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Education and Professional Credentials
Licensure
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Diplomate, 2004.
Oregon State Licensed Acupuncturist; 2004.
Oregon State Registered Nurse, Adult Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive,
1983 - Current.
National Certification Adult Nurse Practitioner, 1981 - Present.
Education
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, Oregon, Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (M.Ac.O.M.); 2004.
Dermatology
Preceptor Training With OHSU Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Paul
Contorer Kaiser Permanente Chief of Dermatology 1993- 1995.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Master of Public Health, Adult Nurse Practitioner (MPH ANP); 1981.
California State University, Hayward, Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN); 1976.
Skills and Accomplishments
Assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of presenting health concerns;
including but not limited to comprehensive health assessments, health
maintenance, woman's health issues, musculoskeletal disorders and
psychological reactions including depression, anxiety, and grief.
Extensive
experience in the diagnosis and treatment of adult dermatological
problems with special attention to the alternative and integrative
therapies for acne, eczema and sun damaged skin.
Design
and teaching of seminars with production of all written materials on
topics such as 1) "Detecting Cutaneous Melanoma", 2) "Mid-life
Dermatologic Concerns for Women”, 3) "Dermatology in Primary Care
Practice"-as part of the master's level Nurse Pratitioner program
University of Portland, and 4) "Evidence Based Utilization of Chinese
Medicine in Treatment of Skin Problems".
Professional Experience
Department of Dermatology, Nurse Practitioner, Kaiser Permanente HMO, Portland, Oregon;1996-2008.
Department
of Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Medicine/Primary Care,
Kaiser Permanente, Portland, Oregon;1985- 1996.
Center for Health Research, Department of Pathology, Research Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, Oregon;1983- 1985.
Department
of Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Medicine/Primary Care,
Share HMO, St. Paul, Minnesota 1981- 1983
University of Minnesota Hospital, Staff Nurse, Kidney Transplant Unit, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1978- 1980.
Stanford University Hospital, Medical/ Surgical Staff Nurse Palo Alto, California, 1976- 1978.
Wallace Free Clinic, Volunteer, Dermatology 2009 - current
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