CONNIE-MARIE LAPADAT
RN, BScN, OBSCE, MSN-FNP-C (Hon.)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Date Employed Position Employer and Location
Oct 2010 ongoing Urgent Care (sole provider) San Diego and Temecula
June 2011ongoing Chief Examiner:Nurse Practitioner OSCE College of Registered
Licensing Exam Nurses of B.C., Canada
Sept. 2011 St Vincent’s De Paul Faculty FNP Mobile Health Clinic
2015 Nurse Practitioner and Precpetor Downtown Homeless Clinic, San Diego
Nov 2010- Family Nurse Practitioner Neighborhood Health
ongoing Care, CA
Nov 2010- 15 Assistant Professor and MSN/FNP Asuza Pacific
San Diego Asuza Pacific University, San Diego
Campus Program Coordinator
Nov 2006-10 FNP-Clinical Lead: New Canadian Clinic Fraserhealth, BC
Burnaby/ First NP led clinic
Family Nurse Practitioner, Refugee and
Immigrant Health
Set up first refugee health care clinic in
Fraser Health Authority. Won the Health
Innovation Fund from the province. First NP
Led Clinic in FHA
Aug 2007 Adjunct theory and clinical faculty. UNBC University of
ongoing Family Nurse Practitioner program. Clinical Northern BC
Theory Lead.
June 2008-10 Rural Acute Nursing Program Instructor and UNBC
Course Developer.
Developed course content and taught course.
March 2009 CRNBC/CNA NP Competency Committee CRNBC/CNA
Appointed to represent British Columbia on
The National Examination and Competency
Committee for Nurse Practitioners.
Developed competencies for the Canadian NP
Standards of Practice
Nov 2006-11 NPEC Content Committee member CRNBC
Developed examinations for the provincial
Nurse Practitioner OSCE examinations.
August 2007 Instructor RACN Program: Health UNBC
Assessment
Nov 2006 Examinations Committee: NP Program CRNBC, Vancouver
College of Registered Nurses of BC
Appointed to mark NP OSCE examinations
And to set criteria.
August 2006 Adjunct Professor, MSN-FNP Program UBC SON
-2013 Taught Primary Care N730 and N790
And clinical instructor for NP MSN students.
Practitioner MSN Program
August 06 Independent Consultant: Osteoporosis Contract/Fraserhealth
Research Pilot Project: NP
Sept 05 Family Nurse Practitioner, Specialty Community
Women’s Health Project, Victoria
Primary Health Care Provider. Established
First Licensed FNP position on
Vancouver Island
First nurse practitioner on Vancouver Island
Nov 04-2013 Independent Consultant/Outpost Nurse/ Nunavut and NWT
APRN/Family Nurse Practitioner Role contracts
Daily family practice clinics with after
Hour emergency care-trauma; pediatrics;
Obstetrics; geriatrics. Resuscitation and
Advanced life support.
Sept 03-Apr 05 Women’s Health and Family Practice BCWH, Langley, West
Nurse Practitioner Practicum Vancouver, Surrey
May 01-Jan 02 Labor and Delivery Nurse BCWH, Vancouver
1997-99 Nursing Consultant: HIV and TBA USAID, Zambia
1991-94 Staff nurse: Vascular, general surgery, UBC Hospital,
Family practice medicine Vancouver
May-Sept 90 Camp Nurse Camp Wahanowin, ON
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Aug 2012 Team Leader Haiti Mobile Clinics Haiti
Jan 2003 Nurse Consultant HIV Kanye Hospital
Hospice Botswana
Jan 01-Sept 04 Nurse Consultant Ensenada, Mexico
Set up Immunization clinics and mobile
Clinics
1997-99 Acting School Director and Clinical VSO, Mwami,
Instructor and Lecturer Zambia
1997-99 Nurse Consultant USAID, Zambia
TBA and CWH trainer
Home Based HIV outreach
Jun-Sept 94 Public Health Nurse/ Nurse Practitioner Panama
Nov-Mar 93 MCH/Community Outreach Nurse Litein, Kenya
Practitioner
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Institution and Location Degree Year Major
USAT Medical School MBSS/MD/PhD 2014-ongoing Internal/Family/Psychiatry
Combined PhD 4.0 GPA
Texas, USA
Awards: Dean’s Honor
University of British MSN-FNP 2003-05 Family Nurse
Columbia, Vancouver Practitioner and Women’s
Health
Awards: A++ 96% (MSN-FNP program)
Xi Eta Nursing Honor Student
Guest speaker UBC Alumni School of Nursing 85 th Anniversary Gala
Florence Musgrave Nursing Scholarship
BC History of Nursing Scholarship
BCNU Nursing Scholarship
UBC Nursing Scholarship
CIHR: Gender and Health Award
Mwami Eye Clinic Ophthalmology 1999 Basic and Tropical
Certificate Ophthalmology
British Columbia Obstetrical 1996 Specialty Certificate
Institute of Technology Nursing
Seneca College School of The Promotion 1995 Specialty Certificate
Health Sciences of Health through
Primary Health
Care and
Tropical Medicine
University of British Bachelor of Science 1987-91 Community Health and
Columbia in Nursing Adult Health
Awards: Second Year Leadership Award
Beth McCann Nursing Scholarship
Nursing Student Council Health Sciences Representative
Fourth Year Class Generic Vice-president
Nanaimo District Grade 12 1987 Diploma
Senior Secondary
Awards: Lillian Milmore Memorial Scholarship
Honor Roll
Rotary Youth Leadership Award for Most Outstanding Student
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:
Publications and Presentations:
2015/6 CRNBC Chief Examiner Nurse Practitioner OSCE Annual Report
2014 Autoimmune Disease: Jo-A Antibody Syndrome and PM, San Diego
2013 Mobile Health Clinics Haiti Presentation, APU, Los Angeles
2013 NP Led Mobile Clinic Poster Presentation AACN, San Diego
2012 Salyers, V., Tarlier, D., Lapadat, C. et al (2012). Growing and innovative
Faculty-driven management team in a distance-delivery NP education program: Thinking outside the box to meet the nursing education and health needs of
Northern British Columbia, Canada. Journal of the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners. Vol 10.
2012 Graduate Student Paper Committee Member: Nurse Practitioner Led Obesity
Clinics for Servicing Obese Preschoolers.
2009 CRNBC Rural RN Certificate Licensure statement
2009-10 BC Nurse Practitioner Competencies and CNA consultation
2010 Graduate NP Master’s Project. UNBC.
2006-09 Poster Presentation: The New Canadian Clinic: First NP led clinic
2005- Major MSN-FNP Essay: The Feasibility of the Implementation of the FNP into
Options for Sexual Health British Columbia
1999- Global Health RNABC Newsletter: Experiences In Zambia
1998- Annual Report for the Ministry of Health, Zambia, Mwami School of Nursing
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
California Medical Association
American Medical Student Association
Christian Medical and Dental Association
Medical Text Book Reviewer
The Myositis Foundation
Texas and Florida FNP License Active
Board Member: Alabaster Mobile Clinics
CANP: Califrornia Nurse Practitioner Association
AANP Certification and National Registration
California NP/RN license active 19191
NAPNAP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
British Columbia Nurse Practitioner Association Executive
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
Xi Eta Nursing Honor Society
RNABC License 780388
Global Health Interest Group
CAIN Association
Canadian Society for International Health
Voluntary Services Overseas
Oxfam International
UBC School of Nursing Alumni
UBC Global Health Outreach
VOLUNTEER WORK:
2013-17- Establishing clinic in rural Kenya: Alabaster Mobile Clinics
2010-16-International Nursing Committee
2011-5-International Medical Trips APU
2014-CANP
2007-BCNPA Executive Elected Member
2007-Refugee Health Network
2006-BCNP committee member
2006; Adjunct Professor UBC FNP program
2005- Salsa Moderna Costume co-ordinator
2004- St Johns College UBC Outreach Committee
1999- Oxfam International
1998- Delegate 11th International Conference on AIDS and STDs, Zambia
1992- Planned Parenthood
1987- Crisis Line Intervention Counselor
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:
2016 ACLS certification
2015 Medical Biochemistry
2015 Advanced Medical Diagnostics and X-ray interpretation
2016 Blood Borne Pathogens
2013 Certified Zumba Instructor
2016 HIPPA California/ Blood Borne Pathogens
2014 Advanced Skill Teacher Certification
2014 Interpreting ECGs
2015 Interpreting heart sounds
2010 Fetal Monitoring
2010 Neonatal resuscitation
2010 AIDS management
1997 Motorcycle training for VSO Zambia
1997 Basic and advanced teaching skills- London
1997 Tropical health science- London
1995 YWCA aerobics instructor
1991 Crisis counseling
1991 Advanced cancer skills
1991 Palliative care certificate
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST