Speaker has 26 years of critical care experience in academic and urban medical center settings. Participated in the start up of a proactive Rapid Response Team in a large academic urban medical center and was a key developer of a unique proactive intervention system for the Rapid Response Team. Received Magnet recognition in 2008 for excellence in clinical practice for the proactive use of a modified early warning score by a Rapid Response Team. Speaker has been a poster presenter at several conferences throughout the United States, including the AMSN conference 2009.