EW #13960 has over 35 years of nursing experience as a clinician, researcher and educator and is a nationally recognized pain expert.

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Professional Qualifications Advanced practice nurse with board certification as a CLNC Over thirty years of clinical, teaching and research experience Nationally and Internationally recognized nursing expert Taught in State and Ivy League Universities Published author in refereed professional journals Speaker at National professional conferences She serves on the Rhode Island Attorney General's Task Force to Improve End of Life Care focusing on pain assessment and management. She has been active in legislative advocacy, resulting in the passage of the Rhode island Pain Assessment Act. This act requires licensed health care facilities and providers to assess pain on a regular basis. She has developed educational programs concerning pain assessment and management and assists the Department of the Attorney General which includes the Office of Health Care Advocate and the Medicaid Fraud Abuse Unit with issues regarding pain and the failure to treat pain. Education BS Nursing New York University 1967 MS Nursing Adelphi University 1971 MA Anthropology SUNY at Stony Brook 1975 PhD Nursing New York University 1987 Extensive CV available upon request

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Pain Management Expert Witness

pain management expert witness