Ms. Passaglia is an Advanced Practice Nurse with a Masters degree, Clinical Nurse Specialist, in the field of Oncology. Ms Passaglia has extensive experience. She specializes in Palliative Care and Oncology. Palliative care includes end-of-life care, pain and symptom management and advanced disease management.
Ms. Passaglia started a palliative care program in a 300 bed community hospital in 2002. This program averaged 550 consults per year. This program was a unique Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) model.
In her consultative role, physicians referred patients who required expertise in pain or symptom management. Ms. Passaglia made recommendations for resources and helped patients understand thier medical plan of care. She facilitated care conferences amongst the professional staff and their patients. She acted as the liaison for the multidisciplinary team.
Ms. Passaglia currently is the Program Manager for the Palliative Care Program at Stanford University Hospital. She is in the process of developing the palliative care program for the Medical Center. Ms. Passaglia also servee as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing lecturing on palliative care and mentoring graduate students.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Bachelors of Science in Nursing 1975
Masters of Science in Nursing 1997
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist certification 2001
Harvard Palliative Care Program 2004
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Oncology Nursing Society
Bay Area Oncology Nursing Society (BAONS)
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: 1)2007, University of California San Francisco (UCSF): Panel discussion on palliative care program function
2)2007 Stanford University Hospital(SUH): Palliative Care Overview and Care of the Dying Patient
3)2007 SUH: End of Life Pain Management
4)2006,University of California San Francisco: Overview of palliative care for Nurse Practioner students
5)2005, University Of California San Francisco: Palliative Care APN Consultative Service
6)2005, University of California San Francisco: End-of-Life Transition
7)2004, Bay Area Oncology Nurses: Last Hours of Life
8)2004, University of California San Francisco: What is Palliative Care?
9)2004, Hospice National Palliative Care Organization: Development of the Palliative Care Program at MPHS
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Numerous times incluing Legal Aid at the University of California Davis and private law firms in the US.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Pain management
Palliative care symptom management
End-of-life care
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: The majority
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: One time.
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Once
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: One time
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Never
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Three years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Review medical records.
Review expert testimony. Consult.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $150.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $150.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 250.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 250.00
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel time, copying documents or getting a legal signature
References
Joseph Durham, JR. Esq.C. Richard Langley. Esq.
Langley & Lee, LLC
1604 West Third Avenue
Albany, Georgia 31707
Carter C. White
Supervising Attorney
King Hall Civil Rights Clinic
University of California Davis School of Law
One Shields Avenue, Bldg TB - 30
Davis, CA
95616
