Speaker and Consultant Bureau

VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, Tampa

Patricia A. Quigley , Ph.D., ARNP, CRRN

Educational Background:
1/04 – Present: MPH University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Epidemiology, Tampa, Fl.
8/84 - 8/92: PhD Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
8/79 - l2/82: MS, University of South Florida, College of Nursing,  Tampa, FL
8/73 - 3/75: BS, University of South Florida,  College of Nursing , Tampa, FL

Academic Appointments:
9/82- present: Adjunct Faculty.  University of South Florida, College of Nursing. 
8/97 - present: Faculty, University of Phoenix, Onground, Online Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Programs

Current Employment: 
10/03-present: Deputy Director. Patient Safety Center of Inquiry: “Safe Mobility for Frail Elderly and Persons with Disabilities”.  Funded by VHA. 
5/01-10/03: Associate Director. Patient Safety Center of Inquiry: “Safe Mobility for Frail Elderly and Persons with Disabilities”.  Funded by VHA. 
5/01-present: Nurse Practitioner. Patient Safety Center of Inquiry: Falls Clinic Team.  Funded by VISN 8.

Funded Research  (selected):

• Effect of Exercise on Gait and Balance in Peripheral Neuropathy.  [RRD  O4-006R]. [$670,000]. Principal Investigator.  RR&D, 10/2005-9/2008
• A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patient.  [IMV 04-053-1].  [$50,000] Co-Investigator.  HSR&D, 12/03-6/04
• Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with a Spinal Cord Injury. [IRR-03-003-1] [$900,000]. Co-Investigator.  HSR&D, 10/03 – 9/06.
• Patient Safety Center of Inquiry: Safe Mobility for Frail Elderly and Persons with Disabilities. [$2,250,000].  Co- Investigator. Funded by the Department of Veteran Affairs, 3/1/99-02; renewed 2/28/02 -06
• Research Enhancement Award Program: Patient Safety. [REA01-096]  [$1,100,000]. Principal Investigator: Funded for 5 years by the Veterans Health Administration, HSR&D, 5/1/01 – 4/30/06.  Focus: Patient Safety Outcomes.
• Physician-Perceived Barriers to Advanced Nursing Practice. [$2,000].  Co-Investigator. Funded by the Veterans Health Administration, VISN 8 from 12/97-12/98. James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL.  Completed.
• Clinical Effectiveness of a Fall Detection System among Community - Based Independent Elderly Veterans [$86,900.00] Principal Investigator.  Sponsored by iLife Solutions. Total Projected Costs: $22,500  - $64,400
• A Clinical Evaluation of Veterans’ Quality of Life following Rehabilitation. VISN 8 PM&RS Study. [$128,000] Principal Investigator.  Funded 1999-2003, $128,000.  VISN 8 from 12/97-12/98. James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL.  Completed.
  Funding for Dissemination Initiatives (Selected)
• VISN-Wide Deployment of an Evidenced-Based Program to Prevent Patient Falls” – VISN 8 & VISN 22.  Project Director/Principal Investigator:  Funded by New Clinical Program Initiative. [$3,227,100.] Project Co-Director:  Karen Perell, PhD, RKT, VISN 22, 2001-2003, James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL.  Completed.

Awards & Honors (selected):

2003: Magnet Prize Award. American Nurses Association for innovation in practice and research.
2001: Excellence in Nursing Research Award,  Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Beta Chapter
1998: Certificate of Service Award, American Nurses Association

If interested in retaining the services of Dr. Quigley, please contact her at 813-558-3912