Advisory Board and Authors

Mary Mihaly

Mary Mihaly is a health and travel writer who writes for top national publications including Reader’s Digest, Family Circle, Playboy, Yoga Journal, and Miami Herald. Her clients include the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, and KnowledgeWorks Foundation. Author: Guide to Health Advocacy—Vol 2, No 5

Toni Goldfarb

Toni Goldfarb is a New Jersey-based medical writer who started her career working in laboratory and clinical research. During over 25 years of writing about medical and scientific subjects, she has frequently collaborated with physicians in the preparation of research papers, monographs, continuing medical education programs, and patient education materials. Her work has also appeared in medical magazines, popular periodicals, and health newsletters. Previously she was the editor and publisher of Medical Abstracts Newsletter, which provided consumers with easy-to-understand summaries of new medical journal reports. She is also co-author of the American Lung Association’s popular smoking cessation book, 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life (Wiley, 1998). Author: Consumer-driven Healthcare—Vol 2, No 4

Peggy Noonan

Peggy Noonan is a Colorado-based health writer. She writes about biotechnology, computers, jobs, and work life, but her primary interest is medicine and healthcare issues for consumers and practitioners. Her work has appeared in popular magazines, hospital publications, newspapers, monographs, books, and Websites. Previously, she was medical news columnist and contributing editor for Denver Medical Journal. Author: Evidence-based Medicine—Vol 2 No 3

Vanessa Geneva Ahern

Vanessa Geneva Ahern is a freelance journalist who specializes in health and wellness topics. Her writing has appeared in Fit Pregnancy, Health, and SELF magazines. She is based in New York State’s Hudson Valley. Author: Emergency Planning—Vol 2 No 2

Wallace D. Boeve, EdD, PA-C

Program Director, Assistant Professor—Physician Assistant Studies
College of Health Professions

Grand Valley State University
301 Michigan St. NE #226 CHS
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
www.gvsu.edu/pa

Advisory Board: Clinician’s Digest Booklet Series—2008/2009

Jennifer A. Krueger, MBA, PA-C

Emergency Department
Community Hospital of Anaconda, Montana
Chair, Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA)
Conference Planning Committee
SEMPA President-elect

Anaconda, MT 59711
www.sempa.com

Advisory Board: Clinician’s Digest Booklet Series—2008/2009

Doris Young, PhD, RN

Doris Young Associates

320 Westover Ave.
Norfolk VA 23507

Advisory Board: Clinician’s Digest Booklet Series—2008/2009

Carolyn Zaumeyer, MSN, ARNP

Women’s Health Watch, Inc.

1735 Union Valley Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
www.independentnp.com

Advisory Board: Clinician’s Digest Booklet Series—2008/2009

Karen Childress

Author: Personal & Professional Growth—Winter/Spring 2008

John McGinnity, MS, PA-C

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Sciences
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Wayne State University
259 Mack Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
www.cphs.wayne.edu

John McGinnity, MS, PA-C, is clinical associate professor for the Physician Assistant Studies Program at Wayne State University’s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Detroit, Mich. Mr. McGinnity is active in cardiology research, serving as principal investigator on a study of hospital catheterization procedures in southeastern Michigan. His publications include numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. In addition to his roles as educator and researcher, Mr. McGinnity continues his clinical work with a private cardiology practice. Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—Winter/Spring 2008

Peter S. Moskowitz, MD

Executive Director, Center for Professional and Personal Renewal

555 Bryant St., Suite 160
Palo Alto, CA 94301
www.cppr.com

Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Department of Radiology
Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
725 Welch Rd., Room 1635, MC 5654
Palo Alto, CA 94304
http://med.stanford.edu

Dr. Peter Moskowitz is a career and life coach for medical professionals and Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Professional and Personal Renewal in Palo Alto, Calif. He is also a practicing radiologist and clinical professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. As a trained and certified professional and organizational coach since 1996, Dr. Moskowitz has worked with hundreds of physicians on issues such as work-life balance, career transitions, and stress management. He has also delivered presentations, workshops, and seminars for hospitals and medical professional societies on career and life management. Dr. Moskowitz received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and he is board certified in diagnostic radiology. Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—Winter/Spring 2008

Carolyn Zaumeyer, MSN, ARNP

1735 Union Valley Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
www.independentnp.com

Carolyn Zaumeyer, MSN, ARNP, is a nurse practitioner and entrepreneur. In 1992, Ms. Zaumeyer was one of the first nurse practitioners in the state of Florida to design and manage a solo practice. Now relocated to New Jersey and retired from nursing, Ms. Zaumeyer is a professional speaker and author on the business logistics of establishing an independent medical practice. Her most recent book is How to Start an Independent Practice: The Nurse Practitioner’s Guide to Success (F. A. Davis Company, 2003). Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—Winter/Spring 2008

Peggy J. Noonan

Author: Effective Communications—Fall/Winter 2007

Jennifer A. Krueger, MBA, PA-C

Chair, Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA) CME Committee
SEMPA Immediate Past President

Community Hospital of Anaconda in Montana
Anaconda, MT 59711
www.sempa.org

Advisory Board: Effective Communications —Fall/Winter 2007

Carol O’Meara, RN, MS, CNP, an OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner

Kaiser Permanente

Denver, Colo.

Advisory Board: Effective Communications —Fall/Winter 2007

Venetia Orcutt, PhD

Vice Chair and Program Director
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-9090

Advisory Board: Effective Communications —Fall/Winter 2007

Lynn Wagner and Bonnie Darvies

Author: Error Proofing Your Practice—Summer 2007

Mona Counts PhD, CRNP

720 Dutch Run Road
Waynesburg, PA 15370-3534
www.healthlawcenter.com

Advisory Board: Error Proofing Your Practice—Summer 2007

Rodney Hicks, PhD, ARNP

Manager, Patient Safety Research
Department of Patient Safety

U S Pharmacopeia
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852-1790
www.hinshawlaw.com

Advisory Board: Error Proofing Your Practice—Summer 2007

Teri Woo, R.N., M.S., C.P.N.P.

Instructor
University of Portland School of Nursing

344 Buckley Center
5000 N. Willamette Boulevard
Portland OR 97203-5743

Advisory Board: Error Proofing Your Practice—Summer 2007

Mary Mihaly

Author: Guide to Well-Being—Spring 2007

Barbara Dehn, NP

Women Physicians Ob-Gyn Medical Group

2485 Hospital Dr., Suite 221
Mountain View, CA 94040

Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—Spring 2007

Debbie Mandel, MA

Lawrence NY 11559
www.turnonyourinnerlight.com

Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—Spring 2007

Renee Trudeau

4107 Medical Pkwy., Suite 104
Austin TX 78756
www.reneetrudeau.com

Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—Spring 2007

Doris Young, PhD, RN

320 Westover Ave.
Norfolk VA 23507
www.amainsure.com

Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—Spring 2007