Connie-Marie Lapadat
BSN, MSN-FNP (Hons.), OBSCE
Assistant Professor San Diego Campus
Coordinator of MSN-FNP program San Diego Campus
L 2159
********@***.***
EDUCATION:
****-* ********** ** *ritish Columbia, Vancouver, BC MSN-Family Nurse 2005
Practitioner Degree
(Hons.)
1999 Mwami Eye Hospital, Zambia Opthalmology 1999
Certificate
1996 British Columbia Institute of Technology Peri-natal Nursing 1996
Burnaby, BC Certificate
1995 Seneca College, Toronto, ON Primary Health Care/ 1995
Tropical Medicine1987-91 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC BSN Degree 1991
1987 Nanaimo, BC Grade 12 diploma 1987
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Aug 10-ongoing Asuza Pacific University, San Diego Assistant Professor and FNP Program
Coordinator
Oct 10-ongoing Neighborhood Health Care, San Diego Family Nurse Practitioner
Nov 06-ongoing New Canadian Clinic Burnaby, Burnaby, BC Clinical lead/on-site
manager/Family
2
Nurse Practitioner
Aug 06-ongoing University of British Columbia Adjunct Faculty
2007-ongoing University of Northern BC Lead Theory Faculty/Clinical Faculty
MSN-FNP Program and Rural Acute
Care Nursing Program Instructor and
Course Development
Mar 06-ongoing College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) CRNBC and Canadian Nurses
Association National Examination
and Nurse Practitioner Competency
Working Committee
Nov 06-ongoing College of Registered Nurses of BC Nurse Practitioner Exam Committee
and Exam Content Committee
Development
Sep. 05-Nov 06James Bay Clinic, Victoria, BC First Family Nurse Practitioner
Nov 04-09Arctic Outpost Clinics, Nunuvut Primary Care/Outpost Nurse
Sept. 03-Apr 05BC Women s Hospital,
Vancouver, BC Labor and Delivery Nurse
May 02-05Nanaimo Public Health Unit, Nanaimo, BC Public Health Nurse
.
Prenatal Instructor. STD Clinic
Jan 03 Kanye Hospital, Botswana HIV/Hospice Nurse Consultant
Jan 01 Ensenada Health Unit, Mexico Nurse Consultant Primary Health Care
Jan 01-04Langara College, Vancouver, BC Nursing Clinical and Lab Instructor
Sept 00-Jan 01University of BC, Vancouver, BC Clinical Associate Instructor
Jan 00-Sept 00Vancouver Health Board Community Health Nurse/HospitalVancouver, BC Liaison Nurse
97-99Mwami School of Nursing, Zambia Acting Director, Clinical Instructor, and
3
Lecturer
97-99USAID,Zambia Community Consultant HIV
94-97Burrard Health Unit, Vancouver, BC Home Care Nurse
Jun-Sept 94Santiago, Panama Public Health Volunteer Primary Health Care Nurse
91-94University of BC Hospital, Vancouver, BC Staff nurse surgical units
Nov 92-Mar 93Litein Hospital, Litein, Kenya Maternal Child Health/CommunityOutreach Nurse
May-Sept 90 Camp Wahanowin, Ontario Camp Nurse
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
2009 California Board of Registered Nursing NP license exp 2012
With Furnishing number
2005 College of Registered Nurses of BC Family NP license exp 2011
PUBLICATIONS:
Connie Lapadat (2009). The New Canadian Clinic; First Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic
Poster Presentation.
Connie Lapadat (2005). The Feasibility of the Implementation of the Family Nurse
Practitioner Into
Options for Sexual Health British Columbia. Major Graduate Essay.
Connie Lapadat (2004). The Move Towards PhD Nursing in Canada. Graduate Essay. University
of BC.
Canadian Nurses Association (2010). National Nurse Practitioner Competencies and Exam
Blueprint.
PRESENTATIONS:
2009 Ethel John s Research Conference: The Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic: The New
Canadian Clinic .
2009 Global Health RN Interest Group: The New Canadian Clinic and Refugee Health Care.
2008 Nurse Practitioner Led Clinics. University of BC.
2010 Refugee Health Screening. New Canadian Clinics.
1999 Global Health Interest Group: Experiences in Zambia.
1998 Annual Report for the Ministry of Health, Zambia.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
4
2005 First Licensed Nurse Practitioner on Vancouver Island. First Graduate -2005.
2006 Established first Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic: The New Canadian Clinic, Burnaby,
BC.
2006 Won the Health Innovation Award for funding of the New Canadian Clinic in
conjunction with
Fraser Health Authority.
2005 Xi-Eta Nursing Honors University of British Columbia.
2005 Florence Musgrave Nursing Scholarship, University of British Columbia.
2004 British Columbia History of Nursing Scholarship.
2003 British Columbia Nurses Union Scholarship, Vancouver, BC.
2003 University of British Columbia Nursing Scholarship.
2003 Canadian Institute of Research Gender and Health Award.
1990 Second Year Leadership Award University of BC.
1990 Beth McCann Nursing Scholarship University of BC.
1989 Fourth year class vice-president University of BC.
1989 Nursing Student Council Health Sciences Representative University of BC.
1985 Lillian Milmore Memorial Scholarship, Nanaimo.
1981-87 Honor Roll, Nanaimo Senor Secondary School.
1987 Rotary Youth Leadership Award for Most Outstanding Student, Nanaimo.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2009 Canadian International Nursing Association.
2008-0 NAPNAP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Association United States.
2005-ongoing American Family Nurse Practitioner Organization.
2005-ongoing British Columbia Nurse Practitioner Association.
2005 National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women s Health.
2005-ongoing Xi-Eta Nursing Honor Society International.
1997-ongoing Global Health RN Interest Group of BC.
1997-ongoing Canadian Society for International Health.
5
1997-99 Volunteer Services Oversees Canada.
1997-ongoing Oxfam Canada.
1997-ongoing University of BC School of Nursing Alumni.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2009-ongoing College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia Nurse Practitioner Exam
Committee
and OSCE (Oral Exam) Content/exam writing committee.
2008-ongoing Canadian Nurses Association Nurse Practitioner Competency Committee and
Blueprint
Exam Committee.
2006-08 British Columbia Nurse Practitioner Association Executive Member.
2004 St Johns College University of BC Outreach Committee.
SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
2009-ongoing Canadian Nursing Associations Nurse Practitioner Competencies Document.
2009-ongoing Canadian Nursing Association Blueprint Exam.
2007-ongoing College of Registered Nurses OSCE Blueprint and Content Review.
2009 College of Registered Nursing and University of BC Rural Acute Care Certificate
Program.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
2005-ongoing University of BC Nursing Alumni.
2006-ongoing University of Northern BC and University of BC Faculty.
2005-ongoing Family Nurse Practitioner Student preceptor.
SERVICE ON DISSERTATION AND THESIS COMMITTEES:
2010 University of Northern BC MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner Program Final Project/Essay.