Wilma is a Nurse Practitioner in the Nephrology Program at London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital.
Education
Certified in Neuroscience Nursing (Canada), 2002, 2007
Post Masters Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, University of Western Ontario, 2000
MScN, University of Western Ontario, 1998
BscN, University of Western Ontario, 1992
Diploma, Hamilton Civic Hospital Nursing Program, 1973
Academic Affiliations
Wilma is presently a Lecturer/Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Arthur Labbatt Family School of Nursing at the University of Western Ontario (since 2002). She has also taught online udergraduate nursing courses at UWO.
Interests/Research Interests
Wilma has taken on a number of leadership roles including Presidency of the Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses, and is currently chair of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America's Nurses' Advisory Board. Wilma's current research interests include Myasthenia Gravism, CIDP, muscular fystrophies coping and quality of life.
In the past, Wilma's research has covered a variety of areas related to Neuromuscular Diseases, as well as issues concerning Acute Care Nurse Practitioners. Previous publications include: An evaluation of an Interprofessional Positioning Protocol for Patients with Guillain-Barre, Living with Oculophjaryngeal Muscular Dystrophy: A phenomenological study, Dystrophinopathies in adulthood, Muscle strrength and fatigue in patients with generalized myasthenia Gravis, Health supervision and anticipatory guidance in adult myotonic dystrophy type 1 and Swallowing issues in Myotonic Dystrophy. She has also authored a MG Module for CEU's for Nursing Spectrum, Continuing Education Programming and a chapter on nursing issues in Myastenia Gravis: A Manual for the Health Care Provider.
Current Activities/Future Plans
Most recently, Wilma has presented at several national and international conferences on topics including: Myasthenia Gravis (sleep apnea, juvenile MG, coping, management, emergency issues), challenging CIDP and GBS cases, IVIG, transitioning and MD and Myotonic Dystrophy and quality of life.
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