pediatric chemotherapy and biotherapy. Knowledgeable in all care aspects including policies, procedures, equipment, regulatory requirements and orientation.

This qualified expert earned his Master of Health Administration from the University of La Verne and his Doctor of Nursing from Rush University. He has a unique specialty in ophthalmic anesthesia developed over a 35+ year career, performing over 30,000 eye blocks. He is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and is the founding member of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society. He has served as the chief of anesthesia at Westlake Eye Surgery Center in California and as the director of anesthesia at Associated Eye Surgery Center in Kansas. He is currently a visiting anesthesiologist at various clinical practices.

This highly qualified pediatric nursing expert earned her BS in nursing and her MS in nursing and community health from University of Kentucky. She is a board certified family nurse practitioner and a licensed ARN/ANRP in the state of Florida. This expert is also a certified legal nurse consultant. She formerly served as a family nurse practitioner for emergency services at Baptist Health Systems and a family nurse practitioner for Baptist Children's Hospital. In addition, shewas a pediatric nurse practitioner at Pediatric Associates and is currently a pediatric nurse practitioner at a Miami-based private practice.

This expert has nearly 20 years of experience in advanced nursing practice. He received his BS in biology from Alexandria University before earning his MS in nursing anesthesia from Wolford College and his MS in critical care nursing from San Francisco State University. The expert holds several certifications, including CCRN, CNA, APRN, and hyperbaric medicine. He formerly served as a cardiac CRNA for hospitals in multiple states and as a CVICU nurse for California Pacific Medical Center. This expert currently serves as a locum tenens CRNA in multiple locations and as CEO of an advanced nursing consulting firm in Florida.

This highly-qualified expert has over 25 years of experience with emergency nursing and forensic nursing. She completed her nurse training at Foothills Hospital School of Nursing in Calgary and later earned her BS in criminal justice at Kaplan University. She is a registered nurse and a certified forensic nurse and forensic consultant. She is active in her field as a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners and the Academy of Forensic Nursing. She spent many years as a staff nurse and charge nurse in the emergency room at several hospitals including Midland Memorial Hospital, Odessa Regional Hospital, and Scenic Mountain Medical Center. She has also formerly served as a legal nurse consultant at OEM Advisor LLC and Davies, McFarland & Carroll, P.C. This expert currently serves as a legal nurse consultant at medico-legal consulting company in Florida.

This well-qualified nursing expert has a variety of experience in her field. She received an ADN from Durham Technical Community College, an MSN in adult critical care from Rush University, and a DNP in nursing administration from Duke University. She is a licensed RN and is board certified as an adult health clinical nurse specialist. In addition, she holds membership in professional organizations such as the Nurse Executive Council and the North Carolina Public Health Association. Previously, this expert held roles as a registered nurse in cardiothoracic ICU, chief of staff to the VP of Patient Care and system chief nurse executive, and clinical nurse specialist for acute pain service at Duke University. Currently, she serves as a public health supervisor for a county health department in North Carolina and as a clinical nurse specialist at a world-renowned healthcare organization clinic in Florida.

This expert has 25 years of experience in his field. He received his ASN from Polk Community College and is a certified CCRN. He has practiced in all disciplines of critical care and is active in his field as a member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Formerly, he worked at Winter Haven Hospital in a variety of roles including as a registered nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit, and as the unit manager of both the medical and cardiovascular intensive care units. Currently, he serves as a registered nurse at a health system in Florida.

This expert has been an administrator in every kind of long term senior living community, from independent living through nursing homes. He has actively participated in long term care peer organizations and served on numerous boards and committees in the nursing home/assisted living community field. Formerly, this expert was an administrator at Hampton Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 120 bed nursing home and rehabilitation center, and Lake View Care Center/Coral Gables Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, an a 88 and 120 bed nursing home, responsible for the full range of management functions. Previously, this expert was the executive director of residential living at Miami Jewish Health Systems, where he was responsible for six Alzheimer's facilities and Alzheimer's Day Care. Currently, this expert is a consultant in the long term care field.

This highly qualified expert has 17+ years of experience as a rehabilitation nurse. She received her ASN degree from Santa Fe Community College and her BSN and MSN degrees from the University of Central Florida. She worked previously as a registered nurse at Shands Rehabilitation Hospital and currently as charge nurse at a major university affiliated hospital.