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Patricia Quigley Receives AONE 2010 Nurse Researcher Award
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MT Meadows, AONE - (312) 422-2807
Chicago, IL (February 12, 2010) - Patricia Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, is the recipient of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2010 Nurse Researcher Award. This award recognizes a nurse researcher who has made a significant contribution to nursing research and is recognized by the broader nursing community as an outstanding nurse researcher. Dr. Quigley will be honored at an award presentation during the AONE 43rd Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. on April 11, 2010.
Dr. Quigley is associate director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VISN 8) Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, a system of eight Joint Commission-accredited medical centers and 48 clinics located in 79 counties across Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Quigley specializes in rehabilitation and is both a clinical nurse specialist and a nurse practitioner. As associate chief of nursing for research, she is also a funded researcher with the Research Center of Excellence: Maximizing Rehabilitation Outcomes and the Veterans Administration Research Enhancement and Award Program (REAP) for Rehabilitation Research and Development at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, in Tampa, Fla.
Quigley also leads an interdisciplinary clinical team in the development of evidence-based assessment tools and clinical guidelines related to assessing veterans’ risk for falls and fall-related injuries across multiple medical centers. She provides ongoing consultation to the nursing staff, quality management and patient safety coordinators for management of complex patients at risk for falls.
Quigley has held numerous administrative, clinical and research positions in the area of rehabilitation. Building on her clinical expertise in rehabilitation nursing, she began a sustained program of research in fall prevention and management. She has helped shape the science of this area of research by developing a model for clinical falls teams, designed to establish interventions and best practices. Under her direction, this team model has received funding since 1999 of more than $5 million and has developed clinical and educational tools to translate falls research into clinical practice. Quigley also leads an annual national conference on fall prevention and management, now in its 11th year. This conference presents cutting-edge science and evidence-based practice for the prevention and management of falls.
She has provided clinical expertise by serving on numerous expert panels to various organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), American Academy of Nursing (AAN) and the VHA Extended Care. Most recently, Dr. Quigley was the invited leader of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) clinical team for their National Reduce Harm from Falls Collaborative. Additionally, the American Nurses Association (ANA) recommended her to the International Congress of Nursing (ICN) for inclusion in their bank of nurse experts for clinical guidelines/evidence-based outcomes.
Quigley has served as principal investigator and co-investigator for a wide-ranging list of funded research studies, including: “Effect of Exercise on Gait and Balance in Peripheral Neuropathy,” funded by VA’s Rehabilitation Research and Development Services (RR&D); “Home-Based Tele-Health Stroke Care: A Randomized Trial for Veterans”, funded by RR&D; “Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with a Spinal Cord Injury,” funded by the Veterans Affair's Health Services Research and Development Service; “Modifying Triggers for Fall Among Nursing Home Residents,” funded by the CDC; and, “Patient Safety Center of Inquiry: Safe Mobility for Frail Elderly and Persons with Disabilities,” continuously funded by the Department of Veteran Affairs for 10 years, among many others.
Dr. Quigley is a recipient of the VA’s Office of Nursing Services Innovation Award: “Professional Practice Environment for Nursing Excellence” (2008); First American Nurses Association Magnet Prize Award for innovation in practice and research (2003); the Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Beta Chapter, Excellence in Nursing Research Award (2001); and the American Nurses Association Certificate of Service Award (1998).
She holds a PhD in nursing from the University of Florida in Gainesville, a masters of public health, epidemiology from the University of South Florida, College of Public Health, in Tampa, and a masters in nursing from the University of South Florida.
About the American Organization of Nurse Executives
Founded in 1967, the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) is the national professional organization for nurses who design, facilitate and manage care. With more than 6,700 members, AONE is the leading voice of nursing leadership in health care. Since 1967, the organization has provided leadership, professional development, advocacy and research to advance nursing practice and patient care, promote nursing leadership excellence and shape public policy for health care. AONE is a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA). For additional information, visit the AONE website at www.aone.org.
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