HEATHER WHITTLE

NP - Adult Nurse Practitioner, Geriatric Consultation-Liaison Team, LHSC, Victoria Hospital

Phone: (519) 685-8500 x74814

Heather is a Nurse Practitioner with the Geriatric Consultation-Liaison team at London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital . Heather provides consultation services in geriatrics/psychogeriatrics.

Education

Currently enrolled in the NP-Anaesthesia Care Program at the University of Toronto
Gerontological Nurse Certified ( Canada ), 2004
Tertiary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate, University of Western Ontario, 2000
MScN, University of Western Ontario, 1994
BScN, University of Western Ontario, 1990
Nursing Diploma, Northern College, 1980

Academic Affiliations

Heather has a adjunct appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Werstern University. Her term in this position runs until February 2013. She was also a non-core faculty member in the MCISc - Wound Healing field program in the School Of Physiotherapy, FHS, Western University from 2007 - 2010.

Heather has participated as a mentor for the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Advanced Clinical Practice Fellowship program on numerous occasions.

In the past, Heather has worked with the Nurse Continence Advisor Education Program as a tutor. In this role Heather supervised clinical experiences and evaluated student assignments and presentations.

Interests/Research Interests

Heather's publications reflect her interest the use of restraints in the elderly, behavioural education training, and wound management. Her work has been published in Perspectives , Ostomy/Wound Management, Canadian Nursing Home , Rehabilitation Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, and the Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal.