Center for Patient and Community Education


California Pacific Award for Excellence in Patient Education
2004 Honorable Mention Applicants


Jodi Portu, R.N., B.S.N., M.S., C.C.N.S.
Cardiovascular Patient Education Process Redesign
Abbot Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sandra A. Hodge, R.N.
Kidney Transplant Guide
Akron City Hospital
Akron, Ohio

Susan Sargent, M.S., R.N., C.
Patient and Family Education
Albany Memorial Hospital and Samaritan Hospital
Albany, New York

Ann Bills, R.N., C.D.E.
Putting the Patient in the Driver's Seat with
a Co-Pilot at Their Side

Albert Lea Medical Center - Mayo Health
System
Albert Lea, Minnesota

Laurie L. Wood, M.S.N., R.N.
Patient and Family Education Quality Improvement Project
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Jenny Adams, Ph.D.
Stress Modules
Baylor Healthcare System
Dallas, Texas

Gwendolyn Pullum, L.V.N.
Tobacco Cessation
Baylor Medical Center at Garland
Garland, Texas

Ann Bowers, R.N., C.D.E., C.C.R.C.
Diabetes Jeopardy
Baylor Medical Center at Irving
Irving, Texas

Dorothy Spurgiasz, R.N., C.N.S.
Resource Newsletter and Just for the Health
of It

Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, New York

Jan Bintliff, R.N., B.S., C.P.U.M.
Amputee Support Group
Calvert Memorial Hospital
Prince Frederick, Maryland

Ruth Chapin, R.N., M.S.
Ovarian Cancer: What Do I Need to Know?
Carthage Area Hospital
Carthage, New York

Noel Bairey Merz, M.D.
Women's Health Program
Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, California

Linda Broz, R.N., M.S.
Online Translations
Children's Hospital and Clinics
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Elyse McClean, R.N.C., M.S.N.
Instant HealthLine
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California

Janette Moss, M.S.N., R.N.
Diabetic Education Project
Coral Springs Medical Center
Coral Springs, Florida

Mary Hohltschneider, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.A.
Heart Center Patient Resource Guide
Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina

Joyce Price, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.
The Road to Healthy Eating
Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina

Mary Ann Spies, R.N.
Learning to Live with Heart Failure Program
Eisenhower Medical Center
Mirage, California

Linda Ingalls, R.N., C.C.R.N.
Where Do You Draw the Line? An Insider's Guide to Effective Living Wills
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
Kirkland, Washington

Miriam L. K. Moerbe R.N., B.S.
Home Information Packet for New Mothers
Fayette Memorial Hospital
La Grange, Texas

Susan L. Push, R.N., M.P.H., L.Ac.
Transitions from Pain to Peace
Franklin Square Hospital Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Susan Reynolds
Prenatal HIV Program
Harris County Hospital District
Houston, Texas

Brenda Dennis, R.N., B.S.
Compelled by Necessity
Healthsouth Medical Center of Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Linda Steakley, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Way to Go Kids!
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, Alabama

Rita R. Miller, R.N., R.R.T.
Recovering After Your Stroke
Indiana University Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana

Dorothy Downes, R.N., B.S., M.S.W./
M.P.A.

Chronic Disease Support / Educator
Island Hospital
Anacortes, Washington

Lisa Selbe, R.N., B.S.N., C.D.E.
Pre-Surgical / Pre-Procedural Patient
Education Booklet

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
Jackson, Tennessee

Cindy Ajimine, R.N.
Education on Demand
Kaiser Permanente Hospital - Moanalua
Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii

Diana Jones, R.N.
Congestive Heart Failure Program
Kaiser Permanente Hospital - Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills, California

Patricia deSa, M.S.
Preparing for Surgery
Kaiser Permanente Hospital - Oakland
Regional
Oakland, California

Erin Tomlinson
Health and Medical Information Manuals
Kennewick General Hospital
Kennewick, Pennsylvania

Mary Beth Wright, R.N.
We Want to Speak your Language
Kosair Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky

Kismet Rasmusson, F.N.P.
Heart Failure Prevention and Treatment Program
LDS Hospital, Intermountain Health Care
Salt Lake City, Utah

Lynn Guiducci, R.D.
Diabetes Action
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon

Robin Beagle, R.N., M.S., A.C.N.P.-B.C., C.C.R.N.
Inpatient Congestive Heart Failure Program
Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, California

Kathy Farrell, R.N., B.S.N.
Congestive Heart Failure Program
Marian Medical Center
Santa Maria, California
Carolyn Arnold, R.N., B.S.N.
Postpartum Patient Education
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona

Kathy Gambito, C.C.E., C.L.E., C.D. (D.O.N.A.)
Expecting Getaway
Mary Birch Hospital for Women
San Diego, California

Dixie McIntosh, M.S.N.
Outpatient Heart Failure Program
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Georgia

Carrie Sens, R.N., M.S.N.
Cardiac Conditioning Program
Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, California

Jeanne Lowd, R.N.
Congestive Heart Failure Education
Mercy Hospital
Portland, Maine

Mary Ann Shinnick, R.N., N.P.
Living with Heart Failure
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Arcadia, California

Kristi Rigamonte, B.A.
My Health Journal
Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas

Linda Smith, M.S.N., C.R.N.P.
Anticipatory Guidance for Developmental Milestones for the Parent
Moses Taylor Hospital
Dickson City, Pennsylvania

Linda Lopez, R.N., M.S.N.
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center
Safford, Arizona

Anne McDevitt Cummins, M.A.
The CAM Intervention Project
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Sue P. Heiney, Ph.D., R.N., C.S., F.A.A.N.
Adult Patients and Family Handbook
Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
Columbia, South Carolina

Evelyn Connelly, R.N., B.A.
Congestive Heart Failure Case Management Program
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, California

Melissa Mooney, M.S.N., R.N., A.P.N.-B.C., F.N.P.
Access is Key: Patient and Family Education Materials on the Internet
Presbyterian/ St. Luke’s Medical Center
Denver, Colorado

LaLani Dockter, R.N., C.D.E., C.N.C.
Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health
Presbyterian/ St. Luke’s Medical Center
Denver, Colorado

Christine Beckett, R.N., B.S.
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton University Hospital
Hamilton, New Jersey

Louise Rahmann, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., C.N.S., C.D.E.
Diabetes
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, California

Donna Karen Estep, B.S.N., R.N.
Diabetes Education Self-Management Program
Sheridan Memorial Hospital
Sheridan, Wyoming

Peggy Kopp, R.N.
Asthma Education Project
Sidney Health Center
Sidney, Montana

Cheryl Wallin, R.N., M.S., A.E.-C.
Asthma Workshop
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet, Illinois

Shanti S. Volpe, R.N.
In-Patient Infant Massage
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Oceanside, New York

Vicque Ebentheuer
Women's Heart Advantage Walker's Program
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
Boise, Idaho

Dawn Miler-Hanna, R.N.
Listening to Me
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center
Reno, Nevada

Tania Heller M.D.
Physical Activity Program
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, Maryland

Linda Reisser, R.N., B.S.N., M.S., C.P.N.
SOUP Project on Smoking Cessation
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Tallahassee, Florida

Mary Anne Fernandez, M.L.S.
Bowel Management for Person with Spina Bifida
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, Texas

Christine Smith, R.N., B.S.N., C.G.R.N.
Endoscopy Learning Module
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

Amy Knights, R.N., C.D.E.
Heart Failure Education Project
The Memorial Hospital
Craig, Colorado

Donna Ready, M.P.H., R.D., C.D.E.
The Women's Heart Advantage Heart Screening Program
The Queen's Medical Center Heart Center
Honolulu, Hawaii

Mary Russell, R.N.
Congestive Heart Failure Program
The Regional Medical Center
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Monica Cox, R.N., B.S.N.
Liver and Pancreas Transplant
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Jackie Sampers, Ph.D.
BASICS
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Jeanne Fenn, R.N., B.C., Med.
Pediatric Asthma Program
University Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona

Catherine Newhouse
JCAHO Patient & Family Education: Video Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama

Anne Williams
Get Well and Stay Well
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Rita R. Stockman, R.N., M.S.A.
Putting the "Patient" in Patient Safety
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Royal Oak, Michigan

Chris Schirlinger
Diabetes Patient Education
Wyoming Medical Center
Casper, Wyoming

Janet Smith, B.C. - H.R.E.
Community Cancer Resource Center
Wyoming Medical Center
Casper, Wyoming