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of numerous, compelling, and emotionally demanding
experiences caring for critically ill, vulnerable,
older adults, I am committed to advancing
both the geriatric science and art in this
relatively unexplored area."
Michele
Balas, PhD, RN, CCRN, CRNP
Postdoctoral
Hartford Fellow
University of Pennsylvania
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| Eileen
Sullivan-Marx PhD, CRNP, FAAN, has been recognized
with the Undergraduate Advisor Award for
her teaching and mentoring excellence. She brings
her national leadership reputation and skills to
the forefront for Penn nursing students as she directs
two of the top–ranked Master’s Programs
in the School of Nursing - the Adult Health and
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Programs. She is
a dedicated teacher, an outstanding, internationally
renowned scholar and active campus citizen.
Therese
S. Richmond PhD, CRNP, FAAN, focuses on preparing
advanced practice
nurses to assume innovative roles in an interdisciplinary
health care team. Her research interests are related
to injury prevention and improving outcomes of care.
She conducts studies focused on identify factors
to facilitate or impede optimal recovery, leads
interdisciplinary teams to reduce firearm violence,
and works with students to improve the clinical
management of acutely ill and injured patients.
Directing a popular master’s program, the
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program with
the option for Clinical Nurse Specialist preparation,
her goals are "to assist students in achieving
critical decision making skills to assess, diagnose,
and manage vulnerable patients with acute and critical
illness and injury in a technologically complex
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Michele
C. Balas, PhD, RN, CCRN, CRNP is a postdoctoral
fellow at the University of Pennsylvania School
of Nursing. Dr. Balas
received a B.S. in Nursing and a B.A. in Psychology
from Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania,
and her MSN from the University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing Adult/Acute Tertiary Nurse
Practitioner Program. At Penn, she served as
the secretary of the Doctoral
Student Organization. She obtained a Post-Master’s
Certificate in Teaching in 2001, from the Teacher
Education Program for the Expert Nurse, Nurse
Midwife, and Nurse Practitioner Clinician at
the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Balas has
over 10 years experience as a Registered Nurse
practicing in medical/surgical oncology and
critical care. She was responsible for assisting
with the development and implementation of a
novel program designed to prepare new graduate
nurses to practice in the ICU environment, and
served as a clinical instructor for Baccalaureate
nursing student’s geriatric clinical rotation
at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Balas
specializes in the area of gerontology, specifically
focusing on variables influencing disparate outcomes
in critically ill older adults.
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| HONORS
and AWARDS |
John
A. Hartford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005-2007
John
A. Hartford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Scholar, 2003-2005
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Educational
Advancement Scholarship 2002-2003
3M Healthcare-AACN Excellence in Clinical Practice
Award 2000
Human Science Award, Wilkes University 1992
NSO Leadership Award, Wilkes University1992
Highest Achievement in Nursing Major Award, Wilkes
University 1992
Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Psi Chapter, Wilkes University
1992
Psi Chi (Chapter President one year), Wilkes University1992
Who’s Who Among College Students 1992
National Collegiate Nursing Awards Recipient 1992
Certificate of Achievement in Nursing Veterans Affairs
Learning Opportunities Residency Program, Valor
Program, VA Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 1991
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| PRESENTATIONS
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 Balas, M.C. (2004). Critical
Care Nurses Beliefs Regarding the Frequency, Etiology and Consequences of
Medical Error in the Older Adult Population. John A. Hartford Building Academic
Geriatric Nursing Capacity Annual Leadership Meeting. November 16-19, 2004,
Washington, DC
Balas,
M.C. (2004).Variables influencing disparate
outcomes in critically-ill older adults.
American Nurses Association 2004 Biennial
Convention, June 26-June 29, 2004, Minneapolis,
MN
Balas,
M.C. (2004). Outcomes of delirious hospitalized
older adults: A systematic review. - The
American Geriatric Society Annual Scientific
Meeting, May 17-21, 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada.
Balas,
M.C. (2003). Variables influencing disparate
outcomes in critically-ill, older adults.
The Gerontological Society of America's
56th Annual Scientific Meeting program,
San Diego, California.
“The
GI System”. March 19, 2003. Philadelphia,
PA. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program,
University of Pennsylvania.
Rogers,
A. E., Scott, L. D., Balas, M. C., Hwang,
W. T. (2003). An examination of the number
and type of errors and near-misses reported
by hospital staff nurses. Making the Health
Care System Safer: AHRQ’s Second
Patient Safety Research Conference, Arlington,
Virgina.
Goettler,
C. E., Pryor, J. P., Hoey, B. A., Phillips,
J. K., Balas, M.C., Shapiro, M. B. (2002).
Prone positioning does not effect cannula
function during extra-corporeal membrane
oxygenation or continuous renal replacement
therapy. 31st Critical Care Congress, San
Diego, California.
“Common GI Problems in Acute Care”. March 2, 2002. Philadelphia,
PA. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania.
“Differential Diagnosis of Constipation and Diarrhea”. February 27,
2002. Philadelphia, PA. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, University
of Pennsylvania.
“Arterial Pressure Monitoring”. May, 2000. Philadelphia, PA. Obstetrical
Nurses. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
“Hemodynamic Monitoring: Applying Research into Practice”. May, 2000.
Philadelphia, Pa. Critical Care Nurses. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Multiple lectures including – “The
Pulmonary System”, “Respiratory
Disorders”, “Pulmonary Interventions”, “The Endocrine
System in Acute Illness”, “Fever: Diagnosis and Interventions”, “GI
Disorders”, “Hemodynamic Monitoring”, Fall 1999 – Fall
2001, Philadelphia, PA. Graduate Nurse Orientees. Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania.
“Transition to Critical Care”. August, 2000. Philadelphia, PA. Nurse
Preceptors. University of
Pennsylvania Health System.
“Prone Positioning in ARDS”. November, 1999. Philadelphia, PA. The
University of Pennsylvania Health System Conference on Improving Pulmonary
outcomes Across the Continuum. |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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Balas, M.C., Scott, L.D., Rogers, A.E. The prevalence and nature of
errors and near errors reported by hospital staff nurses. Applied
Nursing Research 17(4) 224-230.
Balas,
M.C., Gale, M. Kagan, S. (2004). Delirium Doula's:
An innovative approach to enhance care for the
critically ill older adult. Critical Care Nurse
24(4)36-46.
Balas,
M.C., Gale, M. Kagan, S. (accepted for publication)
Delirium Doula’s: An innovative
approach to enhance care for the critically ill
older adult. Critical Care Nurse.
Goettler,
C. E., Pryor, J.P., Hoey, B.A., Phillips, J.K.,
Balas, M.C., Shapiro, M.B. (2002). Prone positioning
does not affect cannula function during extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation or continuous renal replacement
therapy. The Critical Care Forum. August
29, 2002.
Available online http://ccforum.com/content/6/5/452
(html) - (also available in PDF
format)
Balas,
M.C. (2000). Prone positioning of patients with
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Applying research
into practice. Critical Care Nurse, 20(1)
24-36.
Consumer
Press
Balas, M. C. (2003). Number of nurses on job is
important to patients. (Letter to the Editor). The
Citizens Voice. February 3.
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Michele
Balas , PhD,
RN, CCRN, CRNP
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Room 2020 NEB
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4217
(215) 573-3388
email: balasm@nursing.upenn.edu
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