Medical Management

Curriculum Vitae

BRUCE A. HISTED

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P 1W1

Tel: 905-***-****

Email: *********@*******.***

URL: http://histed-editing.weebly.com

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge base: proficient in medical, social/behavioural sciences, humanities, and literary terminology

Writing: proficient in techniques of expository and scientific writing

Editing: experienced in copy and substantive editing, and manuscript evaluation; AMA, APA, MLA, Vancouver styles

Research: knowledgeable of research design and reporting

Teaching: experienced in formal/informal methods, needs analysis

Computer: proficient in Microsoft Word and Office Tools, Internet

Administrative: experienced in team, unit, and small-business administration

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Editing

Aug 2014-Aug 2015 Lumina Dynamatix – Copy editor, Optical Letters Journal

May 2010-April 2014 Cancer Care Ontario - McMaster University

Consultant-Copy Editor, Program in Evidence-Based Care Hamilton, ON

1991-Present Histed Editing: Self-Employed as Freelance Copy Editor, Proofreader and Writer (see Publications)

Past affiliations with:

Decker Periodicals Inc., Hamilton, ON

Copy editing, proofreading, and abstract writing for 9 various medical journals and 3 medical textbooks: Journal of Otolaryngology, Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Child Neurology, Esthetic Dentistry, Continuing Education of Health Professionals, Dermatology, Travel Medicine, Laparoscopic Surgery, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal; Practical Pediatric Gastroenterology, Travel Medicine, Atlas of Pediatric Otolaryngology (texts).

Harcourt Brace Publishing Canada, Toronto, ON

Success in the Social Sciences (text).

Multimed Publishing Inc., Toronto, ON

Humane Health Care International

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Current Oncology (journals).

Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Atlanta, GA

Copy Editor (journal)

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Management/ Administration

2010-2011 Administrator Carrington Place Retirement Residence,

Ancaster, ON (one-year contract)

Complete operational supervision of 4 department managers, 60 staff, and all organizational functioning of the facility.

2002-2006 Site Administrative Coordinator Hamilton Health Sciences

Complete on-site operational management of all hospital departments during evening and weekend hours.

Member, Clinical Ethics Committee

1986-2001 Staffing Coordinator (1999-2001) Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital, Hamilton, ON

Complete hiring of all nursing employees. Management of all part-time, casual staff (70+) including hiring, scheduling, and evaluation.

Other responsibilities:

Student Liaison and Placement Coordinator

Committees: Chair, Nursing HR Subcommittee;

Member, Nursing Ethics, Practice & Education Committee

1981-1984 Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto

General Duty (1981-1983)

Intake Coordinator Emergency Psychiatry (1984)

Teaching

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

1989 Teaching Assistant, English 1D6: Forms and Approaches

1990 Instructor, English 3A3: Techniques of Expository Writing

1996 Humber College, Toronto Nursing Program Educator

1998-2002 Mohawk College, Hamilton Professor, Clinical Nursing Instructor

Nursing Diploma Program-Psychiatry

NewStart Nursing Program

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1991 Master of Arts Degree, English McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Graduate Courses

Problems of Form: A Psychoanalytic and Mythical Approach to Fiction

Literary Theory (Contemporary)

Studies in Canadian Fiction

Thesis: “A Psychoanalytic Study of a Selection of Callaghan’s Novels”

Academic Awards

1989/90 Graduate Scholarship, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

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Additional Professional Training

1995 American Medical Writers Association Conference, Montreal, PQ

Statistics for Medical Writers and Editors

Organizing the Biomedical Paper

1993 Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, ON

Feature Article Writing (Journalism)

PUBLICATIONS:

Author Helping Schizophrenics Would Also Save Money. Hamilton Spectator, 18 Sept 1991: A7.

Clozapine: No Miracles, Just Hope. HPH Horizon, Fall 1993.

Understanding and Treatment of Schizophrenia: Investment or Expenditure? HPH Horizon, Spring 1994.

The Need for Nurses in Home Care Delivery to Urban Aboriginal People.

Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres, Toronto, ON. 2001.

Grief in the Puppy Mill. PETA, Submission August 2009.

Co-author Guyatt G, et al. A Journalist’s Guide to Writing Health Stories. Am Med Writers Assoc J. 1999;14(1):32-42. Available at: http://scholar.google.ca/scholar?start=10&q=Guyatt+G,+et+al.+A+Journalist%E2%80%99s+Guide+to+Writing+Health+Stories.&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1

Other Website content: www.noblecarrentals.com March, 2011.

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