Terri Campbell

RN, BSN, CFRN 

Teri Campbell has over 20 years of obstetric, emergency, and flight nursing experience.   Teri began her critical care career in High Risk Labor and Delivery.  For over 10 years, she was a clinical educator and maternal transport team nurse caring for normal healthy pregnancies and critically ill maternal and fetal patients.  Since leaving obstetrics, Teri has been a rotor and fixed wing flight nurse.  She has the varied experiences of flying trauma patients from the scenes of highways and cornfields to managing critically ill patients while flying hours over oceans to get them home or to the tertiary care that they need.

Teri is an instructor in numerous critical care classes including BLS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, PHTLS, TNCC, TNATC, CATN and EN CARE.  She has also authored critical care articles for the Journal of Emergency Nursing and has written Obstetric and Pediatric chapters in numerous critical care text books. 

She has presented at numerous national conferences including the Air Medical Transport Conference and the Emergency Nurses Association and has provided emergency/transport OB education for numerous flight programs across the country. Presentation topics vary from adult trauma, adult critical care, pediatrics, pediatric critical care, transport, neonatal and obstetrics.  In addition, Teri assists law firms by providing expert review and testimony related to nursing standards of care.

However, Teri’s true passion is her 5 children and although 3 of them are currently teenagers there is nothing she would rather do then hang out with them! She considers herself truly blessed!

Sherri Dean
RN,BSN,CCRN,CFRN

Sherri Dean has extensive training and experience in neonatal & pediatric intensive care and transport. She has been working and teaching at a major pediatric academic facility for the past 10 years. Sherri holds certifications in critical care, trauma and flight nursing. She is an instructor for NRP, PALS, TNCC, lead instructor for S.T.A.B.L.E., course coordinator for PEPP & currently is ASTNA’s Neonatal special interest group chair.

She has co-authored, as well as been utilized as a reviewer, for several specialty transport publications. Sherri has a wide range or experience lecturing in the arena of care for neonates and critically ill children to pre-hospital providers, physicians, emergency departments, nurseries and pediatric departments. 

Sherri’s conversational and interactive style coupled with her passion for helping healthcare providers better care for children and their families make her an ideal speaker for any audience type. 

Joseph Dillmann
R.Ph,  ACCP, FASCP, MAC

Joe Dillmann is an experienced educator providing lectures & a broad range of educational services to nurses, physicians, paramedics, and respiratory therapists on the medical management of substance abuse. His clinical background includes experience as a clinical pharmacist, pharmacologist, and master substance abuse counselor. He is a nationally recognized speaker at emergency medicine, nursing, & prehospital symposiums and provides drug education programs for police academies, schools, chemical dependency units, & EMS coordinators. Joe is a graduate of the University of Illinois & has taken graduate studies at Northwestern, DePaul, & Northeastern Illinois University. A published author of numerous articles, he is also a consulting editor and nursing text reviewer. Joseph Dillman has appeared on numerous radio & television programs regarding urgent drug abuse issues facing our country today.

Kevin Giordano
JD

Kevin Giordano is an attorney who specializes in the litigation of medical malpractice cases defending claims that have been brought by patients against health care professionals, including hospitals, doctors and nurses. He is a graduate of St. Michael’s College and Loyola University School of Law and has been practicing law for over 17 years. Kevin has lectured extensively on medical-legal issues and has published numerous articles on medical malpractice. He combines the use of case presentations with personal courtroom experience to deliver highly informative seminars that take into account the balance that must exist between legal liability considerations and the providers need to deliver medical care in a time intensive profession. His informal manner and interactive style of presentation de-mystifies what for many is a stressful topic and leaves his audience with a much better understanding of the legal process.

Angela Golden
RN, MNEd, MS, CNS, FNP-C, CFRN

Angie Golden has 25 years of nursing experience. Angie received her BSN in 1977 from Ball State University, a masters in nursing education in 1996 from the University of Phoenix, and completed her Masters in Science with a family nurse practitioner certification in 1998 from Northern Arizona University. She presently works in emergency departments as a nurse practitioner, continues doing ground transports in Northern Arizona, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Northern Arizona University teaching in their undergraduate and nurse practitioner programs. Angie regularly presents at the local, state and national level and has been published numerous times in journals and texts, having edited the Flight Nursing Review Manual. Angie is honored to be the recipient of the 2001 ASTNA Jordan Award and the 2002 Distinguished CFRN Award.

Her clinical experience covers all areas of critical care; neonatal, pediatric and adult, as well as emergency department nursing in Level I & II trauma centers. She has over 18 years experience in transport care of all ages. She is a member of numerous organizations, including the Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (serving as the chairperson for the continuing education committee), American Nurses Association (serving as a chapter vice president), and is the state representative for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She is an instructor for PALS, ACLS, NRP, TNATC and a regional faculty for the American Heart Association for PALS and ACLS.

Angie is married with two wonderful sons and now three incredible grandchildren allowing her to continue her growth in understanding children of all ages.

Kevin High
RN, BSN, MPH, EMT-B

Kevin High has been in health care since 1985. He has an extensive background in EMS, emergency nursing, & air-medical transport, both as a clinician and an educator. As a registered nurse and EMT, he has had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of healthcare professionals during his career. Kevin’s EMS background includes working as an ALS provider for several 911 services, and also as an adjunct faculty member for two EMS education programs. His emergency nursing experience is very diverse. He has worked in rural settings, community hospitals, and has been employed by Vanderbilt Life Flight in Nashville as a flight nurse for the past nine years. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s in Nursing and a Masters in Public Health. Kevin lectures & teaches multidisciplinary courses on a state & national level to EMS providers, nurses, & physicians. He has authored over 25 articles that have appeared in journals such as the Journal of Emergency Nursing, EMS Magazine, Air-Medical Journal, & Emergency Medicine. Born & raised in Tennessee, he resides in rural College Grove with his wife Vona.

Kate O’Neill
RN, MSN, CEN

Kate O’Neil is the Education Coordinator for Emergency Services at the duPont Hospital for Children, a world renowned orthopaedic hospital in Delaware. She was formerly employed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, with over 15years of experience in pediatric emergency/trauma nursing. She is currently the Senior Nursing Editor for the international collaborative journal, Pediatric Emergency Care, and is also the Executive Director of Pediatric Educators, an educational and legal consulting company located in Newton Square, PA. Kate O’Neil lectures nationally and internationally on contemporary pediatric issues and related emergency care topics. Her comprehensive background focuses on the specialty areas of pediatric emergency nursing and triage. She is the author of “Pediatric Triage Guidelines” (Mosby, 1997) which was awarded the Emergency Textbook of the Year. She was also awarded the first team grant for Collaborative Physician/Nurse Research in 1996 by the Emergency Nurses Association and the Emergency Medical Foundation.

Ella Scott
RN, RSCN, BA, MA
Grad Cert Pediatric Intensive Care

Ella Scott is a nurse consultant/lecturer with over 20 years of pediatric nursing experience. Her background includes nearly 10 years with N.E.T.S. (New South Wales Neonatal & Emergency Transport Service), extensive experience in Pediatric & Neonatal intensive care, and Emergency Department Pediatrics. Ella currently is the nurse consultant for the pediatric emergency department at Sydney Children’s Medical Center and also coordinates the P.E.T.A.L.S. (Pediatric Emergency Training in Advanced Life Support) course at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital. She continues to be involved with pediatric simulation based training utilizing the technology of the Sydney Medical Simulation Centre. Ella has written & presented extensively on pediatric transport, emergency pediatrics, and simulation technology. In recognition of nursing excellence within this area, Ella was recently awarded a N.R.B. New South Wales Scholarship to attend & present a paper in Beijing at the 23’rd World Congress of Pediatrics. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia & lecture topics include: The Ouchless Emergency Department, Pain management for procedures, Stabilization & resuscitation prior to transport, pediatric trauma management, & the use of simulator technology in pediatrics.

Michael Seaver
RN, BA, EMT-P 

Michael Seaver is an Emergency Nurse and paramedic from the Chicago Metro / Northwest Indiana area. In addition to his nursing work, Michael is an instructor for the American Heart Association and Emergency Nurses Association courses, and is very active in ENA activities at the local, state and national levels. He brings with him an extensive background in hospital as well as pre-hospital emergency medical services, and has been appointed by the governor of Indiana to serve on the Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission as the representative of emergency nurses. Michael has written and co-authored articles which have appeared in "Pediatric Emergency Care," "Nursing Spectrum," "The Journal of Emergency Nursing," “Neonatal Network,” “EMS Magazine” and other publications. He has spoken at state, regional, national and international EMS and emergency nursing conferences and has an especially strong interest in humor, and stress management and PDA Technology. Michael is often recognized as that "Goofy" ER RN for his collection of ER/EMS humor entitled "You might be an ER Nurse if …"

Gail Tagney
RN, MSN, CEN, CCRN

Gail Tagney is currently a clinical nurse specialist as a major Chicago medical center & was recently an assistant professor of nursing at a Chicago area university. She has over 25 years of emergency & critical care nursing experience, with 15 years as a neonatal, pediatric, & adult flight nurse. Gail has been an ENPC & TNCC instructor & course coordinator for several years, and continues to work as a clinical nurse consultant for an international medical services company. Through years of experience as an ENPC & TNCC instructor, as well as her extensive background in nursing, Gail brings a wealth of knowledge to her presentations.

Lynn Tenerowicz
RN, BSN, JD

Lynn Tenerowicz combines her clinical and administrative background to provide dynamic and highly informative medical legal seminars. She utilizes the “real-life” experiences of healthcare providers who have been named as defendants in lawsuits to illustrate how to reduce the risk of malpractice. As a Risk Manager for Baystate Health Systems, Ms. Tenerowicz provides consultation to doctors and nurses to assist them in interpretation and application of state and federal laws. She is responsible for managing loss prevention and risk control programs, educating nursing and medical staff and investigating adverse events.

Ms. Tenerowicz has held positions as a Deputy Director of Nursing and as Vice President of Patient Care Services. She has consulted to acute and long-term care facilities in matters related to accreditation, compliance with state and federal regulations, ethics, risk management and performance improvement. She has also practiced law with a focus on medical malpractice, personal injury and worker’s compensation claims.

Lynn attended Downstate Medical Center where in 1976, she received her bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Later, Lynn went on to Suffolk University School of Law where she attained her Juris Doctor Degree and was received as a member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.

In addition, Lynn has insurance certifications in Risk Management from the New England Health Care Assembly and the Insurance Institute of America.

Lynn Mohr
MS, APRN, BC, CPN

Lynn Mohr MS, APRN, BC, CPN has been a pediatric nurse for 30 years and is an Advanced Practice Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist. In addition, she is currently the president of the Society of Pediatric Nursing. She has provided certification review courses for the past several years and holds CPN certification herself. Lynn has written test item questions for both the ANCC and the PNCB. She has presented both at the healthcare provider and the community level and is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pediatric Nursing.

Louise D. Jakubik
DNSc, CRNP, APRN-BC

Louise Jakubik is a pediatric nursing expert whose professional life has been dedicated to building and developingnurses in clinical practice and leadership.  She has over a decade of experience as a pediatric nurse working in a variety of roles including staff nurse, pediatric nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist and nurse entrepreneur.

Louise is an expert in the CPN exam and review process.  She is the co-author of the book entitled, “Pediatric Nursing Certification Review,” the first book specifically designed to prepare nurses for taking a pediatric nursing certification exam.  She is the author and presenter of CPN Review Course:  Unlocking the Door to Success, a course that has helped more than a thousand nurses to achieve pediatric nursing certification.  

Louise is a frequent national speaker on a variety of pediatric nursing topics including pediatric laboratory interpretation, mentoring, nursing leadership and innovation in nursing education. Louise received her doctoral degree in nursing from Widener University.  She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where she received her BSN and MSN in acute and chronic nursing of children.  She is certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner and staff development specialist.

Stuart McVicar
RRT, FP-C, CCEMT-P

Stu McVicar RRT,EMT-P has over 20 years of EMS, critical care transport, & respiratory therapy experience.  He currently works as a flight paramedic for Flight for Life, as well as being the Transport Coordinator for American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.  He regularly presents at regional and national pediatric and transport medicine symposiums.  Stu’s ground and flight paramedic experiences, combined with his respiratory therapy background, give his presentations a truly unique and insightful perspective.