Services We Provide

1

Nurse Practitioners at the NIH Partners in
Clinical Care and Biomedical Research
Our History The Pediatric Branch of the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) was the first to
hire Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in the early
1980s. Several years later, the AIDS epidemic led
to an expansion of the pediatric program, and the
hiring of more NPs. Working in collaboration with
a senior attending and a full-time pediatrician
they provided medical care for children enrolled
in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment
protocols in both the clinic and inpatient
setting. In 1992, the NCIs Medicine Branch
integrated NPs into its clinical fellowship
program. With downsizing of the fellowship
program, more NPs were hired. Over the next few
years, NPs were established in a variety of
settings including gynecology, rheumatology,
endocrinology, pulmonology, cardiology,
psychiatry, nuclear medicine, and infectious
disease. Each new NP brings to the role a unique
variation in his or her practice. In 1996
there were approximately seven NPs at the NIH,
currently there are over 100.

• Publications/Presentations
• Cochran E. U-500 Insulin When more with less
  yields success. Diabetes Spectrum 2009, in
  press.
• Yauger BJ, Gorden P, Park J, Cochran E., Stratton
  P. Effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate
  on glucose tolerance in generalized
  lipodystrophy. Obstet Gynecol 2008 Aug 112(2
  Pt2) 445-7.
• Fenton, K., Funkhouser-James, A. (2008) Keppra in
  Status Epilepticus. Presented at the Annual
  Meeting of the American Association of
  Neuroscience Nurses. Nashville, Tennessee.
• Goldstein, D.S., Sewell, L.S. Olfactory
  Dysfunction in Pure Autonomic Failure
  Implications for the Pathogenesis of Lewy Body
  Diseases. Parkinson Related Disorders (in
  press).
• Henderson W.A., Taylor TJ, Shankar RS, Gill JM,
  Kleiner DE, Youssef NN. Interleukin-6, Mast
  Cell, and 5-HT Correlation with Abdominal Pain
  Intensity in a Pediatric Cohort. Accepted to 2009
  Digestive Diseases Week International Meeting,
  May- June, 2009. Chicago, Illinois.
• Konchan, C. "Liability Issues Related to
  Pediatric Immunizations," presented at the
  Dallas Area Infant Immunization Coalition
  Conference, April 2001, in Dallas, Texas.
• Lee, C. Cancer Complementary and Alternative
  Medicine Principles Practices of Common
  Modalities (May 2008, Oncology Nursing Society
  Session Coordinator and Presenter, Oncology
  Nursing Society (Full Day).
• Loud J., Thie baut ACM, Abati A, Filie A, Nichols
  K, Danforth D, Giusti R, Prindiville S, Greene
  M. Ductal Lavage in Women from BRCA1/2
  Families Is there a future for ductal lavage in
  women at increased genetic risk of breast
  cancer? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev first
  published on March 31, 2009 as
  doi10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0795.
• Munro, N. (2009). Hematologic complications of
  critical illness Anemia, neutropenia,
  thrombocytopenia and more. AACN Advanced Critical
  Care. In press.
• Ohayon, J., Auh, S., McFarland, H., Cantor, F.
  Does disease activity as measured by contrast
  enhancing lesions in multiple sclerosis reflect a
  seasonal variation? American Academy of
  Neurology, Chicago. April 2008. Poster
  Presentation.
• Rudy, S.F. (2007). Of Specialty Interest
  Working effectively with live language
  interpreters. ORL-Head and Neck Nursing, 25(4),
  17-21.
• Rudy, S. (3/2008). Lessons Learned from an
  Endoscope Cross Contamination Sentinel Event.
  New Trends in ORL Nursing. Towson, MD Maryland
  / D.C. Chapter of SOHN Spring Meeting.
• Rump, A. Use of Posaconazole for Airway Fungi in
  Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Patients.
  Abstract accepted by the American Thoracic
  Society. Presentation 5/2009, San Diego, CA.
• Media Appearances
• Joan Ohayon, CRNP, MSCN, NIH/NINDS/Neuroimmunolo
  gy.
• Guest speaker on NBC's ViewPoint Today's
  Health, Montgomery Municipal Cable 16 The Harris
  Group, Taking the Dis out of Disability, Fairfax
  Cable Access Talkshow.

• Services We Provide
• Nurse practitioners at the NIH work in versatile
  roles
• in a variety of settings both autonomously and in
• collaboration with others. Services include
  managing
• the care of inpatients and outpatients, serving
  as
• consultants, performing data analysis, and
  serving as
• principal and associate investigators of research
• protocols.

• Where We Practice
• Throughout 15 institutes and centers, in
  specialties such as
• Cardiology Occupational Medicine
• Clinical Cancer Genetics
  Oncology
• Critical Care Medicine
  Oncology/Immunology
• Endocrine
  Otolaryngology
• Environmental Health
  Pediatrics
• Gastroenterology
  Pediatric Diabetes
• Hematology
  Pediatric Endocrinology
• Pain and Palliative Care
  Pediatric Genetics
• Infection Disease and Immunology Pediatric
  Oncology
• Internal Medicine
  Pediatric Rheumatology
• Medical Genetics
  Pulmonology
• Nephrology
  Psychiatry
• Neuroimmunology
  Radiology
• Neurology
  Rheumatology
• Neuro-Oncology Undiagnosed Diseases

• Professional Affiliations
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• American College of Nurse Practitioners
• American Medical Writers Association
• American Association of Diabetes Educators
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
• Association of Military Surgeons of the United
  States
• Association for Practitioners in Infection
  Control
• Commissioned Officers Association of America
• International Organization of MS Nurses
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse
  Practitioners and Associates
• Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland
• Oncology Nursing Society
• Sigma Theta Tau
• Society for Integrated Oncology
• Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck
  Nurses, Inc.